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Tony,
The system restore feature is one of the important new features in XP. Windows
ME has one, too, but with ME being as flaky as it is, I would not trust it.
"Sometimes, the easiest thing is just to re-install OS." Well, yes and no. And
reinstall all software applications. Followed by many megabytes of Windows
critical fixes and security patches. Or is it security fixes and critical
patches? Whatever. More than one reboot required after installing them. Oh,
yeah. Back up all your data before doing a reinstall. Easy to re-install. I
can only encourage people to re-install after strongly suggesting that they make
a detailed written reinstallation plan, showing all the steps needed to get it
done.
Of course, major corporations have standardized hardware and software
configurations and automated backups onto servers, which makes it real easy to
do a reinstall. But for those of us outside major corporate America, a
re-install can be a major chore... Ben Myers
On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 21:41:21 +0000 (UTC), "Tony" <poipoipoi@poipoipoi.com> wrote:
>Sometimes, the easiest thing is just to re-install OS.
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>However, I just solved the problems with my matching by going to System
>Restore, and setting the machine to two months ago, easily done in XP,
>forget how its done in previous systems.
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><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
>news:4117e88b.31564187@news.charter.net...
>> If all these tips do not result in the computer running at somewhere near
>its
>> original speed, do the disk cleanup (as suggested by someone else), then
>look at
>> the rest of the sludge in the temporary files folder, delete the useless
>stuff,
>> THEN defrag the hard drive. Note that disk cleanup does an incomplete
>job.
>> Click Start, then Run, then enter %temp% in the run dialog box and click
>OK.
>> The resulting view of the temporary file folder for the currently logged
>in user
>> shows what is left AFTER the disk cleanup. In many cases, the leftovers
>are
>> substantial and may include web pages, GIF and JPEG images, HP inkjet
>printer
>> spooling files, and a lot of trash left behind by applications written and
>> tested by naive and inexperienced software development groups who fancy
>> themselves to be software engineers.
>>
>> Also, each and every program loaded when the system starts up takes up
>memory,
>> and makes it harder for other programs to run. Each and every icon on the
>> desktop and in the Start->Programs menu tree also takes up more memory.
>Make
>> sure you know what each of these programs does, and remove any which you
>do not
>> use. Almost every software package installed these days thinks it is SO
>> important that it must be launched when your system starts up. Run
>MSCONFIG to
>> see them all... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 20:53:35 GMT, "Carmine Castiglia"
>> <ccastiglia@infosystemspro.com> wrote:
>>
>> >"fabiogr" <fabiogr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> >news:3b3634ab.0408091203.1c5174b6@posting.google.com...
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> My Dell Dimension 4400 with WinXP is going really slow, usually taking
>> >> more than a few seconds to open web pages, start new applications,
>> >> freezing when switching desktops.
>> >>
>> >> All this began to happen after I started storing digital pictures in
>> >> the HD (about 1Gig now). Browsing this newgroup a few things came to
>> >> mind
>> >>
>> >> - Fan clogged with dust (computer is under the table)
>> >> - Bad HD - any ideas how to check the HD ?
>> >> - Computer warmimg up
>> >>
>> >> So I tought of backing up everything and reformat/reinstall all the
>> >> stuff again.
>> >>
>> >> Anyone with a similar experience?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >>
>> >> Fabio
>> >
>> >Absolutely the first thing to consider when a computer begins running
>"slow"
>> >is spyware, adware, trojans, or virus infection. Yes, in the past we
>looked
>> >at disk fragmentation and such, but today it's all about a corrupted or
>> >commandeered operating system.
>> >
>> >I would suggest that you do the following, in order:
>> >
>> > a) Visit
http://www.lavasoftusa.com and download and install the free
>> >version of AdAware. Don't bother running it just yet - just install it.
>> >
>> > b) Visit
http://www.safer-networking.org and grab Spybot Search &
>Destroy.
>> >Do the same as above.
>> >
>> > c) Make certain your anti-virus defintions are up to date.
>> >
>> >Now, restart your computer in "Safe Mode". Run a full virus scan using
>your
>> >anti-virus, followed by AdAware, followed by Spybot. Reboot the computer
>> >normally and run both AdAware and Spybot a second time. Reboot once
>more.
>> >
>> >Is it back to normal speed now?
>> >
>> >
>> > Carmine Castiglia
>> > Get your stuff back for less with StuffBak Labels & Tags
>> >http://www.infosystemspro.com/ilike_004.htm
>> >
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