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Computer still running extremely slow even after reinstalling OS; XP Pro Sp2.?
I have currently reinstalled XP Pro SP2 on a Dell Dimension 2400; Pentium 4CPU 2.8GHz with 128 MB RAM. I thought this would help wipe off any malware, viruses, etc...off of it. Well, I'm trying to do the Updates for it and it's taking days. Takes 5 minutes to open Control Panel even if updates are not running. Only thing I've uploaded on it since it's been rebuilt is Office, Adobe, and FreeAVG. Just takes way too long to open anything and about the same time (5 minutes) to close out of anything. The Page File History is at about 400 MB or higher with nothing but AVG and Task Manager running. Any help would be so grateful! Thanks in advance!
Wow! Thanks for all the prompt repsonses! You guys rock! Now, I know there's different types of Ram out there; I'm hoping to purchase it online. Can you guys tell me what EXACTLY to purchase as I tried purchasing some years ago and bought the wrong kind. Any suggestions?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
that 128mb of RAM is what's killing you..256 is the lowest I would ever try for on an XP machine...512 is better and of course the higher you go the better it's going to get.
What's basically happening is as soon as you boot the computer and windows takes over, all your physical RAM is gone and it's going over to "virtual memory" which is extremely slow to use (it's actually a portion of your hard drive).
Get some more physical RAM in that machine and you'll notice a dramatic improvement.
Source(s): life experience. - THE ONELv 61 decade ago
I would be surprised if 128MB of RAM is all the system has. If it came straight from Dell with XP installed, there would have been a minimum of 256MB and most likely 512MB. Dell wouldn't sell a system with less than Microsoft's stated minimum memory requirement. Just a thought.
In task manager, it is typical for XP to have anywhere from 35 to 60 processes running right after booting The system Idle process should be at least 90% after booting. Watch which process is eating the CPU when you try to open say Control Panel, this might give you a clue as to what is causing the problem.
If you didn't do a complete reformat before reinstalling XP the virus's and other "badware" will still be there. Make sure that in the BIOS the virus protection option is turned on.
As far as the pagefile, it should be set to 1.5 X the RAM, so if you had 256MB, it would be 384MB. It's possible the pagefile is corrupted. Set it to zero, reboot and reset to the correct number, the pagefile will be recreated when you boot after resetting it.
As far as getting more RAM, Dell can tell you the correct type by giving them your serial number(on the case), then you know for sure your getting the right stuff. The could probably verify how much the system shipped with as well.
- 1 decade ago
Yes, a RAM update will be your cup of tea. Buy a 1GB stick, or two 512MB sticks and replace the 128MB stick.
128MB will not get anyone anywhere in XP, it's severely crippling the rest of your system.
- old crowLv 41 decade ago
You need at least 1 GB of ram to see any decent uploads and downloads or running programs. 128MB is NOT enough to run XP properly.
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- YohanesLv 41 decade ago
G'day mate,
well, sorry to tell you but, your RAM is really low.. no wonder your computer runs extremely slow.. If I can suggest, try to upgrade your RAM to at least 512MB.. that should help..
good luck!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
you need more ram 128 is way to low for speed boost it to 512 or more
