Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc, then click the Performance tab. Now
check which of your processes is eating up CPU time.
"xwdpuzzler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C2EF1225-9DE4-46F6-B71B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the advice on the older version of Windows 2000; as for the
rest --
>
> I am not really sure what is running in the background except what comes
up
> on boot up, which is Unplug/Eject Icon for USB port, My wireless
connecting
> Icons, speaker controls, Burner software, 2 printer controls, camera
> control, winzip, Nortons Antivirus; pop up blocker and sometimes the
windows
> update. Those are the Icon on the right side of my task bar, the left
side
> in desktop, media player, outlook express 6, IE 6,quick time player and
> outlook (which I don't use). Those are the ones I see, I know there are
some
> I don't see.
>
> I have Nortions System Works 2002 in which I update the virus definitions
> often. I have a firewall between my network and the outside world. I
have a
> wireless router on the the win2k computer and the homebase on my main
> computer. I run ad ware and I have AdAware. I don't know what else to
do.
> I had the perfect computer until I tried adding a piece of hardware that
said
> it works on win2k. The piece of hardware was a DVD writer. Thanks again
for
> the advise, I believe I just might shoot the computer instead. (just
kidding)
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
> > See below.
> >
> > "xwdpuzzler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:4F6B44D5-DB67-4E42-9A0D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I was trying to install a piece of hardware and my system crashed, so
I
> > > install Windows 2000 again and now I have 2 versions of Windows 2000.
> > > Although I believe nothing is happening in the original version I have
> > > hesitated to remove it due to fear. But now my computer is running
slower
> > > and I don't know what is causing it, so I am trying to eliminate
certain
> > > things. I am running Windows 2000, Service pack 4, 512 memory and a
40GB
> > > hard drive.
> >
> > Here is a safe way to remove an old version of Windows:
> > - Start the version you wish to retain.
> > - Rename the folder where the old copy resides, e.g. c:\WinNT to
> > c:\WinNT.old
> > If you get the wrong folder then you won't be able to rename it!
> > - Wait a week.
> > - If all is well, delete the renamed folder.
> >
> > > Now my DVD player is acting like it has no memory to run, when before
it
> > was
> > > running fine and I have to task manager out of a lot of things.
> > >
> > > I have partitioned off my drive and now a can't reconfigure to add
more HD
> > > space to the C:/.
> > >
> > > Also, programs running in the background, which one can I get rid of
and
> > > which ones to keep.
> >
> > You need to tell us what's running in the background before
> > we can tell you what to get rid of.
> >
> > Do you have an up-to-date virus scanner? A firewall?
> > A spyware killer? Download and run AdAware and
> > see if it makes a difference!
> >
> >
> >
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