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    Boot Camp: Windows XP runs slow

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by 3alowi, Dec 23, 2008.

  1. 3alowi

    3alowi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I have a problem with my MacBook Pro. A couple of days ago, I installed Windows XP SP3 to do some gaming. After I installed a couple of games and started playing, Windows started to run slow and slower. I defragged the drive but it is still slow. Any help is appreciated.
     
    3alowi, Dec 23, 2008
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  2. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    Maybe you changed some performance settings from power saving?
    And have you installed the latest DirectX and nVidia drivers?

    And the stupidest idea, but you did insert Leopard's DVD and got all the drivers from there, didn't you? :D
     
    cdnalsi, Dec 23, 2008
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  3. BlackLight

    BlackLight Notebook Consultant

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    starting up for me is slow very slow..on my login i don't have a password but when i click my account (which is the only one) it takes forever for my desktop to show up..everytime i hear the log in sound before i see the desktop (almost 5 seconds later)
     
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    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    You say that the problem started after installing a couple of games. Which games were they? Also, which anti-virus software do you have installed? Are there other applications you installed on XP?
     
    dbam987, Dec 23, 2008
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  5. 3alowi

    3alowi Notebook Enthusiast

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    I updated the drivers and now Windows works perfectly. Thanks!
     
    3alowi, Dec 24, 2008
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