XP file system

[Jason Clark]

ok, I have been having a problem with performance in XP
home edition. I'm wondering if it's the fact that the XP
upgrade overlays on ME without changing file system from
FAT32 to NTFS. Would this cause the extreme slowdowns? I
have a 2.4 gHz P4 at home that has no slowdown whatsoever
and is running XP pro with the NTFS file system. If this
is what is causing the problem, how do I go about
resolving this issue? I have also looked for the "Yeti
fix" for XP home slowdown issues, it doesn't exist or I'm
not looking in the right places. Any help will be greatly
appreciated.

work machine type:

eMachine 400i3
400 MHz celeron
192 megs RAM

[Jupiter Jones]

Jason;
NTFS is generally more stable:
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm

Run an updated virus scan.
Run Disk Cleanup checking all boxes except "Compress old files"
Run Defrag.
If you have file sharing software such as Kazaa, disable it.
Check this link:
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spyware:
http://www.lavasoft.de/ (Update if you already have it)
Or
http://spybot.eon.net.au/ (Update if you already have it)

Do you have this update:
Some computers have issues with 811493 causing a slowdown, others do
not.
The issue seems to be a conflict with Windows Update 811493 and
antivirus applications.
Similar issues reported with McAfee, Norton, EZ Trust and possibly
others.
Uninstall 811493 from Control Panel Add/Remove Programs.
If a warning comes up about other applications, ignore it.
Uninstalling through Add/Remove Programs is far better than System
Restore to remove an application or fix.

Microsoft has stated they are working on the cause, so hopefully we
will get some definitive solution real soon.

--
Jupiter Jones
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"Jason Clark" > wrote in message
...
> ok, I have been having a problem with performance in XP
> home edition. I'm wondering if it's the fact that the XP
> upgrade overlays on ME without changing file system from
> FAT32 to NTFS. Would this cause the extreme slowdowns? I
> have a 2.4 gHz P4 at home that has no slowdown whatsoever
> and is running XP pro with the NTFS file system. If this
> is what is causing the problem, how do I go about
> resolving this issue? I have also looked for the "Yeti
> fix" for XP home slowdown issues, it doesn't exist or I'm
> not looking in the right places. Any help will be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> work machine type:
>
> eMachine 400i3
> 400 MHz celeron
> 192 megs RAM