[PCWorks] Computer is too slow
- From: LarryB <larryb227@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:15:05 -0500
I have a Dell which is a neighbor computer that is very slow on startup.
It is a Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop, 1.6g processor, 798mhz and 256 ram.
The HD is 33g with 23g free. Running Windows XP with SP2
Now it takes 5 plus minutes to load the icons on the desktop and another
1 minute for the tray. Then it is ready to go. I have the tray down to
AVG anti and fire wall, and Wireless, Audio, and power.
I pull up Ctrl+Alt+delete and the performance is CPU 0 to 1% while the
PF usage is 402 MB. This is with no applications running.
I am presently doing a complete vir*s scan as my first step in trying to
speed this computer up. Any help would be appreciated. One question is
could it be that 256m of ram is too small? They use OE and IE as their
main applications along with QuickBooks 2003.
Thanks
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Larry Browning
K & L Electronics
Anderson, SC
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