There is an easy way to sort this: convert your filesystem to NTFS and compress all the files (that you can). This has many benifits: 1) files <1024 bytes get stored in the MFT, not in 512+ byte clusters. 2) #1 means file size *after* compression. 3) Compression speeds *up* access. Point #3 I read in windows NT mag a couple of years back. Basically your CPU can decompress faster than your IO subsystem can read. Also compression effectively doubles the size of the in-memory disk cache. I usually boot into safe mode and select all the top level directories and make them compressed, that makes sure that everying that can be is compressed (programs/files can't be compressed if they are in use) Also make sure you don't leave the root of the drive as compressed (e.g. in the C drive properties box), as reinstalling seems to require an uncompressed root folder (dunno why...) Dom

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Replying to the message convert to ntfs and compress all the folders, I recommend 
not compressing the program folder or windows folder or document and settings folder. 
i compressed these folders and tried to install a program and gave me all kinds of 
errors. but i redid my computer because even after uncompressing those folders the 
program still refused to install right with errors. I redone my computer and let 
those folders uncompressed and the program installed without the hassle. I agree 
though compressing folders do help save space but be nice if microsoft told you what 
folders not to compress so windows would operate normal. also i should mention never 
compress boot.ini  in the root directory of c. i did and my computer would not boot 
up.

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HAAA all too familuar ....thanx for the warning as i was eager to COMPRESS EVERYTHING 
i could haaaa....even with my 146gig of drives I look for fastest options availiable 
!!  

Haa again thanx and sorry for youre troubles ....too funny tho i have done so many 
of the same things thru every windows system till xp ..haaa wow ...

convience my A**  .......lol     
  ITS  NOT THOSE DANG COMPUTERS
ITS THOSE DANG USERS !!!  





On Tuesday, November 11, 2003 at 7:24 pm, michael gibbons wrote:
>Replying to the message convert to ntfs and compress all the folders, I recommend 
>not compressing the program folder or windows folder or document and settings folder. 
>i compressed these folders and tried to install a program and gave me all kinds 
of 
>errors. but i redid my computer because even after uncompressing those folders the 
>program still refused to install right with errors. I redone my computer and let 
>those folders uncompressed and the program installed without the hassle. I agree 
>though compressing folders do help save space but be nice if microsoft told you 
what 
>folders not to compress so windows would operate normal. also i should mention never 
>compress boot.ini  in the root directory of c. i did and my computer would not boot 
>up.

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