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| 1224292 | 2011-08-18 22:02:00 | Hi all. thumbs: I have Windows XP running on two computers. Desktop is a 2.3 GHz system with 1 GB (Non shared ram) , other is laptop, about same system speed but only 512 shared ram. Both computer are quite slow, either on line or not. Is there any way of stripping them down, to run faster? Desktop can't take any more ram and can't afford to buy desktops. :thanks: |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1224293 | 2011-08-18 22:15:00 | Click start/ Run , type in msconfig In the startup tab disable any programs not required. Also could need a damn good clean out. 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 :) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1224294 | 2011-08-18 22:38:00 | how slow is slow ?? (seriously) what programs are running slow are you running Norton ?? do you have a multifunction printer are you sharing files on a local network ?? ignoring startup times... how slow to start word , in seconds how slow to start IE?? (start IE, not load webpages) go contol alt del , click task manager, count how many processes are running & let us know, also look & see if any are using alot of 'cpu' in task manger Download & run malwarebytes, to check for malware They may also be stuck in CPU power save mode: goto control panel,system-general & see what speed they are actually running at |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1224295 | 2011-08-18 22:59:00 | Like WT says, check the startups. In my experience most 'slow' systems can be sped up remarkably by stopping lots of startups (not unusual to stop 8-10). Many systems even come crippled from the manufacturer. You can make these run the best they have ever run! |
linw (53) | ||
| 1224296 | 2011-08-18 23:15:00 | how slow is slow ?? (seriously) what programs are running slow are you running Norton ?? do you have a multifunction printer are you sharing files on a local network ?? ignoring startup times... how slow to start word , in seconds how slow to start IE?? (start IE, not load webpages) go contol alt del , click task manager, count how many processes are running & let us know, also look & see if any are using alot of 'cpu' in task manger Download & run malwarebytes, to check for malware They may also be stuck in CPU power save mode: goto control panel,system-general & see what speed they are actually running at Anything up to 30 sec to a min to start a program Done ;alwarebytes and no thing CPU process 0, pf usdage 749 30 processes, mostly windows |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1224297 | 2011-08-18 23:16:00 | Like WT says, check the startups. In my experience most 'slow' systems can be sped up remarkably by stopping lots of startups (not unusual to stop 8-10). Many systems even come crippled from the manufacturer. You can make these run the best they have ever run! Cleaned out all but important stuff in start up |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1224298 | 2011-08-18 23:17:00 | Click start/ Run , type in msconfig In the startup tab disable any programs not required. Also could need a damn good clean out. 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 :) Inside last month both computers have had a format recover, desk top by professional Microsoft certified tech. |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1224299 | 2011-08-18 23:17:00 | Get teamviewer and I can see whats in startup...Defragging the hdd may help too | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1224300 | 2011-08-18 23:20:00 | Get teamviewer and I can see whats in startup...Defragging the hdd may help too wHATS TEAMVIEWER? bEEN DEFRAGED |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1224301 | 2011-08-18 23:26:00 | This (teamviewer.com) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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