rusty7010 wrote:

> Thanks for the info. Will try what you suggest. Sorry about mentioning
> HJT.
>
> I have a Dell Dimension 4600, running Windows XP Home Edition. About 3
> weeks ago my hard drive became corrupted. My son-in-law fixed it, backing
> up info. and then re-installing Windows XP. Since then I have had problems
> finding programs I used to have, etc. I don't think this would cause any
> "slow to load" problems. Thanks again for the help.

After your son-in-law "fixed" it with a clean install, did he also install
all the latest drivers and desktop software for your model machine from
Dell? If not, this needs to be done. Did he also bring you up to date with
Service Pack 3, etc.?

As for old programs, they would need to be reinstalled.

Perhaps you might want to take the machine to a professional computer repair
shop instead for diagnosis. Don't use a BigComputerStore/GeekSquad type of
place.

Malke
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