XP machine becomes slow, will it be a power supply problem ?

[Patrick]

I have been using an XP machine for a number of years.

I find that the machine is fast in the morning but sometimes becomes pretty
slow in the afternoon. I have tried to shutdown and start up the machine
but there is no difference. In this way, I believe that it will not be a
memory leak problem.

On the other hand, when I shutdown the machine at night, it becomes pretty
fast in the morning again.

I just wonder whether it will be a CPU / Power Supply or HD problem ?

Thanks

 

[philo]

I have been using an XP machine for a number of years.

I find that the machine is fast in the morning but sometimes becomes
pretty
slow in the afternoon. I have tried to shutdown and start up the machine
but there is no difference. In this way, I believe that it will not be a
memory leak problem.

On the other hand, when I shutdown the machine at night, it becomes pretty
fast in the morning again.

I just wonder whether it will be a CPU / Power Supply or HD problem ?

Thanks

Looks like an over-heating problem.

Check *all* cooling fans to be sure they are spinning properly and not full
of dust...

Pay special attention to the CPU cooler...the heat sink may very well be
full of dust

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have been using an XP machine for a number of years.

I find that the machine is fast in the morning but sometimes becomes
pretty
slow in the afternoon. I have tried to shutdown and start up the machine
but there is no difference. In this way, I believe that it will not be a
memory leak problem.

On the other hand, when I shutdown the machine at night, it becomes pretty
fast in the morning again.

I just wonder whether it will be a CPU / Power Supply or HD problem ?

Thanks

You need to open the Task Manager (Press Ctrl+Alt+Del) to check a couple of
things:
- What is the CPU loading? 10%? 50%? 100%?
- Which tasks load up the CPU?