Re: I think it might be time ...

In article <1129180067.514664.141290@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
bigapple2005@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
> Bob wrote:
>
> > Why do you care about the index.dat file?
>
> The index.dat grows larger and larger as you surf the net and stores
> information about the websites you visit, from the very first time you
> sign on. Spammers use this file all the time.
>

Do you have a disk space problem? The largest index.dat file on my
system in 85KB...that's 85 KILObytes. That's so small it's down in the
noise level when it comes to disk space.

If you are that concerned about it, I believe that f*ckmicrosoft.com
has documented ways to make it go away when you boot.

>
> > It doesn't use memory, it uses disk space. And if it didn't save
> "...those 'restore' files.", how do you expect to be able to restore to
> a previous point in time???? You are aware that you can control the
> amount of storage used for restore points, aren't you?
>
> Just found that out.
>
>
> > There are other ways to do that.
>
> The "msconfig" works, so maybe it was the sysedit or winipcfg I was
> having troubles with (?)
>
>
> > Run good anti-virus software and this shouldn't be a problem.
>
>
> I like having control of my Temp Internet Files, but if I create
> another user, I should be able to deal with this one.
>

Eh? Every web browser I know of allows you to have it automatically
delete your Temporary Internet Files when you exit the program.

>
> >Of course not, this is NOT a DOS-based OS. Be glad, be very glad. Give me a Windows 98 machine with a floppy drive and I will own it in less than 15 minutes.
>
> I've used Win 98 for so long, I just like things to be where I expect
> them. It's not that I can't get used to some change. I'll have to at
> some point anyway. I had to use an XP at work, which had like a 2.5
> Ghz processor, but I didn't notice the difference in speed because
> there was so much crap loading up in the background.
>
For starters, please define 'crap'. If your machine is loaded with
malware, it won't matter what version of Windows you are using; it will
run worse than a TRS-80.

Did you do performance testing to verify any of what you said, or is
that just what you think? Did you even look at Performance Monitor to
see how busy the CPU was? How much free memory was there in the system?

There are many things that can cause a system to run slow, even with
the world's fastest processor.

>
> > Because XP is a much better OS than 98, the memory requirements are higher. The price of memory has dropped like a rock since 98 came out. You can get a Giga-byte of RAM for ~$150.
>
> Alright, but what is the 'much better' that you refer to? I just know
> that all I need to run in the bkgrd is a firewall, NAV, and systray.
>

Well, then start turning off all those unneeded programs. They're
called 'Services' and you can turn them off by going to 'Start',
'Administrative Tools' and 'Services'.

>
> > If you are running Windows 98, you have no security. If you are running XP Pro, you have security by default.
>
> I have security, just not against the errors that are popping up lately
> because MS is moving us into yet another dimension, where we have to

This statement makes no sense.

> spend more money to update things. It's the whole reason Microsoft
> does as well as it does, it knows how to market its products and force
> your old ones obsolete.
>
> I get irritated when I'm getting used to something, and the standard
> changes.

That's all of life, not just computers.

> I'll have to change to your precious Win XP soon enough
> though.
>

No you don't. Go find an old PII system, put your precious Windows 98
on it, and continue working as you want.

Bob/Texas


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