NO EXIT: trapped in WinXP forever!

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Anticipating ... what can I do now to **strengthen** a vintage non-replaceable WinXP system?

A pals "gifted" Compaq Presario @ 2.6g Celeron runs irreplaceable data-logging software for me. The datalogger HW was also free and mated to custom optics I cannot afford another. Win-XP SP1 (not upgradable!?) runs the system & even gives me broadband WWW (Opera only backed by ZONEALARM !) shared with my modern Xeon/U12.04 system!

When initially gifted with the Compaq computer I cleaned-out as much trash as I dared ... Win/Compaq "contamination" still pops up everywhere ... RAM stuck at 0.5G sez Compaq, but most of the 20-G HDD is open space. Mated to a 17" CRT all said the single-purposed system does all I now ask : power the datalogger + fans and run the datalogging (OScope simulator basically!) software.

Gave up Windows when I first got my paws on RedHat-6, so whatever stabilizing "tricks" are available I do not know them. I need the system to last ... say ... another couple years. What advice can you give for extending and stabilizing system function for this vintage WinXP/Celeron system?

 
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Apply my suggestions in the following thread... they are good to quicken and stabilize any Windows system. If your computer needs cleaning, do it with a compressed air can, don't use vacuum cleaners as they can create static buildup that can cause component damage. You want it to last... so, you have to avoid any chance of possible damage.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1731196/laptop-slow.html

Why not to use a vacuum cleaner to dust a computer internally
http://www.howtogeek.com/57870/ask-how-to-geek-why-you-should-never-vacuum-your-pc-converting-books-for-the-kindle-and-controlling-multiple-computers-with-one-keyboard/
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Apply my suggestions in the following thread... they are good to quicken and stabilize any Windows system. If your computer needs cleaning, do it with a compressed air can, don't use vacuum cleaners as they can create static buildup that can cause component damage. You want it to last... so, you have to avoid any chance of possible damage.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1731196/laptop-slow.html

Why not to use a vacuum cleaner to dust a computer internally
http://www.howtogeek.com/57870/ask-how-to-geek-why-you-should-never-vacuum-your-pc-converting-books-for-the-kindle-and-controlling-multiple-computers-with-one-keyboard/
 
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Chicana:

Your advise is **not without** danger. No casual system lusr should casually remove STARTUP MENU items just because it seems to be a good idea. Who knows ( only a guru) what implicit destructions await an innocent removal ?

I now have an extra menu to address thanks to your over-optimistic advice. NO -- I have no idea what it means and will refrain from all further "casual" adjustments to **any** menu --- your bad advise taught me that much ... let sleeping dogs lie.....
 
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You did apply the suggestions I gave in the last answer, and only those did you?... If your problem got worse, I can guarantee it wasn't because of any of my suggestions... I have applied them tenths if not over a hundred of times without a problem. The Startup (NOT Start Menu) items are startup processes of third party programs, they are not the programs themselves, and no third party program removal can damage a Windows OS, much less removing a shortcut... that's right Startup items in the msconfig Startup tab are shotcuts like any other shortcut you have in your desktop... So, deleting them is no cause for harm. Your problem probably got worse because you may have a virus lurking in your System, but NOT for applying my suggestions you can bet a million bucks on that. So, I may not be a guru (though close enough) but I do know quite enough to be absolutely sure and confident none of my suggestions caused your secondary problem which isn't really a problem but to your level of expertise in OSs it may appear so...
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