Can compression of c: cause a hang of Windows Vista 64?

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Dima

Hello!
Can the compression of the drive c: cause a hang of Windows Vista 64 when I
try to unlock Windows Vista 64 in about 8 hours of its being locked? The
Windows uploaded through BitTorrent when it was locked. The Windows Vista 64
does not hang if it has been locked less than 3 hours. The Windows Vista 64
did not hang before I compressed the drive c: to save disk space.
Sincerely,
Dima
 
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Adam Albright

Hello!
Can the compression of the drive c: cause a hang of Windows Vista 64 when I
try to unlock Windows Vista 64 in about 8 hours of its being locked? The
Windows uploaded through BitTorrent when it was locked. The Windows Vista 64
does not hang if it has been locked less than 3 hours. The Windows Vista 64
did not hang before I compressed the drive c: to save disk space.
Sincerely,
Dima

You should never compress the partition the OS is on. That's playing
with fire.
 
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Malke

Dima said:
Hello!
Can the compression of the drive c: cause a hang of Windows Vista 64 when
I try to unlock Windows Vista 64 in about 8 hours of its being locked? The
Windows uploaded through BitTorrent when it was locked. The Windows Vista
64 does not hang if it has been locked less than 3 hours. The Windows
Vista 64 did not hang before I compressed the drive c: to save disk space.
Sincerely,
Dima

I can't believe that anyone in this day and age would compress a hard drive.
Although it was routinely done back in the DOS/Win 3.1/Win95 days, it
wasn't particularly safe then and it certainly isn't safe now.

Whether this compression is the cause of your difficulties I can't say. We
simply do not have enough information but I suspect that anyone who thought
compressing his hard drive was A Good Thing was doing other stuff that was
detrimental to his computer's health. Your issue could be caused by
overheating and/or bad hardware components as well. Too many factors for
people who can't see the computer to untangle what you've done/got.

Test your hardware and buy a bigger hard drive if you want to run Vista.

Malke
 
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Carey Frisch [MVP]

Disk compression adds to the overall overhead of operating your computer.
The files have to be found in the compressed drive. Then they have to be de-compressed
before they are finally passed back to the computer itself.

If you need more hard drive space, purchase and install a bigger hard drive.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows System & Performance

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"Dima"wrote:

Hello!
Can the compression of the drive c: cause a hang of Windows Vista 64 when I
try to unlock Windows Vista 64 in about 8 hours of its being locked? The
Windows uploaded through BitTorrent when it was locked. The Windows Vista 64
does not hang if it has been locked less than 3 hours. The Windows Vista 64
did not hang before I compressed the drive c: to save disk space.
Sincerely,
Dima
 
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Dima

Thanks Carey for replying!
I have 750gb on two HDDs already. I do not want to increase the noise by
adding a third HDD.
 

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