Hello Robert,
Thanks for your reply.
I think that we can use the following method to remove the unwanted system.
1. Edit the boot.ini file (it is a hidden system file, and the 'Read-only"
attribute may be enabled).
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect
I have insert a sample boot.ini in this post. You can use it it replace the
current one in C:\.
Note: Please backup the boot.ini file first.
2. Remove the setup files for the new system.
From your boot.ini file, the system locates on the second harddisk, am I
correct?
We can remove the "Documents and Settings","Windows" and "Program Files"
folders in this disk. To ensure that everything will works well, please
boot into the original system and rename these folders in the second disk.
After rebooting the system and ensuring that everything works, you can then
go ahead and delete these renamed folders safely.
Please note: Once data is removed from the disk, you may be unable to
recover it. For this reason, please use caution in selecting those files
to delete. Also, if you are not sure about a particular file/folder, it is
best not to delete it.
I hope this helps. Thanks and have a great day!
Regards,
Joe Wu
Product Support Services
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|Thanks as always. Here is the contents of boot.ini:
|[boot loader]
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|multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
|Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect
|multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
|Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect
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|For what it's worth, when the machine boots up, two
|options are displayed, both labelled ="Microsoft Windows
|XP Home Edition". The first one takes me the new
|(unwanted) Windows system, the second one to the 'real'
|version.
|
|Robert
|>-----Original Message-----
|>Hi Robert,
|>
|>Thank you for your reply. Please run the following
|command and check if you
|>can open the boot.ini file:
|>
|>notepad c:\boot.ini
|>
|>Please then post the content of this file, and I will
|check it.
|>
|>Thanks!
|>
|>Regards,
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|>|
|>|Thanks for your offer of assistance. However, I can't
|>|find a file called boot.ini on either drive, even wih
|all
|>|files unhidden.
|>|
|>|Robert
|>|>-----Original Message-----
|>|>Hello Robert,
|>|>
|>|>Thank you for your reply and I appreciate your time and
|>|efforts on this
|>|>problem. To remove the parallel operating systems from
|>|the computer, we can
|>|>try the following steps to remove one of the Operating
|>|Systems.
|>|>
|>|>Step1. Modify the C:\boot.ini to restore it to the
|>|original status.
|>|>
|>|>Step2. Remove the operating system's \WINDOWS folder.
|>|>
|>|>Step3. Remove the "Program Files" folder created by
|that
|>|OS, if the
|>|>applications in the folder are useless.
|>|>
|>|>To remove the new system safely, please send the
|>|C:\BOOT.ini file to me at
|>|>
[email protected] and let me know which the new
|system
|>|locates.
|>|>
|>|>I will modify the boot.ini file for you.
|>|>
|>|>Thanks!
|>|>
|>|>Regards,
|>|>Joe Wu
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|>|>Microsoft Corporation
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|>|>|Hi, Joe. I'm back after a very busy period of work
|>|which
|>|>|precluded my following up on your advice. However, I
|>|have
|>|>|now carried out the parallel installation.
|>|>|
|>|>|I took some time to free up space on the D-drive for
|the
|>|>|parallel instal, and defragged the drive twice.
|>|(Windows
|>|>|hasn't let me defrag for a while because there hasn't
|>|been
|>|>|15% free space on the drive.)
|>|>|
|>|>|When running on the parallel OS, the 'big' folder
|(which
|>|>|now contains 0 files and 63 sub-folders, with 212,000
|>|>|files / 34.3 GB in the sub-folders) now takes 1 minute
|>|and
|>|>|10 seconds to display. This is a great improvement on
|>|>|what happened previously, but when I went back to the
|>|>|original Windows installation, I found that that also
|>|now
|>|>|takes 1 minute and 10 seconds, so the improvement must
|>|be
|>|>|down to defragging and not to having a clean Windows
|>|setup.
|>|>|
|>|>|I don't know if you feel that 1 Min 10 is OK for
|reading
|>|a
|>|>|folder of that size, but the lesson seems to be to
|>|defrag
|>|>|regularly. I would certainly like it to be quicker,
|but
|>|I
|>|>|can live with the current performance.
|>|>|
|>|>|By the way, I also uninstalled PaintShop Pro, but that
|>|>|made no difference at all.
|>|>|
|>|>|A final question - How do I get rid of the 'extra'
|>|Windows
|>|>|system now ?!
|>|>|
|>|>|Thanks for your help.
|>|>|
|>|>|Robert
|>|>|>-----Original Message-----
|>|>|>Hello Rebert,
|>|>|>
|>|>|>Thank you for your reply.
|>|>|>
|>|>|>I think it is not normal that the process lasts 3
|>|minutes
|>|>|and 20 seconds.
|>|>|>Based on the current status, I would like to provide
|>|the
|>|>|following
|>|>|>suggestions:
|>|>|>
|>|>|>1. Let's install a parallel Windows XP system on a
|>|>|partition with enough
|>|>|>free space and check if the problem occurs in the
|newly
|>|>|created system. If
|>|>|>not, it indicates that the problem is related to a
|>|>|certain application or
|>|>|>configurations on the current system. (Note: Please
|do
|>|>|NOT install the
|>|>|>parallel system into the current system partition.)
|>|>|>
|>|>|>This can efficiently help us narrow down the
|problem's
|>|>|scope.
|>|>|>
|>|>|>For more information, please refer to:
|>|>|>
|>|>|>266465 HOW TO: Perform a Parallel Installation of
|>|Windows
|>|>|2000
|>|>|>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=266465
|>|>|>
|>|>|>Note: The above method also applies to Windows XP.
|>|>|>
|>|>|>2. Does the problem occur to other folder which
|>|contains
|>|>|a large number of
|>|>|>subfolders and common files? If not, I would like to
|>|>|suggest that we
|>|>|>temporarily uninstall the PaintShop Pro software to
|>|check
|>|>|if it is related
|>|>|>to this problem.
|>|>|>
|>|>|>I look forward to your reply. Thanks!
|>|>|>
|>|>|>Regards,
|>|>|>Joe Wu
|>|>|>Product Support Services
|>|>|>Microsoft Corporation
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|>|>|>|Hello, Joe. I'm back with the results of the tests
|>|you
|>|>|>|suggested.
|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|1. I cannot follow Malcolm's suggestion as I do not
|>|run
|>|>|>|Photoshop on my machine. Therefore there is no such
|>|tab
|>|>|>|under Properties for a jpeg file. I use PaintShop
|Pro
|>|4
|>|>|>|for image reprocessing (old, I know, but it does
|>|>|>|everything I need without the complexities of the
|>|newer
|>|>|>|versions) and JASC Media Center 3 for thumbnailing.
|I
|>|>|have
|>|>|>|reset the file associations for all image formats to
|>|>|>|PaintShop Pro.
|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|2.1 I created a new user account, although I could
|>|not
|>|>|>|follow the steps you set out as there is no item
|>|>|>|for 'Local Users and groups' under Computer
|Management
|>|>|on
|>|>|>|my setup. I used Control Panel -> User Accounts
|>|instead.
|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|2.2 I uninstalled MacAfee and ZoneAlarm, rebooted,
|>|>|logged
|>|>|>|on the new account and read the famous directory.
|No
|>|>|>|change - still 3 minutes and 20 seconds.
|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|3. In answer to your final question, it takes 3 mins
|>|20
|>|>|>|seconds to open and display the folder that contains
|>|61
|>|>|>|folders and 0 files. It then takes a further time
|to
|>|>|open
|>|>|>|and display each of the 61 folders. These folders
|>|>|contain
|>|>|>|anywhere from zero to 20,000 files and they take
|about
|>|>|0.5
|>|>|>|seconds to open per 1000 files of content, so the
|>|>|largest
|>|>|>|take a further 10 seconds.
|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|Robert
|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|>-----Original Message-----
|>|>|>|>Hello Robert,
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>Thank you for keeping in touch and for taking the
|>|time
|>|>|to
|>|>|>|perform the tests.
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>Let's collect more information for further analysis:
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>1. Have you tested Malcolm's suggestion (unchecking
|>|>|>|the "Generate
|>|>|>|>Thumbnails" button on the Photoshop Image tab). I
|>|think
|>|>|>|that the suggestion
|>|>|>|>is reasonable and we can give it a try.
