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673891 2008-05-31 07:04:00 Thanks guys - will do everything and I'll ask her.

sarel
sarel (2490)
673892 2008-05-31 08:56:00 Slow windows startup? its looking for the network perhaps?

other slowdown problems are often caused by DMA issues or a glitch involving windows update causing the cpu to use %99 usage.

Do a control alt delete once desktop is up?
apsattv (7406)
673893 2008-05-31 09:03:00 This doesnt need to load twice?

C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\cli.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\cli.exe

This could go..
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SSBkgdUpdate] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Scansoft Shared\SSBkgdUpdate\SSBkgdupdate.exe" -Embedding -boot

this could get cut
O23 - Service: Kodak Camera Connection Software (KodakCCS) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\KodakCCS.exe (file missing)
apsattv (7406)
673894 2008-05-31 21:32:00 OK, she's got 1G RAM (jwil1 - the second suggestion worked).

I also checked Windows Update - not ticked, not running.(Apsattv)

I've got this funny feeling (and I told her so) that she should take it to her school tech and request :

a reformat and reload of WinXP (I think it's not Word, it's XP that's buggered)
update to SP3


Wainuitech - tried the CP suggestions, did not fix it.

The problem - up until say 2-3 days ago everything happened quite fast - XP starting, Word documents opening, etc. Now, all of a sudden the major change.

Maybe I should check usage of CPU (if I can) and see which programs are running, and if they're running all the time?

sarel
sarel (2490)
673895 2008-06-02 20:47:00 Report back time. SWMBO agreed to use the Winword /a command to open all Word doccies and it solved a major problem for her, namely the speed of opening Word documents. She will be talking to the school techie today about a reformat (and she's spitting tacks, so I don't want to be in his shoes.)

SWMBO asked me to convey her sincere thanks to everybody who tried to help out. Thanks guys and gals.

sarel
sarel (2490)
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