Recent content by moriez

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    Sluggish XP..what can be the cause?

    Done. No errors on the HD. Done. No significant remarks or problems. -I uninstalled AVG, installed older gfx drivers, use a different CRT monitor, put some services on manual and ran prime95 for a hour without problems. I think its a bit better now. Ill post back when I notice somethig...
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    Sluggish XP..what can be the cause?

    No, I use AVG8 free and it doesnt show any activity or stress. Btw, this is a new installation of XP. I dont think its software related. I suspect either videocard, psu or processor.
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    Sluggish XP..what can be the cause?

    That made me stretch my back because I remember that one from the past. Its not that. Its in Ultra5 mode so ok.
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    Sluggish XP..what can be the cause?

    I defrag daily so thats cool. I will try unplugging components tomorrow. I might re-apply thermal paste on the processor. Would that be any good? SMART reading says: The overall fitness for this drive is 100%. The overall performance for this drive is 100%.
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    Sluggish XP..what can be the cause?

    No, its not installed. EV gives about 5 errors concerning the "computer browser service" which has been stopped. These are scattered throughout the day ie. different times. Task manager is showing no stress at all.
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    Sluggish XP..what can be the cause?

    Not using it mate. (Y) Havent got that one installed either. No reports about bad block in EV and I have run a XP diskcheck which completed normally. Hmm..
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    Sluggish XP..what can be the cause?

    Hi, I havent used the computer for some months but this week I pressed the ON button again. Now I notice a sluggish reaction when I want to open a folder or pressing the start menu button. About 1 to 2 seconds it stalls and then finally executes the action. I suspect hardware failure because...