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Run chkdsk.exe /F to check for possible file system errors. Richard S.

Is this a laptop or a PC?? some newish laptops come with build in web cams above the screen. Richard S.

Having gaps won't help because Windows would just fill avliable clusters with new files or appended ones. To avoid an increase in fragmentation due to gaps you should always defrag freespace after defragging. Richard S.

It doesn't matter what software you use (and believe me I've tried a lot) if Recuva recovers files as damaged then other programs would do the same. Windows doesn't have any mechanism for protecting and tracking deleted data files can be removed and damaged in the process or data overwritten by new files. Richard S.

Doesn't the USB software come with it's own uninstaller or can you go to Control Panel and "Add or Remove Programs"?? Richard S.

Never heard of Glary utilities is this legit software?? Richard S.

His argument for copyrighting a 3 letter word is frankly pathetic and quite laughable. I really hope Skype kick his ass in court cos I cannot stand corporate thugs like him. This reminds of the rather funny story about a guy Mike Rowe and his web site MikeRoweSoft.com Guess which big software company got upset?? Richard S.

Is he on drugs?? Richard S.

Nope, in XP you can only modify the process priority at 6 different levels. Richard S.

I don't think it matters the PSU would be double insulated meaning that the Live and Neutral pins can be interchanged without consequences. The earth pin on the PSU would be connected the metal casing to act as a fast return path from an electrical short while the fuse blows. Richard S.

My laptop had a tendency to run rather warm due to the ***ty Intel P4 HT processor probably the worse CPU they ever made. To keep my system purring away quiet my CPU is under clocked thanks to Toshiba's power management software but even when my CPU gets pegged it warms up and the fan starts whirling like crazy. So I thought to myself if I could control the maximum CPU utilisation to say use %25 of maximum then in theory the laptop should not experience any overheating. I've searched and searched but so far cannot find a suitable program to fit the needs of my criteria. One shareware program remaining nameless slows down processes not by slowing them but by pegging the CPU lmfao. So if I wanted to utilise 10% of the CPU the program would be set to utilise the CPU at 90% to create the desired effect. Another program I found called Process Controller 2.0 looked a bit more promising but all it can do is change the process priority in realtime based on customisable rules. This doesn't really help my problem because even if a process runs with low priority and using 99% of the CPU it would still cause my laptop to overheat. Does anyone know of other programs I could try out for XP?? Richard S

Are you running any security softare? Does the event logs (eventvwr.exe) show any errors maybe related to software exception 0xc000000d?? Richard S.

64 MB of System RAM is allocated to your graphics processor (256 - 64 = 192MB). Most laptop allow you to adjust the memory given to graphics, either from the BIOS setup or display properties. Even if you could reclaim back 32MB a system with 224MB would be pretty borderline for running XP satisfactory. Bottom line if you want a more responsive laptop or computer then add more RAM for at least 512MB but preferably 1GB+. Be aware that laptop RAM comes in different speeds, sizes and pin numbers you need the correct one for your model. The Kingston Technology web site should be able help you determine the type of RAM required. Richard S.

Modern computer viruses require a working machine to do their dirty work it wouldn't be in the best interest to damage hardware that's so 80s. I have to agree with Aethec, it's pointless restricting access for 15 year olds they always find ways to view porn either on a phone or a friend's computer. Richard S.

You cannot reduce or stop file fragmentation this happens to all file systems when you delete and create new files. I wouldn't worry too much about it only if you're experiencing performance issues relating to file access. Richard S.

I use Nirsoft's HashMyFiles, very useful tool for finding file duplicates as well. Richard S.

During the installation process you'll find an license agreement dialog box. Richard S.

Slipstream SP3 into an XP install CD and all your problems should be over (unless you're an OEM user). In addition there's nLite which allows you to customise your installation CD i.e. remove junk, auto accept serial number etc. Richard S.

If you access the "File list" can you defrag files individually (preferable the smaller ones)?? Richard S.

Does anyone know the origins of the company name and why it was chosen?? I'm guessing it's a play on the phrase "gone pear-shaped" or perhaps it's MrG's favourite fruit. Richard S.

In theory files should be recoverable after deletion however in practice it's not always the case and I'll give you a little example. I was cleaning out old mp3 files via the Command Prompt and made the mistake of deleted a song I wanted to keep. Before I did anything I started Recuva but I couldn't recover the mp3 apparently part of the clusters had been overwritten by another file. I found that rather strange considering the file in question already existed on the hard drive long before the other mp3 was deleted. So I tried a handful of other recovery tools at my disposal but the same problem the file was damaged and was not recoverable. I know for a fact the mp3 was not overwritten I'm guessing when the mp3 was deleted the information about the clusters it owned was damaged in the process. Bottom line is recovering files is an imperfect procedure that doesn't always yeld successful results you're always at the mercy of chance. Richard S.

It's hard to say what the problem is, however there are other recovery programs which your could try out as suggested in another post. It would be interesting to know if you had any success just to confirm the problem is Recuva and not the SD Card. Richard S.

It sounds like the partition table is damaged, unfortunately performing a "Startup Repair" would probably be ineffective. If you boot the Windows 7 and access "System Recovery Options" could you select "Command Prompt" and type the following in the little black box: C: CHKDSK C: /F Do you get any error messages such as: cannot find drive, cannot mount, invalid parameter?? Richard S.

Are you using "Deep scan" mode?? Richard S.

If Recuva with "Deep scan" enable doesn't find anything then you're out of luck. Richard S.