BEDO

Thank you both for your comments.
Having run a defrag leaving no fragmented flies, I get a warning that some
Things are not optimized, and suggest I should download Auslogics Boost Speed
'To improve performance of
Windows core
Internet Browser
Disk & Registry
The scan & some of the tweaks in this program are free'

Your advise would be appreciated. I am always worried about registry cleaners.

BTW this is concerning my Vista laptop not my PC XP2. I find the Windows built in defragger on XP does the job quickly and well, it also offers defrag on all drives including flash drives, which I find Auslogic does not show flash drives on their pull down, but does show Maxtor Ext HD and Lexor.

May I wish you both, and all who may be following this thread a Happy & Healthy New Year.
Ron.