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slow computer after 2000 install
Name: james_lis Date: May 1, 2003 at 09:28:20 Pacific OS: 2000 CPU/Ram: PIII 800/256
Comment:
last week i reinstalled my OS from scratch. after updating everything (files and programs) my computer is noticabley slower. i check my cpu usage in task manager and it jumps around alot, sometimes stays at about 100%. i havent changed overclocked anything so i'm just confused. my media player is lagging when i use it, and multitasking is a major pain now. any suggestions?
Name: biotech Date: May 1, 2003 at 09:36:04 Pacific
Reply:
i know what you mean. personally it happened to me too the same thing. only one small thing was different on my side. i installed an add-on from a burning program and that was the prob as far as I know..not sure... but then i tried o remove it and kept on going the same way so i reinstalled everything but without the add-on... i'm not sure what's wrong there at your pc...i just gave you an idea of what might be...
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Response Number 2
Name: biotech Date: May 1, 2003 at 09:38:50 Pacific
Reply:
oh yea and the 2nd and last problem was caused by an update to the service pack...these were the only 2 problems i had my system run slow after the full clean no files on any partitions...etc...
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