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| Thread ID: 119962 | 2011-08-18 22:02:00 | Speed up Xp | ianhnz (4263) | Press F1 |
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| 1224302 | 2011-08-18 23:42:00 | seems rather unusual that both are so slow. try , as a diag test start-run-msconfig disable ALL startup items, services -tick hide MS, then disable all the NON MS services (they can all be restarted/turned on after testing) restart & see how it runs then. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1224303 | 2011-08-18 23:56:00 | Dont disable services under msconfig. If you want to disable any, disable them under services | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1224304 | 2011-08-19 02:41:00 | Over time windows get bogged down with crap, corrupted files etc which will cause slowness. Crap programs that hog memory like Nortons will slow thing down. Sometimes there is nothing you can do to speed it up any more other than save all the data, wipe the drive do a fresh install and put the data / programs back. That alone will increase speed :) Yes. If the usual cleanups don't help much, wipe it and start over. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1224305 | 2011-08-19 05:33:00 | Inside last month both computers have had a format recover, desk top by professional Microsoft certified tech . Big deal :rolleyes: I've seen some people all the quals in the world, and while they can do things on paper actual real life they are hopeless . It was a month ago you mention ?? If the installs were from factory recovery CD's or partitions all the OEM junk would be loaded back . I never use factory recoveries, I do it from scratch that way no "extra" rubbish from the OEM (HP, Dell) are added, and there is a noticeable difference in speed . Was it OK then or was it bad right after this so called "tech" fixed it -- if it was bad after the fix, then its obviously not fixed correctly ?? It takes a few seconds for a XP computer to be change from running good to a bucket of sh1t :D if something goes wrong, or some corruption occurs . EDITED: Just courious, clcik start /run type in eventvwr go to the system logs, look and see if there are a whole bunch of errors saying "side-by-side" If there are, then that will slow down windows (xp) and the fix is very simple as well . What AV is on these ???? |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1224306 | 2011-08-19 09:58:00 | Go here to checkup on your startup programs:www.techspot.com and go here www.mlin.net for a tiny machine coded program in your control panel to give you full control of startups. Disable MSOffice startup & indexing disable Adobe PDF reader startup (common) | PPp (9511) | ||
| 1224307 | 2011-08-19 10:11:00 | Have a look here www.blackviper.com for some services advice. | PPp (9511) | ||
| 1224308 | 2011-08-19 20:58:00 | Big deal :rolleyes: I've seen some people all the quals in the world, and while they can do things on paper actual real life they are hopeless . It was a month ago you mention ?? If the installs were from factory recovery CD's or partitions all the OEM junk would be loaded back . I never use factory recoveries, I do it from scratch that way no "extra" rubbish from the OEM (HP, Dell) are added, and there is a noticeable difference in speed . Was it OK then or was it bad right after this so called "tech" fixed it -- if it was bad after the fix, then its obviously not fixed correctly ?? It takes a few seconds for a XP computer to be change from running good to a bucket of sh1t :D if something goes wrong, or some corruption occurs . EDITED: Just courious, clcik start /run type in eventvwr go to the system logs, look and see if there are a whole bunch of errors saying "side-by-side" If there are, then that will slow down windows (xp) and the fix is very simple as well . What AV is on these ???? There are only 5 enteris and they don't say much . . . Both systems have Comodo firewall, latest and MSE :banana |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1224309 | 2011-08-19 21:02:00 | Thanks guys. Sorry got called away, yesterday. Will have a good look through and report back, latter. Ian | ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1224310 | 2011-08-19 22:01:00 | Found this site www.grownups.co.nz while Googling. | PPp (9511) | ||
| 1224311 | 2011-08-19 22:39:00 | Found this site www.grownups.co.nz while Googling. Disable file indexing. Done that all 5 drives. Zap the Windows Pre-fetch folder every week every day. Optimise Display Settings, yep. Remove the Desktop Picture tried that, makes no difference. Speedup Folder Browsing ,yep. Rest I’ll try. :thanks for this. |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
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