Speed up adivce

aviation_man · 08-08-2009, 07:09 AM

Hey all I have a Compaq Presario 2100 Laptop (Intel Celeron (forgot the GHz) 192MB RAM (I know,192. What a joke

), Windows XP)

I was seeing if anybody had any tips on some things that can help to speed it up? I did all the obvious stuff like defrag, clean programs/uninstall, changed the skin, scan and stuff like that.. And I know that more RAM will help... But is there anything software wise that can help? Like something that runs in XP that is unnecessary? Thanks!

It also seems like Adobe reader had slowed it down quite a bit, unfortunately. I would just uninstall it but I use it constantly. I know that XP has a few programs out there that just bog it down when installed..

**johnb35** · 08-08-2009, 01:15 PM

192mb? Upgrade the memory to at least 1gb if you can. You won't be able to do anything else to get it to run quicker, that is just not enough ram to run XP.

aviation_man · 08-08-2009, 11:35 PM

Yeah. I know. I'm in the process of buying more memory. But the thing is, it says XP certified, and it came with 192MB of RAM...

**johnb35** · 08-09-2009, 02:24 AM

Well unfortunately when XP came out they said minimum memory requirements was either 64 or 128mb. Minimum should be more like 512mb.

aviation_man · 08-09-2009, 02:39 AM

Yeah. I agree... And of course you have these programs like Adobe Reader that just bog the heck out of XP too...

**johnb35** · 08-09-2009, 02:42 AM

You aren't allowing adobe's software to run on bootup are you? Disable it...

Bodaggit23 · 08-09-2009, 04:44 AM

Slow Computer?

08-08-2009, 07:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
aviation_man Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Somewhereland Posts: 2,452	Speed up adivce Hey all I have a Compaq Presario 2100 Laptop (Intel Celeron (forgot the GHz) 192MB RAM (I know,192. What a joke ), Windows XP) I was seeing if anybody had any tips on some things that can help to speed it up? I did all the obvious stuff like defrag, clean programs/uninstall, changed the skin, scan and stuff like that.. And I know that more RAM will help... But is there anything software wise that can help? Like something that runs in XP that is unnecessary? Thanks! It also seems like Adobe reader had slowed it down quite a bit, unfortunately. I would just uninstall it but I use it constantly. I know that XP has a few programs out there that just bog it down when installed.. __________________ OSWindows 7 CPU>AMD Phenom x4 3.1GHz Black Edition 9950MOBO ASUS M3A78-EMRAM>CORSAIR DOMINATORX DDR2 1066MHz 4GBHDD>Western Digital 75GB> Maxtor 150GB--HDD2>Seagate 500GBGPU> ATI Radeon HD 3200 Winner of Photo Tournament: In The Moment, Kitchen Items, Christmas Stuff and Depth of Field FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND:F@H Team 44358 Last edited by aviation_man; 08-08-2009 at 07:39 AM.

08-08-2009, 01:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 8,576	192mb? Upgrade the memory to at least 1gb if you can. You won't be able to do anything else to get it to run quicker, that is just not enough ram to run XP. __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 2-500gb WD Caviar Black DVD Drives - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD OS - Windows XP

08-08-2009, 11:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
aviation_man Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Somewhereland Posts: 2,452	Yeah. I know. I'm in the process of buying more memory. But the thing is, it says XP certified, and it came with 192MB of RAM... __________________ OSWindows 7 CPU>AMD Phenom x4 3.1GHz Black Edition 9950MOBO ASUS M3A78-EMRAM>CORSAIR DOMINATORX DDR2 1066MHz 4GBHDD>Western Digital 75GB> Maxtor 150GB--HDD2>Seagate 500GBGPU> ATI Radeon HD 3200 Winner of Photo Tournament: In The Moment, Kitchen Items, Christmas Stuff and Depth of Field FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND:F@H Team 44358

08-09-2009, 02:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 8,576	Well unfortunately when XP came out they said minimum memory requirements was either 64 or 128mb. Minimum should be more like 512mb. __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 2-500gb WD Caviar Black DVD Drives - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD OS - Windows XP

08-09-2009, 02:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
aviation_man Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Somewhereland Posts: 2,452	Yeah. I agree... And of course you have these programs like Adobe Reader that just bog the heck out of XP too... __________________ OSWindows 7 CPU>AMD Phenom x4 3.1GHz Black Edition 9950MOBO ASUS M3A78-EMRAM>CORSAIR DOMINATORX DDR2 1066MHz 4GBHDD>Western Digital 75GB> Maxtor 150GB--HDD2>Seagate 500GBGPU> ATI Radeon HD 3200 Winner of Photo Tournament: In The Moment, Kitchen Items, Christmas Stuff and Depth of Field FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND:F@H Team 44358

08-09-2009, 02:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 8,576	You aren't allowing adobe's software to run on bootup are you? Disable it... __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 2-500gb WD Caviar Black DVD Drives - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD OS - Windows XP

08-09-2009, 04:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
Bodaggit23 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Nunya Posts: 5,820	Slow Computer? __________________ CPU: i7 920 (C0) Batch#3841A525 (@3.43Ghz) Board: EVGA E758-A1 Memory: Dominator 3x2GB DDR3 1600 Hard Drive: 300GB VelociRaptor GPU: EVGA GTX260 SC Core 216 Optical: Sony Optiarc 22x DVD/CD Burner PSU: Corsair TX850W CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Primary OS: Windows Vista x64 SP2 Case: Coolermaster HAF 932 BLUE

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