RE: FN-FORUM: xp pro question

date posted 16th January 2006 22:54

Pam

It is probably very difficult to see what is slowing your machine down.

The simplest possibility is that your disk is over-full. You should have =
at
least 15% free space on each drive (if you have more than one) and =
defrag
the drives after doing a file check.

The more complex issue is that you may have spyware running in the
background.

If you have not already done so, download and install Microsoft =
Antispyware
and the Microsoft Malicious software removal tool. Both are free.

If these do not do the trick I would suggest you do not waste any more =
time.
Back up everything, make sure you know all your login and password =
details,
then re-install Windows from scratch. I mean wipe the disk completely, =
not a
re-install in the existing directory. Then download all the Microsoft
updates. Make sure you have a virus detector installed before you =
connect to
the web, even for a few seconds.

I know it is a painful step to take and will consume much of a day, but =
you
will be amazed at how much faster your PC will run with all the garbage
cleared out.

Cheers and good luck.

Ray.

Randa Creative
17 Ovitts Close, Winslow
Buckingham MK18 3QD
England
Tel: (44) 1296 713594
Mob: (44) 7771 537649
Skype: rayambrose
www.randacreative.com


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My Pc every now and them goes very slow. How can I find out out what it =
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running that is slowing it down. I am on XP Pro.

Thanks
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