vince
Sat Feb 05 15:29:03 CST 2005
Noel:
Thanks!
I'll give that a try.
Vince
"Noel Paton" wrote:
> AAHHHH!!!!
> The light dawns!
>
> With 768MB RAM, you need to make a setting in the SYSTEM.INI file.....
>
> Under the [vcache] heading within the SYSTEM.INI file, add the following
> line
>
> MaxFileCache=512000
>
> ensure that that is the ONLY entry under the heading, save the amended file,
> and reboot - see if that clears your problems.
>
>
> --
> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
>
> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>
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>
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>
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>
> "vince" <vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1D963335-70BD-4BE6-971D-8EA9AAA97604@microsoft.com...
> > Noel:
> >
> > In one case I waited 45 minutes but the slide bar never moved from its
> > high
> > of about 55%.
> > At the moment I can use all of the computer; except this HP 8766 with CD
> > Writer Plus won't recognize any disk for writing either in CD Creator 4 or
> > Adaptec CD Wizard, or will it easily (first time plug-in)recognize a thumb
> > drive; or a CD in its DVD-ROM Drive.
> > Is there a relatively easy fix, or is this a case for a full
> > System Re-installation via Recovery Disks?
> > Before I do that however, is there a way for me to determine if the
> > recently
> > added RAM (to the max of 768) is really working at its max? Trying to
> > fine
> > tune since I didn't think the added RAM was true is the reason I got into
> > the
> > situation in the first place.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Vince
> >
> > "Noel Paton" wrote:
> >
> >> How long did you wait for System Restore? - a restore operation can take
> >> upwards of 20-30 minutes depending on a number of factors.
> >> Crashing out of an SR operation in this way is not to be recommended, as
> >> a
> >> variety of things may be going on at the time, and you could end up with
> >> a
> >> mangled system!
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
> >>
> >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >>
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
> >>
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
> >>
> >> Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
> >>
> >> "vince" <vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:82CB326F-3CC9-45F3-BC39-59684099732A@microsoft.com...
> >> > While having a number of problems (plug and play not working, 1 minute
> >> > to
> >> > opening of control panel and files, I decided system restore (to one of
> >> > 3
> >> > existing times-2 weeks span) might help. I tried several times but
> >> > resore
> >> > never went to completion. I ctrl/alt/delete out of that and suddenly a
> >> > lot
> >> > of
> >> > operations are sluggish or not operational. What can I do next to go
> >> > back
> >> > to
> >> > a good operation?
> >> > Thanks
> >> > --
> >> > vince
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
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