I have tried everything I can think of to rectify this problem, the only
thing I can think of to help here now is to reformat C any other
suggestions first ?

Define slow;
when and were?
you've scanned for viri and malaware?
Free space / ram?
Was it once ok?

"Joey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have tried everything I can think of to rectify this problem, the only
> thing I can think of to help here now is to reformat C any other
> suggestions first ?
>
>

"Joey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%230%(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have tried everything I can think of to rectify this problem, the only
> thing I can think of to help here now is to reformat C any other
> suggestions first ?
>

It would help to know why the system is running slowly.

I assume that you are running Windows 2000, what Service Pack do you have
installed?

What processor do you have and how much memory?

What size hard drive do you have, and how much free space do you have on the
drive?

If the system is running slowly because it needs more memory or because the
hard drive is failing, reformatting the C drive won't help. And just in
case the hard drive is failing, have you backed up your data?

If the system is running slowly because of mal-ware or a process running in
the background that is hogging resources, a reformat might help, but there
might be better ways to clean it up.

Also if the system is running slowly because of things you have installed,
if you reinstall them, it will still run just as slowly after a reformat.

Todd

800 megahertz Intel Pentium III
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Dell Computer Corporation
OptiPlex GX300
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A10 09/19/2001
Drives Memory Modules c,d
40.98 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
26.73 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

COMBO-52X16 [CD-ROM drive]
DVDRW IDE1008 [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Maxtor 4D040H2 [Hard drive] (40.98 GB) -- drive 0, s/n D2000000, rev
DAH017K0, SMART Status: Healthy 256 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'RIMM_A' has 256 MB
Slot 'RIMM_B' is Empty




"DL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> Define slow;
Takes forever to load ( 2 min.+)
> when and were?
All programs , all the time

> you've scanned for viri and malaware?
Yes, yes, yes, AVG, Symantec
> Free space / ram?
34 gig of 40 free, 256meg
> Was it once ok?

Long ago & far far away LOL





> "Joey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%230%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I have tried everything I can think of to rectify this problem, the only
> > thing I can think of to help here now is to reformat C any other
> > suggestions first ?
> >
> >
>
>

"Todd" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...

> "Joey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%230%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I have tried everything I can think of to rectify this problem, the only
> > thing I can think of to help here now is to reformat C any other
> > suggestions first ?
> >
>
> It would help to know why the system is running slowly

..
>
> I assume that you are running Windows 2000, what Service Pack do you have
installed?

Was SP 4 Is Now SP1 reinstalled 2K no help

> >
> What processor do you have and how much memory?

pent 800 meg, 256 meg ram 133 bus speed
> What size hard drive do you have, and how much free space do you have on
the
> drive?

40 Gig, 26 Gig free

There is an extensive list of whats running at >
http://running-joey.blogspot.com/

> If the system is running slowly because it needs more memory or because
the
> hard drive is failing, reformatting the C drive won't help. And just in
> case the hard drive is failing, have you backed up your data?
Yes
> If the system is running slowly because of mal-ware or a process running
in
> the background that is hogging resources, a reformat might help, but there
> might be better ways to clean it up.
>
> Also if the system is running slowly because of things you have installed,
> if you reinstall them, it will still run just as slowly after a reformat.
>
> Todd
>
>

You would be better off with 512mb memory
Tried running with startup apps stopped? in particular any AV software. (you
might want to disconect from internet whilst doing this)
You can download msconfig, an MS app supplied with winxp, from here
http://www.perfectdrivers.com/howto/msconfig.html
in order force the closure of start up apps on reboot (In the tab disable
all none MS then test)
PS AVG and Symantec doent neccessarily find malaware use both Adaware and
Spybot at least, for this.


"Joey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> 800 megahertz Intel Pentium III
> 32 kilobyte primary memory cache
> 256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Dell Computer
Corporation
> OptiPlex GX300
> Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
> BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A10 09/19/2001
> Drives Memory Modules c,d
> 40.98 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
> 26.73 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
>
> COMBO-52X16 [CD-ROM drive]
> DVDRW IDE1008 [CD-ROM drive]
> 3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
>
> Maxtor 4D040H2 [Hard drive] (40.98 GB) -- drive 0, s/n D2000000, rev
> DAH017K0, SMART Status: Healthy 256 Megabytes Installed Memory
>
> Slot 'RIMM_A' has 256 MB
> Slot 'RIMM_B' is Empty
>
>
>
>
> "DL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Define slow;
> Takes forever to load ( 2 min.+)
> > when and were?
> All programs , all the time
>
> > you've scanned for viri and malaware?
> Yes, yes, yes, AVG, Symantec
> > Free space / ram?
> 34 gig of 40 free, 256meg
> > Was it once ok?
>
> Long ago & far far away LOL
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Joey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:%230%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I have tried everything I can think of to rectify this problem, the
only
> > > thing I can think of to help here now is to reformat C any other
> > > suggestions first ?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"DL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You would be better off with 512mb memory
> Tried running with startup apps stopped? in particular any AV software.
(you
> might want to disconect from internet whilst doing this)
> You can download msconfig, an MS app supplied with winxp, from here
> http://www.perfectdrivers.com/howto/msconfig.html
> in order force the closure of start up apps on reboot (In the tab disable
> all none MS then test)
> PS AVG and Symantec doent neccessarily find malaware use both Adaware and
> Spybot at least, for this.


