# Getting to Task Manager..... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 19, 2007, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-to-task-manager/32609 "2007-07-19T06:54:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 29
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2007, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-to-task-manager/32609/29 "2007-07-19T10:34:01Z")
[quote=“ryanmcell,post:27,topic:32609"”] Zipping files will compress them, making room for more files (most the time). If you have a lot of files, I suggest just grabbing a dvd burner and a couple blanks (cost you maybe 35 bucks total, and then after all is said and done you still have a dvd burner) Also to answer the original q. I always use ctrl+shift+esc to get to the task manager. [/quote] im just hopping that someone on here will do it for some money the dvd thing did go threw my mind thats ($150ish) …or… buying a new desktop with a dvd burner( looking at $600) and trans all pic and music over and just “f disk” the whole laptop and start new… the lap top is old it was top of the line 5 years ago so it has a 40gb HD and 512 ram im thinking 600 for something with like 150hd and 1g ram … you know --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-to-task-manager/32609)._