sneaks Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 Hi sneaks, I had the same problem last year and a few days later the hard drive died. So I would back up any important files just as a precaution. The only reel thing i would need if the hard drive did die is a copy of microsoft xp home edition as i do not have the disc. Bought this comp from pc world with it all ready on and did not get the program disc. Can i somehow get a copy off this comp or what could i do if it did die. I have a external hard drive, or would i just have to buy another copy of xp if it did die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePolo Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 You could always borrow a copy of XP - or download one via bittorrent. As long as you use the product code on the sticker on your computer case you will be ok. Just make sure you get an OEM copy of windows if that's what's on your PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonj Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 How much space do you have left on your hard drive? If its 15% or less then the defrag tool isn't much use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 The only reel thing i would need if the hard drive did die is a copy of microsoft xp home edition as i do not have the disc. Bought this comp from pc world with it all ready on and did not get the program disc. Can i somehow get a copy off this comp or what could i do if it did die. I have a external hard drive, or would i just have to buy another copy of xp if it did die. PC World should supply you with a copy of the recovery CDs if you tell them the make/model/part number and serial number of the PC, there will be a charge of course and they may want proof of purchase - although this shouldn't be needed as all their machines have unique serial numbers. For some machines, eg Packard Bell, I think you can get recovery CDs directly from the manufacturer. Have you tried off-loading some of your biggest files to your external drive to free up some space on your hard drive ? As simonj says, defrag needs a hefty amount of room to operate. Try to make free space of 25%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savannah2 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Try Auslogics Disk Defrag...It's free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken1 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 dont you have better things to do than defragging your drive? it is quite pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Try Auslogics Disk Defrag...It's free! I use that. It's odd though that Windows Defrag will always find just a little more file shuffling to do after Auslogics has finished Have you tried Auslogics registry defragger ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakermaker Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 dont you have better things to do than defragging your drive? it is quite pointless. No it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 it is quite pointless. As have been most of the comments on these boards by yourself:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esme Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 dont you have better things to do than defragging your drive? it is quite pointless. according to the last microsoft course I went on, an NTFS based system will lose roughly 10% of it's performance per year through fragmentation, that was for server systems though, workstations might be slightly better or slightly worse depending on usage but your performance still degrades as the disk fragments now your PC may be so powerful that a 10% performance hit per year is negligible and you replace the pc before it gets to the point of being noticable, but mine sure as hell isn't so pointless for you, perhaps, but I wouldn't presume to say it was pointless for the rest of us one possible way of defragmenting the drive if it's a bit reluctant is to make an image backup of the entire C: drive and then restore it, you'll need something like Ghost or Acronis Trueimage to do this though plus there's the added benefit of having a backup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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