Hi Tal,
I would recommend a couple of biggies below, followed up
by "the basics"
Disk Space: I would recommend at least 25% free disk space.
(consider compressing the disk, if you have XP/NTFS)
To compress disk:
My Computer, Right Click "Local Drive (C)", select "properties",
select "Compress Drive to save disk space", then "Apply".
I will take quite some time to complete the compression, but
you should end up with more disk space.
If you disk is formatted "fat" you won't be able to compress.
Memory: 128M is not enough for XP particularly if you have service pack 2.
I "got by" with 128M for a couple of months before upgrading.
You need at least 256M.
Standard Stuff
You should consider a adware and spyware software if you
don't have them. Not having this could cause your system to
crawl. Both are available "free" from www.komando.com under
"Kims shareware picks", "Best Shareware Picks". (SpyBot and
AdAware are what I use).
Update Windows and Explorer and set up for auto updates.
SP@ and all updates.
Good Luck
Hope this helps
Jim
Tal Halpern <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hi all,
I have a very annoying computer. It is running awefuly slow, even when one application is running, and the minimum applications are in the background (Norton AV, modem, and Babylon sometimes). I too often encounter the "white square" which replaces the red X on the explorer upper corner, and it stays stuck like that for a long time, sometimes even 30 sec...
I know my hard-disk is sometimes full (maybe 2% free), but I've tried formating and putting the basics back on but got only a small change, if any.
This makes me believe I probably have a hardware problem, but I'm not sure of that.
I hope someone could point out some lead or hint. I am including the summery of the Norton report.
Thanks a lot,
Tal.
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* System Summary *
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Processor: GenuineIntel Family 15 Model 1 1.7 GHz Stepping 2
Math Support: Present
BIOS: D845HV - 20011116, 11/16/01
Bus Type: PCI, ISA, USB
Ports: 1 Parallel, 3 Serial
Memory: 128 MB (80% Utilized)
Floppy Disks: 1.44 MB
Hard Disks: 37.31 GB
Multimedia: Sound, CD-ROM
Video: 800 x 600 in 64K Colors, NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro (Microsoft Corporation) Ver. 6.14
< Operating System >
Windows: 5.1 (Build 2600)
Net Clients:
Microsoft Terminal Services
Microsoft Windows Network
Web Client Network
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* Memory Report - Summary *
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< General Information >
Memory Utilization: 80%
Total Physical Memory: 128 MB (134217728 Bytes)
Available Physical Memory: 14.6 MB (15310848 Bytes)
Page File Capacity: 475 MB (497815552 Bytes)
Available Page File capacity: 128 MB (134426624 Bytes)
< Programs and Libraries: >
32-Bit Applications
SVCHOST.EXE: 3.10 MB
SVCHOST.EXE: 2.02 MB
SVCHOST.EXE: 20.8 MB
SVCHOST.EXE: 1.41 MB
SVCHOST.EXE: 1.86 MB
SPOOLSV.EXE: 5.42 MB
CCPROXY.EXE: 3.54 MB
CCSETMGR.EXE: 2.75 MB
GHOSTS~2.EXE: 700 KB
NAVAPSVC.EXE: 10.00 MB
SAVSCAN.EXE: 14.9 MB
TCPSVCS.EXE: 1.20 MB
DSLSTAT.EXE: 320 KB
DSLAGENT.EXE: 16.0 KB
CCAPP.EXE: 5.54 MB
SNDSRVC.EXE: 1.99 MB
NOPDB.EXE: 1.34 MB
SVCHOST.EXE: 3.29 MB
TYPE32.EXE: 1.88 MB
SYMLCSVC.EXE: 980 KB
POINT32.EXE: 7.75 MB
BABYLON.EXE: 8.51 MB
GCASSERV.EXE: 5.91 MB
JUSCHED.EXE: 36.0 KB
WDFMGR.EXE: 1.57 MB
GCASDTSERV.EXE: 6.52 MB
CTFMON.EXE: 24.0 KB
CCEVTMGR.EXE: 3.46 MB
FXSSVC.EXE: 1.28 MB
MSMSGS.EXE: 7.51 MB
MSNMSGR.EXE: 13.8 MB
CKA.EXE: 224 KB
ACROTRAY.EXE: 228 KB
HPOHMR08.EXE: 5.62 MB
HPOTDD01.EXE: 28.0 KB
ALG.EXE: 1.09 MB
HPOEVM08.EXE: 5.73 MB
HPOSTS08.EXE: 6.04 MB
WISPTIS.EXE: 5.65 MB
NMAIN.EXE: 6.11 MB
SI32.EXE: 1.81 MB
HPZIPM12.EXE: 84.0 KB
16-Bit Applications
32-Bit Libraries
ASOEHOOK.DLL: 192 KB
SHELLEXTENSION.DLL: 108 KB
MSI.DLL: 2.77 MB
RSAENH.DLL: 160 KB
CAPTLIB.DLL: 120 KB
WINHTTP.DLL: 352 KB
NULL.DLL: 1.79 MB
UXTHEME.DLL: 224 KB
UPNPUI.DLL: 244 KB
UMDMXFRM.DLL: 28.0 KB
NETAPI32.DLL: 336 KB
SHIMENG.DLL: 152 KB
SERWVDRV.DLL: 28.0 KB
COMCTL32.DLL: 604 KB
THEMEUI.DLL: 452 KB
MSUTB.DLL: 204 KB
FXSAPI.DLL: 456 KB
LPK.DLL: 36.0 KB
FXSST.DLL: 564 KB
WS2HELP.DLL: 32.0 KB
WS2_32.DLL: 92.0 KB
WSOCK32.DLL: 36.0 KB
MPR.DLL: 72.0 KB
SAMLIB.DLL: 76.0 KB
NTLANMAN.DLL: 56.0 KB
NETRAP.DLL: 28.0 KB
NETUI1.DLL: 256 KB
NETUI0.DLL: 88.0 KB
SWEEPRX.DLL: 112 KB
MSACM32.DRV: 32.0 KB
WDMAUD.DRV: 36.0 KB
WINSPOOL.DRV: 152 KB
MSCTF.DLL: 300 KB
