Re: system slowed after upgrade

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"My computer is a Dell, about 6 years old with a Pentium III processor running at 863 mghz. I have a 128 MB of ram..."

That's your problem.

Steven

"revgene" <revgene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:E11C167D-6859-4969-B58B-C9F8671499ED@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>6 weeks ago, I reformatted my hard drive, installed Windows ME and upgraded
> to XP Professional with Service Pack 2. Next I installed office professional
> 2003. Then I reloaded programs and file. I have been running Norton
> antivirus, antispyware from the start. Since the upgrade, all programs take
> 10 times longer to open. My internet connection is a little slower but that
> is a secondary concern for the moment.
>
> I have frequently gone into msconfig and taken everything off of start-up
> except Norton AV. I am wondering if there are ‘things’ in the old Windows ME
> that are running that can be removed.
>
> My computer is a Dell, about 6 years old with a Pentium III processor
> running at 863 mghz. I have a 128 MB of ram and 40 gig of hard drive.
>
> I welcome any suggestions
>
> --
> thanksforyourhelp
.



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