Re: memory error, slow pc
From: Supertech (supertech_at_notachance.org)
Date: 05/03/04
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Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 20:00:01 -0400
Hello JN,
Following Shenan's directions they are well thought out. Also I am not
sure how you filled up 20gb of disk but you may also make sure that you do a
disk defrag. This will make your free space back into one large area again.
If you have video or MP3 , that you copy onto your disk then burn to cd and
delete, this leaves free disk space all over the place and nothing large
enough to hold large files in one place so your disk drive has to work very
hard to store files.
Sometime the "not enough memory" refers to your "virtual memory" which is on
the disk.
Other questions that need to be asked are have you "installed anything "
hardware , software , network , etc. It is possible that something here, if
done recently is the problem.
So under the MY Computer (right click) , is an XP feature that allows you to
go back to a previous configuration date. This is the famous "SYSTEM
RESTORE" tab under the properties of My Computer. It has bailed out lots of
folks with issues. It works just great just follow the directions.
Please keep posting to this Thread (your original question) so everyone can
be help by the resolution.
There was one response from "NAK" that appear to be a DELL bigot as I have
gone through Compaq , HP , and Dell systems and unless they are custom
builds they all are software built the same way, mass produced burns from a
master disk image. I would us the "reinstall as a last resort. As most
retail systems do not come with the full XP distribution but just the CD to
re-image your system back to how it was when you first received it new. they
also rely on a section of the hard drive usually a separate partition that
has some of the necessary files on it. Do not delete these nor format the
disk or you will need a full XP rebuilt.
If all else fails call the manufacture for warranty service or the dealer
you purchased it from.
Regards,
Supertech
"JN" <nope@tospam.com> wrote in message
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> Hello.
> I have a 1 month old PC, that seemed to work ok to start with.
> Pk Bell Celeron . 2.60GHz
> 2.59GHz
> 192 MB ram (256 physical)
> 35 GB Hard drive
> 20 used.
> XP SP 1
> McAfee 8 and McF Firewall
> Now it's slow and sluggish at times and sometimes I get a notification on
my
> task bar that memory is too low etc.
> I added another 256 memory which has made very little difference.
> While using Word 2003, very strange things happen. I have to close and
then
> restart. Once even the machine just shut down but itself.
>
> The same thing has happened to my laptop round about the same time.
> I don't know if this is coincidence. The Laptop is a lot worse. It takes 3
> times longer to boot up than other laptops/pcs.
> P3 - 10 GB drive only half used.- 192 mb Ram
> XP added SP1 McAfee 8
>
> I've heard that there's a virus that can cause slow performance. I know I
> received a virus a couple of weeks back while checking emails which
McAfee
> detected instantly and cleaned.
> I've done several thorough scan checks since and there are no viruses
found.
>
> Any help on this and tips on slow performance would be so appreciated.
> Thanks
> J
>
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>
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