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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
"Penang" wrote in message ... Even on cold boot it takes more than 5 minutes for XP to get everything back in shape, ready to be used. I have tried everything, from defragmenting the HD to "cleaning" the registry to even defragmenting the registry, and it's STILL so slow. Software wise, I don't use too many. Just the typical office thingy, that's all. What else should I do to speed up my XP machine --- a 4-core CPU with 4GB of RAM ? Have you Automatic Updates configured? or Winders defender, both these can decide to do a machine wide scan at boot with disastrous effects on boot time. -- Geoff ExploitEd -- Wisdom and experience come with age, they say, but I wish I could remember the darn question |
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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
M wrote:
HeyBub wrote: Penang wrote: Even on cold boot it takes more than 5 minutes for XP to get everything back in shape, ready to be used. I have tried everything, from defragmenting the HD to "cleaning" the registry to even defragmenting the registry, and it's STILL so slow. Software wise, I don't use too many. Just the typical office thingy, that's all. What else should I do to speed up my XP machine --- a 4-core CPU with 4GB of RAM ? Defragmenting the hard drive, even a heavily fragmented one, will not improve efficiency. It makes XP boot faster. I don't think so. The second thing that has to load is NTFS and it, in turn, then loads everything it needs for subsequent access. Everything. |
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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
M wrote: HeyBub wrote: Penang wrote: Even on cold boot it takes more than 5 minutes for XP to get everything back in shape, ready to be used. I have tried everything, from defragmenting the HD to "cleaning" the registry to even defragmenting the registry, and it's STILL so slow. Software wise, I don't use too many. Just the typical office thingy, that's all. What else should I do to speed up my XP machine --- a 4-core CPU with 4GB of RAM ? Defragmenting the hard drive, even a heavily fragmented one, will not improve efficiency. It makes XP boot faster. I don't think so. The second thing that has to load is NTFS and it, in turn, then loads everything it needs for subsequent access. Everything. |
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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
db wrote:
there are many reasons why a computer can become slow. one way to double check performance is to boot into the safe modes. if the system is zippy quick in the safe modes, then you have eliminated 50 percent of the possible problems that are causing poor system performance. Inasmuch as ONE of the culprits could be an attempt to network-connect to an impossible device, don't neglect "Safe mode with no networking" in the diagnostic protocol. |
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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
db wrote: there are many reasons why a computer can become slow. one way to double check performance is to boot into the safe modes. if the system is zippy quick in the safe modes, then you have eliminated 50 percent of the possible problems that are causing poor system performance. Inasmuch as ONE of the culprits could be an attempt to network-connect to an impossible device, don't neglect "Safe mode with no networking" in the diagnostic protocol. |
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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
HeyBub wrote:
M wrote: HeyBub wrote: Penang wrote: Even on cold boot it takes more than 5 minutes for XP to get everything back in shape, ready to be used. I have tried everything, from defragmenting the HD to "cleaning" the registry to even defragmenting the registry, and it's STILL so slow. Software wise, I don't use too many. Just the typical office thingy, that's all. What else should I do to speed up my XP machine --- a 4-core CPU with 4GB of RAM ? Defragmenting the hard drive, even a heavily fragmented one, will not improve efficiency. It makes XP boot faster. I don't think so. The second thing that has to load is NTFS and it, in turn, then loads everything it needs for subsequent access. Everything. I've timed it numerous times on many machines and it boots faster. M |
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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
HeyBub wrote:
M wrote: HeyBub wrote: Penang wrote: Even on cold boot it takes more than 5 minutes for XP to get everything back in shape, ready to be used. I have tried everything, from defragmenting the HD to "cleaning" the registry to even defragmenting the registry, and it's STILL so slow. Software wise, I don't use too many. Just the typical office thingy, that's all. What else should I do to speed up my XP machine --- a 4-core CPU with 4GB of RAM ? Defragmenting the hard drive, even a heavily fragmented one, will not improve efficiency. It makes XP boot faster. I don't think so. The second thing that has to load is NTFS and it, in turn, then loads everything it needs for subsequent access. Everything. I've timed it numerous times on many machines and it boots faster. M |
