add to favorites functioning slowly in Windows XP Pro, slower than with Windows Millenium

[vincemoon]

I switched to a new computer that was supposed to be about five times
as fast as my old computer; the new computer is loaded with XP Pro,
supposedly superior to the Windows Millenium (ME) on my old computer.
In several ways so far as I can tell this seems to have been a giant
step backwards for me.

Case in point: When I add a web page to favorites in the Explorer
browser, using the new XP Pro computer, every time I do this, the
hourglass comes on freezing everything for about three or four seconds.


I knew how to deal with such problems using ME: defrag, scandisk,
reducing start-up program load, ad-aware to search out and delete
spyware infections causing slowdown. So far all I have done on the XP
Pro computer is run defrag (I read that in XP such runs scandisk
automatically) and restart the computer but such has not solved the
problem.

What is the best way to remove slowdown creating spyware using XP?

How is start up program load reduced in XP? With ME such was tricky
because certain things cannot be deleted from the startup program load.

What are the techniques someone who knows how to speed up Windows ME
should know in order to speed up Windows XP Pro?

 

[Andrew]

I switched to a new computer that was supposed to be about five times
as fast as my old computer; the new computer is loaded with XP Pro,
supposedly superior to the Windows Millenium (ME) on my old computer.
In several ways so far as I can tell this seems to have been a giant
step backwards for me.

Case in point: When I add a web page to favorites in the Explorer
browser, using the new XP Pro computer, every time I do this, the
hourglass comes on freezing everything for about three or four seconds.


I knew how to deal with such problems using ME: defrag, scandisk,
reducing start-up program load, ad-aware to search out and delete
spyware infections causing slowdown. So far all I have done on the XP
Pro computer is run defrag (I read that in XP such runs scandisk
automatically) and restart the computer but such has not solved the
problem.

What is the best way to remove slowdown creating spyware using XP?

I use Adaware. Runs great. Anti-virus is also a requirement. I presently use
Norton, but I see that there are better ones around.

How is start up program load reduced in XP? With ME such was tricky
because certain things cannot be deleted from the startup program load.

I wouldn't mess with what MS say's should start up unless you really know
what you're doing.

What are the techniques someone who knows how to speed up Windows ME
should know in order to speed up Windows XP Pro?

You do have a gig of ram? And actually know what the differences are between
ME vs XP?
Incidently, ME was the worse OS MS put out. Oh, I just re-read what you
wrote. Build your own computer. Your retailer probably put in so much shit
that your systen can't work.

 

[Dude Man]

I switched to a new computer that was supposed to be about five times
as fast as my old computer; the new computer is loaded with XP Pro,
supposedly superior to the Windows Millenium (ME) on my old computer.
In several ways so far as I can tell this seems to have been a giant
step backwards for me.

Case in point: When I add a web page to favorites in the Explorer
browser, using the new XP Pro computer, every time I do this, the
hourglass comes on freezing everything for about three or four seconds.


I knew how to deal with such problems using ME: defrag, scandisk,
reducing start-up program load, ad-aware to search out and delete
spyware infections causing slowdown. So far all I have done on the XP
Pro computer is run defrag (I read that in XP such runs scandisk
automatically) and restart the computer but such has not solved the
problem.

What is the best way to remove slowdown creating spyware using XP?

How is start up program load reduced in XP? With ME such was tricky
because certain things cannot be deleted from the startup program load.

What are the techniques someone who knows how to speed up Windows ME
should know in order to speed up Windows XP Pro?
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David Virgil Hobbs
http://www.angelfire.com/ma/vincemoon

You have installed any patches/updates available for IE right?

Later

 

[Kadaitcha Man]

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You have installed any patches/updates available for IE right?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!


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