xp running slow, suggestions?

[manaze]

Scanned with avg, defraged, even did a scan disk. Only 2 items next to the clock, no startup programs, but xp still loading slow

Any suggestions?

manaze

[Jimmbob]

Your computer might need more memory? that always improves performance!

[DanBurke]

I'd say download CCLeaner, Ad-Aware, and Spybot Search and Destroy, make sure they are updated and run those. If you're still running slow, they bad news is you might be part of a botnet, or you just have a real nasty virus. The most drastic step you can take is reinstalling xp, but that should be a LAST resort.

[Chojun]

what are the symptoms?

Are you experiencing the problem where it will load to the desktop but it will take 5 mins or so for a program to load up (or once you login it will take about the same time for the icons to come up)?

[manaze]

specs: dell laptop (old)

2.0Ghz
1024mb ram
64mb video

xpsp3

symptoms: loading really slow at times, warzone actually went down to 1fps during multiplayer and it made me really mad.

[lav_coyote25]

are you having any other programs running at the same time.

http://www.whatsrunning.net/whatsrunning/main.aspx

this is an excellent progam to see what is actually running on your machine - processes , services, modules, ip connections, drivers, startup files, system info.

[Zoloom]

Try a-squared.

The best combo of software against slows computer and spywares/virus (for me) :

A-squared + Avast! + Spybot search & destroy + Ashampoo Firewall