I have a windows XP Pro SP2. When I got it it was running at amazing speeds
with the most advanced chipsets around (At the time, and that was 2002) And
average logon tome was under a minute. Now it is taking almost 10 minutes to
logon. I only have a virus scanner as a startup program.

Cheesegrater wrote:

> I have a windows XP Pro SP2. When I got it it was running at amazing
> speeds with the most advanced chipsets around (At the time, and that was
> 2002) And average logon tome was under a minute. Now it is taking almost
> 10 minutes to logon. I only have a virus scanner as a startup program.

The "routine" is to update the anti-virus definitions and do a virus scan.
Follow this by downloading an anti-spyware, anti-malware application such
as Lavasoft Adaware, Spybot S&D, etc., and run a scan to eliminate any
trojans, worms, etc., that might have accumulated. Once the hard drive
has been cleared up of excess detritus, defrag it. It should be running
smoother and relatively quicker after these operations.

It wouldn't do a bit of harm to cleanup your system while your at it.

www.ccleaner.com
and
google for NTREGOPT and download it, to defrag (compress) your registry.

Once you run these, reboot and then defrag as usual...

Doug


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> Cheesegrater wrote:
>
>> I have a windows XP Pro SP2. When I got it it was running at amazing
>> speeds with the most advanced chipsets around (At the time, and that was
>> 2002) And average logon tome was under a minute. Now it is taking almost
>> 10 minutes to logon. I only have a virus scanner as a startup program.
>
> The "routine" is to update the anti-virus definitions and do a virus scan.
> Follow this by downloading an anti-spyware, anti-malware application such
> as Lavasoft Adaware, Spybot S&D, etc., and run a scan to eliminate any
> trojans, worms, etc., that might have accumulated. Once the hard drive
> has been cleared up of excess detritus, defrag it. It should be running
> smoother and relatively quicker after these operations.