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Termy
Meister+
1217 points
38/M/St Helens, United Kingdom
Join Date: Oct 2009 | claudibee said:
I'm trying to get rid of a load of stuff because I haven't got room to defrag at the minute. What's Java all about? I never knowingly use it but I don't want to remove it and have my computer implode. Also, are there any windows components that NOBODY needs, least of all me, and that I can safely uninstall. Please excuse the usual ignorance. 
I would not really advise uninstalling Java as it is embedded into many websites.
To be honest, all defragging does is spped the hard drive up and creates a tad more space. Its like say having a bag of sweets and taking one out of the bottom. when you shake it up the hole is filled... thus defragging, lol.
I know theres a skinny person in me somewhere... I should know... I ate him.
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Charlemagne
Über-Meister
1559 points
Banned
57/M/Houston,
Join Date: Jun 2009 | claudibee said:
I'm trying to get rid of a load of stuff because I haven't got room to defrag at the minute. What's Java all about? I never knowingly use it but I don't want to remove it and have my computer implode. Also, are there any windows components that NOBODY needs, least of all me, and that I can safely uninstall. Please excuse the usual ignorance.
Hi Claud,
You can safely uninstall Java, run your defrag, and then download the latest version. (Then defrag again)
I have found a very quick low resource de-fragger that is vastly superior to the Windows native defragger.
Get it here:
link [www.iobit.com]
Simple and intuitive interface makes it easy to use too.
Think of defragging like having cattle roaming the open range versus having them in a pen. Much easier to grab some milk when all your cows are in the correct location. Defragging rounds up all your directories and places them in their correct locations - some defraggers are smart enough to do this based on your personal usage and the programs you access most often. This one does just that.
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Termy
Meister+
1217 points
38/M/St Helens, United Kingdom
Join Date: Oct 2009 | jonnythan said:
Claudi, I strongly recommend against getting a third-party defragger. They're not worth the effort of downloading and installing. Many of them are very good, but they will accomplish nothing that the built-in one does not.
I agree totally. Also there is no need to uninstall then reinstall the latest Java as it will inform you when and if there is a new update available.
I know theres a skinny person in me somewhere... I should know... I ate him.
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jonnythan
Cucumber cowboy
Giant Donkey+
134459 points
100/M/The north,
Join Date: Aug 2005 | Charlemagne said:
I've been building and selling custom built High Speed computers for customers since 1996. You're both mistaken.
Congratulations on your computer-building. It's kinda cute how you capitalized "High Speed" like it's the actual name of something and it somehow gives your advice more weight.
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Charlemagne
Über-Meister
1559 points
Banned
57/M/Houston,
Join Date: Jun 2009 | jonnythan said:
Claudi, I strongly recommend against getting a third-party defragger. They're not worth the effort of downloading and installing. Many of them are very good, but they will accomplish nothing that the built-in one does not.
NO IT dept uses windows slug of a defragger on their server farm... | | | |
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claudibee
I will NOT!!
Ogler+
20840 points
Deleted
49/F/, United Kingdom
Join Date: Oct 2008 | jonnythan said:
Claudi, I strongly recommend against getting a third-party defragger. They're not worth the effort of downloading and installing. Many of them are very good, but they will accomplish nothing that the built-in one does not.
I'm not particularly au fait with the innards of my computer and I want to play safe. I assume what is already installed will do the job so I'll just use that at the minute, I think.
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Charlemagne
Über-Meister
1559 points
Banned
57/M/Houston,
Join Date: Jun 2009 | jonnythan said:
Congratulations on your computer-building. It's kinda cute how you capitalized "High Speed" like it's the actual name of something and it somehow gives your advice more weight.
Get back to me when you get a clue, you obviously don't know jack s*** about computers, and based on your asinine posts, not much of anything else. | | | |
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Charlemagne
Über-Meister
1559 points
Banned
57/M/Houston,
Join Date: Jun 2009 | claudibee said:
I'm not particularly au fait with the innards of my computer and I want to play safe. I assume what is already installed will do the job so I'll just use that at the minute, I think.
Just trying to help Claudibee. | | | |
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