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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
M wrote:
HeyBub wrote: M wrote: HeyBub wrote: Defragmenting the hard drive, even a heavily fragmented one, will not improve efficiency. It makes XP boot faster. I don't think so. The second thing that has to load is NTFS and it, in turn, then loads everything it needs for subsequent access. Everything. I've timed it numerous times on many machines and it boots faster. Out of curiosity, how much faster did these machines boot? |
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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
M wrote:
HeyBub wrote: M wrote: HeyBub wrote: Defragmenting the hard drive, even a heavily fragmented one, will not improve efficiency. It makes XP boot faster. I don't think so. The second thing that has to load is NTFS and it, in turn, then loads everything it needs for subsequent access. Everything. I've timed it numerous times on many machines and it boots faster. Out of curiosity, how much faster did these machines boot? |
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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
Penang wrote:
Even on cold boot it takes more than 5 minutes for XP to get everything back in shape, ready to be used. I have tried everything, from defragmenting the HD to "cleaning" the registry to even defragmenting the registry, and it's STILL so slow. Software wise, I don't use too many. Just the typical office thingy, that's all. What else should I do to speed up my XP machine --- a 4-core CPU with 4GB of RAM ? So far, two have advised you to Format and start over with a fresh install. Let me be the third one. All the other crap will just spin your wheels. |
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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
Penang wrote:
Even on cold boot it takes more than 5 minutes for XP to get everything back in shape, ready to be used. I have tried everything, from defragmenting the HD to "cleaning" the registry to even defragmenting the registry, and it's STILL so slow. Software wise, I don't use too many. Just the typical office thingy, that's all. What else should I do to speed up my XP machine --- a 4-core CPU with 4GB of RAM ? So far, two have advised you to Format and start over with a fresh install. Let me be the third one. All the other crap will just spin your wheels. |
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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:37:09 -0700, "chrisv"
wrote: Penang wrote: Even on cold boot it takes more than 5 minutes for XP to get everything back in shape, ready to be used. I have tried everything, from defragmenting the HD to "cleaning" the registry to even defragmenting the registry, and it's STILL so slow. Software wise, I don't use too many. Just the typical office thingy, that's all. What else should I do to speed up my XP machine --- a 4-core CPU with 4GB of RAM ? So far, two have advised you to Format and start over with a fresh install. Let me be the third one. All the other crap will just spin your wheels. My view is that that's terrible advice. It *might* be the best thing to do, but certainly not without having any idea of what's causing the problem. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:37:09 -0700, "chrisv"
wrote: Penang wrote: Even on cold boot it takes more than 5 minutes for XP to get everything back in shape, ready to be used. I have tried everything, from defragmenting the HD to "cleaning" the registry to even defragmenting the registry, and it's STILL so slow. Software wise, I don't use too many. Just the typical office thingy, that's all. What else should I do to speed up my XP machine --- a 4-core CPU with 4GB of RAM ? So far, two have advised you to Format and start over with a fresh install. Let me be the third one. All the other crap will just spin your wheels. My view is that that's terrible advice. It *might* be the best thing to do, but certainly not without having any idea of what's causing the problem. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
Daave wrote:
M wrote: HeyBub wrote: M wrote: HeyBub wrote: Defragmenting the hard drive, even a heavily fragmented one, will not improve efficiency. It makes XP boot faster. I don't think so. The second thing that has to load is NTFS and it, in turn, then loads everything it needs for subsequent access. Everything. I've timed it numerous times on many machines and it boots faster. Out of curiosity, how much faster did these machines boot? That depended on how badly fragmented it was which could mean up to a minute less boot time. M |
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XP is getting to excruciatingly slow !!
Daave wrote:
M wrote: HeyBub wrote: M wrote: HeyBub wrote: Defragmenting the hard drive, even a heavily fragmented one, will not improve efficiency. It makes XP boot faster. I don't think so. The second thing that has to load is NTFS and it, in turn, then loads everything it needs for subsequent access. Everything. I've timed it numerous times on many machines and it boots faster. Out of curiosity, how much faster did these machines boot? That depended on how badly fragmented it was which could mean up to a minute less boot time. M |
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