[Virtualacorn-list] Virtual Acorn Setup Problem

[Paul Stewart]

 On Wed 05/11/08 13:02 , Chris Newman cvjazz at waitrose.com sent:
> In article ,David J. Ruck  k.org.uk> wrote:> Chris Newman  itrose.com> wrote:> > A note of caution. I had a problem &
> tried setting the priority from 0 up> > to 3. Then RiscOS 6, which I have
> softloaded on top of VA, took about 20> > minutes to load. Curiouser &
> curiouser....
> > Flatten the PC and start again. It's hopelessly
> crufted up.
> Do you mean flatten as with a 10 pound lump hammer or are you using
> computerterminology I am not conversant with? Yes, I agree with you, my machine
> ispretty well fouled up but, short of buying a new machine, what steps should
> Itake?
"Flatten the PC" means to reinstall from scratch, including formatting the disk to make it a clean install.

> Do I really have to re-install XP. I must say, things seemed to get
> worseafter installing Service Pack 3. Should I un-install that. How vital is
> Service Pack 3?
Service Pack 3 changes an absolute stack loads of files.  If you have not defragmented after installing it, then you should!

 

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