re: Speed up general operation of XP
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 11:54 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by bob wells
(1636 messages posted)
Paul,
I usually don't refer Posters to the Computer Shop but if you rely on them for a
simple Reformat/reinstall, I suggest you take it to the shop to analyze the problems
you described.
It could be that your laptop just needs to be cleaned of all the accumilated dust
from years of use. Overheating can be Death to laptops, and can cause significant
slowdowns lik you're experiencing.
I would further advise you to avoid Registry Tools in general, and especially the
Pay-for-Play variety. There are better FREEWARE versions available but they are not
for the Faint-of-heart when it comes to doing your own System Maintenance. Using
a Registry Tool requires that you have the experience to recognize what the Software
is doing and the ability to recognize what is safe to remove and what will cause
problems.
Here is a FREEWARE tool that, except for the Registry Tool, is Safe to run .
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
Install and Run CCleaner (not the Registry Tool) and see if your Stem runs any faster.
This Program is highly regarded by lots of Volunteers on Help Forums, I run it weekly
and have never had any problems with it. It will clear out all the Trash that Windows
saves-up over time.
Ram for your Laptop should be fairly cheap on the Used Market. Craigslist is a good
local source or check with your local Shop. you should be able to get another 512mb
Sodimm for $10 to $20, maybe even 1GB. Be sure you know exactly what your LT can
use. Go to;
http://www.crucial.com/#
Run the System scanner to find out what is compatible and the cost of new SODIMMs.
Use the part # & specifications to find used RAM and avoid getting ripped off in
the used Market.
BTW Faster HDD's creat more heat. Only One of the reasons 5400RPM drives are used
in Laptops.
BW
On Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 9:09 am, PaulB wrote:
>This might seem like an obvious request.
>
>I have a laptop (fairly dated as you will see by the specs)
>
>It has become progressively slower over the time I have used it since reformatting
>XP (through a shop) some 10 months ago.
>
>After the reformat it was lightning fast but has got to such a state of sluggishness
>that I am pulling my hair out!
>
>With the economy being what it is buying a new one isn't an option, nor is adding
>more RAM
>
>So instead of adding more lanes to the highway to ease traffic congestion, I would
>like to make the traffic flow more effecient (if you get the analogy?)
>
>The hard ware I am stuck with is a 1.66 gig Centrino Dual Core Pentium 4 with a
50
>gig hard drive which still has 15 gig free and 504 megs of Ram
>
>It used to be fast and I would love to get it back there.
>
>Two clues are that the HD light is almost always on and the system runs fairly hot
>and as a result the processor fan is always on.
>
>There seem to be a lot of registry repair/scan software tools out there but as mentioned
>before funds are tight.
>
>Now I have reduced everyone to tears/boredom/laughter....
>
>Please can someone help?
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