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Question

need to restart to run at proper speed

Nov 8, 2012 11:24AM PST

I have WIndows XP home edition version 5.1
(Build 2600.xpsp.080413-2111 : Service PAck 3)

I have run it for a long time and do not have any disks - I think it came already installed, although the little info window says (c) 2007, and That is much more recent than the computer itself.

The computer is a desktop and not internet enabled

For about the last year the following anomaly has occurred:

When I switch the desktop on it leads me to the select a user screen (we have 2 accounts), and then loads the desk top for the selected account. I leave it a few minutes while I boot up my internet connected laptop. Then I select hearts on the desktop and it takes about 20-30 seconds to start, if I try to do anything else (Word, Excel) after this slow start it is really in treacle uphill mode, so I Quit hearts, log off, select Turnoff computer, then select Restart and everything works fine - speed OK. If I look at performance monitor when it is running like treacle uphill I find CPU usage at 100%.

I do not see why restarting should make any difference to the booting up process. I used to physically switch off and on again after 20 secondes to get the same effect, but one day I tried restart without actually switching off and it worked.

This is not such a major problem as to lead me to drastic re-installation measures, but it is annoying and if anyone could point me at some small tweak which gets around the initial slow running, I would be grateful.

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Clarification Request
Since the CPU is at 100%
Nov 8, 2012 11:27AM PST

What's in task manager at 100%?

Let's hope you don't report the idle process since that means we get to cover a basic Windows item.
Bob

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to R. Proffitt
Nov 9, 2012 1:16AM PST

How would I know?

I thought the FAQ said to rpely rather than start a new thread, but reply asks for a subject line???!!!

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About subject line.
Nov 9, 2012 1:20AM PST