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From: Rob Cypher on 11 Dec 2009 03:53
On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:31:24 -0800 (PST), RastaBillyBob <rastabillybob(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>On Dec 9, 8:50�pm, Rev. 11D Meow! <Ji...(a)Crack.corn> wrote:
>
>>
>> Sounds like somebody disabled the low disk space warning that defaults
>> to enabled and trigger at 10% free space left to go.
>
>I agree with this - 10% is bare minimum - at that point, every data
>fetch is like hunting for sequential needles in a haystack. Throw away
>some files!
>>
>> There are several tools a moderately knowledgeable tech could you to
>> determine the source(s) of system slow-down.
>
>Will you name some? Like it or not, I sometimes need to tweak a Winbox
>(usually in my wife's office). And the local techies also sell PCs, so
>their solution is usually to buy a new(er) one that hasn't kludged
>down yet.
>
>> Usual cause, poorly written antivirus. �The more stuff that gets on
>> the system the more stuff the antivirus needs to check. �And various
>> other stuff that happens as a new pc gathers over time.
>
>Is there any other kind? For 14 years, I've been working on and
>offline with PCs, Win 3.1~XP inclusive; on any that are my own, there
>is NO ANTI-VIRUS ALLOWED! I have never had a virus problem, and I have
>posted to usenet, had websites with my address on them, etc. No virus
>problems. I have, however, witnessed several PCs (not my own) kludge
>down to immobile, with a virus-checker quadruple-checking everything
>that's trying to be processed inside. And it seems that Windows is
>constantly checking and re-checking itself, as if it's ultra-hyper-
>self-conscious.

You haven't had a virus yet, huh? Really?
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