Lucas said:
I have 2 systems, 1 with 98 and the other with XP PRO.
The one with 98 opens the explorer windows faster than
XP. I have tried the same function with 2000 and windows
98 is still faster. Is there a setting that needs to
configured or tweaked in XP that I am missing?
Your frustration is understandable, but so would ours be trying to answer
that question with the information given thus-far.
To properly help you, we would need to know the statistics of the machines
in question. Windows 98 DOES have less overhead than Windows 2000/XP, so it
can seem faster if your machine does not have the horsepower to make up the
difference.
To properly help you, it would be useful to know how often you scan for
trojans/viruses/spyware and adware. Do not make the mistake of thinking "I
have XXXXX antivirus, I am covered." No one application covers every need
when it comes to the "bad guy removal/prevention" scenario.
To properly help you, it would be useful to know when the last time you
checked for hard drive errors. Sometimes checking your hard drive for
errors can bring up surprising results. You should also defragment the
drive.
To properly help you, it would be useful to know if you are running in
classic or XP mode. In classic, things will become faster simply because
you have lessened your overhead and increased your available resources
overall. The more you tweak your system for performance, the faster it will
be. Some tips for that can be found at the following sites:
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http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
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http://www.winguides.com/registry/
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/columns/honeycutt/03may05.asp
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http://www.tweakxp.com/
There are hundreds more.. All can be found with Google searches. You also
may want to simply try this first - Control Panel -> System -> Advanced ->
Performance section "Settings" button -> "Adjust for best performance" radio
button.
To properly help you, it would be nice to know what you have previously
tried. There's nothing worse than trying to help someone and then have them
come back at you, irate, accusing you of giving them the obvious answer that
they already attempted and failed at. If you think about it, they are just
letting out their frustrations, but if they ever get to sit back and think
on what they posted and how you answered, hopefully they come to the
conclusion they should have included that in their original post.
Hopefully you will find some of this useful and/or come back with more
detailed information so that someone here can be better equipped to assist
you and solve your issue.
