Re: WinXP response is VERY slow
- From: "Rock" <rock@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:33:51 -0800
"Tom" wrote
WinXP SP2 (all MS updates through today)
McAfee Antivirus active 100% of the time
Dell Precision Workstation 350
1GB RAM (4x256MB), 8KB primary memory cache, 512KB secondary memory cache
Bus clock @ 533Mhz
2 physical drives (80GB/120GB)
19" flat monitor (Samsung 913v)
Outlook 2003 SP2
Display adapter: Radeon 9800 Pro (don't know RAM here)
350Watt Power supply
There are a substantial number of times that my PC is RESPONDING very slow.
For example, this evening when attempting to launch Internet Explorer v7 the
system just 'hung' for about 2-3 minutes. CPU was 2-4% from the Task
Manager. When I boot the system and receive the request for the login
screen, I'll do a cntl+alt+delete and the system just 'hangs' without
responding for about 7-15 seconds in order to get the actual login
password/domain screen. [I'm on a wireless secure network at home. My WinXP
SP2 laptop does not have the same symptoms and it responds promptly in all
areas that the PC is slow. Hence, I believe the performance issue is
SPECIFIC to this PC.] McAfee isn't running a scan etc. and Outlook isn't
downloading anything. Sometimes Outlook isn't even up so it's not Outlook.
Any ideas on where to go with this one? I'm kind of lost having exhausted
the areas I'm familiar with. [I get the same slow response when I have a
different monitor on the system - the Dell monitor that came with the system.]
I've defragmented the system several times.
I've run chkdsk /f several times
[No, I don't want to re-install WinXP! :-)]
Bad/failing video card? Bad/failing video memory; Wrong phase of the moon
when I bought the computer? :-)
It could be McAfee interacting with IE7 or just about any of the other things you mentioned. First, what happens in safe mode? Things are a bit slower in safe mode normally but not like what you are experiencing in a normal boot up. So try safe mode and see?
If it doesn't seem to be as slow in safe mode do some clean boot troubleshooting.
Clean Boot Troubleshooting
How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560
How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434
How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353
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