Re: [PCWorks] Computer is too slow
- From: "Roger Williams" <rog624@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:00:19 -0700
Hello PCworkers.
I need to withdraw from PCWorks, but cannot discover how to do
that. Can someone give me the contact info and tell me the
secret?. Thanks.
Roger Williams
rog624@xxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Kaulback" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [PCWorks] Computer is too slow
> Larry, I received a Dell Inspiron 1100 with 256 mb of ram like
yours. I
> formatted the drive and reinstalled XP SP2 as it took about 5
minutes to
> be ready.
>
> I had defragged the drive, run memory tests, done chkdsk, run
vir*s
> scans and nothing helped much. After the format it was much
quicker, as
> it had been almost 5 years since originally installed by Dell.
But of
> course another 512mb of ram would be really helpful too :)
>
> Peter Kaulback
>
> LarryB wrote:
> > 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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