computer slow

[Danny]

>-----Original Message-----
>My computer seems to be slow, whether I'm on the
internet
>or just using windows xp. Windows come up slow and or
web
>pages, what can I do? I thought that maybe a program I
>downloaded did it, but I removed it and it's still slow.
>Please help me fix this annoying problem. Thanks, Penny
>.
>


I changed from Windows 98 SE to XP Pro.. I play online
games and thought xp was poata be better then 98 well
it's so slow compaired to 98 im about to remove xp and
reinstall 98se... dont know what could be wrong, it's
unuseable at this point :( my system is 60g HD 10k rpm...
1028 PC ram over 1 Gig of ram, system buss is 400mhz..
and a fresh install... i use a diel up connection but i
never had a prob with that before.. the game i play
online only requires 32bps to play and i log much faster
then there min... any help or sug welcome..=p

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Danny;
Did you run Upgrade Advisor (#3 on this link):
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading/default.asp
Do you have the latest Windows XP drivers for all hardware,
particularly the modem driver?

Try these:
Does this apply:
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.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=819634

Otherwise:
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)


--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Danny" > wrote in message
...
> I changed from Windows 98 SE to XP Pro.. I play online
> games and thought xp was poata be better then 98 well
> it's so slow compaired to 98 im about to remove xp and
> reinstall 98se... dont know what could be wrong, it's
> unuseable at this point :( my system is 60g HD 10k rpm...
> 1028 PC ram over 1 Gig of ram, system buss is 400mhz..
> and a fresh install... i use a diel up connection but i
> never had a prob with that before.. the game i play
> online only requires 32bps to play and i log much faster
> then there min... any help or sug welcome..=p