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Want to Reinstall Windows XP to speed up machine?
Eldritch:
I have a venerable Compaq Presario desktop running Windows XP. 1 gig RAM. 2.50 ghz. 120 gig hard drive.
It runs very slow. Surfing the net has gotten abominably slow. I can only use older browsers which can't handle many features of current websites. However, word processing and spreadsheets are still serviceable. Perhaps it's fortunate my software is old like the computer.
I've heard errors accumulate in Windows after long use that slow the machine down. I ran Tweaking.com Windows Repair and that actually found problems to fix. That helped some. I've heard reinstalling Windows will correct the accumulated problems and make the machine run faster again. Is this for real?
I have the original installation disk. I assume it's a simple matter of putting the disk in the CD/DVD drive and running it (and of course, I'll need to back up all data first.)
But obviously this won't give me updates to SP3. Microsoft isn't maintaining XP any more.
Is there a way to also reinstall updates up through SP3? If not, how badly will I miss them?
Salmon Trout:
You can get XP SP3 and later security updates from Microsoft.
To install SP3 you need SP1 or SP2. If your install disk is not that level, you should do that first.
SP1 http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=xp%20sp1
SP2 http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=xp%20sp2
SP3 http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=xp%20sp3
Eldritch:
Thanks. That's great news.
Lisa_maree:
As it is a Presario is it running windows xp home if so you may not be able to reactivate it, as the XP activation server no longer works for on line activation, with pro you need to ring the activation phone number.
I think I would be checking it over for bad capacitors , hard drive health and perhaps look at getting a SSD drive and image the old windows drive to the SSD. Meaning you won't need to re activate.
patio:
If your CD doesn't include SP 1 way goodluck findin it...regardless of the linx posted.
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