|
|
|
286
 
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: Yesterday @ 16:22:02
Posts: 379,
Visits: 1,607
|
|
I have been searching around and things aren't looking bright. My sister has a laptop that has become painfully slow (its free of malware etc, just about 3 years of use) what with numerous old programs, data and crud about the hard disk.
I've started by suggesting she remove programs she doesn't use anymore, have a good defragment, registry clear, back up and remove old data and so forth but I fear that a reinstall of windows may be necessary. I have a slightly older version of the same laptop (that I let get into a similar state) which went from a 5 minute boot up to less than 2 mins.
The problem is she has lost/misplaced the original windows and driver cd's. Would it be possible to use my copy of XP with the product code sticker on the bottom of her laptop. I'm certain that the drivers are the same, its just whether I can use the same windows cd twice (with two different product codes) without problems.
As I said at the beginning things aren't looking bright. Most sites suggest not, while only one says it will work, so I put it to you all and hope for the best. Will it work?
nathan
Ich bin ein Rattarsedschwein
|
|
|
|
|
Pentium
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: 2 days ago @ 21:26:11
Posts: 10,850,
Visits: 6,775
|
|
Should be fine so long as they are the same version such Win XP Home SP2 etc. 
Intel e7200 @ 4.0GHz (4.16GHz SP) Lapped Asus P5E-VM 4Gb Patriot Pc6400 4-4-4-12 250Gb Samsung Spinpoint Sapphire ATI 3870/Akasa Vortexx Neo Enermax 600 Watt PSU Ubuntu/Win XP All in a Thermaltake Handbag... Try some MM Super Pi(e) here!
|
|
|
|
|
Pentium
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: Today @ 03:36:21
Posts: 7,626,
Visits: 13,614
|
|
I'd be surprised if a good clean with Ccleaner then a proper defrag with JkDefragGUI didn't speed it up dramatically. Try using the defrag option that places files in order of most recent access. This can speed up file access and boot cycles noticeably, particularly on 5400RPM drives.
Cheers, Slipstreem. 
System specs:
"Phoenix" / "The '43' Special" - 1.8GHz Intel C2D E4300 overclocked to 2.83GHz with ACF7Pro HSF on Volt-modded ASRock 775Dual-VSTA mobo (BIOS rev 2.10, VNB=1.65, Vagp=1.8), 1GB Vitesta DDR500 RAM (2.5,3,3,7,1T @ DDR472MHz), Jetway ATI X1950Pro 256MB GDDR3 PCIe graphics card with modded AC Accelero X2 cooler dynamically overclocked to 650MHz GPU & 1.5GHz RAM. Powered by Hiper Type-M 580W PSU. Guess who likes overclocking on a budget. 
MP3 Encoding for Audiophiles
Fun MPEG-4 Encoding Race
MPEG-4 Playback Enhancement Using FFDShow
Optimise ATI Image Quality with ATT (X1XXX Series under WinXP)
Boosting ATI Framerates with CCC (X700 on)
How good is the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro HSF really?
   
|
|
|
|
|
286
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: Yesterday @ 16:22:02
Posts: 379,
Visits: 1,607
|
|
I was going to use Eusing and Defraggler as I already have them but i'll look into those you suggested.
nathan
Ich bin ein Rattarsedschwein
|
|
|
|
|
Pentium
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: Today @ 03:36:21
Posts: 7,626,
Visits: 13,614
|
|
I've never used Defraggler personally so can't comment on how it compares to JkDefragGUI, but if you remember how well the original M$ Defrag program (written by Peter Norton then stolen by M$) used to work before all of the useful options were removed, that's how JkDefarGUI works. It's based around the same core code. It also has a built-in registry defragger and optimiser as well as a scheduler which M$ defrag doesn't.
It's probably worth running Ccleaner and Eusing. I wouldn't be surprised if they take slightly different approaches to cleaning (most programs seem to) and the combined cleansing may well be more effective than either on its own.
Cheers, Slipstreem.
System specs:
"Phoenix" / "The '43' Special" - 1.8GHz Intel C2D E4300 overclocked to 2.83GHz with ACF7Pro HSF on Volt-modded ASRock 775Dual-VSTA mobo (BIOS rev 2.10, VNB=1.65, Vagp=1.8), 1GB Vitesta DDR500 RAM (2.5,3,3,7,1T @ DDR472MHz), Jetway ATI X1950Pro 256MB GDDR3 PCIe graphics card with modded AC Accelero X2 cooler dynamically overclocked to 650MHz GPU & 1.5GHz RAM. Powered by Hiper Type-M 580W PSU. Guess who likes overclocking on a budget.
MP3 Encoding for Audiophiles
Fun MPEG-4 Encoding Race
MPEG-4 Playback Enhancement Using FFDShow
Optimise ATI Image Quality with ATT (X1XXX Series under WinXP)
Boosting ATI Framerates with CCC (X700 on)
How good is the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro HSF really?
|
|
|
|