Re: Problems with newly installed Windows XP Home

System properties confirms 1G Ram, Device mgr does not identify any defective
hardware. No obvious process hogging memory or CPU usage (at idle) but only
when a programme that is running at the time. The PC has been scanned for
spywhare by AD Aware and Spybot with no problems identified.
--
hari


"code_wrong" wrote:

>
> "hari ari" <hariari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:737BA994-BD84-4F53-90E5-12451F9631DF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I am have limited experiance with computing, using the computer for data
> > access and manuplication.
> > My PC which came with Windows Me, a 1.4 Ghz Antholan had 60G memory and
> > 512
> > RAM and USB1 ports. As programes that I want to use require Xindows XP an
> > the minimum and devices are faster with USB2, I upgraded the PC. Added
> > the
> > following:
> > Windows XP Home edition
> > 160G Seagate Hard drive
> > Upgraded RAM to 1024 by replacing old with two new 512 RAM DDRs
> > Pinnicle TV Card
> > Relaced both CD burner and DVD players with two NEC DVD burners
> > USB 2 ports
> >
> > Installed XP into the new HD (Drive C) kept the old drive as D. Windows
> > is
> > very slow to open, open applications sometimes taking 2-3 mins. The
> > cursor
> > sometimes dissapears along with the hour glass. When you click the
> > application again thinking that it had 'forgotten' two or however many
> > appear
> > on the screen, depending on the number of clicks. Where there is
> > requirement
> > to connect with the internet eg Wibndows update, often it does not do
> > this.
> > Need to connect with the net and then select the application. Dial up
> > Internet connection is not as stable, it drops out frrom time to time. I
> > have Nortons Internet Security 2005. I have uninstalled this programme
> > with
> > no differance. I have also taken out Pinicle TV card and associated
> > software.
> >
> > When I was using Windows Me, these problems were not experianced. Please
> > advice and thank
>
> Three ideas:
>
> 1 - The memory is installed correctly? (look in system properties)
>
> 2 - Check the running processes ... ctrl-alt-del to launch 'windows task
> manager' look in processes tab .. check the cpu and memory usage of
> processes .. Are any processes hogging the cpu or memory? if there are then
> stop those processes ... if you find a process that is causing a problem
> then try to avoid running it ... use msconfig to try different startup
> options
> start > run > enter: msconfig
>
> 3 - Your system has been scanned for spyware and viruses?
>
>
>
.

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