Re: FASTER PERFORMANCE

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:05:01 -0800, pikespeak
<pikespeaklosangeles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thank you, Ken. I will do as you said, without fail.


You're welcome. Glad to help.


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:22:00 -0800, pikespeak
<pikespeaklosangeles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Sorry Noozer, I usually ask questions properly and but I was in a rush. I
probably should have waited until I got back and done it properly. LOL

Here are my stats:

It's a Pentium 4 CPU 2.53 GHz
504MB of Ram



It depends on what apps you run, but that's enough for most people.
Beware the person who will tell you that you need more, without even
knowing what apps you run. How much RAM you need is *not* a
one-size-fits-all situation. You get good performance if the amount of
RAM you have keeps you from using the page file, and that depends on
what apps you run. Most people running a typical range of business
applications find that somewhere around 256-384MB works well, others
need 512MB. Almost anyone will see poor performance with less than
256MB. Some people, particularly those doing things like editing large
photographic images, can see a performance boost by adding even more
than 512MB--sometimes much more.

If you are currently using the page file significantly, more memory
will decrease or eliminate that usage, and improve your performance.
If you are not using the page file significantly, more memory will do
nothing for you. Go to
http://billsway.com/notes%5Fpublic/winxp%5Ftweaks/ and download
WinXP-2K_Pagefile.zip and monitor your pagefile usage. That should
give you a good idea of whether more memory can help, and if so, how
much more.



When I said forever, I mean, it's like a minute or two for some programs. I
don't have too much stuff installed. Just the usual programs. I have
Firefox and that really bites into things, but I think it might be something
else.

I uploaded the Microsoft Office updates today. That's a real problem.
Word, Outlook, etc take forever to load. Hopefully the updates will change
that. I still haven't checked.

Cheers


"Noozer" wrote:

My computer runs really slow. I have a good harddrive and memory. I
delete all my cookies and everything else, but opening simple programs
like Outlook takes forever.

Not trying to flame you, but learn to ask questions properly.

What is "good" hard drive and memory? My first PC had 256KILObytes of
memory and NO hard drive ... it was "good".

Forever is a very long time... Longer than Windows has been around. Could
you be a bit more specific?

What else is the computer doing? Stuff in your taskbar and system tray? How
much junk have you got installed?

Also, UNINSTALL your NORTON software.




--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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