Windows Slow Down

[Skinsella]

I recently converted my HDD to NTFS from FAT32 as I needed the extra file security. For some reason though whenever I open up an application my mouse drags like a dog. It doesn't matter what I open, whether its cpu intensive or just the Windows Explorer window, the slow makes it a nightmare trying to move the mouse around.
My system:
AMD XP 2100+
512 DDR RAM
40Gb ATA100 Hard drive (system)
20Gb ATA100 Hard drive (swap file)

Anyone know why? Reading through the Microsoft website they advise running 2000 on a FAT32 partition and putting your personal files on an NTFS partition. Is there someway of going back to FAT32?

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[CharlieJax]

NTFS systems do take longer to open files, depending on the options you have setup on the drive.

I would suggest saving all your files to a CD and reformatting your system. CJ

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