XP does not always either detect or at least set the L2 Cache. Try this with your machine…. Download this tool from http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/download.asp?url =/3084/eng/fidenu25.exe&ProductID=441 , this will tell you what CPU you have. Then follow these directions…
Open Regedit —
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SYSTEM
CurrentControlSet
Control
Session Manager
Memory Management ——SecondLevelDataCache
(Double Click)
Value Data: *** Base: Decimal
*** = 64 for AMD Duron
256 for AMD Athlon XP
128 for Celeron
256 for Most P-4’s
512 for High-End P-4’s
This should help your system run programs more efficiently.
GOod Luck
Please input your experiences with this…I’d like more data other then my own network experieneces….
Thanks