XP Computer is now running slower than I ever dreamed it could. Help!

wilby wrote:
On 12/1/2010 12:45 PM, MowGreen wrote:
wilby wrote:
So far I've eliminated the PIO possibility, now I'll continue with the
other suggestions.

Thanks, Wilby

If you have the Norton 2010 installation file/media *and* Product Key,
as an experiment, uninstall Norton 2010, reboot, then run Symantec's
Norton Removal Tool, reboot once more.


Download and run the Norton Removal Tool to uninstall your Norton product
http://us.norton.com/support/kb/web_...834EN&ln=en_US



Is the system appreciably faster now ?


MowGreen
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"Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked

Mow:

OK, I decided to remove Norton IS 2011 (I thought it was 2010) from the
slow computer.
I used XP to remove it and then ran the Norton clean-up tool to finish
the job.

On rebooting after the removal I actually found no difference in speed
of the computer. Norton has a bad name among some people however I am
quite pleased with the 2010 and 2011 versions. It is fast, clean, and
have never had a problem with it.

In years past I did have a Norton that was a real hog but that seems to
be history now.

This slow computer is an Asus that looks like it was one of the first to
have SATA options. The main drive ports are IDE (2 ports, 4 drives) and
then a couple of sata ports added as a bonus. I have to be very careful
in the CMOS setup or it isn't bootable because it is wanting IDE drives
only. I suspect there might be a cmos setting that isn't happy. I might
switch it back to an IDE drive and see what speed I get them.

Thanks, Wilby


You're mowst welcome, Wilby. As much as I don't like NIS, I have to
admit that the last 2 versions are not the resource hogs that we all
came to know and *luv* so well in the past.

At the very least, you gave it a shot. I concur with the last couple of
posts ... it's time to wipe, reload, and then image the drive for future
restoration(s).


MowGreen
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Never Forgotten
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"Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked

Per wilby:
So far I've eliminated the PIO possibility, now I'll continue with the
other suggestions.

Did anybody mention indexing having been turned off for C: yet?

Been there, done that.... -)
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PeteCresswell

On 12/2/2010 11:02 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per wilby:
So far I've eliminated the PIO possibility, now I'll continue with the
other suggestions.

Did anybody mention indexing having been turned off for C: yet?

Been there, done that.... -)

Pete: I didn't ever think about indexing, it was on. I turned it off and
now will see what happens.

Thanks.

Wilby

Per wilby:

Pete: I didn't ever think about indexing, it was on. I turned it off and
now will see what happens.

I was not clear in my post.

Turning it *Off* seemed to slow down the PC for me.
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PeteCresswell

(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per wilby:

Pete: I didn't ever think about indexing, it was on. I turned it off
and now will see what happens.

I was not clear in my post.

Turning it *Off* seemed to slow down the PC for me.

Hmmm, that's odd. Usually the effect is the opposite (to some extent).

Per Daave:
Turning it *Off* seemed to slow down the PC for me.

Hmmm, that's odd. Usually the effect is the opposite (to some extent).

Correlation Causation..... So maybe I goofed up something else
in the same time frame.
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PeteCresswell