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my computer is fairly new, and has more memory than i'll eer need {340GB in total over 2 hard drive - second {40gb} is for music and so nothing to do with the runnong of my pc - and my 300gb hard drive i have only used 13 gb!}

i am running XP home edition
serivce pack to - up to date
i have norton installed along with norton go back {which i know slows down a pc but not this much as it has just started!}

my pc used to run fine, even when running programs like norton, nero, P2P etc etc...

but now when i  run, windows media player, WLM BETA
my pc will freeze up and runes VERRRRYYY SLOOOWWWW

it even causes my media player to "skip" when playing songs
my internet browser {firefox or IE} runs slow when i am loading a page
but all of this never used to happen

hope you know what is wrong...and il post a screenshot of my taskmanager proces list if needed.

cheers!

Ok, RAM and the processor matter more in this aspect then the HD's...But since it's fairly new, i guess it has a minimum of 512 Mb of ram and a processor >= 2Ghz..
Try making spyware scans and virus scans... Plus uninstall all the useless stuff you have..

Oh and, the wlm beta is quite laggy.. it eats lots of ram .. (at least for me..) try no to use betas, but stable reliable programs..

do a Spyware/Adware scan

and check the program that loads on start up

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Originally posted by DJKAL
my computer is fairly new, and has more memory than i'll eer need {340GB in total over 2 hard drive - second {40gb} is for music and so nothing to do with the runnong of my pc - and my 300gb hard drive i have only used 13 gb!}

i am running XP home edition
serivce pack to - up to date
i have norton installed along with norton go back {which i know slows down a pc but not this much as it has just started!}

my pc used to run fine, even when running programs like norton, nero, P2P etc etc...

but now when i  run, windows media player, WLM BETA
my pc will freeze up and runes VERRRRYYY SLOOOWWWW

it even causes my media player to "skip" when playing songs
my internet browser {firefox or IE} runs slow when i am loading a page
but all of this never used to happen
and loading aplications takes ages
annnd switching aps. takes a long time - like re-opening my media player to skip tracks and then going back to my WLM convo

hope you know what is wrong...and il post a screenshot of my taskmanager proces list if needed.

cheers!

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EDIT: some times it runs fine {like now and for the last 5 mins} but in 10 mins it will slow down again and screw up and i dont know why

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Originally posted by Johny
Plus uninstall all the useless stuff you have..

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i have...always uninstall the crap

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Originally posted by shrbr
do a Spyware/Adware scan

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none ...and none

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Originally posted by shrbr

and check the program that loads on start up

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how do you mean?

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Originally posted by shrbr
you may want to try this http://www.magictweak.com/magicut.htm Smilie

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downloaded...installed, but how do i know which i can remove form staart up or which process i should kill?

shuold i run NORTON GHOST or NORTON GO BACK {not sure what ghost does } before changing anything?

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Originally posted by DJKAL

how do you mean?

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type 'msconfig' in the run dialog, select startup and look at the stuff that loads on startup, sometimes it can be full of crap that slows your computer from the moment it turns on

look at this picture, Magic Utilities manages the programs that loads at windows start up



they maybe a program (spy, or adware) loading with your windows, you can stop it from load

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Originally posted by Methos2
type 'msconfig' in the run dialog, select startup and look at the stuff that loads on startup, sometimes it can be full of crap that slows your computer from the moment it turns on

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how do i know if they shouldnt or dont need to start up?

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Originally posted by DJKAL

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Originally posted by Methos2
type 'msconfig' in the run dialog, select startup and look at the stuff that loads on startup, sometimes it can be full of crap that slows your computer from the moment it turns on

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how do i know if they shouldnt or dont need to start up?

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you just have to look at the processes and think about your system and do you really need them to start up and be on throught the time your computer is on, you might also want to google the names, this might tell you some stuff and give you an idea if you can terminate it and carry on running

normally you just need the Antivirus to get loaded, that's what i do just the antivirus to make the startup faster

BEWARE!! that sometimes doesnt work! with my older system my computer became dependant upon a few programs upon strtup and when i rebooted doing that it messed up the disk, and all of the data on it, id recommend keeping the very base ones running just to make sure