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egg_sandwich
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      16th Aug 2006
hi all, i know this is ot but i was wondering if anyone could recommend
a decent free / open source slack space wiper?
 
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Carey Frisch [MVP]
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      17th Aug 2006
I would strongly urge you not to use any sort of "slack space wiper"
as it may result in total system corruption.

See the following:

Restore Your Computer's Performance with Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...storeperf.mspx

One of the best hard drive maintance programs available is PerfectDisk:
http://www.raxco.com/products/perfectdisk2k/

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http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.mspx

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"egg_sandwich" wrote:

| hi all, i know this is ot but i was wondering if anyone could recommend
| a decent free / open source slack space wiper?

 
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James W. Long
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      17th Aug 2006
I like O&O defrag much better.
James

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I would strongly urge you not to use any sort of "slack space wiper"
> as it may result in total system corruption.
>
> See the following:
>
> Restore Your Computer's Performance with Windows XP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...storeperf.mspx
>
> One of the best hard drive maintance programs available is PerfectDisk:
> http://www.raxco.com/products/perfectdisk2k/
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
>
> Enjoy all the benefits of genuine Microsoft software:
> http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.mspx
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*---------------------------------
>
> "egg_sandwich" wrote:
>
> | hi all, i know this is ot but i was wondering if anyone could recommend
> | a decent free / open source slack space wiper?
>



 
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egg_sandwich
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      17th Aug 2006
James W. Long wrote:
> I like O&O defrag much better.
> James
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I would strongly urge you not to use any sort of "slack space wiper"
>> as it may result in total system corruption.
>>
>> See the following:
>>
>> Restore Your Computer's Performance with Windows XP
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...storeperf.mspx
>>
>> One of the best hard drive maintance programs available is PerfectDisk:
>> http://www.raxco.com/products/perfectdisk2k/
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows - Shell/User
>>
>> Enjoy all the benefits of genuine Microsoft software:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.mspx
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*---------------------------------
>>
>> "egg_sandwich" wrote:
>>
>> | hi all, i know this is ot but i was wondering if anyone could recommend
>> | a decent free / open source slack space wiper?
>>

>
>

Thx chaps! Will start reading ...
 
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Mark Conrad
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      19th Aug 2006
In article <gv-(E-Mail Removed)>, James
W. Long <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I like O&O defrag much better.


Why?

Just curious.

Mark-
 
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