Windows XP slow

[Alexander Fischer]

Hello,

I have two small issues with my XP installation: First, it sometimes
takes a really long time for internet explorer or Firefox to load a web
page. This is not a matter of the connection as I tried it in various
locations and tested against other computers. Rather, it seems that
some internal things are running before the system starts to
communicate to the outside world.
Second, when I do file system operations like e.g. delete a file, it
takes very long (couple of seconds at least) until the confirmation
dialog ("really want to delete?") appears. Again, something seems to be
running behind the scenes.

Is there some utility I could use to find out what is going on, and
which process I should terminate/which application to delete?

Thanks!
Alex

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

Is there some utility I could use to find out what is going on, and
which process I should terminate/which application to delete?

"How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/en-us

"How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in
Windows XP" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310560/en-us

First, scan the system for malware!

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Alexander

How much RAM memory?Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task
Manager and click the Performance Tab. What is the Total,
the Commit Charge and the Peak?

What is your CPU processor speed? Right click on your My
Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties to get
this information and the amount of RAM memory.

How large is your hard disk and how much free disk space? In
Windows Explorer right click on your C drive and select
Properties. Is the hard disk formatted as fat32 or NTFS?

Do you have any Norton or McAfee products installed and if so which?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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[Alexander Fischer]

Thanks for the advice to both of you.

Disabling all services one-by-one is of course an option, but I was
hoping to avoid this by finding some other way to pinpoint the problem.

RAM/CPU etc. is definitely not the problem.
However, I do have Norton AV installed. Might that cause the
problems...?

Thanks,
Alex

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Alexander

Both Norton and McAfee are infamous for creating performance issues
on computers. You might consider AVG. A change definitely helps with
your system performance. Lower overheads.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/FAQ

You may finf=d the attached link interesting reading:
http://www.thepcspy.com/articles/other/what_really_slows_windows_down/5



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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[E. Barry Bruyea]

Thanks for the advice to both of you.

Disabling all services one-by-one is of course an option, but I was
hoping to avoid this by finding some other way to pinpoint the problem.

RAM/CPU etc. is definitely not the problem.
However, I do have Norton AV installed. Might that cause the
problems...?

Thanks,
Alex

There you have it; Norton, whose programs make everything else think
they're going through a School Zone.