Slow to boot

[Daniel]

Hi



since I installed SP2 my PC takes a long time to boot,

I have defragged twice and have plenty of

hard drive space (20 gig)

My page file is set to 3 gig, as it has always been.

Is there something I can do about the slow boot.



thanks



Daniel

 

[null]

Hi



since I installed SP2 my PC takes a long time to boot,

I have defragged twice and have plenty of

hard drive space (20 gig)

My page file is set to 3 gig, as it has always been.

Is there something I can do about the slow boot.



thanks



Daniel

Uninstall SP2?

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data files regularly, and especially before making any changes to their
PC, as well as performing regular virus and spyware scans. I am not
liable for problems or mishaps that occur from the reader using advice
posted here.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Daniel

How much RAM memory do you have? A pagefile setting of 3 gb seems rather
high?

After a major system change you should carry out routine housekeeping. What
you do and how often you do it will depend on how you use your computer. A
suggested routine may include:

1. In Outlook Express empty your Deleted Items folder.
2. In Outlook Express run File, Folder, Compact All whilst OFFLINE.
3. Run Disk Cleanup. Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk
Cleanup with
Temporary Internet Files, Offline Web Pages (optional), System Restore (
more Options tab )
and Recycle Bin selected for deletion. If you have more than one drive /
partition you may
need to do this operation for each drive / partition.
4. Remove Cookies. Start, Control Panel, Internet Options, General, Delete
Cookies.
5. Run Disk Defragmenter.
..
Spyware causes many problems. If not installed download Adaware and / or
update Reference file
from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ and use it to remove
parasites. If Spyware
persists as a problem try a Hosts file.
http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/what_is_hosts.html

Slow performance resulting from insufficient memory, causing over reliance
on virtual memory,
may be especially noticed by those upgrading to Windows XP from an earlier
version of Windows.
Windows XP will run with 64 MB of RAM memory. However, a minimum of 256 MB
is
recommended and many users will recommend 512 MB. You may check on pagefile
(virtual
memory) usage with Page File Monitor for XP:
http://www.dougknox.com/

Are there any error messages in Event Viewer? You can access Event Viewer by
selecting Start,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning of the
error, information
regarding Event ID: and Source Description is important.
HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&Product=winxp

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[Daniel]

I have 784 meg ram and a 1.3 Gig P4 cpu
I use the big page file because I work with very large graphics files.

I will do the maintenance you recommend

thanks

Daniel