pc very slow

[rahul m]

i have xp professional on my m/c.
the m/c runs very slowly. it has been upgraded from
win 98.

what could be the problem.
is it the problem of harddisk or of realtek rtl 8139
network card.

can anybody help me.plzdo as early as possible

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Has the computer ever run fast?
How much RAM?
What processor?

Try these:
Run an updated virus scan.
Or Scan for Viruses online:
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp?j=1&langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=IRLFIZTYMWPAZTJWUFJ
Run Disk Cleanup checking all boxes except "Compress old files"
Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk Clean-up
Run Defrag.
Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk Defragmenter
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)

This may apply if you recently installed Windows XP Service Pack 1:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=815411

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
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"rahul m" > wrote in message
...
> i have xp professional on my m/c.
> the m/c runs very slowly. it has been upgraded from
> win 98.
>
> what could be the problem.
> is it the problem of harddisk or of realtek rtl 8139
> network card.
>
> can anybody help me.plzdo as early as possible