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>2. Since there is only one Windows XP operating
|>|system.
|>|>|I
|>|>|>|would like to
|>|>|>|>suggest that we perform the following tests:
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>1) Please create a new user with Administrators
|>|>|>|priviliges and then logon
|>|>|>|>as the newly created user to see if it works. This
|>|test
|>|>|>|can help us isolate
|>|>|>|>if the problem is related to the user settings.
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>How to create a new user account:
|>|>|>|>--------------------------------------------
|>|>|>|>a. Click on Start->Settings->Control Panel.
|>|>|>|>b. Click Administrative Tools.
|>|>|>|>c. Click Computer Management.
|>|>|>|>d. Click Local Users and Groups.
|>|>|>|>e. Double-click Users.
|>|>|>|>f. On Action menu, click New User item.
|>|>|>|>g. Now, please create a new user account.
|>|>|>|>h. Click Local Users and Groups.
|>|>|>|>i. Double-click Group and click Administrators in
|the
|>|>|>|right pane.
|>|>|>|>j. On Action menu, click Add to Group item.
|>|>|>|>k. Click Add button, and then add the newly created
|>|>|user
|>|>|>|account to the
|>|>|>|>Administrators group.
|>|>|>|>l. Logoff and login with the newly created user
|>|account.
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>2) Please temporarily uninstall all the firewall
|and
|>|>|anti-
|>|>|>|virus tools,
|>|>|>|>including Norton anti-virus, Internet Security,
|etc.
|>|>|Then
|>|>|>|reboot your
|>|>|>|>system and try to perform the test to see if the
|>|>|problem
|>|>|>|occurs. Based on
|>|>|>|>our experience, these kinds of applications run in
|>|the
|>|>|>|background
|>|>|>|>monitoring the file system, and may affect the
|system
|>|>|>|performance,
|>|>|>|>especially when the number of the files are very
|>|large.
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>NOTE:
|>|>|>|>---------------
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>a. Please uninstall it instead of disabling it. If
|we
|>|>|>|just disable it, a
|>|>|>|>lot of drivers are still running in the background
|>|and
|>|>|>|they will cause the
|>|>|>|>issue, thus the test result may be incorrect.
|>|>|>|>b. After uninstalling these applications, please do
|>|NOT
|>|>|>|surf the Internet
|>|>|>|>and do NOT open any doubtful attachments in your
|>|>|received
|>|>|>|e-mails.
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>3. You stated that there are 224,708 files jpg
|files
|>|in
|>|>|>|your 61 subfolders,
|>|>|>|>and it takes 3 minutes and 20 seconds to open a
|>|folder.
|>|>|>|Could let me know
|>|>|>|>how many files in that folder?
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>Thanks!
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>Regards,
|>|>|>|>Joe Wu
|>|>|>|>Product Support Services
|>|>|>|>Microsoft Corporation
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|>|>|>|>|Sorry about the big delay - I've been away for
|>|>|>|Christmas.
|>|>|>|>|Thanks for all the posts.
|>|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|>|I have done as Joe Wu asked and I have the
|following
|>|>|>|>|results. I have used the single largest folder
|that
|>|I
|>|>|>|>|have accumulated. It is 2 levels below the root
|of
|>|>|>|Drive
|>|>|>|>|D (Western Digital 80 GB) and it contains 61
|folders
|>|>|and
|>|>|>|0
|>|>|>|>|files. However, between them, these 61 sub-
|folders
|>|>|>|>|contain 224,708 files (all jpeg's) occupying
|36.1GB !
|>|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|>|To read the folder for the first time, Windows
|>|>|Explorer
|>|>|>|>|takes 3 minutes and 20 seconds in normal mode, 3
|>|>|minutes
|>|>|>|>|and 50 seconds in safe mode. (I have timed it
|>|several
|>|>|>|>|times and these results are repeatable.) Both
|these
|>|>|>|>|figures are with Explorer in 'List' mode - I
|rarely
|>|>|need
|>|>|>|>|to use 'Details' mode so I don't know what the
|>|timings
|>|>|>|>|would be for that.
