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Wong wrote:
> I have 32 meg RAM.
>
> When using the defrag program, there are certain options:
>
> 1. When I use full defrag AND check drive for errors, it usually takes 4-7
> hours.
>
> 2. When I use defrag files only, it takes less than 2 minutes (BUT THIS IS
Are you sure you are talking about defrag? Sounds like you mean scan here.
There's no way a PC can do a defrag of even the smallest drive in less than 2
minutes. I run a PII 266 w/256MB on a 4 gig drive, and while I've never timed the
defrag, it takes a LOT longer than this.
> A friend of mine bought a pentium 2 233 mhz computer 3 months ago. He also
> complained it took him more than 5 hours for full defrag. I don't remember
> how many megabytes of RAM he has, or what size hard drive he has.
This sounds a little long - a couple of hours or so would be typical I'd guess,
unless he has a very large drive.
> That's why I'm thinking of buying Norton for windows. But I have to know
> if the defrag program would not take a long time for full defrag, like the
> one I'm using.
The defrag program is a resident Windows program. Norton or anything else won't
speed it up.
Regards,
A.J.
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