NP> On all machines I have setup, the _only_ time there is disc
 NP> activity, is when a file is actually read or written, which is
 NP> how it _should_ be.

 > The fastest overall result is how is *should* be. I'm tempted to
 > buy another 16Mb of RAM.

 NP> It improves things out of sight. That's why I just did.

  I tried a temporary swap the last time you suggested it, ansd then 
no swap, but it took longer to load Windows and the compiler ran slower 
without the 2Mb cache and 32-bit disc access.

Regards,
Bob
 
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