My computer has been lagging

[bkaras]

14:37 10/25/2006

My computer has been lagging. Oftentimes there is a delay...and there are
delays in all applications. I cannot narrow things down to when and under
what circumstances this occurs.

I have a cable connection so my connection to the Internet is reliable and
rapid.

I had many e-mail messages "waiting" in Outlook, but I eliminated many of
them. I still have the delays, even after rebooting my PC.

How can I make my PC work faster?

I have WinXP Pro with SP2.

Thank you,

Barry Karas

[JS]

Two tools to help you solve you issues:
1) Process Explorer:
You will need to find the specific process or application that's taking all
the CPU resources and slowing down your PC.

To do this try Process Explorer:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html

Once you have Process Explorer installed and running:
In the taskbar select View and check 'Show Process Tree' and 'Show Lower
Pane' options.
(This will provide the detailed info you need)
Next click on the CPU column to sort processes by %CPU usage.
Then click on the process that's using most or all the CPU %,
once it's highlighted, right click and from the options listed select:
google
This should display what out there on the web about that process.

Note: some entries like Explorer and svchost may need to be expanded to show
the detail,
(sub processes), in this case click on the + located to the left on the
entry.

2) Unnecessary Services can slow boot times and applications on occasion
Services Startup Type Descriptions

Disabled - This service will never start.
Manual - May be started when needed by an application or another service.
Automatic - Started when Windows boots.

For more info see:
http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm

JS

JS
"bkaras" > wrote in message
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> 14:37 10/25/2006
>
> My computer has been lagging. Oftentimes there is a delay...and there are
> delays in all applications. I cannot narrow things down to when and under
> what circumstances this occurs.
>
> I have a cable connection so my connection to the Internet is reliable and
> rapid.
>
> I had many e-mail messages "waiting" in Outlook, but I eliminated many of
> them. I still have the delays, even after rebooting my PC.
>
> How can I make my PC work faster?
>
> I have WinXP Pro with SP2.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Barry Karas
>