David D wrote:
> I know I am I don't have the ultimate system in any case, I was just
> concerned because the older computer is running faster then the newer
> one. Now, if someone told me based on my system specs, this is true,
> then I would file it away as a poor buying decision. But when I
> purchased the computer, from my research this was a faster system
> overall.
> As for SP2, if it is true that it is not the culprit, that would be ok
> too because I wouldn't have to reformat/reinstall.
>
> The video cards are as follows
>>> I have two computers:
>>> 1) Dual Core Pentium 3.0Ghz - 1.75meg of DDR 333 RAM - SP1 XP (10
>>> months old) - 80 gig MAXTOR IDE (Asus P5P800 SE ) -------- Gforce
>>> Nvideo 6200 AGP
>>
>>> 2) X2 AMD 3800+ - 2 meg of DDR2 667 - SP2 XP (brand new) - 80 gig
>>> MAXTOR IDE (Asus M2NPV-VM) ----------- Gforce Nvideo 7100GS PCI-E
>
> SO does this sound like a memory problem? Does it sound like a
> hardware problem where I need to take something back to the store?

It sounds like a software problem because of the following from your
original post:

> More interestingly is that computer "2" ran very fast when I first
> formatted it and put Vegas on, but alas in the past 3 days, it has
> very much slowed down with other programs etc. Both computers has
> Anti-Vir on them and have the same amount of background programs
> running.

As another mentioned, you didn't mention defragging after the SP2
install.

See this site to speed up your computer:

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm

If it's still slower, it may be that the dual core Pentium is better for
how *you* use a computer.