ebedj said:
I have 80 gigs & pentiumIV 2.0 ghz on my system but my
folders take 3 minutes to open to open and internet
explorer freezes every time I use it. Now I only use msn
explorer to browse the internet. Can anyone help?
My system: A Sony model
pentium 4, 80 gigs, Gforce3, windows xp pro
First clean up the computer: run Disk Cleanup. From the Run command,
type: %temp% [enter]. This opens the windows temp file so you can make
sure everything is deleted. There might be one or two files in use that
cannot be deleted. Run Disk Defragmentor. This might take some time if
it has not been done recently.
Run SpyBot and/or Ad-Aware and remove spyware and malware.
From the Run command, type: msconfig [enter]. Select the Startup Tab.
Examine each entry and uncheck those that you do not need. Use this
site to help identify what these are:
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php Note which
applications use the startups you uncheck. Open each noted application
and from preferences or options or tools, uncheck any box that says
"start this program when windows boots".
Open Device Manager and verify that you do not have any problem devices,
or from Start\All Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Information,
verify that there are no problem devices or device conflicts.
From a Command Prompt type: sfc \scannow. Have your installation CD
handy in case SFC wants it. This will check all of the system files for
corruption or version errors and replace those if necessary.
Do a complete (all files, not just Windows) virus scan.
See if this helps.
Q
