adam said:
How do I do that, please can someone advise?
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Just some general ideas:
Maybe you need more RAM...2 GB or more
is not a bad idea when working with video.
A system usually performs best when the
hard drive is at least 50% free space.
Disconnecting from the net, and closing
other programs...especially virus scanners
can help. And don't multi-task...even playing
Solitaire can waste the resources you need
for working with video.
Increasing the size of your Virtual Memory
Paging File may help...read the following
article:
(308417) HOW TO: Set Performance Options
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308417
Doing some maintenance may help:
Running Disk Cleanup, Error Checking and
Defrag on a regular schedule is a good idea.
(310312) Description of the Disk Cleanup
Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310312
(315265) How to Perform Disk Error Checking
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315265
(check the two boxes..."Automatically fix file
system errors" and "Scan for and attempt
recovery of bad sectors") the utility will run
the next time you restart your computer.
(run error checking repeatedly until it finds
no errors)
(314848) How to Defragment Your Disk
Drive Volumes in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314848
Good luck...
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J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience
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