My computer has slowed down badly. I am using XP home.
I defragged, cleaned the harddisk and the register. No success. What
else can I do?

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My computer has slowed down badly. I am using XP home.
I defragged, cleaned the harddisk and the register. No success. What
else can I do?


Maybe your processor is to hot and going into safety mode?

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My computer has slowed down badly. I am using XP home.
I defragged, cleaned the harddisk and the register. No success. What
else can I do?

Have you run an anti-virus and anti-spyware ?

Graham

First run www.housecall.antivirus.com
Then when finished run JKDefrag.
Or use hitman pro instead of housecall.
If problems persist check for bulged capacitors, problematic
fans and jumpers (i have seen dvd writers act up due to a corrupted ide
driver resulting in a very slow system).
Good luck

Cheetah

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My computer has slowed down badly. I am using XP home.
I defragged, cleaned the harddisk and the register. No success. What
else can I do?


go to "run" and enter "msconfig"
click on the "start" tab
uncheck the boxes that are next to applications that you do need to open.
For example, PDF readers, photo s/w, office suites. You should only open
those when you want to use them.
Make sure to click apply and then OK.
Reboot the system. When you get the message that the menu has changed tell
it not to remind you.

You may want to check the amount of RAM installed and upgrade that.

Charlie