Laptop running slow

The new indexing service built into Windows Vista has been the subject of a lot of complaints, since it seems to kick in at strange times and thrash your hard drive. So what can we do to speed this up? There’s two options: You can either trim down the amount of files that Windows Search [...]

Service pack information To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Hotfix information A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described [...]

Increase Computer Performance With Windows XP Performance Mode Why Your Computer Performance has Dropped: When Windows XP computers were first shipped, many retailers only installed the minimum amount of memory required to run a Windows XP computer – 128 MB. Consumers took their new computers home only to find that after they loaded all of [...]

You are here: Experts > Computing/Technology > Focus on Windows > Windows XP > Slow Pc Windows XP – Slow Pc Expert: harish – 1/24/2006 Question I have windows xp. I have a cable modem supported by Comcast. I also use Vonage which utilizes a router. My problem is that the PC is very slow [...]

Windows XP Tips ‘n’ Tricks Make Windows XP work the way you want it to! These tips work with the final release of Windows XP. Unless otherwise noted, all tips should work with both Home and Professional Editions. Please note that some of these tips may require you to use a Registry Editor (regedit.exe), which [...]

Most of us experience slow windows startup after having used a computer for a long time. And for me, half a year is enough to get accustomed to leaving my computer alone after I press the start button, and probably, having a cup of coffee. Despite the hardware factor (people seldom consider expensive hardware upgrades [...]

Registry Edits for Windows XP Understand the risks, up to and including the loss of data and having to reinstall the operating system, before editing the registry. Use the information at your own risk. Backing Up and Restoring the Windows XP Registry Items listed are registry edits, implemented by using registry editor. Launch registry editor [...]

Making Windows XP Start Faster 0 comments Stopping Unneeded Startup Services Along with the core operating system and programs that Windows XP runs when it starts, there is also a host of services involved. Many of these services are necessary for Windows XP to operate correctly. However, many of them are for features in Windows [...]

To my knowledge , if you have just updated , you should be OK , MS say they have have fixed all their faulty patches . Did you download all the security fixes ? Here are some other things to try . http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/winxp…rvices-3.shtml http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/winxp…es/index.shtml http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/wfp/index.shtml If your system hangs about 2 or 3 minutes at [...]

Eliminate unwanted programs from boot up: You will find that many of the programs you install on your system set portions of themselves to run automatically when you start up your computer. Each program that runs on startup not only consume system resources but also extends the length of time it takes your PC to [...]