Do NOT Compress Your "C:" Drive!!!!!! Compressed drive "C", not good idea.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by bryant

Ahhhh, thanx Dale, I'm starting to feel more comfortable and thanx again for being patient with me.


So basically here i am left with only a few doubts (but getting less doubtier).

1) What about the files in the c:\Windows folders that are (got) compressed that are NOT uninstall files, what do I do about them, as a lot of them (files) are blue too.
This is where you will need to go to another XP computer and compare to see if those files are compressed or uncompressed and change your accordingly. Yes this part will take a long time.

2) What about the thing that I was told that the drive may not clone (something because of an overlay) if it is compressed. As I will still have some compressed files left (all of the (many) C:\Windows folder files).
I don't know about this as I have never cloned a drive. I don't think they are correct since there are usually all kinds of compressed files on your computer from the first install on and no one has ever said their cloned drive wouldn't work.

3) Here's what I think you are telling me to do ; please add or edit the below:

Go to "C" directory and on there highlight all folders except C:/windows, right click will get me to properties/general, hit advanced and unclick compress box (tried this and it works for folders and files), then hit apply. All folders (except C:\windows) and files in all those folders will be uncompressed and I should be okay for a clone, and my computer speed will return despite the fact that ALL windows files are still compressed.
If you do it this way I think you will have to also do it to each and every sub-folder. Go back to my earlier post at the top and follow it as it will also uncompressed all sub-folders at the same time.

I'm almost there

one more thing I noticed: What about the C:\programfiles\windowsNT folder; any concern there?

It isn't compressed on my computer.

[bryant]

1) What about the files in the c:\Windows folders that are (got) compressed that are NOT uninstall files, what do I do about them, as a lot of them (files) are blue too.
This is where you will need to go to another XP computer and compare to see if those files are compressed or uncompressed and change your accordingly. Yes this part will take a long time.



Almost there. Can't I tell by looking at the colored files in those folders which ones are compressed and if I incompress the entire folder with sub-folders ncluded (all except Uninstall files), shouldn't I be okay?

I think you are saying basically to uncompress all files except the windows Uninstall files?

[ddouglass]

Do not read anything additional into what I said. No I am not saying just the uninstall folders. If that was all I was saying then it would be very simple and quick to restore this, but it isn't that simple.
If you set the other computer up to see the compressed files in color then it should make comparison easy enough.

[bryant]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Do not read anything additional into what I said. No I am not saying just the uninstall folders. If that was all I was saying then it would be very simple and quick to restore this, but it isn't that simple.
If you set the other computer up to see the compressed files in color then it should make comparison easy enough.

Okay, I just finally figured out what you meant by all this. I (think) you are saying that some windows files are already compressed and those will need to stay that way, and that is why I need to make a comparison with another computer. Now have I got it?

[ddouglass]

YEAH!!!!

[bryant]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

YEAH!!!!

I'm there. But another hopeful thought?

Is there any chance that the windows decompress program (the one I referred to earlier does do subfolders, etc) is smart enough to leave the windows folders alone and know NOT to decompress anything that should remain compressed?

And if or if not so, is there a way to find that out. That would save 5,000 years of comparing every file in every folder's subfolder one by one.

[Roy Dennis]

You might wanna think about reinstalling windows, it might be quicker.
Or have you tried system restore. this is always reversible.

Roy.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by bryant

I'm there. But another hopeful thought?

Is there any chance that the windows decompress program (the one I referred to earlier does do subfolders, etc) is smart enough to leave the windows folders alone and know NOT to decompress anything that should remain compressed?

And if or if not so, is there a way to find that out. That would save 5,000 years of comparing every file in every folder's subfolder one by one.

I don't know that it does Sub-folders too as I have never had this problem and am not exactly sure what program you are talking about. Is it smart enough.....I doubt it.
Are you that afraid of using a DOS command? It seems like you keep ignoring this all together. The Windows section is the only one you have to be careful with. This is why I said compare.
Maybe as Roy said you should just reload the computer.