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by larrys

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I have several client we installed WIN2000 Pro and we are running it here also. On every install the speed issue is the same WIN2000 slows down after short time to the point it is all but useless. We have at least 128mb mem and plenty of hard disk space, at least 450MHz PIII. A couple clients are using it as a File Server without any programs running. I notice the the processor will max out just sitting and watching the Performance Monitor or it will be peaked out for no real reason. Reboot clears it right up.
Help!

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by cfrush

Well, I'm new to all this but have been running Win2K server just for fun at home. Was dog slow until I cut services to bone. Wonder what processes are tying it up? Not running IIS? Choosing "applications" in system\performance options\advanced, andnot "background?" Try what handles are open with Handleex?
Wonder if browse lists are involved...

by larrys

I tried and put Optimize for Background since there is nothing being run on this system. It is just serving files nothing more. I looked at the Services and there is nothing that needs to be removed. I have a WINNT 4.x system right next to this one and compaird the two WINNT 4.x runs faster in all cases. Also a Microsoft Field engineer told me to stop the next work card which I haven't as of yet tried, instead of rebooting the system. I just took a slowdown and it was QBDAGENT.EXE being the hogat this moment. I hope this helps us all a little bit thank you Mike, and CFRush, Need more answers I think yet.

by idtent

Same problems with W2K clients on a Novel network. Turned of file caching. Helps a little bit. Hope more people have ideas and post them here. You should not have to cut services to the bone. Then again this is windoze...

by larrys

I think Microsoft needs to look into this problem a bit. Lets hope we see more ideas.

Thank you

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