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[Boss429]

Hey, I am trying to get my desktop up and running, but for some reason the system slows to a crawl.

it is a AMD 1.2, 768md sdram, 30gig hd, radeon9000 pro.

in the taskmanager, two things alternate between the 99% of CPU usage.

Services.exe and lsass.exe

any ideas why?

[Awai]

put simply :)

1. hd grinding noises are *BAD* if its not a fan and def the drive - do a complete backup of any imporant stuff on it either backing it up to another HD or to floppies if need be. you might need to boot into dos to do this if the windows issue is stopping you.

2. bad installs can cause all manner of problems - if you didnt get a clean install then reformat and go again, check your ram boards by removing one (if you have multiple) and doing an install with just one - if it works then run memtest or something simlar on your ram. if you get a bad or error messaged install then remove the ram and put the other one back in and go again. etc...

3. failing both this, see if you can borrow a mates xp disk, use your own serial for installing obviously as you'll need to activate it. if this doesnt work. then assuming your hardisk is okay i'd drop down to either windows 2k or 98se again and try an install of that.

4. ar you using xp pro with service pack 1 or 2 or is it the release version - perhaps you've hit a bug in the original release?

5. i'm pretty much out of ideas for now but i like the number five :)

good luck mate,

Awai.