WINDOWS XP PRO EDITION WITH AMD 2000+ PROCESSOR : QUITE SLOW

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 08/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:50:10 -0700

try loading spybot and checking for spyware. That slows
the system down so it needs to be removed.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Everybody!
>
>I shall be grateful if you can be of any help solving my
>problem mentioned below. You can email me at
>p_buv@rediffmail.com
>
>I have a desktop computer with Windows XP Professional
>Edition with AMD Athlon 2000+ processor. The problem
>with this computer is that it has become too slow to work
>with. To give you a clear picture, I give below the facts:
>
>1) Its C: drive has a total of 18 GB capacity of which
> 2.18 GB is free.
>2) It has a Norton Anti-Virus software which is uptodate
> and does not show any virus threat.
>3) The computer is often connected to the Internet and is
> firewalled. Any infected files/virus trying to sneak
> into the computer are detected/deleted by the Anti-
> Virus software.
>4) It takes about 2 to 2.5 minutes to boot up and again
> takes about 1.5 to 2 minutes to shut down.
>
>Are all the above problems relate to the slow performing
>AMD processor or is it due to heavy usage of C:/ drive or
>is it due to some unknown virus that might have crept
>into the computer ? Be kind enough to resolve the above
>issues.
>
>PRADIP...
>.
>

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