XP Pro PC Has slowed Considerably

[Guest Tom]

Hi, my PC has slowed down quite abit. The only change i can remember to the

configuration is installing SP3.

Did SP3 slow it down?

 

Tom

[Guest Big_Al]

Re: XP Pro PC Has slowed Considerably

 

Tom wrote:

> Hi, my PC has slowed down quite abit. The only change i can remember to the

> configuration is installing SP3.

> Did SP3 slow it down?

>

> Tom

>

>

>

Didn't on mine.

[Guest JS]

Re: XP Pro PC Has slowed Considerably

 

How much free drive space remaining after installing SP3?

 

JS

http://www.pagestart.com

 

 

"Tom" <whizzy@earthlink.com> wrote in message news:gbp7mb$62h$1@aioe.org...

> Hi, my PC has slowed down quite abit. The only change i can remember to

> the

> configuration is installing SP3.

> Did SP3 slow it down?

>

> Tom

>

>

>

[Guest Unknown]

Re: XP Pro PC Has slowed Considerably

 

When SP3 is installed a system restore is generated in the event the install

goes bad. This takes up disk space.

Once you are satisfied that SP3 causes no problems do a disk cleanup and

defrag and your system will return

to it's former speed.

"Tom" <whizzy@earthlink.com> wrote in message news:gbp7mb$62h$1@aioe.org...

> Hi, my PC has slowed down quite abit. The only change i can remember to

> the

> configuration is installing SP3.

> Did SP3 slow it down?

>

> Tom

>

>

>

[Guest Tom]

Re: XP Pro PC Has slowed Considerably

 

 

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:OxICOidIJHA.468@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> How much free drive space remaining after installing SP3?

>

> JS

> http://www.pagestart.>

 

38GB drive w/ 11.5GB free.

[Guest Tom]

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"Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message

news:Hq5Ek.2042$c45.707@nlpi065.nbdc.sbc.com...

> When SP3 is installed a system restore is generated in the event the

> install goes bad. This takes up disk space.

> Once you are satisfied that SP3 causes no problems do a disk cleanup and

> defrag and your system will return

> to it's former speed.

> "Tom" <whizzy@earthlink.com> wrote in message

> news:gbp7mb$62h$1@aioe.org...

>> Hi, my PC has slowed down quite abit. The only change i can remember to

>> the

>> configuration is installing SP3.

>> Did SP3 slow it down?

>>

>> Tom

 

Will do.

[Guest (PeteCresswell)]

Re: XP Pro PC Has slowed Considerably

 

Per Tom:

>my PC has slowed down quite abit.

 

Same here, but I'm only at SP3.

 

JS's question rang true to me and I increased the free space from

1.7 gigs out of 24 to about 8 gigs.

 

Another question though: does anybody know where the setting for

caching vs non-caching is? Seems I recall setting it to "no"

along with my USB external drives a long time ago.... and having

no cache on C: seems kind of dysfunctional to me now.

--

PeteCresswell