I'd start by uninstalling SP3. On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 2:34 PM, James Powell <jpowel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a Dell Latitude 600 notebook, running XP Professional, SP3. The other > day I downloaded Windows automatic updates, the next day I noticed that my > computer was running incredibly slow. When I say slow, I mean that commands > that used to take seconds, now take several minutes. I tried to go back to > several previous restore points, but kept getting the message that Windows > could not go back to that restore point. I looked at the Defrag analysis, and > the hard drive did not appear to be severely defragmented. I ran AVG and it > did not detect any viruses. Can anyone suggest how I can get my computer back > up to speed? > > Thanks, > > jim ========================= The list's FAQ's can be seen by sending an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with FAQ in the subject line. To unsubscribe, subscribe, set Digest or Vacation to on or off, go to //www.freelists.org/list/pcworks . You can also send an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with Unsubscribe in the subject line. Your member list settings can be found at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi/l=pcworks . Once logged in, you have access to numerous other email options. The list archives are located at //www.freelists.org/archives/pcworks/ . All email posted to the list will be placed there in the event anyone needs to look for previous posts. -zxdjhu-