I have a Dell Dimension 4600:
Windows XP Home
2.8 GHz P4 processor
512MB memory
80GB HDD
128MB nVIDIA GeForce FX5200
My computer has been slow from the day I got it. So I reformatted and reinstalled Windows. It's a bit better, but still slow.
I get past the Dell screen, and the Windows screen, and then the screen is black for a long time, like 10 or 15 seconds.
Then I get to the Welcome screen for 15 or 20 seconds, and then it goes to my desktop.
And this is right after reformatting, so I don't think it could be viruses or spyware or something.
And if I try to play Battlefield 1942 (an old game, with low sys requirements) it is really slow. My sys specs being what they are, I should be able to play it fine. I can't even play old games, let alone any new ones!
Anybody know what could be wrong?
Windows XP Home
2.8 GHz P4 processor
512MB memory
80GB HDD
128MB nVIDIA GeForce FX5200
My computer has been slow from the day I got it. So I reformatted and reinstalled Windows. It's a bit better, but still slow.
I get past the Dell screen, and the Windows screen, and then the screen is black for a long time, like 10 or 15 seconds.
Then I get to the Welcome screen for 15 or 20 seconds, and then it goes to my desktop.
And this is right after reformatting, so I don't think it could be viruses or spyware or something.
And if I try to play Battlefield 1942 (an old game, with low sys requirements) it is really slow. My sys specs being what they are, I should be able to play it fine. I can't even play old games, let alone any new ones!
Anybody know what could be wrong?