Is there a way to speed up win XP?

[djbeenie]

Ever since I upgraded from win2k my pc drags. Im running a P3 535mhz with 256 of RAM. I will be updating the board soon to a P4 or a 2400 AMD. Anyone know of anything to be done to speed this thing up. I know XP installs alot of things running in the back ground.

Regards,
Bryan

 

[linney]

This may just be the after effects of an upgrade to XP rather than a clean install of XP.

If you have just installed XP your drive may need to be Defragged. Running the Disk Cleanup tool will help too.

Have a look in the Event Viewer for any errors.

Try running ChkDsk to check your drive for errors. Right click your Drive icon/ Properties/ Tools/ Error Checking.

HOW TO: Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q308/5/14.asp

Type MSCONFIG in the Run Box to see what is loading at start up.

Try disabling any unrequired services that are running in background.

http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

Computer Speed and Performance May Decrease (Q310419)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q310/4/19.asp

HOW TO: Set Performance Options (Q308417)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q308/4/17.asp

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Spybot

http://security.kolla.de/

Ad-aware

http://www.lavasoft.nu

The last two will check your computer for spyware and adware.


Check for any bios update.

 

[battmain]

More memory will make a difference, but honestly, you'd be pushing it with a 500mhz machine. It's bad enough on a 800mhz - 1.2ghz with the same amount of RAM.