Too long booting up

[Guest]

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

Dell Dimension 2100 with win XP is taking a very long time to
complete loading Windows. This seems to have started after
updating winxp. Only have 128 meg RAM, would increasing to 256
help?

The Start-up folder is pretty clean.

 

[Guest]

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

In news:eKx4GywuFHA.3688@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
Forrest Ganther <forgan@advertisnet.com> typed:

> Dell Dimension 2100 with win XP is taking a very long time to
> complete loading Windows. This seems to have started after
> updating winxp. Only have 128 meg RAM, would increasing to 256
> help?


Increasing othe RAM would very likely help. 128MB is insufficient
to run Windows XP with any acceptable speed.
How much memory you need depends on what apps you run, but almost
everyone needs at least 256MB for decent performance. For some
people, for example those who edit large photographic images,
more than 256MB--even much more--can be required for good
performance.


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

 

[Guest]

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

You don't say what CPU you have in your computer, but anyway, 128 meg of RAM
does not let your system breath properly. It is like a lead weight on it's
chest. Get at least 256 meg "more", for a total of 384 meg. 512 meg would be
even better.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"Forrest Ganther" <forgan@advertisnet.com> wrote in message
news:eKx4GywuFHA.3688@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Dell Dimension 2100 with win XP is taking a very long time to
> complete loading Windows. This seems to have started after
> updating winxp. Only have 128 meg RAM, would increasing to 256
> help?
>
> The Start-up folder is pretty clean.
>

 

[Guest]

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

OK, Thanks everyone for your help!!!! Appreciate it very much!!!!





"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:OtiY94wuFHA.3688@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> In news:eKx4GywuFHA.3688@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
> Forrest Ganther <forgan@advertisnet.com> typed:
>
>> Dell Dimension 2100 with win XP is taking a very long time to
>> complete loading Windows. This seems to have started after
>> updating winxp. Only have 128 meg RAM, would increasing to 256
>> help?
>
>
> Increasing othe RAM would very likely help. 128MB is insufficient to run
> Windows XP with any acceptable speed.
> How much memory you need depends on what apps you run, but almost everyone
> needs at least 256MB for decent performance. For some people, for example
> those who edit large photographic images, more than 256MB--even much
> more--can be required for good performance.
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

 

[Guest]

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

In news:uWKIAdyuFHA.2948@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
Forrest Ganther <forgan@advertisnet.com> typed:

> OK, Thanks everyone for your help!!!! Appreciate it very
> much!!!!


You're welcome. Glad to help.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


> "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:OtiY94wuFHA.3688@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> In news:eKx4GywuFHA.3688@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
>> Forrest Ganther <forgan@advertisnet.com> typed:
>>
>>> Dell Dimension 2100 with win XP is taking a very long time to
>>> complete loading Windows. This seems to have started after
>>> updating winxp. Only have 128 meg RAM, would increasing to
>>> 256
>>> help?
>>
>>
>> Increasing othe RAM would very likely help. 128MB is
>> insufficient to
>> run Windows XP with any acceptable speed.
>> How much memory you need depends on what apps you run, but
>> almost
>> everyone needs at least 256MB for decent performance. For some
>> people, for example those who edit large photographic images,
>> more
>> than 256MB--even much more--can be required for good
>> performance.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup