Larry Joubert's post (clipped)

<<< I have been using the PC for 15 days.>>>

will i be correct in interpreting this as the pc is 15 days old?

<<< 3.07 Gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 >>>

there seems to be some confusion here because i went through the specs. for your model at hp site and find it has  3.06GHz Intel Celeron D processor 345 with 533MHz FSB and 256KB L2 cache.

<<< 512 MB Sdram memory>>>

actually you model has 512MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM memory (expandable to 2GB)

<<< My computer is slowing down.>>>

it will be helpful if you can give some more details:--

do you find it takes a long time to boot and load the operating system?

do some of your applications/programs take time to load? if so some details of these may help?

i also find that the system is preloaded with norton anti virus which sometimes has its own problems.

was it appreciably faster during the 15 days of your usage?


<<< I need to know what original programs do I have to remove from it. ?>>>

it would appear that hp load their pc's with a lot of stuff not needed by the average user but this is a debatable point and depends on the user.an overview of your model says  " If you're a digital photographer, you'll appreciate this PC's ability to keep pace with your snapping, downloading, perfecting, and organizing. It's also great for music, movies, making and labeling DVDs and CDs. . . plus those basic tasks such as reading your e-mail "

 so i feel you will have to decide what can be deleted/uninstalled provided they are the causes of the slow down.

sorry not very helpful but some more details may result in some answers from the list

have a nice day---Venkat Viswanathan

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