Re: system startup

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thanks a lot for your assistance in the matter. the current system RAM is
256MB, but, 32MB of that is dedicated to the shared memory architecture with
the graphics card, which itself is 32MB, and i am quite certain that i will
not be able to upgrade the graphics memory, rather just the system RAM if i
am pushed to do it. thanks again!

"R. McCarty" wrote:

> Performance will degrade over time & with use. The simplest
> fix to restore performance is a defragmentation of the hard drive.
> While it's not a "Silver Bullet" solution - it should help.
> Also as you use the PC it becomes more heavily loaded with
> programs that may add Startup & Watchdogs. Using MSConfig
> you can trim back non-essential items. This will help with boot
> time.
> Adding more memory won't address the issue(s) you noted,
> since you mentioned a perceptible drop over the last quarter. As
> always you should run the cocktail of AdAware, SpyBot and
> other security tools to ensure your system is free of "Baddies".
> XP will utilize all memory available to it. 256 is a good amount
> for day-to-day usage and I now recommend that any new PC
> purchased have a minimum of 512. You didn't mention your
> current physical memory, but I'd address the problem first by
> doing maintenance work on it.
>
> "Hasan Ahmed" <HasanAhmed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:7FB6C66D-6C78-442F-B417-DED8D4A409F2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >i have a pentium 4 based laptop (brand: iridium S520), which was bought
> >just
> > over 3 years ago. it has slowed down considerably during startup and when
> > opening programs, during the last 3-4 months. i have always used a
> > registered
> > version of panda titanium antivirus. any suggestions as to what i can do
> > improve system startup? would any of you recommend upgrading RAM?
>
>
>
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