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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
Posts: 28,987
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Andy,
Without formatting your hard drive, the only option I know of is a program called "Partition Magic." I may have a copy on my laptop hard drive, otherwise we can buy it off of the internet. Works wonders and can partition any hard drive without losing any data while the OS is in place.
If your computer was new in 02/04, then the OS was loaded in 01/04 and is two years old. If you are going to keep it, its time for a reload IMHO. Some people do not subscribe to this but Windoz and other programs load up crap that really slow it down.
I have a Dell 600M and did the same thing 4 months ago. Really saw the difference in speed but its up to you. If you are going to do this you might look in to getting a 60 or 80 gig hard drive unless the one you have is under half full. The prices are very good and the new drives run faster, making everything load faster.
Joe A
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