slow trading computer

Yes I have checked and it is lessthan 1 gig.

 

No need to add more RAM unless your apps use it.

 

You are suffering from winrot, no doubt.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Winrot

This is what inevitably happens to every computer running the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. Once your computer has been running for a while, the registry and filesystem gets so full of useless junk from old programs and bloatware, that it slows the whole system down. After you've defragged a million times and cleaned up everything imaginable, you still can't get your computer back to the way it was when you first installed Windows. The only cure is to reinstall a fresh copy of the operating system. That will keep you going for at least another 3 months.

 

That's what I said...

A fresh start is the best, probably once a year...

 

What is a fresh copy of operating system? How much does it cost? Where do I get it from?

Thanks

 

they mean reformat ,(erase ) the hard drive and reinstall windows and your programs just like you would if you had a new hard drive you needed to install .. jake

 

Your original operating system disk, you should still have it.... BTW are you running XP? if not Gnome may still have a copy that should work for your vintage machine... very, very reasonable... Gnome is another who knows of what he speaks...

 

Thanks I have XP but this is the first time I have heard about Gnome !!!!

 

I know that, but I was explaining WHY it is needed. Just saying reformat doesn't help much for someone like myself that would like to know WHY this happens.

 

I'm interested in buying a new PC with XP Pro that will be equipped as is, to last the next 4-5 years (I don't want to have to add "this or that" four years from now if possible, but have no desire to go too far overboard either). I currently have a four year old P4 2.80GHz with 512 MB of RAM using XP Home. It's used for trading (QT, IB, Ensign and Excel - but not all at the same time necessarily) and some general surfing, e-mail, etc.

I noticed on Dell's website that the available processors were:

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6600 (4MB L2 Cache,2.4GHz,1066 FSB) [add $150 or $5/month1]

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6700 (4MB L2 Cache,2.66GHz,1066 FSB) [add $350 or $11/month1]

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E4400 (2MB L2 Cache,2.0GHz,800FSB) add $0

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E6320 (4MB L2 cache,1.86GHz,1066FSB) [add $50 or $2/month1]

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E6420 (4MB L2 cache,2.13GHZ,1066FSB) [add $100 or $3/month1]

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4500 (2.2GHz, 800 FSB) [Included in Price]

Which one of these choices would you recommend, and how much memory with it? And, would I notice a significant increase in speed and performance compared to my existing system (seeing that the available GHz is less, although they have the Core 2 Duo Processor)?

Thank in advance.