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xp pro slowing down

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  • 14-06-2012 8:11am
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    sdp
    Registered Users Posts: 837 ✭✭✭


    hi all,
    I'm using xp pro and its getting slower, i've removed some of programs, but has not changed speed, is there anything else i can do, any free software i can get to speed it up,
    many thanks


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    #2
    johndoe99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,879 ✭✭✭johndoe99


    have you deffraged the hard disk:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314848

    I find Windows Deffrager slow, but it gets the job done, i use O&O Defrager, i find it the best.

    You can try:

    http://download.cnet.com

    see if they have a trial, or a free defragger.


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    uch
    Registered Users Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭uch


    Download Spybot search and destroy or Malwarebytes, update and scan, should speed things up a bit

    21/25



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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,999 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    don't forget that windows has a half life, it decays gradually and sometimes, if all else has failed and you have plenty of time and all the disks and drivers to hand and a full tested backup it may be worth considering a clean install, maybe


    if it has suddenly gotten slow check for malware
    make sure you have 10-15% of disk space free

    if you have more than 1GB of RAM consider turning OFF virtual memory to see if that makes a difference

    frequent defragmenting is snake oil , something to do if you've never ever done it before

    ccleaner is handy for removing some clutter too

    make sure you have everything patched up to date

    consider replacing bloatware like adobe acrobat with sumatra or foxit

    check places like www.shop4memory.com to see what type of RAM and rough costs for your machine, use cupid to see how many slots you have free / exact match for the RAM



    Do not forget to take into account that web sites are getting bloated and using far more scripts so will be slower than in the past

    if using firefox then leaving a gmail tab open all the time can cripple your machine


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    #5
    sdp
    Registered Users Posts: 837 ✭✭✭sdp


    Hi, thanks for quick replys,
    I have deffraged hard drive, my disk size, ( hope i've looked at if right, c drive and then proteritres) let me know if i'm wrong :) ) 148GB. used space 32.0GB free space 114 GB,
    it just slowed down over time, i'll search for ccleaner, and spybot .
    Thanks to you all for your help :)


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