really slow computer...

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3 total messages Started by Loic Fields Wed, 19 Sep 2001 12:26

#11

Author: Loic Fields
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 12:26

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hey! i have a computer at the school i work at that is really really slow...
the pc itself is a 300mhz cyrix II processor with 160mb ram running win98.

The computer seems to get through cmos at normal speed but takes ages to
boot into windows and then is really slow using it. This is also the case in
safe mode. I've scanned for viruses to no avail... was wondering if it could
be the hard-drive access that was the problem?? (2gig IDE.)

Any ideas at all? I'm a bit stumped.

Re: really slow computer...

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Author: The Bvilles
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 13:58

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Hit Control, Alt, Delete to see what programs are running.  TSR programs 
like Anti-virus and fire wall protection running in the background are 
usually the culprits.  Also, check what's loading up at start up and 
disable any programs you don't need to be running at start up.  A defrag 
also might help.

Bville

Re: really slow computer...

#13

Author: patricia cove
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 17:41

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In article <3BA8A46C.1050403@gte.net>, The Bvilles <res0753w@gte.net>
writes
>Hit Control, Alt, Delete to see what programs are running.  TSR programs 
>like Anti-virus and fire wall protection running in the background are 
>usually the culprits.  Also, check what's loading up at start up and 
>disable any programs you don't need to be running at start up.  A defrag 
>also might help.
>
>Bville
>
Another thing to watch out for is a default setting MS Outlook, if you
are running any MS Office programmes.  Go into Outlook and select tools,
options and then the journal tab.  Make sure the items in the bottom box
are not ticked, or your Outlook will be making copies of everything you
do, which considerably slows up opening, closing and saving documents
etc.
-- 
Patricia
spam@coves.demon.co.uk  Replace Spam with ngs)

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