Converted to NTFS now PC is very sluggish

[Guest]

I recently converted my HD to NTFS so I could set it up for multiple users and restrict access to some files/folders. Now that I have made the conversion my PC is very sluggish and I still can't restrict files/folders. Anybody got any ideas?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Go to Control Panel > Folder Options > View and uncheck
"Use Simple File Sharing" and click "Apply".

Also perform the following maintenance items:

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305781&Product=winxp


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| I recently converted my HD to NTFS so I could set it up for multiple users and restrict access to some
files/folders. Now that I have made the conversion my PC is very sluggish and I still can't restrict
files/folders. Anybody got any ideas?

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your input but there is no "Use Simple File Sharing" option to uncheck (I'm using XP Home).Is that only an XP Pro option?

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Mike;
Home is hardwired for Simple File Sharing and you can not disable it.
See this link:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/Private.htm

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Thanks for your input but there is no "Use Simple File Sharing"

option to uncheck (I'm using XP Home).Is that only an XP Pro option?

 

[Tammy]

I am having the same problem. I formatted and converted
my partition to NTFS and my PC is EXTREMELY slow. I
tried the Disk cleanup and Check Disk also, but still
having the same problem.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Tammy;
See this link:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/Slowcom.htm

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An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://dts-l.org/index.html

 

[aragorn]

NTFS is a little slower than FAT (but has much more
advantages than FAT), but it should not be extreme slow. I
would format and reinstall in NTFS if it is not too much
work for you.