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Definitely check your computer for spyware or virus infection. Have you defragged your drive lately? You might want to delete temp files, do a chkdsk and disk defrag.

[QUOTE=prakharprakash]Hello!! I have a Dell Latitude notebook which i purchased 2 years ago. It is 256 MB ram. 800 Mhz , Win 2000 pro. I was wondering what can be done to make it work to its max potential speed ? obviously i can upgrade it but it will be …

128 MB of memory isn't a lot these days. If you want to see a performance boost, upgrade to at least 512 MB. Like everyone said; disk cleanup and defrag will help speed up your computer's performance. Check out this tip from Microsoft. [url]http://www.microsoft.com/AtWork/getstarted/speed.mspx/[/url]

Have you updated the wireless usb driver yet? If you haven't, you should. Also, try to move it to another USB port. Have you defragged your drive lately. It wouldn't be a bad idea to do a disk cleanup, chkdsk, & defrag. Here's a link from Microsoft. [url]http://www.microsoft.com/AtWork/getstarted/speed.mspx/[/url]

[QUOTE=Joebird21]Ok I have a 40GB Hard drive and I'm trying to hook up a 120GB hard drive as a slave. I had to buy a cord for the 120GB hard drive that converts it from a serial hard drive to a usb connection because my motherboard doesn't have a serial …

Microsoft has a free Outlook Express backup software. Search Microsoft's web site.

Download a third party defrag software and your defrag will run a lot faster and can be scheduled to run in the background. Third party defrag software will do a lot better job than the built-in defrag. You can also defrag the master file table and page file before windows …

[QUOTE=lisaroutly]Alright, after some hunting, here are the specs: Vision 2600gbfl (Not sure what this is...) Intel 865GBF Motherboard 800MHz Intel P4 2.6 GHz 512MB DDR 400MHz Memory WD 80GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive I'll TRY downloading the Silent Runners on this comp then see if I can use it on …

Have you deffraged lately? You might want to try doing disk cleanup and defrag and see if that helps. Also check for spyware infection.

Here you go: [url]http://www.theeldergeek.com/defragmenting_a_page_file.htm[/url]

[QUOTE=buddylee614] 7. Now to rap up, this program does everything the 1st 6 programs can, but can also; defrag your hard disk (and give it an omptimization to avoid fragmentation in the future), defrag your regisrty, your ram (didnt even know there where prog' that could do that), internet tweaker, …

[QUOTE=MpG]I did what you said and it partially worked(the unmovable files are now less and bigger than many and small) Thanks[/QUOTE] You should download a free 30 day trial of a third party defrag program. It will allow you to defrag those files before windows starts and it runs a …

I defrag my home computer on a daily basis using a third party defrag software. My servers are done every month or whenever I can remember it. I know I should do the servers more often but I'm too busy doing other things.

I have a 110GB drive with 90GB free space and it took the built-in defrag program about 4 hours to complete. I purchased a third party program and it's been running on a daily basis for about 15 minutes. The more you do defrags, the shorter it takes to complete. …

You might want to check your computer for virus/trojans and spywares. Some trojans are in temp folders so you might want to delete those too. Do a disk cleanup and defrag too.

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Go to this web site and download hijack this. [url]http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/[/url] You might want to run disk cleanup and defrag after you get rid of that spyware.

[QUOTE=mushromboi]hey evry time i start up mah computer and log in, it takes a while to load my settings and when ever i am in my taskbar freezes...for a long time ..about 5-10mins max..i have to like keep opening folders to get it working properly.. i neva modify the system …

I bet you that spyware and those downloads left your PC fragmented. You should run a disk cleanup and defrag on your hard drive.