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Very Very Very slow PC

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  • maka_2
    maka_2 Posts: 1,070 Forumite
    thanks for this just run the scanner i have a HP pavillion a 1108uk spec only £30.92 in vat to upgrade to 1.25G

    Really thank you for this Albertross do you think this will help alot?
    :beer: LOVE LIFE PROCEED & PROGRESS
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    yes it should make it a lot faster, did the scanner say you have a free slot for it?

    when your pc runs out of real ram, it uses the hard disk to swap the contents to (virtual memory), with only 222meg, that swapping will be going on all the time, and it really slows the PC down, because the hard disk is slow when compared to ram

    XP needs 512ish to work without continually swapping. you can see this going on, because the hard disk light will be on all the time
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
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