Re: Windows XP

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From: Rock (rock_at_comcast.nospam.net)
Date: 10/04/04


Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 00:42:35 -0700

Paul wrote:

> My PC is running with an AMD 800, 512MHz, 120Gb, XP
> Professional... It WAS running beautifully... until I
> installed XP SP2. Now it runs like a limp dog, all my
> programs and applications still work but everything is as
> slow as a snail. I've now uninstalled SP2, but the PC is
> just as bad... Can anyone help, please???

It can take several days and 3 or 4 reboots for it to speed up. First
defrag. The boot prefetch will kick in after the 3 rd reboot. It takes
several days for the prefetch folder to be rebuilt. And the in built
optimization kicks in every 3 days. After that defrag again.



Relevant Pages

  • Re: SP2 computer runs slowwwwwwwwww
    ... The boot prefetch will kick in after the 3 rd ... >optimization kicks in every 3 days. ... After that defrag again. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Service pack 2 computer slow down
    ... It can take several days and 3 or 4 reboots for it to speed up. ... The boot prefetch will kick in after the 3 rd reboot. ... optimization kicks in every 3 days. ... After that defrag again. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • Re: SP2 computer runs slowwwwwwwwww
    ... It can take several days and 3 or 4 reboots for it to speed up. ... The boot prefetch will kick in after the 3 rd reboot. ... optimization kicks in every 3 days. ... After that defrag again. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: xp pack 2
    ... I want to uninstall pack 2 ... The boot prefetch will kick in after the 3 rd reboot. ... optimization kicks in every 3 days. ... After that defrag again. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: xp pro reinstall
    ... SP2 was applied. ... For really comprehensive defrag, get a 30-day trial of Raxco's ... > It appeared there was a missing or corrupt file that the boot needed. ... > times on quite a few different systems, is that repairing, or installing, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)