PC too slow..

ansaf1234

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Hai friends,,
I am using Intel d101ggc with pentium 4 processor...now, my computer is slow to startup..the network connection and security alerts icons take upto 1 min to appear in taskbar,other are loded correctly...and within that time no firefox will come...and it will opens only when the network connection icon appears...I want to know why is it occured...and is there anyfix..
1. I am having 1tb harddisk and it is almostfull(about 900gb used).is it affect the perfomance?
2.i am using 1gb and 512mb rams of different frequency..is it the problem?
3.is there anyway to obtain a official iso of windows xp from digitalriver like?

My system specs are:-
*Intel pentium 4 D101ggc
*1gb+512mb twinmos RAM
*40gb samsung+1tb Seagate HDD
*window xp sp3 up-to-date updated.

Plz anyone help me to fix this problem..atleast the icon problem want to fixed...plz experts help me.....
 
You should seriously consider upgrading your computer, the speed you described sounds on par with a system of those specs. You need to think about upgrading because windows XP is no longer going to be supported and you will be very vulnerable to virus attacks meaning all the data on your hard drive can be compromised.

 

sdfox 7

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I would go with 2 sticks of 1GB DDR 400 or 2 sticks of DDR2 PC2-5300. It depends on how old your machine is, whether it uses DDR or DDR2. I have never been disappointed running XP on 2GB RAM. It's plenty.
 

Mason678

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I have had some experience with xp. First off if I were you I would plan and getting a new pc soon. But temporarily try putting more ram of same frequency in. assuming you computer has a 2.8ghz Pentium 4 processor, look into upgrading to something over 3ghz you can pick up these processors for around $40. That might help you out.
 

jack6128

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I think you need to post a lot more info to help people to help you. Did this slow startup problem occur recently of has it been a problem for a long time?

What processes do you have running after startup is complete? Do you know how to determine this?

If the problem has only recently occurred, what software or hardware changes have you made recently?

Jack