Safe Mode Fine, Normal Mode laggy

[ComputerRepairTech]

post what youve done and more information, going back and forth and you providing new info is a lil annoying.

 

[MichaelsComputerServices]

I'm sorry you feel that way. Everything I have said is what I have done.

 

[brandonkick]

So you can boot into safe mode and it works fine, you can boot to a live operating system and it works fine but its slow if you boot into the normal environment.


Sounds like a really borked install to me. Don't know if a repair install would be good enough.

You can try to install a fresh copy of XP on a spare drive just for the piece of mind. If it runs nice and fast then it's a crapped install. You can spend hours and hours and hours trying to patch it back up or deliberate on whether or not you want to nuke it and pave it.

 

[Mick]

Did you say - earlier - this is running SP2? If so, I'd install SP3, sometimes makes a surprising difference to XP machines, and certainly won't do any harm!

 

[MichaelsComputerServices]

At this point it is affecting their business. I told them i'd work on it over the weekend and just do a wipe and reload.

 

[FremontPC]

I'd also advise them that XP is going to be a liability going forward. Sounds like a good time to switch to new hardware and Win7 Pro w/ XP mode for old apps that won't install/run any other way.

I saw Newegg had a refurb SFF HP with a Core2Duo and Win7 Pro for about $170 :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883256341