Re: How can I test my slow response computer for faults ??

From: WTC (bcrawfordjr(remove)_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/07/05


Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:21:25 -0800

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-- 
William
"sammy snail" <sammysnail@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:022495F7-BCAD-41C0-899A-A7620A7C49B7@microsoft.com...
> Hi wondered if anyone can advise my windows home XP computer is very slow 
> in
> responding I can turn it on & it will take ages b4 I can click on a 
> desktop
> item to open it or sometimes it will freeze I keep having various 
> occasions
> when the page does not respond & the error reports come up & other times 
> it
> will work ok is there anything I can do to test for faults??
> Any help would be much appreciated as it is all a bit over the head for me 
> &
> I don't know where to start I have defragmented & cleared disc drive but 
> it
> made no difference.
> Thanks for taking the time to read this & any help would be much 
> appreciated 


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