Performance Issue

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 05:13:03 -0800, "Anand"
wrote:

 >Hi Windows Gurus,
 >The system is very slow...i hv deleted temp files,defragmented the
 >system,disk clean up,uninstalled unnecessary software,changed the system for
 >best performance in system properties...
 >Infact local disk and E Drive hv much space left.....
 >What else needs to be done to increase the performance????
 >Plz F1!!!!


1) Check for spyware etc...

Have you tried the new MS AntiSpyware:

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.updatexp.com/microsoft-antispyware.html" target="_blank">http://www.updatexp.com/microsoft-antispyware.html</a>

also, if you are not using automatic updates try the free MS Malicious
Software Removal Tool

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.updatexp.com/malicious-software-removal-tool.html" target="_blank">http://www.updatexp.com/malicious-software-removal-tool.html</a>

2) Check you have enough RAM

at least 512Mb but 1GB is much better!

3) Make sure your HDD is at least 7,200 not the cheaper 5,400 speed.

Just my 2cents worth

Marc Liron
Microsoft MVP
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"Anand" wrote:

 > Hi Windows Gurus,
 > The system is very slow...i hv deleted temp files,defragmented the
 > system,disk clean up,uninstalled unnecessary software,changed the system for
 > best performance in system properties...
 > Infact local disk and E Drive hv much space left.....
 > What else needs to be done to increase the performance????
 > Plz F1!!!!
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Was this machine always slow, or has it become slower than it originally was? If the latter, first go to Control Panel -Administrative Tools - Event View and make sure there aren't any disk or cdrom paging errors, as these can cause sluggish system performance, as well as indicating imminent h/w failure.

Scumware is a big problem and can bog down systems to the point that they will no longer boot. Unfortunately, none of the commercial or free scanners will detect and remove 100%. You can get an idea by downloading and running one of the free ones (Spybot Search and Destroy, Spysweeper Trial edition or Adaware SE). If they don't find anything at all, you might be ok, but if they find anything significant, and the system still is sluggish after removal, you will need to post to a spyware removal forum for assistance on rooting out the rest.

If it has always been slow... you don't give the cpu specs, video card type or RAM installed. XP is a resource hog compared to other OS, so if you are running it on a sub 1GHZ celeron, PII, etc, it will be slow. It has been our experience that anything less than 256MB RAM will cause the system to be sluggish. Increasing RAM from 128MB to 256MB often cuts the time required to load programs by half. 512MB or greater of RAM is even better.

Systems with integrated video adapters that share system memory will also cause the system to be sluggish, since the system memory typically isn't as fast as the memory on dedicated video adapters. Increased performance can often be seen by installing a PCI or AGP video card in these cases.
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"Anand" wrote:

 >Hi Windows Gurus,
 >The system is very slow...i hv deleted temp files,defragmented the
 >system,disk clean up,uninstalled unnecessary software,changed the system for
 >best performance in system properties...
 >Infact local disk and E Drive hv much space left.....
 >What else needs to be done to increase the performance????
 >Plz F1!!!!

Check to see if you need more RAM.

Adding more memory can noticeably improve performance if the added
memory results in reduced usage of the virtual memory paging file.
Therefore if the paging file is not currently being used to any
significant extent then adding more memory will not provide a
significant improvement.

Unfortunately there is no ready way of determing actual paging file
usage provided with Windows XP - it does not have an equivalent to the
'Memory Manager - Swap File In Use" reporting provided by the System
Monitor utility in Windows 95/98/Me.

There is a free utility that you can download and run which will
provide this information for you. It was written by MVP Bill James and
you can get if from
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_pagefilemon.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_pagefilemon.htm</a> or from
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://billsway.com/notes_public/WinXP_Tweaks/" target="_blank">http://billsway.com/notes_public/WinXP_Tweaks/</a>

If that utility shows actual page file usage of 50 mb or more on a
regular basis then that is indicative of fairly significant paging
file activity. Adding more RAM will reduce or even eliminate entirely
this activity thereby improving performance.

This apples regardless of how much or how little RAM is currently
installed in the computer, at least up to the 4 gb RAM maximum for
Windows XP.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
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R. McCarty wrote:


   >>> Hi Windows Gurus,
   >>> The system is very slow...i hv deleted temp files,defragmented the
   >>> system,disk clean up,uninstalled unnecessary software,changed the
   >>> system for
   >>> best performance in system properties...
   >>> Infact local disk and E Drive hv much space left.....
   >>> What else needs to be done to increase the performance????
   >>> Plz F1!!!!

  >> Guru's (?) - Sounds like you've done most of the standard types
  >> of system maintenance, except for Malware detect/cleanup. Do
  >> you use AdAware/SpyBot/CWShredder and an on-line virus
  >> scan ? Malware can and does impact system performance.
  >>
  >> Just to get a general idea of your system's performance, visit the
  >> Benchmark site, PCPitstop. There you can do a basic on-line test
  >> that compares your hardware against other machines of similar
  >> setup. If any particular part of your system is under performing,
  >> it will point that out to you. You can either create an account to
  >> save your session score or test Anonymously.
<font color=green>  >> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://pcpitstop.com/pcpitstop/default.asp</font" target="_blank">http://pcpitstop.com/pcpitstop/default.asp</font</a>>
  >> PCPitstop will also make recommendations on items it finds that
  >> are below expected values.

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