Forget Norton. Symantec has run a great name into the ground by neglect and have announced that they will not issue any future versions. Get Disk Warrior for repairing disk problems and use Tech Tool for everything else. Mel "It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf." ~ Robert Lynd On Mar 14, 2005, at 2:33 PM, James Asherman wrote: > > On Mar 14, 2005, at 12:42 PM, Richard ramsowr wrote: > >> dan >> >> I too have "systems works' ...it's my fall back tool >> when all else doesn't work1 >> >> A while back I picked up something called "Cocktail" >> along with "Mac Janitor" these small application toos >> work great taking care of my day to day needs. >> >> I would simple say go out and pick them up today >> ...also Mac Word also thanks highly of these items. >> >> "Cocktail" lets you fix and retore permissions on the >> run. >> > > Cocktail and Norton are two different animals having nothing in common. > The question was speed disk. Get a newer version. That's it. > Don't use disc doctor. Don't use the auto features. > The only other program mentioned that might do a defrag is Techtool. > It's good too. > Jim > > _______________________________________________ > G4 mailing list > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >