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post #21 of 25
3/17/05 at 11:48pm
is there a website on how to move the swap file?
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post #22 of 25
3/17/05 at 11:53pm
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Originally Posted by edspag2000
is there a website on how to move the swap file?
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...id=1590&page=9
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post #23 of 25
4/2/05 at 1:38am
is it safe to turn off every start up utility?
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post #24 of 25
4/2/05 at 2:04am
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Originally Posted by MCDGexx
is it safe to turn off every start up utility?
Only on a new Dell installation. Not on one that has a security setup.

Dell puts on Norton's, and a bunch of other stuff. You can uncheck these things. But you should put on the firewall like I showed you, and install the security found in the security link in the first post in this thread.
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post #25 of 25
4/2/05 at 4:25pm
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Originally Posted by MCDGexx
is it safe to turn off every start up utility?
That is a somewhat loaded question. The answer is "probably not". For example most anti-virus software will load one or more tasks during Windows startup. You would not want to disable your virus protection - would you? Other software applications may initiate tasks at startup that may be important if you are using the associated software in a particular way. Choosing what to elimiante from startup is not a task to be taken lightly - you really need to do the proper reserach to make sure you are not shooting yourself in the foot.
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