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Jedi Master
11-24-2003, 04:10 PM
Ive reformated my c: drive , and reinstalled xp pro fresh, yet it loads slow on boot up, norton antivirus takes its time to start up at the beginning, and soldier of fortune 2 keeps crashing.This did'nt happen before.
Any ideas ?
covana2244
11-24-2003, 04:29 PM
what are your specs?
Gehenna
11-24-2003, 04:34 PM
did you update Windows via Windows Update? need latest drivers, DX9, all that good stuff
Jedi Master
11-24-2003, 05:05 PM
I have a 1900+ cpu and 512mb of ram.There was none of these problems before i reformatted, i only reformatted because some went wrong with windows its self.
These problems i have mentioned have only just come after a fresh install after formating the c drive.
NorthViking
11-25-2003, 03:02 AM
Did you format with NTFS (I hope you did) ?!
Jedi Master
11-25-2003, 07:15 AM
Na fat32
eCK0
11-25-2003, 09:42 AM
NV is right. The only reason you would need FAT32 is if you are also running Linux and wish to be able to write to the drive. If you are not running Linux, change to NTFS. You can do this without needing to reinstall.
Jedi Master
11-25-2003, 05:19 PM
I seem to have sorted the problem, i reformatted the drive again and re-installed xp fresh and it seems to be running fine now.Oh i did format it as ntfs this time.
essexman
11-26-2003, 09:20 AM
in the command box type defrag -b
or also look at tweakxp.com they have some helpful tips
NorthViking
11-27-2003, 05:13 AM
Good.
Please use NTFS on XP for optimal performance:)