Good. Sounds like you had a lot of junk files slowing down your system. They build up fast with DSL connections.

When you have done all of the cleanup you can stand. Run the DELINDEX.BAT clean up again, then do the Disable/Enable of System Restore in normal mode to clear out its files one last time, and then boot into Safe Mode and run ScanDisk (normal mode) and then DEFRAG.

Another trick not covered in the Fixes page, is boot with a startup diskette and locate the Win386.SWP file. Rename it to Win386.sav and then boot into Safe Mode and run DEFRAG. When that is done, boot with the diskette again and delete the new WIN386.SWP and then rename the old win386.sav back to Win386.SWP. This allows the windows swap file to be defragged some which helps on smaller memory systems. Of course "MAC" will jump in and provided you with links to defrag programs that will do a better job of this for you.

Humm... DSL. Have you ever been to DSLreports.com and ran their Tweaks test. Then used their DrTCP program to adjust the TCP/IP setting for RWIN to the larger recommended setting for your connection setup. Results in better DSL download speeds, as the Windows ME default value for RWIN is set too low.

Written in response to: re: uninstalling win ME - upgrade to XP Home (alyssa: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 6:49 pm) Responses to this message: re: uninstalling win ME - upgrade to XP Home (alyssa: Thursday, February 17, 2005 at 9:20 am)

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