It's unlikely you could use your CD due to MS' restrictions.
The slow defrag/chkdsk times aren't completely out of line, especially if
it's been some time since it was done.
If it's still slow, I'd look elsewhere for the cause.
How much memory does it have, and how much disk space is left?

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 7:54 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> My daughter gave me her old  HP Compaq nc6120 using WinXP Sp 2 with 37.24
> GB ...  She left some of the  stuff you need to run it and made me a
> wireless
> connection for me.  It is  very slow.... though.  It took me 4 hours to do
> a scan disk and 5 hours to  defrag.
>
> I dont know whether to keep it and format, then putting my  own WinXP on
> there or if MS would allow me to use my CD.  If so, would  it still be
> slow?
> I'm sure the HP is at least 6 or 7 years old.   Harriet
>

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