RE: Slow

From: r (r_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/04/04 

Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 16:29:02 -0700

LZ,

Scan your hard drive for errors and bad sectors. Also run manuf. diagnostic
utilities to make sure that drive is not "going"...

Good Luck! 

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"LZ" wrote:
> Dear,
> recently my secondary PC started going VERY slow.
> The computer boots slower than normal, 
> then the windows screen pops up and it takes AGES to load 
> upto the point where one choses a profile. The profiles 
> are also no longer displayed as before in the blue 
> background, instead suddenly i get a dialog in which you 
> can type your login and pasw. in this case it's just the 
> profile's name.
> The computer then contniues to load but EXTREMELY slow,
> all the while(from bootup) i notice the hard drive
> (internal n°1) makes it's usual noise, BUT it's got alot 
> of 'pauses' in between like 
> Rrrrrrrrttttt...zzzzzzzzzz...rrtttttt....zzzzz where the 
> rrrttt =  moment of activity and zzzz=silence.
> PLease help me,
> Greetings
> LZ
>