|>|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|>|I do not have access to another XP machine so I
|>|cannot
|>|>|>|try
|>|>|>|>|the third test in Joe's post. However, I can say
|>|that
|>|>|>|>|this disk used to be in a machine running Win98SE
|>|and
|>|>|>|was
|>|>|>|>|formatted FAT32. Its response time with an
|>|identical
|>|>|>|>|folder structure and identical numbers of files
|was
|>|>|>|almost
|>|>|>|>|instantaneous (which is why I believe that this
|>|>|problem
|>|>|>|is
|>|>|>|>|NTFS-related). When I got my current machine I
|>|>|stripped
|>|>|>|>|everything off the disk and low-level formatted it
|>|to
|>|>|>|NTFS
|>|>|>|>|so there is no residue that might be affecting its
|>|>|>|>|performance. As I have previously mentioned,
|Drive
|>|D
|>|>|is
|>|>|>|>|used solely for data and there are no system files
|>|on
|>|>|it.
|>|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|>|Robert
|>|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|>|>-----Original Message-----
|>|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>|>>-----Original Message-----
|>|>|>|>|>>Hello,
|>|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>Thank you for your posts.
|>|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>Actually, the system is expected to spend a bit
|>|>|longer
|>|>|>|>|>than normal to list
|>|>|>|>|>>a large number of objects in a folder. If
|>|possible,
|>|>|I
|>|>|>|>|>would like to suggest
|>|>|>|>|>>that you classify these image files to more
|>|>|subfolders.
|>|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>In the meantime, please help me check the
|>|following:
|>|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>1. Please go into Safe Mode (Restart computer,
|>|press
|>|>|>|the
|>|>|>|>|>F8 key when the
|>|>|>|>|>>boot menu pops up, select [Safe Mode], and boot
|>|up)
|>|>|>|and
|>|>|>|>|>check if the issue
|>|>|>|>|>>still occurs.
|>|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>2. Please change the view mode to "Lists" and
|>|check
|>|>|>|how
|>|>|>|>|>fast the files are
|>|>|>|>|>>displayed.
|>|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>3. If possible, please connect this hard disk to
|>|>|>|another
|>|>|>|>|>Windows XP machine
|>|>|>|>|>>and check how well it works.
|>|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>Thanks for your time and cooperation.
|>|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>Regards,
|>|>|>|>|>>Joe Wu
|>|>|>|>|>>Product Support Services
|>|>|>|>|>>Microsoft Corporation
|>|>|>|>|>>
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|>|>|>|>|>>--------------------
|>|>|>|>|>>|Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message
|>|>|>|>|>>|From: "Robert Davies" <
[email protected]>
|>|>|>|>|>>|Sender: "Robert Davies" <
[email protected]>
|>|>|>|>|>>|References: <009d01c3b501$a7be30c0
|>|>|
[email protected]>
|>|>|>|>|>><
[email protected]>
|>|>|>|>|>>|Subject: Windows Explorer
|>|>|>|>|>>|Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:05:58 -0800
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|>|>|>|>|>>|Message-ID: <02a201c3b83e$2755e690
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|>|>|>|>|>>|Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't use
|>|>|>|the 'Detail'
|>|>|>|>|>>|view regularly, although I have found that when
|I
|>|>|do,
|>|>|>|>|it
|>|>|>|>|>>|makes very little difference to the time
|taken.
|>|>|You
|>|>|>|>|>still
|>|>|>|>|>>|spend several minutes staring at a white
|screen !
|>|>|>|>|>>|
|>|>|>|>|>>|Robert
|>|>|>|>|>>|>-----Original Message-----
|>|>|>|>|>>|>Hi,
|>|>|>|>|>>|>
|>|>|>|>|>>|>Try this:
|>|>|>|>|>>|>
|>|>|>|>|>>|>
http://www.tunexp.com/tips/get_started/speed_up
|_d
|>|et
|>|>|ai
|>|>|>|le
|>|>|>|>|d
|>|>|>|>|>_v
|>|>|>|>|>>|i
|>|>|>|>|>>|>ew_in_explorer/index.html
|>|>|>|>|>>|>
|>|>|>|>|>>|>Regards,
|>|>|>|>|>>|>
|>|>|>|>|>>|>Tim
|>|>|>|>|>>|>
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>-----Original Message-----
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>I am sure that this topic will have been
|raised
|>|>|>|>|before
|>|>|>|>|>>|>but
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>I am not a regular browser of this group.
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>The issue concerns the use of Windows
|Explorer
|>|to
|>|>|>|>|>browse
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>drives that contain large numbers of
|multimedia
|>|>|>|files.
