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Dell Inspiron 6000, incredibly slow

RosieJoe · 2014-01-28 12:39:16

I have an old Inspiron 6000 Windows XP on it and it is incredibly slow. I have removed unused programs via the Add/Remove control panel and I have also removed old files that I no longer used. I've run CCleaner on it as well as Virus scans and anti-malware scans. But none of this helped in any way. If I do a restore of the…

28-01-2014 12:39pm

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RosieJoe

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I have an old Inspiron 6000 Windows XP on it and it is incredibly slow. I have removed unused programs via the Add/Remove control panel and I have also removed old files that I no longer used. I've run CCleaner on it as well as Virus scans and anti-malware scans.

But none of this helped in any way. If I do a restore of the Laptop using the discs I got when I bought it, will this help in any way?

I am just looking at getting the thing running for light use so that it is not frustrating when using it.

Any other ideas on how to speed it up?

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#2 28-01-2014 2:07pm

bonzodog2

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Does Xp report the correct amount of RAM? (System Properties) If not, try reseating the RAM if there is 2 sticks

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