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System Performance Terrible, what to do?
My computer system performance is terrible, and I could use some help with what to do. I am running Windows XP. Here is a list of things I've already done:
I upgraded my memory to 1 GB
I increased the size of the pagefile to 2048/4096 from 384/892
I went to msconfig and I tried to remove anything from the startup that I didn't think belonged there, and there's still quite a few processes, but almost all of them have to do with either the system, Norton, or HP (which is my scanner, and my all-in-one printer/fax/copier/scanner - both HP devices are must haves and I can't work without them.) I'm running Norton Anti-virus, Internet Security (but the internet security subscription expired a while back), and Norton Utilities.
I've removed anything from the system tray that I didn't have to have.
I've cleaned up my disk the best I can, I'm about 80% free. I run the defragger on a regular basis.
I've run the Norton Utilities routines that fix the disk and windows problems.
I've run Ad-Aware to remove any Spyware.
I think that's it, I've done a lot already. It still runs terrible, and the system is only about a year and a half old, so it isn't a really old system. Any ideas are certainly appreciated.
Thanks!
Rick