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Thanks Nutcase, I will leave it alone. BobW.
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It won't enhance performance. Right click the C:\ drive in Windows Explorer,
> choose properties. On the general tab, uncheck the option to use
> compression. Be aware that some functions, like disk cleanup, will still
> compress older files. Other things, like uninstall folders for updates are
> also compressed by default. Most folders will have options in their
> properties regarding compression as well. But again, there is nothing to be
> gained performance-wise by decompressing them.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "BobW" <BobW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C96E06EB-F56E-4164-8B12-955B59D10C7F@microsoft.com...
> >I have more disk space than I will ever use. If my files were not
> >compressed
> > would my security scans, chkdsk, etc run faster? If so, how do I
> > "uncompress"
> > c: drive?
> >
> > I run XP Pro SP2 on a HP nx9010 notebook.
> > BobW
> >
>
>
>
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