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deejay
Can anyone help me figure out why my computer has become so incredibly slow?
I don’t know where to begin in solving this as I don’t know how to determine
if the problem is hardware vs. software.
When starting the computer, it takes about 15 minutes for the desktop to
load. It seems the problem is most evident when trying to work with my files,
as opposed to working on the internet. I do a lot of picture editing and that
takes an incredible amount of time now. I click on something and sit and wait
for the screen to change. Pictures is just one example, everything is
slow…word, excel, opening/closing programs, etc.
I have Avast installed and up to date. I’ve run several other things looking
for virus/malware problem…Adaware, Malwarebytes, Advanced System Care,
CCleaner... No problems ever found.
I’ve run Disk Cleanup and Disk Check and I have Smart Defrag (Iobit)
installed.
Copied the following from “System Informationâ€
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name KIDSCOMPUTER
System Manufacturer Gateway
System Model 838GM
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 3 GenuineIntel ~3000 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Intel Corp. AG91510J.15A.0816.2005.0214.1818, 2/14/2005
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
User Name KIDSCOMPUTER\Deb
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 90.42 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 2.69 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Hardware Resources /Conflicts-Sharing (sorry, I don’t know how to interpret
this so I don’t know if this info is helpful)
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller
IRQ 23 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2658
IRQ 23 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C
IRQ 16 Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
IRQ 16 Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio
IRQ 16 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2662
IRQ 16 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265B
IRQ 17 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2660
IRQ 17 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
IRQ 18 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2664
IRQ 18 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265A
Memory Address 0x20000000-0xE0000000 PCI bus
Memory Address 0x20000000-0xE0000000 Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express
Chipset Family
IRQ 19 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2666
IRQ 19 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2659
IRQ 19 Intel(R) 82801FB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2651
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
Hardware Resources/Memory
0xF0000000-0xFBFFFFFF PCI bus OK
0xE0000000-0xEFFFFFFF Motherboard resources OK
0xFED13000-0xFED13FFF Motherboard resources OK
0xFED14000-0xFED17FFF Motherboard resources OK
0xFED18000-0xFED18FFF Motherboard resources OK
0xFED19000-0xFED19FFF Motherboard resources OK
0xFED1C000-0xFED1FFFF Motherboard resources OK
0xFED20000-0xFED9FFFF Motherboard resources OK
0xFEC00000-0xFEC000FF Advanced programmable interrupt controller OK
0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus OK
0xA0000-0xBFFFF Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family OK
0xC0000-0xFFFFF PCI bus OK
0x20000000-0xE0000000 PCI bus OK
0x20000000-0xE0000000 Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family OK
0x30000000-0x3000FFFF PCI Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP OK
0x30010000-0x3001FFFF NETGEAR WG311v3 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter OK
0x30020000-0x3002FFFF NETGEAR WG311v3 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter OK
0x30030000-0x30030FFF Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection OK
0x30031000-0x30031FFF OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller OK
0x30100000-0x3017FFFF Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family OK
0x30180000-0x301BFFFF Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family OK
0x301C0000-0x301C3FFF Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio OK
0x301C4000-0x301C43FF Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller -
265C OK
0x30200000-0x302FFFFF Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2660 OK
0x30300000-0x303FFFFF Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2662 OK
0x30400000-0x304FFFFF Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2664 OK
0x30500000-0x305FFFFF Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2666 OK
Drive C:
Description Local Fixed Disk
Compressed No
File System NTFS
Size 228.21 GB (245,039,312,896 bytes)
Free Space 194.38 GB (208,713,580,544 bytes)
Volume Name
Drive D:
Description Local Fixed Disk
Compressed No
File System FAT32
Size 4.66 GB (5,007,589,376 bytes)
Free Space 757.38 MB (794,169,344 bytes)
Volume Name RECOVERY
Problem Devices
1394 Net Adapter V1394\NIC1394\B64714132000 This device is disabled.
Thanks, in advance, to anyone who can help me!
dj
I don’t know where to begin in solving this as I don’t know how to determine
if the problem is hardware vs. software.
