Help Pc to slow

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If you are running XP with ME-era hardware you may, indeed, find that your
computer runs slowly. For example, you want 512MB of memory for XP. But even
that will only take you so far if you have a slow hard disk and a slow video
card. XP is also a much larger program than ME, so you likely have much less
free space on your hard disk than formerly.

Did you defragment your hard disk after upgrading? Is the rest of your
software (including drivers) 100% compatible with XP? Is your computer free
of viruses and spyware? Could you have fewer programs starting with Windows?

--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

"Nancy Chapa" <Nan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AC82547A-1C32-4E3D-BFB6-13B8B1DB0D39@microsoft.com...
> I have a Hp XT936 and it had ME installed when I bought it... I upgraded
to
> Xp and it is so slow. I can not run moe than one program at a time and it
> takes forever for anything to load. I have defrag,cleaded my disk and
just
> about everything else I can think of and it is still slow
> --
> NC

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Hi, I have 1GHZ processor, 128 mb Mem , 40 gb with about 95% free space on
my hard drive. I have done the defrag, disk clean, scan disk and norton 05
virus scan
And the modem has a sticker on it that says it is XP ready
--
NC


"Ted Zieglar" wrote:

> If you are running XP with ME-era hardware you may, indeed, find that your
> computer runs slowly. For example, you want 512MB of memory for XP. But even
> that will only take you so far if you have a slow hard disk and a slow video
> card. XP is also a much larger program than ME, so you likely have much less
> free space on your hard disk than formerly.
>
> Did you defragment your hard disk after upgrading? Is the rest of your
> software (including drivers) 100% compatible with XP? Is your computer free
> of viruses and spyware? Could you have fewer programs starting with Windows?
>
> --
> Ted Zieglar
> "You can do it if you try."
>
> "Nancy Chapa" <Nan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AC82547A-1C32-4E3D-BFB6-13B8B1DB0D39@microsoft.com...
> > I have a Hp XT936 and it had ME installed when I bought it... I upgraded
> to
> > Xp and it is so slow. I can not run moe than one program at a time and it
> > takes forever for anything to load. I have defrag,cleaded my disk and
> just
> > about everything else I can think of and it is still slow
> > --
> > NC
>
>

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Nancy

For XP to run anything like decently, you should look at a processor as good
as and preferably better than a PIII Celeron 700, at least 512mb RAM, at
least a 20gb hard drive, and at least a 32mb graphics card.. even then, you
will have to turn off all XP eye candy stuff, and make coffee and have a
cigarette while you run anti-spyware.. that is the way things are, because
you have placed a large fancy body on a small powerplant..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Nancy Chapa" <Nan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AC82547A-1C32-4E3D-BFB6-13B8B1DB0D39@microsoft.com...
>I have a Hp XT936 and it had ME installed when I bought it... I upgraded
>to
> Xp and it is so slow. I can not run moe than one program at a time and it
> takes forever for anything to load. I have defrag,cleaded my disk and
> just
> about everything else I can think of and it is still slow
> --
> NC

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?)

Nancy

You need more RAM desperately.. look to getting 512mb..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Nancy Chapa" <Nan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C1867D3A-7E9D-450B-9A6A-2360463238B6@microsoft.com...
> Hi, I have 1GHZ processor, 128 mb Mem , 40 gb with about 95% free space
> on
> my hard drive. I have done the defrag, disk clean, scan disk and norton
> 05
> virus scan
> And the modem has a sticker on it that says it is XP ready
> --
> NC
>
>
> "Ted Zieglar" wrote:
>
>> If you are running XP with ME-era hardware you may, indeed, find that
>> your
>> computer runs slowly. For example, you want 512MB of memory for XP. But
>> even
>> that will only take you so far if you have a slow hard disk and a slow
>> video
>> card. XP is also a much larger program than ME, so you likely have much
>> less
>> free space on your hard disk than formerly.
>>
>> Did you defragment your hard disk after upgrading? Is the rest of your
>> software (including drivers) 100% compatible with XP? Is your computer
>> free
>> of viruses and spyware? Could you have fewer programs starting with
>> Windows?
>>
>> --
>> Ted Zieglar
>> "You can do it if you try."
>>
>> "Nancy Chapa" <Nan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:AC82547A-1C32-4E3D-BFB6-13B8B1DB0D39@microsoft.com...
>> > I have a Hp XT936 and it had ME installed when I bought it... I
>> > upgraded
>> to
>> > Xp and it is so slow. I can not run moe than one program at a time and
>> > it
>> > takes forever for anything to load. I have defrag,cleaded my disk and
>> just
>> > about everything else I can think of and it is still slow
>> > --
>> > NC
>>
>>