slow slow lagging why?

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I have just installed windows xp home on my dell dimension computer. it was
running on wind ME. and had lots of problems "rundll32 has error". I am now
finding that xp is very slow and lagging and slow.. why. I have run Pest
patrol and mcafee and disk cleanup and defrag. what else. should I delete
something.. andy help greatly appreciated.
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cissy g b

 

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You didn't post you system specs ...
Anything below 500MHz and 256MB will be slow.
Additionally, if it was ME to XP upgrade (not a fresh XP install), you
might’ve carried over some ME problems.

Try these:

Spyware/Virus Removal and Prevention:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/windowsxpsolutions.htm
(Links to online virus scans on the same page)

How to optimize Windows XP, 2000, ME
for the best performance (Step-by-step Visual Guide):
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/optimizewindows.htm

Good Luck!








"cissy" wrote:

> I have just installed windows xp home on my dell dimension computer. it was
> running on wind ME. and had lots of problems "rundll32 has error". I am now
> finding that xp is very slow and lagging and slow.. why. I have run Pest
> patrol and mcafee and disk cleanup and defrag. what else. should I delete
> something.. andy help greatly appreciated.
> --
> cissy g b