I don't know how, but now it takes and long time for a folder to open. It takes even a longer time for some programs to open. My virus checker and error checker says there is no problem but then why is my 800megahertz, 30gp, 128mb computer getting slow now. I only used 6 gb of the hard drive.

Well the first questions out of the box are: do you do regular system maintenance? How often do you empty your temp C: and temp internet folders? How much do you have loaded in the sys.tray and start up files msconfig? Answer a few of those and we will go from there. Oh what OS are you using? What error checker are you using SFC, and have you done a scan disk?

I agree with John. It's amazing how people buy fast computers, onlt to bog them down in no time. Plus, it's human nature to become less and less impressed with a computer's speed over time. I can still remember when I thought a Pentium 133 was like lightning. LOL

Try this,it may help! start>programs>accessories>system tools>disk cleanup.

Also might want to clean out your Registry using Regclean (freeware) or Norton Utilities. Go to CNet.com dowloads page for Regclean if you don't already have it. I agree you might want to look at your system tray to make sure you don't have a small army of applets running there. But if you haven't done this in a while, or not ever, you should just hose off your system by saving all your data to removeable media and running Fdisk and Format. No better way to get a sluggish system working well again than to start with a clean slate. It's worth the time and pain. Just make sure you know what you're doing.

Hello there, barkat I once posted something like this on the forum, "Epox 8KTA3 motherboard: why slow?". After many advices, I got it solved in the following manner (Bear in mind that I had the same troubles as you described it now, and also try to forget about the kind of motherboards you and I have, but what matters is that it may be of the same cause): First, flash your BIOS (don't ask me how to do that with your board, but I did mine by following the instructions on the Web). Then optimize it. After that, set it as follow (once you've done the above. Perhaps, you may not even need to flash your BIOS, if it scares you): (Note in the following below: In the bracket on the right is the modification you should make (after flash BIOS and optimized - if you do carry this out)) CMOS set-up Utility Standard CMOS Features Date Time IDE Primary Master IBM-DTLA-307030 IDE Primary Slave ST320410A (you may not have one) IDE Secondary Master Creative CD-RW RW1210 IDE Secondary Slave Mats---a DVD-RAM LF-D2 Drive A 1.44, 3.5in Drive B None Video EGA/VGA Halt On All, But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 261120K Total Memory 262144K Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Enabled ( Disable before installing any OS ) CPU Internal Cache Enabled External cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled MP Capable bit identity Disabled (ENABLED) Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Floppy ( HDD0 except when using a boot floppy. Decreases boot time) Second Boot Device HDD - 0 ( Floppy ) Third Boot Device LS120 Boot Other Device Enabled ( Disable ) Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled ( Disable except when using a boot floppy.Decreases boot time) Boot Up NumLock Status ON Gate A20 Option Normal ( Set to Fast. VERY IMPORTANT!! ) Typematic Rate Setting Disabled x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6 x Typematic Delay (Msec) 250 Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM>64MB Non-OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow Disabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow Disabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000-D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000-DBFFF Shadow Disabled DC000-DFFFF Shadow Disabled Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing By SPD Enabled ( Disable!! Assume the RAM is PC133. SPD Detection is wrong. Some memory does not have an SPD chip so system defaults to safe settings this will really slow things down.) x DRAM Clock 100MHz ( Set to 133. Option will be available after Disabling SPD ) x SDRAM Cycle Length 3 ( Set to 2. Will greatly increase memory performance. Any decent memory should be able to handle 2 but cheap stuff may have to be set to 3 ) x Bank Interleave Disabled ( Enable or 4 way. Watch for instabilities. Usually OK. ) DRAM PreChrg to Act CMD 3T DRAM Act to PreChrg CMD 6T DRAM Active to CMD 3T DRAM Page - Mode Disabled Memory Hole Disabled PCI Master Pipeline Req Disabled ( Enable ) P2C/C2P Concurrency Disabled Fast R-W Turn Around Disabled ( Enable. May cause instability ) System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled AGP Aperture Size 64M (256M depending on the RAM you have, mine is 256M) AGP Mode 2X AGP Driving Control Auto x AGP Driving Value DA AGP Fast Write Disabled ( Enable. Some video cards require this. May cause instability ) OnChip USB Enabled OnChip USB 2 Disabled ( Enable. You must have 4 USB ports? Disable if the extra two are not needed) USB Keyboard Support Disabled ( Enable ) OnChip Sound Auto CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Disabled ( Enabled ) PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Disabled ( Enabled ) PCI # 2 Access # 1 Retry Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled ( Enabled. May cause instability ) AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled ( Enabled. May cause instability ) Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Disabled ( Enabled ) Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Disable ( Auto or Enable. Having this disabled really slows the system down!!!! ) Primary Slave UDMA Disable ( Auto or Enabled ) Secondary Master UDMA Disable ( Auto or Enabled ) Secondary Slave UDMA Disable ( Auto or Enabled ) Init Display First PCI Slot ( AGP ) IDE HDD Block Mode Disabled ( Enabled ) Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto UART 2 Mode Standard ( Set to Disable unless one has IF Red input devices. Not common ) x IR Function Duplex Half x TX, RX inverting enable No, Yes Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Onboard Parallel Mode Normal ( ECP/EPP if this option is made available. For Inkjet and Laser printers ) x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 x Parallel Port EPP Type EPP1.9 Onboard Legacy Audio Disabled x Sound Blaster Disabled x SB I/O Base Address 220H x SB IRQ Select IRQ5 x SB DMA Select DMA1 x MPU-401 Disabled x MPU-401 I/O Address 330-333H x Game Port (200-207H) Enabled Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled ( Disabled if using Win9X . Enable for W2K ) Power Management Press Enter ACPI Suspend Type S1 (POS) PM Control by APM Yes ( Set to "No". Let OS handle Power Management ) Video Off Option Suspend - OFF Video Off Method V/H SYNC + Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft - Off by PWRBTN Instant-Off State After Power Failure Off Wake Up Events Press Enter PnP/PCI Configurations PnP OS Installed No ( Yes. For any version of Windows. Windows does a better job of assigning IRQ's than BIOS ) Reset Configuration Data Disabled Resources Controlled By Auto (ESCD) x IRQ Resources Press Enter x DMA Resources Press Enter PCI/VGA Patette Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled PCI Latency Timer (CLK) 32 INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto INT Pin 3 Assignment Auto INT Pin 4 Assignment Auto Pc Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving This may speed up your machine considerably. I do no more complain now. An excellent source for BIOS tweaks is at: http://www.adriansrojakpot.com/Speed_Demonz/BIOS_Guide/BIOS_Guide_Index.htm Adrian Rojack's Bios Guide Remember that this may not be the only cause why your machine is slow, but it may help. EMILE

My thanks to Emile for his posting. I appreciate his simple, easy to understand, BIOS settings. So many times, I have gone to BIOS tweaking sites, only to find explanations that I don't understand, or tweaking for 386's, 486's, or Win3.1, NT, etc., that have almost nothing in common with my system. I know there are a lot of different BIOS versions, but most of these settings are actually in my own system! thanks!