Re: [PCWorks] Computer is too slow
- From: LarryB <larryb227@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:15:52 -0500
Yes Clint I ran chkdsk and defrag.
I do not have the OS on disc so can't install if I were to reformat.
I will check with Dell today and see how much it will cost.
I'm sure I won't be able to find XP anymore and will have to switch to
Vista if
I buy an OS.
LarryB
K & L Electronics
South Carolina
Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin-OrpheusComputing. com &
ComputersCustomBuilt. com wrote:
That's another one of the bad things about name brand PC's.
They obviously never expect the user to EVER have to reformat.
Are you talking about software, or drivers?
2 minutes is still a bit long. Did you defrag and run chkdsk
yet?
-Clint
God Bless
Clint Hamilton, Owner
http://www.OrpheusComputing.com
http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "LarryB"
Thanks Hugh and I tried it is Safe Mode and it was 3 minutes
faster ie
came up in about 2 minutes.
I will have a problem with reformatting and reinstalling the OS
due to
the lack of software. My neighbor says he did not get any
software from Dell. I think it cost more to get the software
when buying
a reconditioned unit.
LarryB
K & L Electronics
South Carolina
Hugh Vandervoort wrote:
Start this puppy in Safe Mode.
If it boots up quickly, then you know for sure something is
trying to
load that's slowing you down. It could be processes you don't
even know
about, a mapped rive, as someone mentioned or a crummy driver.
Bootvis will probably help, but I rend to agree that a reformat
is the
quickest solution:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/BootVis.shtml
LarryB wrote:
Thanks Hugh, I have run all the spyware, antivir*s programs I
have and
they have found things but hasn't helped so far. As I mentioned
I have
the startup programs to a bare minimum. I have also run defrag,
and chkdsk.
The Event Viewer shows one error during startup called "service
control
manager" then about 10 "information" tags after the error.
It also shows several DHCP type "warnings" that are probably
due to the
wireless setup.
I have no idea what to do with any of these.
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