I've looked at the task manager and when this slowdown is occuring (and it takes minutes to get the task manager to open
up) there is no sign of anything hogging the cpu power...the system idle process is usually at 95-98% and whatever
process I've tried to start is only using 2-5%, even though it will take 3 minutes to start up it's program.
Given what I've noted, where would I look to find out what is causing this slowdown? I've turned off some services,
such as Messenger, and some other non essential ones, and I've looked at msconfig but I don't see anything unusual there
(although I'm not as familiar with XP processes as I am with Win2000 ones).
But there's nothing hogging the processor, so how else could this slowdown be occuring. Any suggestions would be very
helpful.
John
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John
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XP "needs" more ram than W2K does but XP should not come to a standstill
with the 1 GB of ram you have installed (assumes you are not running a data
base or heavy duty graphics program). I tried a test on my XP MCE PC (3
GHz P4 CPU with 1 GB of ram) and programs would open before I could get back
to the start menu to try to open another one. So, I put shortcuts on the
desktop to Adobe 7.0, Excel, Windows Explorer and WinZip. I double clicked
each shortcut as fast as I could and the programs almost immediately opened
(I also had OE open when I tried this).
Are you sure that you have the right drivers installed for your hardware?
Any indications of problems in Device Manager? You might want to take a
look with Event Viewer to see if any of the logs give a clue as to what is
going on. If you are not familiar with EV, take a look at the help file.
Maybe someone else can jump in and provide other advice.
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Ron Badour
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I have a very similar problem, only that XP came with my system (3 years
ago), and it has always taken about 3 minutes for programs to actually open
or start working. Very frustrating. Tried resolving this with manufacturer
Dell, but their support was not very good and am still battling with the
problem. I wonder if you got any resolution with your problem?
My system: XP Media Center Edition, version 2002, Service Pack 3, 1GB RAM.
Have taken as many third party programs off, antivirus is AVG latest edition
(freeware). Thank you for any feedback.
L
> Hello,
> I have a very similar problem,...
Don't hijack threads; Start a new one and re-state the problem you are
experincing.
Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in the
System log in Event Viewer for the last boot. No Information Reports or
Duplicates please. Indicate which also appear in a previous boot.
You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.
A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.
Are there any yellow question marks in Device Manager? Right click on
the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties,
Hardware,Device Manager. If yes what is the Device Error code?
Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?
You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the boxes
before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the figures
for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?
I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report . Open Disk
Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and click on Save
As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents Folder and post a
copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as it is more
informative.
Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to
Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also
select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp,
More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System
Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter.
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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L
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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Stourport, England
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Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312
See the third picture here:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/disk_cleanup_utility.htm
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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