[dba-Tech] Laptop should run faster

Go it.  Thanks.

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Drew Wutka" <dbatech at wolfwares.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" 
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> Go to computer management. (Right Click on 'My Computer' and click
> Management.  The last node in that list will have Services.  In the list 
> of
> services, you'll find the 'Indexing Service'.  Go into that services
> properties and disable it.  If you don't see any changes in performance,
> re-enable it.
>
> Drew
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> - Beach Access Software
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 10:47 AM
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> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Laptop should run faster
>
>
> How do you turn off indexing?
>
> Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Drew Wutka" <dbatech at wolfwares.com>
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> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 2:22 AM
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>
>
>> Turn of indexing.  Also, defrag your drive once in a while.  There are a
>> lot
>> of opinions on how often you should defrag your drive, but if you are
>> creating and deleting files a lot, things can get kind of messy.  That's 
>> a
>> disadvantage of a laptop, because you are using one hard drive.  If you
>> have
>> the time, I strongly recommend ALWAYS partitioning your drive(s) into
>> three
>> main partitions.  OS, Programs, Data.  That way, nothing really 
>> interferes
>> with the OS, on it's own partition.  Programs that you install will be on
>> their own partition (though some files DO get installed to the OS 
>> parition
>> whether you like it or not), and all your data is on it's own.  That 
>> tends
>> to make things nice and clean, and in doing so, the only partition that
>> needs defragging is the Data drive, but you won't notice it until it gets
>> really bad.
>>
>> I personally partition more then that on my home machines.  I put music 
>> in
>> it's own partition, games in another, etc.
>>
>> Drew
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
>> - Beach Access Software
>> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 12:55 AM
>> To: dba-tech
>> Subject: [dba-Tech] Laptop should run faster
>>
>>
>> Dear tech:
>>
>> My laptop doesn't run as fast as I thin it should (who's does?).  I 
>> recall
>> vaguely some tips about things that can be turned of in windows that tend
>> to
>> bog things down.  Some kind of logging, or indexing, or audit trailing, 
>> or
>> something.
>>
>> Anyway, if anyone has any hints I'll give them a try.  It's a 64bit 
>> Athlon
>> processor running with 512MB RAM and WXP Home.  Seems to be doing a lot 
>> of
>> disk swapping when starting or terminating programs.  Also slow startup
>> when
>> changing user accounts.
>>
>> Any tips appreciated.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Rocky Smolin
>> Beach Access Software
>> http://www.e-z-mrp.com
>> 858-259-4334
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