Computer is REALLY, REALLY Slow

[Nate]

I tryed looking at the Knowledge Base, but all it had was
NT, blah blah blah. I have had Win XP on this computer
since I got it. When I got the computer, it worked fine,
ran it the 1.25 gigs that it was supposed to, but now it
is really, really slow. Are there any programs known to
do this that I could have installed? Is there anything I
can do to bring the speed of my computer back up?
Thanks

[Nicholas]

You may wish to perform a "tune-up" that may help:

1. Perform a DISK CLEANUP:
(Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup)

2. Go to Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter. In the Command
Prompt window type: CHKDSK /F , and hit enter, answer "yes" and
reboot your computer.

3. Afterward, perform a DEFRAG of your hard drive.



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[Ron Martell]

"Nate" > wrote:

>I tryed looking at the Knowledge Base, but all it had was
>NT, blah blah blah. I have had Win XP on this computer
>since I got it. When I got the computer, it worked fine,
>ran it the 1.25 gigs that it was supposed to, but now it
>is really, really slow. Are there any programs known to
>do this that I could have installed? Is there anything I
>can do to bring the speed of my computer back up?
> Thanks

How much RAM does your computer have? Windows XP performance is extemely
sensitive to the amount of RAM that you have, especially if you have 256
mb or less.

Make sure your antivirus software is completely up to date, with the virus
definition files not more than a week old, and do a complete virus scan of
your hard drive.

Download AdAware from www.lavasoft.de and install and run it to check your
computer for various spyware and "phone home" programs.

Use Start - Run - MSCONFIG and go to the Startup tab. Compare the list of
items that are loading at startup with the following checklist web sites
to see what can be safely dispensed with:

http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startlist.htm - has trojan related items
listed

Note: Please ensure that you fully understand the purpose of a startup
item, how and why it was put into the startup, and the consequences (if
any) of removing it before you make any changes. Some items are very
important for the proper and safe functioning of your computer.


Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

[redwolfe_98]

there is a problem with the 811493 security patch; you
should uninstall it using add/remove. also, if your
computer uses an intel 845 chipset, you probably need to
install the intel application accelerator:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;316528 also, there is another problem, but i don't
really understand everything about it; here is the kb
article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;en-us;815411