XP slow down_not all but viewing

[bluenite38]

Blinking icons on the desktop, WinExplorer folders and previews, Start menu a long response, you will see an empty menu without program names, the ones beyond 3seconds. I went through it Hijack, msconfig / programs in the background after boot, tried to uninstall the antivirus.
Maybe should I delete and restore the swap file?
thanks for the helpful advice
Peter

 

[Envian]

Launch System Restore, and restore your computer back to the date it was working fine.

 

[corkyg]

System Restore should do it, but this may apply:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895932

For additional info, Google for "Rebuild System Cache."

 

[cheez]

Launch System Restore, and restore your computer back to the date it was working fine.

Disabling System Restore improve performance as well. I suggest you disable.


To OP, I suggest you jump over to Windows Server 2003. This is one bad ass OS. I only have 1GB RAM on my laptop but and is flyin' fast with Server 2003. Never had to mess with system cache nor page file settings. Just defrag every once a while and you are set. It "performs like" a system with 4~ 6GB of RAM.. My HTPC can shut itself off right after loading windows in a few seconds. It only has 1GB too. That's what I call speed.... some serious stuff.