Re: Performance extreme deterioration

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"Robert McN" <RobertMcN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi everyone,
My computer runs so slowly that it is now essentially useless. Here's the
background:
I own an IBM X31 laptop running Windows XP SP2. The machine has a
Pentium M 1.4 GHz processor and 512 MB of memory. The hard drive is
partitioned and the C: drive on which the program files are stored is 22.4
GB
with 2.11 GB free and the E: drive, which is for data has 11:8 GB with
2.97
GB free.
I recently installed the MS Office 2007 Beta and that seems to have put
the
machine over the edge in terms of its capability. I don't think the
problem
however, is the Office 2007 per se, but the fact that so many programs
load
into memory. If I click on my system tray, there are 24 icons of programs
that are running, and I'm certain there are many more besides that.
I subscribe to MS Windows Live OneCare and so I think the computer is
relatively clean when it comes to spyware and viruses. However, even the
simplest tasks, such as writing an email, seem to tax the system.
Switching
between programs takes several minutes. Opening a new program can take
five
minutes. The hard drive seems to be almost always engaged. In short, my
computer has become basicaly useless. I want to buy a new one, but this
is
not a good time.
I'm guessing that what I need to do is to prevent some of the numerous
programs that automatically load into memory from doing so. However, 1st,
I'm not sure how to do this, and 2nd; I'm concerned that I might prevent a
necessary program from loading.
My questions: 1. How should I manage these programs that automatically
load into memory (some of which are listed in the systems tray), and 2.
What
other advice can anyone give me besides this to get my laptop running
acceptably?
Related to the above question, would it help if I removed the hard disk
partition? I always liked to keep my data and program files separate, but
I'm wondering if having the combined free space might make a difference.
Thanks for any information you can give.
Bob



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