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From: tporczyk@na.excelan.com (Tony Porczyk)
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Subject: Re: Mace Utilities and swapfile
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Date: 30 Nov 90 21:57:55 GMT
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In article <658639755.5443@zeus.uop.edu> acs17111@uop.EDU (Mohd H. Misnan 'mid') writes:
>I have a problem with Mace and Windows 3.0. I have made a swapfile in my
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>my hard drive if I used permanent swapfile? And is there any programs
>that will not give a same problem as Mace does, any PD or commercial
>s/w? 

Hamid,

I use a number of various different disk optimizers. The one that gives me
absolutely no problems with Windows Swapfile is Norton Speed Disk (SD). You
can buy it by getting Norton Utilities (I recommend Norton Advanced Utilities).
I used to use Compress from Central Point Software (PC Tools), it is faster
than SD, but I had some bad expriences with it recently, so switched to SD
entirely. It is slower (if you do full optimization), but is very thorough, 
and it can be run automatically from a batch file.  I have also Mace, and
I would heartily recommend that you take a look at Norton Adv. Utilities.
They are simply a better product for a serious user.
SD will totally ignore (as it should) swapfile, and finish as if it never
existed.
How do you have your swapfile installed? In what area on the drive? (forgot
to ask). Have you installed any software after installing swapfile on that
logical drive?  (Not a good idea).  If so, you might remove your swapfile,
optimize drive and then install it again (do you keep your data on a separate
partition?  -yes, yes-).
\
Tony
tporczyk@novell.com
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