Just got myself a new PC with windows XP pre-installed.
It seems to be very slow compared with windows ME which is what I had before. I have read that XP hogs recources but a new pc should operate fine shoud it not?
I have been told it's because XP has to read an image of itself when you give it a command.
I cant format either (I think) as I only have a recovery disk.

It's not as lightning fast as I thought it would be.
Can anything be done to speed it up?

Love me new TFT monitor though.:D

It is possible to format your hardrive to remove xp. Though you dont do it through a startup disk like windows 9x and Me. It is done through the cd (the genuine windows xp cd). You need to boot up from the cd drive when the computer loads up. As for speed. Well it should be quick. There is nothing on the hardrive except for system files and the odd program. I know several mates who have bought pre built computers and I must admit there pc's booted up far quicker than mine and mine is newer and of a higher spec. (built by myself) so the only thing I can see is they mess around with msconfig to load only what is needed to get the speed quick. Im not sure whether anyone on here can back me up with that but its odd.

I don't recommend installing ME - it's considered a mickey mouse OS - If you want windows stick to Windows 2000 or XP - they're still supported by microsoft and are reliable enough to use.

What exactly about the system seems slow?

After boot up, which is fast if I click on say publisher it seems to take an age to load. I can hear the needle on the HD going barmy. Same with any other programme.
I might be expecting too much for it to appear just like magic.
Everything else seems fine.

Windows ME wasn't stable at all, system kept crashing so i'll stick with XP.

Sounds a bit odd on a new PC - is it quite a high spec PC? Some Microsoft apps are pretty bloated....

2.6+Athlon processor
80 gig HD
512 ram
DVD/RW
DVD
3D AGP nVidia GeForce 4MX

It says all that on the front:o
I know what most of it means which is why I don't understand why it takes an age to load anything.

Should be ample - the best thing to do might be to reformat your drives, and re-install everything the way you want it. Ie Windows XP and all progs - have you got the install disks?
Might be a right pain, but better to do it now when you've just got it rather than when you've got loads of stuff on it.

Might try that, thanks.

I am just wondering if the hot weather we are having is a factor.
It is affecting the forum (blank pages) and I have definitely slowed down. Sweating as I type:(

The hot weather shouldn't be causing this trouble at all, if hot weather was affecting your machine it would be the CPU which is most sensitive and a failure there would just lead to a crash. Unless it got really hot in which case you wouldn't be able to load the system at all.

Just sounds like microsoft bloat to me.

err..........what is microsoft bloat?

Forgive my ignorance.

My new machine has XP &, touch wood, it's miles faster and more stable than my previous ME installed machine.

The best place for answers to XP questions is here:

http://www.windowsxpuser.com/forums/index.php

Thanks for the link:D

I now know what microsoft bloat is.
Think a bit of tweaking is in order.

Windows XP (especially the HOME version) is known for slowing down after a few months. I've seen it happen on many PCs.

Windows 2000 is a very stable alternative to use. Despite being a few years old, it usually costs more than Windows XP because in my opinion it is much better.

Failing that, have a look at this site for speeding up XP:

www.tweakxp.com

Another great link thanks.
PC now running a lot faster.
:D

I would be hasseling the people I got it from, personally! In the meantime, remove unwanted items in your Start Menu, you can always put them back later.

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm