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Hi Jim, > So I installed an 8 MEG upgrade card. This has helped tremendously. Although > it is not as fast as my desktop I am wondering if I can speed it up a bit. Even 12 megs of memory is pretty small for W95 - it only really becomes usable at 16 megs, and pleasant at 24 megs. With your configuration, the main thing is to keep the number of simultaneously-running apps (including OS stuff) at a minimum. > The microprocesser is a 25/50. This was explained to me but how to I know if > I am running in 50 MHZ mode? Should be, unless you have power management on to conserve your (dead) battery. > Also has anyone had any luck using DriveSpace? Use the Drivespace version 3 that comes with Plus (or with the more recent OEM version of W95); the version of drivespace that came with the old W95 was less stable. For maximum safety, don't compress the whole drive - leave an uncompressed partition containing critical files (system, etc). Of course, with only 120 megs total this doesn't leave you much to compress! > Is the small space left on the HD really slowing the computer down? Could be - your virtual memory cache has probably shrunk to nearly zero. However, drivespace might not help here, since you're not really supposed to use a compressed partition for your VM cache. > Also the battery is stone dead. Is there any harm of leaving it in there? I > know charging a dead battery on a car will make it swell and leak. Different battery technology (nicad vs. lead acid), though you might eventually get some corrosion followed by leakage. I would check the battery every so often for damage. However, charging shouldn't have an effect. - DR