been there, done that (Msconfig) Have spybot, Adaware and run daily
>
> "Joey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > 800 megahertz Intel Pentium III
> > 32 kilobyte primary memory cache
> > 256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Dell Computer
> Corporation
> > OptiPlex GX300
> > Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
> > BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A10 09/19/2001
> > Drives Memory Modules c,d
> > 40.98 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
> > 26.73 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
> >
> > COMBO-52X16 [CD-ROM drive]
> > DVDRW IDE1008 [CD-ROM drive]
> > 3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
> >
> > Maxtor 4D040H2 [Hard drive] (40.98 GB) -- drive 0, s/n D2000000,
rev
> > DAH017K0, SMART Status: Healthy 256 Megabytes Installed Memory
> >
> > Slot 'RIMM_A' has 256 MB
> > Slot 'RIMM_B' is Empty
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "DL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Define slow;
> > Takes forever to load ( 2 min.+)
> > > when and were?
> > All programs , all the time
> >
> > > you've scanned for viri and malaware?
> > Yes, yes, yes, AVG, Symantec
> > > Free space / ram?
> > 34 gig of 40 free, 256meg
> > > Was it once ok?
> >
> > Long ago & far far away LOL
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > "Joey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:%230%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > I have tried everything I can think of to rectify this problem, the
> only
> > > > thing I can think of to help here now is to reformat C any other
> > > > suggestions first ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"DL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You would be better off with 512mb memory
> Tried running with startup apps stopped? in particular any AV software.
(you
> might want to disconect from internet whilst doing this)
> You can download msconfig, an MS app supplied with winxp, from here
> http://www.perfectdrivers.com/howto/msconfig.html
> in order force the closure of start up apps on reboot (In the tab disable
> all none MS then test)
> PS AVG and Symantec doent neccessarily find malaware use both Adaware and
> Spybot at least, for this.


been there, done that (Msconfig) Have spybot, Adaware and run daily
>
> "Joey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > 800 megahertz Intel Pentium III
> > 32 kilobyte primary memory cache
> > 256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Dell Computer
> Corporation
> > OptiPlex GX300
> > Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
> > BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A10 09/19/2001
> > Drives Memory Modules c,d
> > 40.98 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
> > 26.73 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
> >
> > COMBO-52X16 [CD-ROM drive]
> > DVDRW IDE1008 [CD-ROM drive]
> > 3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
> >
> > Maxtor 4D040H2 [Hard drive] (40.98 GB) -- drive 0, s/n D2000000,
rev
> > DAH017K0, SMART Status: Healthy 256 Megabytes Installed Memory
> >
> > Slot 'RIMM_A' has 256 MB
> > Slot 'RIMM_B' is Empty
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "DL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Define slow;
> > Takes forever to load ( 2 min.+)
> > > when and were?
> > All programs , all the time
> >
> > > you've scanned for viri and malaware?
> > Yes, yes, yes, AVG, Symantec
> > > Free space / ram?
> > 34 gig of 40 free, 256meg
> > > Was it once ok?
> >
> > Long ago & far far away LOL
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > "Joey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:%230%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > I have tried everything I can think of to rectify this problem, the
> only
> > > > thing I can think of to help here now is to reformat C any other
> > > > suggestions first ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"Joey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Todd" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > "Joey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:%230%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I have tried everything I can think of to rectify this problem, the
only
> > > thing I can think of to help here now is to reformat C any other
> > > suggestions first ?
> > >
> >
> > It would help to know why the system is running slowly
>
> .
> >
> > I assume that you are running Windows 2000, what Service Pack do you
have
> installed?
>
> Was SP 4 Is Now SP1 reinstalled 2K no help
>
> > >
> > What processor do you have and how much memory?
>
> pent 800 meg, 256 meg ram 133 bus speed
> > What size hard drive do you have, and how much free space do you have on
> the
> > drive?
>
> 40 Gig, 26 Gig free
>
> There is an extensive list of whats running at >
> http://running-joey.blogspot.com/
>
> > If the system is running slowly because it needs more memory or because
> the
> > hard drive is failing, reformatting the C drive won't help. And just in
> > case the hard drive is failing, have you backed up your data?
> Yes
> > If the system is running slowly because of mal-ware or a process running
> in
> > the background that is hogging resources, a reformat might help, but
there
> > might be better ways to clean it up.
> >
> > Also if the system is running slowly because of things you have
installed,
> > if you reinstall them, it will still run just as slowly after a
reformat.
> >
> > Todd
> >
> >
>

From the Microsoft web site:

Windows XP Professional System Requirements
Published: August 24, 2001

Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Professional

.. PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz
minimum required (single or dual processor system);* Intel Pentium/Celeron
family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended

.. 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported;
may limit performance and some features)

.. 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space*

.. Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

.. CD-ROM or DVD drive

.. Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

So you have more memory (just enough really) than the minimum recomendation,
but your processor is 133 where the minimum required is 233 and the
recommended is 300 or more.

This does not go directly to your problem, which is that it runs slower than
it did before, but with your processor, it would already have been slow, and
you have no margin for anything that uses more processor. With a
combination of your processor and whatever is slowing your system down, it
must be excruciating.

More memory would probably help, but you need a faster processor.

Todd

Joey wrote:
> I have tried everything I can think of to rectify this problem, the only
> thing I can think of to help here now is to reformat C any other
> suggestions first ?

Make sure your hard drive is on DMA mode.

Winkey+Pause-> hardware->device manager->Ide/Atapi Controllers ->
Primary IDE channel ->Advanced settings.