Re: [PCWorks] Computer is too slow
- From: Peter Kaulback <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:27:56 -0500
Larry, you will be able to find XP quite easily as it remains the best
selling OS from MS.
Another thing you can do to speed things up is to install another defrag
tool called Diskeeper. There is a free 30 day trial from their site
http://www.diskeeper.com/downloads/downloads-r.asp.
Use it to defrag the hard drive and also to defrag the MFT and page
file. Diskeeper moves all the data more efficiently than the XP defrag
tool and the MFT and page file options will help to speed things up too.
Check to see if any of the Dell bundled software remains on the laptop
and see what can be removed, I'm working on a 4 year old Dell that has
so much bundled software still on it that has never been touched and
removing helps to speed things up a bit.
HTH
Peter Kaulback
LarryB wrote:
> 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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