Windows XP running painfully slow...

Actually in Florida but earlier this month we have a Mormon family move next
door. 7 kids, only 1 wife. It was kind of a letdown actually.....


"Dana" <anad@z.com> wrote in message
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> Not sure about the sluggish computer, but, unless you live in southern

Utah,

> you could get busted for bigamy.
>
>
> "gator" <berr8572@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:ufnw$TegDHA.696@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> > A month or so ago I installed XP on my wives laptop. It's a dell P3-400

> with

> > a 20gb drive and 512 memory. Unfortunelatley it is running painfully

slow.

> > ( upgraded from 98 ) I have defragged the drive, deleted garbage files

etc

> > but to no avail. Anyone have any tips on what I can look for. As a side

> not

> > I have two other Dell's both P3-350's with only 256k of memory and they

> run

> > great...
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help....
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >

>
>

Jeff;
Run an updated virus scan.
Or Scan for Viruses online:
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/hom...ZTYMWPAZTJWUFJ
Run Disk Cleanup checking all boxes except "Compress old files"
Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk Clean-up
Run Defrag.
Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk Defragmenter
If you have file sharing software such as Kazaa, disable it.
Check this link:
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spyware:
http://www.lavasoft.de/ (Update if you already have it)
Or
http://spybot.eon.net.au/ (Update if you already have it)

This may apply if you recently installed Windows XP Service Pack 1:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=815411

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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http://dts-l.org/index.html


"gator" <berr8572@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:ufnw$TegDHA.696@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> A month or so ago I installed XP on my wives laptop. It's a dell

P3-400 with

> a 20gb drive and 512 memory. Unfortunelatley it is running painfully

slow.

> ( upgraded from 98 ) I have defragged the drive, deleted garbage

files etc

> but to no avail. Anyone have any tips on what I can look for. As a

side not

> I have two other Dell's both P3-350's with only 256k of memory and

they run

> great...
>
> Thanks in advance for any help....
>
> Jeff

Based on this quote of yours, you could lend him one!

"my wives laptop"

or did you mean your wife's laptop? ;>)


"gator" <berr8572@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:ubrwf8egDHA.1748@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> Actually in Florida but earlier this month we have a Mormon family move

next

> door. 7 kids, only 1 wife. It was kind of a letdown actually.....
>
>
> "Dana" <anad@z.com> wrote in message
> news:eZbcXvegDHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > Not sure about the sluggish computer, but, unless you live in southern

> Utah,

> > you could get busted for bigamy.
> >
> >
> > "gator" <berr8572@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> > news:ufnw$TegDHA.696@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> > > A month or so ago I installed XP on my wives laptop. It's a dell

P3-400

> > with

> > > a 20gb drive and 512 memory. Unfortunelatley it is running painfully

> slow.

> > > ( upgraded from 98 ) I have defragged the drive, deleted garbage files

> etc

> > > but to no avail. Anyone have any tips on what I can look for. As a

side

> > not

> > > I have two other Dell's both P3-350's with only 256k of memory and

they

> > run

> > > great...
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for any help....
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>