Re: [PCWorks] Computer is too slow
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin-OrpheusComputing.com & ComputersCustomBuilt.com" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:57:57 -0600
Diskeeper used to be free. I looked around and found the free
version here:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1207
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/Access_Control_Utilities/Diskeeper.html
I don't think the free version will do the PF or MTF. You can
get a free PF defrag here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897426.aspx
-Clint
God Bless
Clint Hamilton, Owner
http://www.OrpheusComputing.com
http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Kaulback"
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
>
> ----- 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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