Only two thing I can think of right now: 1) win95 keeps so much rubish in registry and/or system folder 2) Some software is running all the time at background, such like Anti-viruse. close 'em, disable 'em, only load 'em when you need 'em! Have a nice sleep! J Qian Jon Schwartz wrote: > I'm trying to figure out why a Hitachi MX-133T laptop is running about as > fast as a 486/SX-33 in all tasks. The Ram (32megs) and processor (Intel > P-133) check okay, and the Bios settings are correct. I've done a > Scandisk, RegClean, Defrag, and run McAfee for viruses. The Hdd has 504 > megs free out of 1.33 gigs. And, Win-95 doesn't appear to be interferring. > This thing is keeping me awake nights... any ideas? PCBUILD's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>