Any ideas on tool to do overall test on computer

[Dan]

Hi,

I have a computer that runs XP SP2, fully updated, 512 ram, 60 gb HD,
Intel Pentium M, 2.0 Ghz.

Until recently, the computer was running fine, however, since the last
few days, it taking longer to open folders or to start programs.

I have checked for viruses(using norton AV), spyware(ad-aware) and even
ran hijack this and found nothing.

I was wondering if there is a tool that ran overall tests on Ram, HD
access speed and such to see if this would help me figure out what's
wrong with this computer.

Thanks in advance,
D.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Dan,

As the problem is seen as of recent, you may try a System Restore rollback.

Use System Restore to Undo Changes if Problems Occur:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/systemrestore.mspx

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

 

[Dan]

Hi,

The problem has been around 2-3 weeks, so Im not sure how "safe" is to
do a system restore to 2/3 weeks before?

Any idea on a monitoring tool?

Thanks,
D.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You can look for third-party benchmarking / drive test tools at
www.majorgeeks.com

However, most of the problems of this sort are often caused by conflicting
software, which can be identified by clean booting.

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434

Managing Windows Startup:

Common loading points of threats in Windows 2000/XP:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2001060517115206

Startup Program Loading:
http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm

Manually Disabling Startup Programs:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_elqj.asp

Third-party startup managers:

Sysinternals Freeware - Autoruns:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Autoruns.html

Startup Control Panel
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

How to use MSCONFIG: NetSquirrel.com:
http://netsquirrel.com/msconfig/


--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

 

[Dan]

Thanks for the fast response,

I will check them out!

D.

 

[JJ]

Have you ran a Disk Cleanup and a Defragmentation lately ? JJ

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

YW Dan.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com