Re: how many users ok?

256 mb is about the minimum for XP. Have you run scumware and virus scans
in Safe Mode? Free programs you can download: SpyBot Search & Destroy,
Ad-Aware (from lavasoft), Spyware Blaster. Navigate to your Windows
directory. Find a subfolder called Prefetch. Delete all files in Prefetch.
Don't delete the folder itself. Go to Start>Run. Type MSCONFIG. Go to the
tab labeled Startup. Uncheck items you don't need from starting.


<TRABEM> wrote in message news:0tv7g1tgt9h8p3rn06tu02tgt6tbu6tftn@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>>There are many reasons why a pc runs slowly, but if you'd rather not get
>>into it, and just do a reinstallation, that's okay, your call.
>>
>
> No problem at all-but I've looked and scanned and followed
> recommendations of others.
>
> I've been through HELL.
>
> Worst of all, after all the recommendations, scans, changes to the OS
> etc etc, I still haven't gotten an indication why it slows down. When
> I look at the resource summary, there appears to be nothing wrong.
>
> I have put the brakes on XP's niceties, scanned, defragmented, we use
> Norton antivirus, have a hardware firewall and already use an
> alternative startup which is minimized.
>
> I've gotten down to needing more ram, only have 256 MB in a Dell
> Inspiron 1100 laptop........or, the services running is allowing to
> much to run in the background.
>
> There are 40 services running after a fresh boot. Problem is I don't
> know what all those lines mean, so I am hesitant to discontinue any of
> those services....and, not really sure it's the problem anyway:>:
>
> Thanks
>
> T
>
>
>><TRABEM> wrote in message
>>news:db27g1h9ui1gjp240qg59a30p0odohksis@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>I have to do a complete wipe and reinstallation of XP. It runs slow,
>>> reasons unknown.
>>>
>>> Anyway, on the old system, we had 2 users, both with administrative
>>> privileges.
>>>
>>> I need to know whether multiple users will cause the performance to
>>> drop in a major way. I understand the answer is yes IF both users
>>> remain active with programs running. But, we close our programs and
>>> log off completely when we switch users.
>>>
>>> Will multiple users on a system bog it down if only one user has
>>> programs running and the other user is logged off?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> T
>>>
>>
>


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