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I have installed the XP and registered updated to SP3.
It seems to be running a little slower than I remember and also seems to be warmer too.
I think I should pull the covers off and take a peek...might be full of dust.
Also have not figured out the wireless.
Reinstalling XP Home on laptop I have a new HD but no XP disk
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Posted 19 August 2009 - 09:32 PM
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Posted 19 August 2009 - 11:12 PM
Glad to hear you are up and running...
Couple of things you could try to resolve the heat/speed issues, one would be to use a lapdesk for your laptop or install additional cooling fan if desktop.
Good idea to clear all exhaust ports and cooling fins
Try benchmarking software for processor performance
Couple of things you could try to resolve the heat/speed issues, one would be to use a lapdesk for your laptop or install additional cooling fan if desktop.
Good idea to clear all exhaust ports and cooling fins
Try benchmarking software for processor performance
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Posted 20 August 2009 - 09:46 AM
syscorpsecure, on Aug 20 2009, 01:12 PM, said:
Try benchmarking software for processor performance
That went right over my head.
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Posted 26 August 2009 - 12:01 PM
Martel, on Aug 20 2009, 10:46 AM, said:
syscorpsecure, on Aug 20 2009, 01:12 PM, said:
Try benchmarking software for processor performance
That went right over my head.
Sorry about the geek speak...
What I was referring to when I said "benchmarking" is a specific set of software programs which monitor how well your processor performs when you turn your computer on and you run program(s). One of the easiest ways to understand this concept is to run Windows Task Manager and click the "Performance" tab.
What you will see consists of a series of windows displaying information such as CPU Usage, CPU Usage History Graph, Page File (PF) Usage and a Page File History Graph, addition to various statistics about how much system memory is being used.
These statistics are ways to give you an idea of how well your processor and memory are handling the number and types of programs, services and other applications currently running on your PC. Rated 0 to 100, the higher the number, the slower (more bogged) down your system will appear to run. A computer whose system processor constantly pegs out at 100 percent will run so slowly as to be hair-pulling out annoying. A computer whose system maxes out its Page File is telling you to add more memory, because page files are a substitute for RAM.
Hope this helps.....