POWRPROF.DLL: 32.0 KB
CFGMGR32.DLL: 28.0 KB
BATMETER.DLL: 40.0 KB
WEBCHECK.DLL: 280 KB
PRINTUI.DLL: 552 KB
OLEACC.DLL: 176 KB
SSDPAPI.DLL: 48.0 KB
CRYPTUI.DLL: 496 KB
USP10.DLL: 428 KB
STOBJECT.DLL: 132 KB
MLANG.DLL: 580 KB
SXS.DLL: 700 KB
DRPROV.DLL: 28.0 KB
DAVCLNT.DLL: 36.0 KB
BROWSEUI.DLL: 1012 KB
MSVCP60.DLL: 404 KB
WINSTA.DLL: 64.0 KB
MSIMG32.DLL: 20.0 KB
NETSHELL.DLL: 1.64 MB
CSCDLL.DLL: 112 KB
RASDLG.DLL: 648 KB
LINKINFO.DLL: 32.0 KB
NTSHRUI.DLL: 148 KB
USERENV.DLL: 716 KB
ATL.DLL: 68.0 KB
WINMM.DLL: 180 KB
CREDUI.DLL: 280 KB
WINTRUST.DLL: 184 KB
IMAGEHLP.DLL: 160 KB
MPRAPI.DLL: 96.0 KB
IPHLPAPI.DLL: 100 KB
UPNP.DLL: 140 KB
ADSLDPC.DLL: 148 KB
RTUTILS.DLL: 56.0 KB
RASMAN.DLL: 72.0 KB
TAPI32.DLL: 188 KB
RASAPI32.DLL: 240 KB
WTSAPI32.DLL: 32.0 KB
WLDAP32.DLL: 176 KB
CLBCATQ.DLL: 508 KB
COMRES.DLL: 748 KB
OLEAUT32.DLL: 560 KB
URLMON.DLL: 628 KB
APPHELP.DLL: 136 KB
OLE32.DLL: 1.24 MB
SHDOCVW.DLL: 1.43 MB
SETUPAPI.DLL: 964 KB
CSCUI.DLL: 332 KB
CRYPT32.DLL: 592 KB
MSASN1.DLL: 72.0 KB
WININET.DLL: 660 KB
MIDIMAP.DLL: 28.0 KB
MSACM32.DLL: 84.0 KB
VERSION.DLL: 32.0 KB
MSVCRT.DLL: 352 KB
MSV1_0.DLL: 140 KB
USER32.DLL: 572 KB
ADVAPI32.DLL: 680 KB
RPCRT4.DLL: 580 KB
GDI32.DLL: 284 KB
SHLWAPI.DLL: 472 KB
SECUR32.DLL: 68.0 KB
ACTIVEDS.DLL: 200 KB
MSVCR70.DLL: 336 KB
KERNEL32.DLL: 1.29 MB
NTDLL.DLL: 676 KB
SHELL32.DLL: 8.05 MB
DEBUGMODE.DLL: 280 KB
COMDLG32.DLL: 412 KB
ASLOADER.DLL: 68.0 KB
LUCOMSERVERPS.DLL: 264 KB
NAVAPW32.DLL: 128 KB
DEFALERT.DLL: 180 KB
APWUTIL.DLL: 44.0 KB
ISLALERT.DLL: 140 KB
NISRES.DLL: 292 KB
NAVOPTS.DLL: 864 KB
N32EXCLU.DLL: 44.0 KB
NAVOPTRF.DLL: 212 KB
ASUNIPLG.DLL: 100 KB
NISPROD.DLL: 172 KB
APWCMDNT.DLL: 268 KB
ASFILTER.DLL: 204 KB
NISLCOM.DLL: 340 KB
ASSPMEVT.DLL: 152 KB
S32NAVO.DLL: 492 KB
NAVERROR.DLL: 76.0 KB
NAVAPSCR.DLL: 72.0 KB
NISEMAIL.DLL: 152 KB
NETDETECTCONTROLLER.DLL: 160 KB
PRODUCTREGCOM.DLL: 192 KB
MAPI32.DLL: 124 KB
HNETCFG.DLL: 348 KB
CCALERT.DLL: 184 KB
CCEMLPXY.DLL: 188 KB
CCFWRULS.DLL: 108 KB
CCIMSCAN.DLL: 104 KB
CCLOGIN.DLL: 112 KB
CCPROSUB.DLL: 56.0 KB
CCPXYEVT.DLL: 280 KB
CCSET.DLL: 88.0 KB
CCSETEVT.DLL: 84.0 KB
CCVRTRST.DLL: 108 KB
DPHTML.DLL: 120 KB
NAVEMAIL.DLL: 56.0 KB
NISALERT.DLL: 692 KB
SYMFWAGT.DLL: 604 KB
SYMICONV.DLL: 600 KB
TLEVEL.DLL: 64.0 KB
