>How come my IBM ThinkpadX31 PM1.4 2gb ram (but the same was true before I >upgraded from 1gb ram) with exactly the same stuff running (except for lots >of ibm stuff extra) runs and performs sooo much better than my Dell >PIV2(w/intel speed boost) 1gb ram (max it will take) running the same but >none of that ibm stuff? Neither has any viri or spy or other fections...
Could be things like the hard drive. I see the largest factor with Windows seems to be crap that accumulates in the OS. It could be the registry or in could be the caches or the prefetch. Clearing or fixing those often speeds things up a lot. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
