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I'd say hit Housecall and run a total system scan, then head off to Google and do a search for "bootvis" and grab that and install it. Run Bootvis, choose Trace - Next Boot + Driver Delays and leave the PC alone to reboot and leave it alone until Bootvis is totally done (it'll pop up a small box...

QFT and I wish people around the Internet would figure that out. Just checking off "No page file" does not get rid of it since Windows as an operating system has always been designed to work with virtual memory - all Intel processors since the i386 introduced the concept have, and trying to...

PCMark from FutureMark (makers of 3DMark, GetSet, GO!) is a pretty good one for what is does. Gives enough data for individual component performance also. They have some older versions available as "free" editions, meaning they don't do the full suite of testing unless you pay for them, but you...

Uhmmm... not even. Anytime you approach ~15% free space remaining on the drive, Windows (any version since NT) is going to start choking like Mama Cass and a ham sandwich. If you've got that much data on your hard drive, start backing it up and freeing up some space; you'll notice the...

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/Windows...ralWeb/RAMVirtualMemoryPageFileEtc.htm <<<--- This can help figure it out, methinks. bb

QFT. Acronis True Image... the lifesaver to end all lifesavers... bb

www.xubuntu.org or... www.zenwalk.org Either one should practically fly on that machine with a bit of tuning. bb

Bootvis to the rescue. Google for it, then read the help file included. Do a trace of 'Next Boot + Driver Delays' to see how slow it is the first time and what's delaying it, then do another trace and choose Optimize System. bb

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/Windows...ralWeb/RAMVirtualMemoryPageFileEtc.htm Probably one of the best all-purpose explanations about Windows and the virtual memory subsystem you'll find anywhere on the Internet. Hope it helps... bb

So $6.99 for the best 2D video card on the market (with some 3D capability, mind you, just not much) is too much for a workstation? Oh please... bb

Bart's Page for making bootable CDs including slipstreamed versions Follow those instructions precisely - it says for XP SP1 but the instructions work for any Windows OS from Win2K and up. You'll not only create the slipstreamed installer files but you'll also be able to add a bit more useful...

If you're trying to use a Windows XP Home Edition key to install Windows XP Professional, you can quit now. It'll never work. I think that's what the problem is since almost every single consumer PC sold by Dell comes with Windows XP Home Edition unless the consumer specifically requests and...

Do this: Run Task Manager. Click the Processes tab. Click View on the menu bar, then choose Select Columns... Check off Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory Size and then click OK (or add other counters you might be interested in before clicking OK). Now you can see just how much...

I saw this article just about 4 years ago and it remains just as valuable today as it did with that first viewing: Waiting For Windows XP It's an article showing real-world (IT) testing of Windows 2000 vs. Windows XP. Yes it's possible to tune Windows XP down to get it more lean and...

Without a doubt, WinZip or WinRAR are almost absolute necessities for anyone that downloads stuff online (email attachments primarily benefit because of so many email providers now blocking any .exe files to hamper the spread of viruses). So those are at the top of my all-time favorite software...