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>My business includes the provision of non-
|>|>|copywrite
|>|>|>|>|>>|>images
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>to specialist engineering/technical
|>|publications
|>|>|>|and
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>companies and as a result I have very large
|>|>|numbers
|>|>|>|>|of
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>image files in a multiplicity of formats, as
|>|well
|>|>|>|as
|>|>|>|>|a
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>smaller number of animated and video files.
|>|For
|>|>|>|easy
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>recovery, the files are extensively sorted
|and
|>|>|>|>|>>|>categorised
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>into dozens of separate folders, but
|>|nevertheless
|>|>|>|it
|>|>|>|>|>is
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>commonplace to have a folder containing in
|>|excess
|>|>|>|of
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>10,000 images. The D-drive on my machine
|>|(80GB)
|>|>|>|has
|>|>|>|>|>10
|>|>|>|>|>>|>GB
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>of space and contains nothing other than
|image
|>|>|>|files
|>|>|>|>|>(in
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>excess of 500,000 when I last counted).
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>Browsing to get at files using Windows
|Explorer
|>|>|can
|>|>|>|>|be
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>agonisingly slow at times, and I understand
|>|that
|>|>|>|this
|>|>|>|>|>is
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>due to Explorer carrying out some preview or
|>|>|>|parsing
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>operation on every multimedia file. I can
|for
|>|>|wait
|>|>|>|>|up
|>|>|>|>|>>|to
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>5 minutes at times to access some of the
|>|folders
|>|>|>|and
|>|>|>|>|>>|when
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>Explorer decides that it wants to refresh the
|>|>|>|>|display,
|>|>|>|>|>I
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>go off and have a cup of coffee!
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>Is there any way to change this behaviour
|>|without
|>|>|>|>|>having
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>to move away from NTFS? I had no
|difficulties
|>|on
|>|>|>|my
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>previous computer that ran Win98SE with
|similar
|>|>|>|>|>numbers
|>|>|>|>|>>|>of
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>files. I currently use a Dell Dimension 4400
|>|>|2Mhz,
|>|>|>|>|>512
|>|>|>|>|>>|>MB
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>RAM, 2x80GB HDD, Win XP Home Edition SP1.
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>Thanks in advance.
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>.
|>|>|>|>|>>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>|>.
|>|>|>|>|>>|>
|>|>|>|>|>>|
|>|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>>.
|>|>|>|>|>>Hey, I found this in the "photos" BBS.
|>|>|>|>|> . Reply (E-mail) Forward (E-mail)
|>|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>|> Subject: Re: weird thumbs action in folder view
|>|>|>|>|> From: "Rich Touart" <
[email protected]> Sent:
|>|>|>|>|>12/7/2003 9:18:47 AM
|>|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>|>
|message
|>|>|>|>|>|>|>|>|>|>> Thumbnails take a long time (up to 1 min.) to
|>|>|display
|>|>|>|>|in
|>|>|>|>|>folder view
|>|>|>|>|>> and act erratically. Please see the image at
|>|>|>|>|>>
http://www.touart.com/images/weirdthumbs2.jpg
|>|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>> I have reformatted and reinstalled Win XP. I
|>|have
|>|>|>|>|>changed video cards
|>|>|>|>|>> from Nvidia to ATI Radeon and I have tried
|>|>|different
|>|>|>|>|>monitors.
|>|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>> Any input appreciated, thanks
|>|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>> Rich
|>|>|>|>|>>
http://www.touart.com
|>|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>|>I found the answer in an earlier post from John
|>|>|Inzer.
|>|>|>|>|>Thanks!
|>|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>|>"Try this...right click on a .jpg file and choose
|>|>|>|>|>Properties. Click the Photoshop Image tab
|>|>|>|>|>and uncheck the "Generate Thumbnails" button,
|>|>|>|>|>then click OK"
|>|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>|>I am a professional photographer with ten's of
|>|>|>|thousands
|>|>|>|>|>of jpeg files and was desperate for an answer to
|>|the
|>|>|>|same
|>|>|>|>|>question. You only have to do this to one file
|and
|>|>|it
|>|>|>|>|>changes them all. It really works!!!!!!!!
|>|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>|>.
|>|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>.
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|
|>|>|>
|>|>|>.
|>|>|>
|>|>|
|>|>
|>|>.
|>|>
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