Running slow

I believe my machine is running below its capacity, despite the fact that I
use registry cleaners, SpySweeper, Wash Windows, Eusing registry cleaner AVG
etc, probably too much. I don't start these automatically, just when I want
to do the maintence, so they are not running.

A technician says then to reload the machine with the factor CD setup disk
and reload everything.

I don't want to do this. I also tried the website recommended in another
message on this board, but all it did was do what I already was doing.

I also config sys startup to only 2 or 3 commands.

Is there another procedure where I can check to about what might be the
problem?

Toshiba current bios
Windows kept updated.
1.60 gigahertz Intel Core Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Intel Corporation

The two gig of ram is only being used half the time and CPU only maxes out
occasionally.

XP Professional SP2 Bios

What does this have to do with Windows Update?
--
WinXP-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...dowsxp.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

bretsharon wrote:
> I believe my machine is running below its capacity, despite the fact that
> I
> use registry cleaners, SpySweeper, Wash Windows, Eusing registry cleaner
> AVG
> etc, probably too much. I don't start these automatically, just when I
> want
> to do the maintence, so they are not running.
>
> A technician says then to reload the machine with the factor CD setup disk
> and reload everything.
>
> I don't want to do this. I also tried the website recommended in another
> message on this board, but all it did was do what I already was doing.
>
> I also config sys startup to only 2 or 3 commands.
>
> Is there another procedure where I can check to about what might be the
> problem?
>
> Toshiba current bios
> Windows kept updated.
> 1.60 gigahertz Intel Core Duo
> 64 kilobyte primary memory cache
> 2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Intel Corporation
>
> The two gig of ram is only being used half the time and CPU only maxes out
> occasionally.
>
> XP Professional SP2 Bios

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> What does this have to do with Windows Update?------------>>>>Nothing. I put this in the performance group....This is just a note to let an interested party know that I keep the machine up to date.
> --
> WinXP-specific newsgroup:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...dowsxp.general
>
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>
> bretsharon wrote:
> > I believe my machine is running below its capacity, despite the fact that
> > I
> > use registry cleaners, SpySweeper, Wash Windows, Eusing registry cleaner
> > AVG
> > etc, probably too much. I don't start these automatically, just when I
> > want
> > to do the maintence, so they are not running.
> >
> > A technician says then to reload the machine with the factor CD setup disk
> > and reload everything.
> >
> > I don't want to do this. I also tried the website recommended in another
> > message on this board, but all it did was do what I already was doing.
> >
> > I also config sys startup to only 2 or 3 commands.
> >
> > Is there another procedure where I can check to about what might be the
> > problem?
> >
> > Toshiba current bios
> > Windows kept updated.
> > 1.60 gigahertz Intel Core Duo
> > 64 kilobyte primary memory cache
> > 2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Intel Corporation
> >
> > The two gig of ram is only being used half the time and CPU only maxes out
> > occasionally.
> >
> > XP Professional SP2 Bios
>
>

??

bretsharon wrote:
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> What does this have to do with Windows Update?------------>>>>Nothing. I
>> put this in the performance group....This is just a note to let an
>> interested party know that I keep the machine up to date. --
>> WinXP-specific newsgroup:
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...dowsxp.general
>>
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>>
>> bretsharon wrote:
>>> I believe my machine is running below its capacity, despite the fact
>>> that
>>> I
>>> use registry cleaners, SpySweeper, Wash Windows, Eusing registry cleaner
>>> AVG
>>> etc, probably too much. I don't start these automatically, just when I
>>> want
>>> to do the maintence, so they are not running.
>>>
>>> A technician says then to reload the machine with the factor CD setup
>>> disk
>>> and reload everything.
>>>
>>> I don't want to do this. I also tried the website recommended in
>>> another
>>> message on this board, but all it did was do what I already was doing.
>>>
>>> I also config sys startup to only 2 or 3 commands.
>>>
>>> Is there another procedure where I can check to about what might be the
>>> problem?
>>>
>>> Toshiba current bios
>>> Windows kept updated.
>>> 1.60 gigahertz Intel Core Duo
>>> 64 kilobyte primary memory cache
>>> 2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Intel Corporation
>>>
>>> The two gig of ram is only being used half the time and CPU only maxes
>>> out
>>> occasionally.
>>>
>>> XP Professional SP2 Bios

Ditto mate !

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> ??
>
> bretsharon wrote:
> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> What does this have to do with Windows Update?------------>>>>Nothing. I
> >> put this in the performance group....This is just a note to let an
> >> interested party know that I keep the machine up to date. --
> >> WinXP-specific newsgroup:
> >> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...dowsxp.general
> >>
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> >>
> >> bretsharon wrote:
> >>> I believe my machine is running below its capacity, despite the fact
> >>> that
> >>> I
> >>> use registry cleaners, SpySweeper, Wash Windows, Eusing registry cleaner
> >>> AVG
> >>> etc, probably too much. I don't start these automatically, just when I
> >>> want
> >>> to do the maintence, so they are not running.
> >>>
> >>> A technician says then to reload the machine with the factor CD setup
> >>> disk
> >>> and reload everything.
> >>>
> >>> I don't want to do this. I also tried the website recommended in
> >>> another
> >>> message on this board, but all it did was do what I already was doing.
> >>>
> >>> I also config sys startup to only 2 or 3 commands.
> >>>
> >>> Is there another procedure where I can check to about what might be the
> >>> problem?
> >>>
> >>> Toshiba current bios
> >>> Windows kept updated.
> >>> 1.60 gigahertz Intel Core Duo
> >>> 64 kilobyte primary memory cache
> >>> 2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Intel Corporation
> >>>
> >>> The two gig of ram is only being used half the time and CPU only maxes
> >>> out
> >>> occasionally.
> >>>
> >>> XP Professional SP2 Bios
>
>