When starting the computer, it takes about 15 minutes for the desktop to
load. It seems the problem is most evident when trying to work with my files,
as opposed to working on the internet. I do a lot of picture editing and that
takes an incredible amount of time now. I click on something and sit and wait
for the screen to change. Pictures is just one example, everything is
slow…word, excel, opening/closing programs, etc.
I have Avast installed and up to date. I’ve run several other things looking
for virus/malware problem…Adaware, Malwarebytes, Advanced System Care,
CCleaner... No problems ever found.
I’ve run Disk Cleanup and Disk Check and I have Smart Defrag (Iobit)
installed.
Copied the following from “System Informationâ€
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name KIDSCOMPUTER
System Manufacturer Gateway
System Model 838GM
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 3 GenuineIntel ~3000 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Intel Corp. AG91510J.15A.0816.2005.0214.1818, 2/14/2005
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
User Name KIDSCOMPUTER\Deb
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 90.42 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 2.69 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Hardware Resources /Conflicts-Sharing (sorry, I don’t know how to interpret
this so I don’t know if this info is helpful)
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller
IRQ 23 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2658
IRQ 23 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C
IRQ 16 Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
IRQ 16 Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio
IRQ 16 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2662
IRQ 16 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265B
IRQ 17 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2660
IRQ 17 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
IRQ 18 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2664
IRQ 18 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265A
Memory Address 0x20000000-0xE0000000 PCI bus
Memory Address 0x20000000-0xE0000000 Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express
Chipset Family
IRQ 19 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2666
IRQ 19 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2659
IRQ 19 Intel(R) 82801FB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2651
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
Hardware Resources/Memory
0xF0000000-0xFBFFFFFF PCI bus OK
0xE0000000-0xEFFFFFFF Motherboard resources OK
0xFED13000-0xFED13FFF Motherboard resources OK
0xFED14000-0xFED17FFF Motherboard resources OK
0xFED18000-0xFED18FFF Motherboard resources OK
0xFED19000-0xFED19FFF Motherboard resources OK
0xFED1C000-0xFED1FFFF Motherboard resources OK
0xFED20000-0xFED9FFFF Motherboard resources OK
0xFEC00000-0xFEC000FF Advanced programmable interrupt controller OK
0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus OK
0xA0000-0xBFFFF Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family OK
0xC0000-0xFFFFF PCI bus OK
0x20000000-0xE0000000 PCI bus OK
0x20000000-0xE0000000 Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family OK
0x30000000-0x3000FFFF PCI Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP OK
0x30010000-0x3001FFFF NETGEAR WG311v3 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter OK
0x30020000-0x3002FFFF NETGEAR WG311v3 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter OK
0x30030000-0x30030FFF Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection OK
0x30031000-0x30031FFF OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller OK
0x30100000-0x3017FFFF Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family OK
0x30180000-0x301BFFFF Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family OK
0x301C0000-0x301C3FFF Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio OK
0x301C4000-0x301C43FF Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller -
265C OK
0x30200000-0x302FFFFF Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2660 OK
0x30300000-0x303FFFFF Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2662 OK
0x30400000-0x304FFFFF Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2664 OK
0x30500000-0x305FFFFF Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM PCI Express Root Port - 2666 OK
Drive C:
Description Local Fixed Disk
Compressed No
File System NTFS
Size 228.21 GB (245,039,312,896 bytes)
Free Space 194.38 GB (208,713,580,544 bytes)
Volume Name
Drive D:
Description Local Fixed Disk
Compressed No
File System FAT32
Size 4.66 GB (5,007,589,376 bytes)
Free Space 757.38 MB (794,169,344 bytes)
Volume Name RECOVERY
Problem Devices
1394 Net Adapter V1394\NIC1394\B64714132000 This device is disabled.
Thanks, in advance, to anyone who can help me!
dj