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Windows 95, 98 & ME - Sluggish and Slow posted in the Operating Systems forums; Hi all, first off I am not very computer savvy , problem is my comp seems to be running a bit sluggishly when opening pages and just overall. When I ...

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Hi all, first off I am not very computer savvy , problem is my comp seems to be running a bit sluggishly when opening pages and just overall. When I check the performance it says 74% free. It also says Drive C is using MS-DOS compatibility mode file system. When I click on it it says the following;
"Drive X is using an MS-DOS compatibility mode file system.
This problem often occurs on more than one drive. Usually it is caused by a driver listed in the Config.sys file that Windows does not recognize and that is related to the message Compatibility mode paging reduces overall system performance. If you see both messages, see the Help for the Compatibility mode paging reduces overall system performance message first.
If you only see the message Drive X is using an MS-DOS compatibility mode file system on one drive, that drive is using an MS-DOS compatibility (real-mode) driver, which may reduce that drive’s performance. Contact your hardware manufacturer to see if an updated driver is available for your drive. If not, the drive’s performance may be less than optimal, but you can still use it"
I have no ******* idea what this means or what to do or how to fix it any help would be great.


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Is it just the C: Drive that has this problem? Is the problematic drive listed in device manager?



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