Windows XP running slow during download or installation.

[loldinosaur]

I just installed Windows XP and i have been getting this problem. I have a fresh install of windows XP. I have checked for spyware and viruses just incase. I have checked my running processes and there are no unusual processes running. I have a good computer. Intel Core Duo 2.4ghz, I have 4gbs of ram. I have no clue what is going on. ArmA took an hour to install. Whenever i download or install something windows will just lag. My mouse cursor lags horribly. I previously had vista and i had windows xp before that and they worked fine. Only reason i uninstalled vista is because some of the stuff i use and play don't work properly. Anyone know what the problem may be?

[caperjack]

have you ever use xp with 4 gig of ram before ,i do believe there are issues with xp when you use more than 2gig of ram

[loldinosaur]

Yes. I believe that xp does not support more than 3gbs. I know there is a way to make it recognize all 4 gbs but i don't think it uses more than 3gbs. I had Windows XP Pro when i have had 4gbs and i did not have this problem. All i can think of is it may be my Hard Drive maybe i somehow broke it by reformating it? i don't know. It appears that whenever my computer writes to my harddrive windows will start to slow down. My hard drive is far from being full on space so i am not sure what is going on.

[jbennet]

Its 3gb and btw arma is really slow installing....

Make sure you have installed your chipset drivers or else XP will only be using one core of your Core2

[loldinosaur]

I installed the chipset drivers and rebooted. I'm currently downloading Crysis MP Beta and I still have this problem :(

[[-!dEmOn!-]]

open up your box..

clean the memory sticks with an eraser..

then try reinstalling your OS..

my question is...is it licensed??

[jbennet]

"clean the memory sticks with an eraser.."

dont use any old eareaser!
if you dont know what i mean, dont try it...

[loldinosaur]

I bought a new hard drive an SATA 500gb and my problem is fixed! Thanks for the tips and suggestions!