Re: 2K pro slow

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So in msconfig you disabled all none MS processess and there was no
improvement
Any better in safe mode?
If no to both then, as you seem to have reinstalled win, then its hardware.
Which could be disk mode.

"Joey" <oddball@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"DL" <dl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You would be better off with 512mb memory
Tried running with startup apps stopped? in particular any AV software.
(you
might want to disconect from internet whilst doing this)
You can download msconfig, an MS app supplied with winxp, from here
http://www.perfectdrivers.com/howto/msconfig.html
in order force the closure of start up apps on reboot (In the tab
disable
all none MS then test)
PS AVG and Symantec doent neccessarily find malaware use both Adaware
and
Spybot at least, for this.


been there, done that (Msconfig) Have spybot, Adaware and run daily

"Joey" <oddball@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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800 megahertz Intel Pentium III
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Dell Computer
Corporation
OptiPlex GX300
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A10 09/19/2001
Drives Memory Modules c,d
40.98 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
26.73 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

COMBO-52X16 [CD-ROM drive]
DVDRW IDE1008 [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Maxtor 4D040H2 [Hard drive] (40.98 GB) -- drive 0, s/n D2000000,
rev
DAH017K0, SMART Status: Healthy 256 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'RIMM_A' has 256 MB
Slot 'RIMM_B' is Empty




"DL" <dl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Define slow;
Takes forever to load ( 2 min.+)
when and were?
All programs , all the time

you've scanned for viri and malaware?
Yes, yes, yes, AVG, Symantec
Free space / ram?
34 gig of 40 free, 256meg
Was it once ok?

Long ago & far far away LOL





"Joey" <oddball@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have tried everything I can think of to rectify this problem,
the
only
thing I can think of to help here now is to reformat C any other
suggestions first ?












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