XP really slow sometimes

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Guest

You probably get this all the time, but anyway...
XP is fine starting up, but takes a vry long time to log on, log off and
shut down. It also takes a long time to start a program, and after closing a
program, it takes a while to recover. While in the program or an idle state,
it runs fine. CPU usage rarely reaches more then 60%.
Tried chkdsk, defrag, cleanup, nothing. Scanned using Symantec AV and
Ad-Aware, nothing.
Hardware: 512 MB RAM, P4 HT 2.8 GHz. Drive C: 17 GB free, drive S: 98 GB free.
Any ideas?
 
G

Guest

SGS

Hi mate

The problem seems to be when you are accessing the hard disc the most, ie
when loading apps etc and because it runs ok one the app is loaded into
system ram i would look at possible hard disk problems. Do you a diagnostic
disk or similar that came with the PC?
 
G

Guest

sgs said:
You probably get this all the time, but anyway...
XP is fine starting up, but takes a vry long time to log on, log off and
shut down. It also takes a long time to start a program, and after closing a
program, it takes a while to recover. While in the program or an idle state,
it runs fine. CPU usage rarely reaches more then 60%.
Tried chkdsk, defrag, cleanup, nothing. Scanned using Symantec AV and
Ad-Aware, nothing.
Hardware: 512 MB RAM, P4 HT 2.8 GHz. Drive C: 17 GB free, drive S: 98 GB free.
Any ideas?
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Hi,
This can happen when you have a corrupt/damaged program which clutering
your HDD and slowng your system.
Weed for them or try to restore for an earlier time when things were fast.
HTH.
Regards,
nass
 
A

Alec S.

sgs said:
You probably get this all the time, but anyway...
XP is fine starting up, but takes a vry long time to log on, log off and
shut down. It also takes a long time to start a program, and after closing a
program, it takes a while to recover. While in the program or an idle state,
it runs fine. CPU usage rarely reaches more then 60%.
Tried chkdsk, defrag, cleanup, nothing. Scanned using Symantec AV and
Ad-Aware, nothing.
Hardware: 512 MB RAM, P4 HT 2.8 GHz. Drive C: 17 GB free, drive S: 98 GB free.
Any ideas?
Click to expand...

Check the Event Log (Run->eventvwr). Look in the System Event log to see if there are any Error or Warning events. If there are
any that have a source of Disk, then your drive is having problems. It could be transient or end-of-life, you'd have to run the
diagnostics programs from the drive manufacturer to be sure. Are there any other error or warning events?


Gerry Cornell said:
Download and install the User
Profile Hive Cleanup Service
Download details: User Profile Hive Cleanup Service
http://snipurl.com/5b61

UPHClean v1.5e readme.txt
http://snipurl.com/ko8m
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Yup, that will certainly help things a lot if it's caused by that, so you should try it as well.
 
G

Guest

Firstly, the processor is 2.6GHz. My apologies

nass said:
This can happen when you have a corrupt/damaged program which clutering
your HDD and slowng your system.
Weed for them or try to restore for an earlier time when things were fast.
HTH.
Regards,
nass
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It's been doing it foras long as I can remember.

alec s said:
Check the Event Log (Run->eventvwr). Look in the System Event log to see if there >are any Error or Warning events. If there are
any that have a source of Disk, then your drive is having problems. It could be >transient or end-of-life, you'd have to run the
diagnostics programs from the drive manufacturer to be sure. Are there any other >error or warning events?
Click to expand...

I checked, the only warnings were from "userenv", stating it was still using
the registry during log off. (possibly why it is slow to log off/shut down?)

joe mitchell said:
The problem seems to be when you are accessing the hard disc the most, ie
when loading apps etc and because it runs ok one the app is loaded into
system ram i would look at possible hard disk problems. Do you a diagnostic
disk or similar that came with the PC?
Click to expand...

It did not come with a diagnostic disk or anything. Both hard drives are
roughly 3 yo, one came with the PC, the other installed a couple of months
later with a graphics card (which is failing)

Gerry Cornell said:
Download and install the User
Profile Hive Cleanup Service
Download details: User Profile Hive Cleanup Service
http://snipurl.com/5b61

UPHClean v1.5e readme.txt
http://snipurl.com/ko8m
Click to expand...

When i get time i will have alook at it and post if it resolves anything.


Thanks for the help so far
 
G

Gerry Cornell

sgs

For Event ID: 1517 download and install the User
Profile Hive Cleanup Service
Download details: User Profile Hive Cleanup Service
http://snipurl.com/5b61

UPHClean v1.5e readme.txt
http://snipurl.com/ko8m


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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G

Gerry Cornell

No problem.


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Regards.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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