Tanks for your reply. Do you think adding more RAM will be enought to make
the computer run as fast as it did before (with Windows ME)?
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thanksforyourhelp


"M and D" wrote:

> "My computer is a Dell, about 6 years old with a Pentium III processor running at 863 mghz. I have a 128 MB of ram..."
>
> That's your problem.
>
> Steven
>
> "revgene" <revgene@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E11C167D-6859-4969-B58B-C9F8671499ED@microsoft.com...
> >6 weeks ago, I reformatted my hard drive, installed Windows ME and upgraded
> > to XP Professional with Service Pack 2. Next I installed office professional
> > 2003. Then I reloaded programs and file. I have been running Norton
> > antivirus, antispyware from the start. Since the upgrade, all programs take
> > 10 times longer to open. My internet connection is a little slower but that
> > is a secondary concern for the moment.
> >
> > I have frequently gone into msconfig and taken everything off of start-up
> > except Norton AV. I am wondering if there are ‘things’ in the old Windows ME
> > that are running that can be removed.
> >
> > My computer is a Dell, about 6 years old with a Pentium III processor
> > running at 863 mghz. I have a 128 MB of ram and 40 gig of hard drive.
> >
> > I welcome any suggestions
> >
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> > thanksforyourhelp
>