IRALSCL2.DLL: 172 KB
IRAVCLC3.DLL: 208 KB
SYMNETI.DLL: 536 KB
SYMREDIR.DLL: 140 KB
SAVRT32.DLL: 220 KB
MSWSOCK.DLL: 252 KB
WSHTCPIP.DLL: 32.0 KB
MSTASK.DLL: 276 KB
SHFOLDER.DLL: 36.0 KB
NTDSAPI.DLL: 76.0 KB
DNSAPI.DLL: 156 KB
WINRNR.DLL: 32.0 KB
RASADHLP.DLL: 24.0 KB
MSVCP70.DLL: 476 KB
ATL70.DLL: 96.0 KB
DPGMKB.DLL: 344 KB
TYPE32.DLL: 280 KB
DPGCMD.DLL: 672 KB
HID.DLL: 36.0 KB
PSAPI.DLL: 44.0 KB
MSOXMLMF.DLL: 44.0 KB
MSLS31.DLL: 156 KB
POINT32.DLL: 292 KB
MSXML3.DLL: 1.19 MB
MSHTML.DLL: 2.90 MB
BABYSERVICES.DLL: 352 KB
BCONTENTSERVER.DLL: 1.23 MB
SCRAUTH.DLL: 120 KB
SCRBLOCK.DLL: 128 KB
MZ: 56.0 KB
OLEPRO32.DLL: 92.0 KB
MSIMTF.DLL: 168 KB
JSCRIPT.DLL: 440 KB
IMM32.DLL: 116 KB
GCANTISPYWARELIBRARY.DLL: 364 KB
VBAME.DLL: 72.0 KB
MSVBVM60.DLL: 1.33 MB
GCCOLLECTION.DLL: 132 KB
HASHLIB.DLL: 128 KB
GDIPLUS.DLL: 1.64 MB
MSMSGSC.DLL: 96.0 KB
CRYPTDLL.DLL: 48.0 KB
ES.DLL: 260 KB
MSIDCRL.DLL: 508 KB
QMGRPRXY.DLL: 36.0 KB
DSSENH.DLL: 144 KB
SENSAPI.DLL: 20.0 KB
MSDMO.DLL: 28.0 KB
DSOUND.DLL: 368 KB
DEVENUM.DLL: 68.0 KB
CRYPTNET.DLL: 76.0 KB
SCHANNEL.DLL: 156 KB
DINPUT.DLL: 168 KB
IPR.DLL: 172 KB
HPODVB08.DLL: 196 KB
IDR.DLL: 236 KB
HPQCXM08.DLL: 120 KB
HPOCXI08.DLL: 248 KB
HPODIO08.DLL: 440 KB
HPQCOB08.DLL: 52.0 KB
HPODVD08.DLL: 280 KB
HPQTAP08.DLL: 56.0 KB
MFC42.DLL: 1016 KB
TPCPS.DLL: 64.0 KB
SWPLUGIN.DLL: 1.57 MB
DRMALERT.DLL: 216 KB
SYMLTCHK.DLL: 152 KB
NAVUI.DLL: 176 KB
NAVUIRES.DLL: 532 KB
NSWIGHO.DLL: 440 KB
PPPLUGIN.DLL: 604 KB
NUPLUGIN.DLL: 700 KB
NWSPLUGIN.DLL: 1.67 MB
CS32.DLL: 672 KB
WTPLUG.DLL: 1.09 MB
DCIMAN32.DLL: 24.0 KB
S32GUIL.DLL: 388 KB
S32UTILL.DLL: 116 KB
S32FATL.DLL: 108 KB
S32MAILL.DLL: 32.0 KB
S32NPTL.DLL: 52.0 KB
S32STAT.DLL: 52.0 KB
NUMISC.DLL: 40.0 KB
PGNORTON.DLL: 488 KB
NUABOUT.DLL: 88.0 KB
NUSPLASH.DLL: 148 KB
TIFFDUI.DLL: 48.0 KB
MDIGRAPH.DLL: 812 KB
HPZ2KU01.DLL: 204 KB
WOW32.DLL: 276 KB
S32KRNLL.DLL: 224 KB
FXSWZRD.DLL: 196 KB
TSAPPCMP.DLL: 64.0 KB
PSCRIPT5.DLL: 464 KB
PS5UI.DLL: 136 KB
PERFPROC.DLL: 52.0 KB
HPZNTP01.DLL: 296 KB
FXSUI.DLL: 160 KB
FXSTIFF.DLL: 400 KB
FXSRES.DLL: 20.0 KB
FXSDRV.DLL: 40.0 KB
ACLUI.DLL: 120 KB
MSCMS.DLL: 84.0 KB
NTMARTA.DLL: 132 KB
16-Bit Libraries
32-Bit System Libraries
Windows32: 20.7 MB
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