"jp2msft" <jp2msft@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:89CCD18F-B341-4A0D-B206-CD801CCCE244@microsoft.com...
> We recently cleaned my PC here at work (DELL Optiplex, P4, 3.2 GHz
> processor,
> 2 GB RAM): We booted from the XP Pro CD, deleted the partition,
> created a new
> one, formatted it, and installed Windows XP Pro SP2.
>
> Now, I have finally gotten all of my applications installed (Visual
> Studio
> Pro, Microsoft Office), downloaded all of the Service Packs, all of
> the
> Updates from MS, etc.
>
> To my dismay, this PC is now running much slower than it did before.
>
> For example: Starting a new email or Word document takes close to 60
> seconds
> to complete, and in my task manager, it never gets over 20% CPU
> utilization.
>
> Is there something I need to tweak? What could I look for to make this
> system cook like it is supposed to?

Have you installed all the proper drivers?

Certain Dells have a BIOS setting called OS Install Mode. If the setting
is "On," then you can only access 256MB of RAM. So, make sure it is set
to "Off." See Table 6-2:

http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...n/sm/setup.htm

What was the reason you performed a clean install in the first place?