mark

i have a dell 8200 that i am trying to resuscitate. a couple of minutes
after startup it becomes unusably slow, yet the cpu uasge show usually only
around 20%. i have run registry, spyware, and cache cleaners repeatedly but
cannot get to the root fo the problem.

please help--the tower is about to go out a window.

thanks

Andrew E.

Actually about the best utility to use is "event viewer",you'll probably find
warnings/errors about the OS.Click on one,get details,click on the url,this
opens kb help/support,usually with a fix.Also,clean out temp & windows temp
files,disk clean up,defrag.

"mark" wrote:

> i have a dell 8200 that i am trying to resuscitate. a couple of minutes
> after startup it becomes unusably slow, yet the cpu uasge show usually only
> around 20%. i have run registry, spyware, and cache cleaners repeatedly but
> cannot get to the root fo the problem.
>
> please help--the tower is about to go out a window.
>
> thanks

mark

simple question i hope: where do i access the event viewer?

"Andrew E." wrote:

> Actually about the best utility to use is "event viewer",you'll probably find
> warnings/errors about the OS.Click on one,get details,click on the url,this
> opens kb help/support,usually with a fix.Also,clean out temp & windows temp
> files,disk clean up,defrag.
>
> "mark" wrote:
>
> > i have a dell 8200 that i am trying to resuscitate. a couple of minutes
> > after startup it becomes unusably slow, yet the cpu uasge show usually only
> > around 20%. i have run registry, spyware, and cache cleaners repeatedly but
> > cannot get to the root fo the problem.
> >
> > please help--the tower is about to go out a window.
> >
> > thanks

Malke

mark wrote:
> simple question i hope: where do i access the event viewer?
>
> "Andrew E." wrote:
>
>> Actually about the best utility to use is "event viewer",you'll probably find
>> warnings/errors about the OS.Click on one,get details,click on the url,this
>> opens kb help/support,usually with a fix.Also,clean out temp & windows temp
>> files,disk clean up,defrag.
>>
>> "mark" wrote:
>>
>>> i have a dell 8200 that i am trying to resuscitate. a couple of minutes
>>> after startup it becomes unusably slow, yet the cpu uasge show usually only
>>> around 20%. i have run registry, spyware, and cache cleaners repeatedly but
>>> cannot get to the root fo the problem.
>>>
>>> please help--the tower is about to go out a window.
>>>
>>> thanks

1. To run the Event Viewer:

Start>Run>eventvwr.msc [enter]

2. Also try a clean boot:

Clean boot in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
Clean-boot advanced troubleshooting in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434
How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

3. And review these malware removal steps. If you did something similar,
then don't bother going through them again. However, if you were not
that thorough it will be worth being more systematic:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

4. If nothing presents itself from the software end (#1-3 above), don't
neglect to troubleshoot the hardware. The machine may be overheating,
power supply failing, hard drive dying, etc.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...ardware_Tshoot


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Gerry

Mark

What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements?

Open Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
Folder and post a copy.

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

Have you tried this approach?
How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" state
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/en-us

Also look for Error Reports in the System log in Event Viewer.
Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in
the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for the last boot. No
Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate which also appear in
a previous boot.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you
should double click for further information. You can copy using copy
and paste. Often the link will, however, say there is no further
information.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

Are there any yellow question marks in Device Manager? Right click on
the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties,
Hardware,Device Manager. If yes what is the Device Error code?

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



mark wrote:
> simple question i hope: where do i access the event viewer?
>
> "Andrew E." wrote:
>
>> Actually about the best utility to use is "event viewer",you'll
>> probably find warnings/errors about the OS.Click on one,get
>> details,click on the url,this opens kb help/support,usually with a
>> fix.Also,clean out temp & windows temp files,disk clean up,defrag.
>>
>> "mark" wrote:
>>
>>> i have a dell 8200 that i am trying to resuscitate. a couple of
>>> minutes after startup it becomes unusably slow, yet the cpu uasge
>>> show usually only around 20%. i have run registry, spyware, and
>>> cache cleaners repeatedly but cannot get to the root fo the problem.
>>>
>>> please help--the tower is about to go out a window.
>>>
>>> thanks

Bob I

Just on the face of it, I would guess there is some problem with your
networking connection. NIC, cabling, router port, somewhere along that path.

mark wrote:

> i have a dell 8200 that i am trying to resuscitate. a couple of minutes
> after startup it becomes unusably slow, yet the cpu uasge show usually only
> around 20%. i have run registry, spyware, and cache cleaners repeatedly but
> cannot get to the root fo the problem.
>
> please help--the tower is about to go out a window.
>
> thanks

dratner

Access event viewer from Start, run, type in eventvwr.msc and click ok.
Doble click on system to see events.

"mark" wrote:

> simple question i hope: where do i access the event viewer?
>
> "Andrew E." wrote:
>
> > Actually about the best utility to use is "event viewer",you'll probably find
> > warnings/errors about the OS.Click on one,get details,click on the url,this
> > opens kb help/support,usually with a fix.Also,clean out temp & windows temp
> > files,disk clean up,defrag.
> >
> > "mark" wrote:
> >
> > > i have a dell 8200 that i am trying to resuscitate. a couple of minutes
> > > after startup it becomes unusably slow, yet the cpu uasge show usually only
> > > around 20%. i have run registry, spyware, and cache cleaners repeatedly but
> > > cannot get to the root fo the problem.
> > >
> > > please help--the tower is about to go out a window.
> > >
> > > thanks