System running super slow

[samduhman]

I just did a fresh WinXP install on my daughters PC due to tons of crudd buildup. I can't figure out why its taken forever to do basic windows functions. I thought I made a mistake during the install so I formatted and redid it, no luck. Just basic booting and shutting down of Windows takes minutes. The harddrive seems to be endlessly spinning. I'm beginning to suspect hardware...hard drive maybe? I've installed all current drivers.
specs
Asus P5GD1-vm 915g chipset with Pentium 4 3.0gig
1 meg 3200 mem
Nvidia 6200 video

Any suggestions?

thanks

 

[lowteckh]

Cut off net access, throw her into the basement and say it's punishment for ruining the computer from 18+ sites.

Here is the troubleshooting thread: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1349426

If you suspect it's the HD.. there's Seatools and WD Lifeguard Diagnostics. Smartfan SMART check.

Could also be the CPU, amongst many other things. Your symptoms are not detailed enough and the description is too vague. We could list a hundred things why it might be slow.

But I would say it's most likely the 1 meg of ram installed