I've put my swap file in a separate partition (V:\ -- for "virtual") on the same drive. Is there any need to back it up (I "image" my C:\ and D:\ (data)...
No. I also keep it in another partition, and I have a batch file that deletes it at every start-up. Windows just creates it again soon after. -- Luciano ES ...
Thanks, Luciano. Would you care to send me the batch file with a note on where you put it and make it work (I am terribly ignorant regarding batch files)? ...
The command: del v:\win386.swp I have it in autoexec.bat, of course! :-) It will work on Windows 98. NT/2000/XP don't have an autoexec.bat. I don't know how to...
Hello everyone, I need your help for the following: I've recently purchased an Iomega external hardrive (80 GB) and would like to make a partition (40/40); I ...
Well, Luciano, I use XP Home and I have an autoexec.bat in my root directory. It is empty, but it is there. My wife has a .swp in her toot directory (XP Home...
... I have a vague memory of a autoexec.nt file being used for Windows 2000 (and maybe Windows XP). Maybe you could serch google for this filename to find more...
... iOmega (I have the same disk) advises that the disk should not be partitioned. Why I don't know. If you want to image your PC's HD onto the external drive...
... Another excellent backup utility is SyncBack (I can't remember who recommended it - Steven perhaps?). I have been using it on a daily basis for some time...
Some interesting considerations on the page file can be found on http://www.petri.co.il/pagefile_optimization.htm Daniel Petri (the author) is generally quite...
You don't mention if you are using XP or 2k, but in both you do it more or less the same way. Right click on My computer, and choose Properties (I am back...
Great site, Lorenzo. I actually saw it yesterday (for the first time) when I downloaded stuff from www.thezjooj.com. Zjooj also linked to the Langa List...
... If you have ZoneAlarm from ZoneLabs, its icon in the System Tray next to the clock changes to a stacked red/green bar display during network activity. I...
Hi Hans, ... are you sure it's not just because your cordless is getting low on batteries or is just plain getting old? I know there are apps that let you...
Hans, Herbert and Lorenzo: Thank you for your answers and recommendations. I will follow what you said, Lorenzo (not to make a partition in Iomega), but it was...
I've always used OmniPage for OCR, but I'm thinking of moving to Abby rather then update, and I'm mainly interested in converting from PDFs. Has anyone used...
Gary, I first started using OmniPage, then FineReader 7 and recently PDF Transformer. What I can tell you is that for simple conversions (I mean just text, is...
... Hej Gudmund! Just changed the batteries, so it can't be that. It may have been the fact that I was running software for recording records from a ...
... Steven, I checked these but did not find any freeware. Guess these apps are complicated and not easy to develop. I'll continue to look. Regards, Hans L...
... I'm not sure whether this is exactly what you want or whether it exceeds the scope of your needs: http://www.ethereal.com/ "The world's most popular...
... Fernando, why did you give up the idea of drive imaging. It has nothing to do with partitioning the external hard drive. You will always have at least one...
Jordi, what I need is to "monitor whether there is network activity when the freeze occurs", and I will try AnalogX NetStat Live. Thanks a lot for the tip. ...
Under C:\Documents & Settings, I have the following folders (the four last are system folders and normally hidden): All Users All Users.WINDOWS Default User ...
Hej Hans, ... it is already :). AFAIK, there's more than one (free, of course, and in the true sense) app for recording and handling sound from any analogue ...
I started listening to classical music from the excellent http://www.radioswissclassic.ch site. I wonder whether there is a way of telling ZoneAlarm to exclude...
Hello there, One of my new direct clients will require very urgent answers and I want to create a filter in Outlook 2003 that will create a text message and...