I recently aquired a computer that needed a little cleaning. To free up some
of the memory I ran the disk clean up tool...then I deleted some unwanted
programs...then I ran the defrag tool and up to that point everything seemed
to be working "Okay." When I ran the error-check ...

I had to do a fresh install of XP Pro. I've added SP 2 & 3.
There is a 27 sec delay between the bios info screens, and the XP splash screen. My
other boxes are about 5 seconds.
Googling got me a hint to check the boot order, and it's HD, CD then floppy. Most of

Hi
I have windows Xp installed on my PC.  I had a very slow system and decided
to do a fresh install.  Two days later I am stuck in the same situation....
When googling the performance of machine it was suggested that I purchase

A problem has recently developed.
If I right click on an desktop icon, the file/app opens but only after a delay
of about 30.
I've checked for viruses, adware/spyware, and defrag with McAfee, Defender

I Partitioned my hard drive into "G" Operating system=6 GB, "C" Programs=20.9
GB, "D" Data=11.4GB. Me being a numpty thought that the operating system
would not need more than 6GB to operate? It now tells me after a year of use
that the system is short of memory! I've deleted ...

Laptop Compaq nc6220, 512MB mem., 60GB hdd NTFS formatted, Windows XP SP3
I'm tired looking for solution... please help me somebody!
When I copy any file from hdd to usb, network or to the same hdd another
folder the transfer rate is about 200kbp/s!!! For 100MB file it takes hours. ...

I've got a laptop that has problems when trying to auto-update or manually
update via the MS Web site.
Is there any way to provide a Word doc with the screens prints to help
clarify the isse?

I install a new NB (clean installation !), after update the Windows XP Prof
UK all documents take to long to open under Windows.
Under Excel I take notice that this will take to long, a small file can take
up to 40 seconds to open

Using Windows XP Pro.
First, I just changed out hard drives, using Western Digital program to
partion and copy all from old drive. Seemed to work okay. But I just noticed
that I can no longer access Restore Point feature. When I click on create a

When my Windows XP home starts a message appears saying "windows explorer has
encounter a problem needs to be close.we're sorry for the
inconvenience...................."
windows explorer also know as explorer.exe

I Tried googling  this and found another couple of messages elsewhere that
indicated same thing I'm getting with no cure so I'm guessing It's not me?.
I used Custom Install instead of just Express install; I installed:
Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 (KB946609) Installation history ...

I have isolated two infected files as a result of running the virus program.  
They are:
1.  A0053961.exe, location - C:\System Volume Information\_restore,
Virus-Win 32:

I've done research on this for two days, and all of my questions are
cleared except this last one.   My post isn't a question that requires
someone to explain everything from beginning. :)
A couple simple conclusions:

My computer is working well except it will not restore to any point on
calender. The Reload disc incorporating factory settings and XP boot up will
not function either. Can anyone help? Thanking you in anticipation experts!

I have been getting 2 "RUNDLL" error messages on my PC.
They read "Error loading c:\windows\system32\obcpmhbs.dll" and Error loading
c:\windows\system32\ssvcctda.dll.  The specified module cannot be found."  
Where and how do I get and reinstall these  2 dll files, pls?