Re: [PCWorks] Computer is too slow
- From: Peter Kaulback <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:15:35 -0500
Clint, I have the free trial edition on my laptop right now and it does
the MFT and page file.
Peter Kaulback
Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin-OrpheusComputing.com &
ComputersCustomBuilt.com wrote:
> 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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