<TWIBAT> Dells...

ebackhus · 03-16-2007, 12:53 PM

Why does it take this P4 2.6Ghz PC with 512MB of RAM about 1 solid minute to open a browser window? WHY?!

**Drew1369** · 03-16-2007, 12:55 PM

You got too much crap on your hard drive?

but its also a dell so I don't really know!

ebackhus · 03-16-2007, 12:58 PM

This thing has about 16GB free space out of 20GB total. I've seen less do much more.

**Joefireline** · 03-16-2007, 01:05 PM

Lol! Another Dell rant.

You really do not like Dells do you eb?

ebackhus · 03-16-2007, 01:21 PM

I do not like small Dells and SPAM, I do not like them, Sam I am!

CowboyCurtis · 03-16-2007, 01:37 PM

Perhaps all the crap Dell pre-loads their systems with? Has anyone here ever put a regular non Dell branded copy of XP on a Dell? I would try it myself but I do not own a Dell and do not plan to. But I'd like to see if this made a difference.

**Drew1369** · 03-16-2007, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CowboyCurtis

Perhaps all the crap Dell pre-loads their systems with? Has anyone here ever put a regular non Dell branded copy of XP on a Dell? I would try it myself but I do not own a Dell and do not plan to. But I'd like to see if this made a difference.

there ya go... blow out your laptop... just make sure you rip your drivers off before you do it!

ebackhus · 03-16-2007, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CowboyCurtis

Perhaps all the crap Dell pre-loads their systems with? Has anyone here ever put a regular non Dell branded copy of XP on a Dell? I would try it myself but I do not own a Dell and do not plan to. But I'd like to see if this made a difference.

We buy a volume XP license and create custom images. No Dell software is included. Just XP, Office, and the software for handling library items.

CowboyCurtis · 03-16-2007, 02:50 PM

In that case, deductive reasoning only leaves us with one possibility. If software is not the cause, then hardware must be. Low cost components anyone?

ebackhus · 03-16-2007, 02:58 PM

Yeah yeah! Each machine here has died at LEAST once in the past 12 months.

CowboyCurtis · 03-16-2007, 03:03 PM

Maybe we just nailed it

**TheMatt** · 03-16-2007, 03:54 PM

I don't really like dells that much either. But I like the BIOS of Dell Inspiron and Latitude laptops. It has many more options than the BIOS of most laptops.

**Joefireline** · 03-16-2007, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMatt

I don't really like dells that much either. But I like the BIOS of Dell Inspiron and Latitude laptops. It has many more options than the BIOS of most laptops.

Oh man, that is seriously where Acer let us down...

Maybe the companies are just opposite to eachother... All but the BOIS is better with Acer though

CowboyCurtis · 03-16-2007, 05:06 PM

Personally I would never steer anyone towards getting a Dell. I've had enough experience with other people's to make up my mind. EB is dead on: Dells are slooow. I USED to think it was because most were only running 128 megs of RAM, but I've since realized something else is at play here. Now I can only think to attribute it to Dell's customization of it's hardware.

The lesson here is custom builds from a reputable dealer, or the one you build yourself, is always the way to go. You'll always be much happier in the end.

**karusho** · 03-16-2007, 06:03 PM

I wonder how well a Dell would run if you installed something that's not a memory hog like Win95.

CowboyCurtis · 03-16-2007, 09:13 PM

Possibly quite well, but then what programs could you run on it? I'm sure it could run DOS 6.22 at lightning speed.

Not to mention the last known copy of 95 is in a government warehouse next to the Ark Of The Covenant.

**forcifer** · 03-16-2007, 09:55 PM

:D we have 95!! and im not afraid to use it!!

what if you put linux on dells?

**Kalim** · 03-17-2007, 03:20 AM

Too many additions/changes to default browser, or security software hindering the speed. Like SpybotS&D does for me.

mimo2005 · 03-17-2007, 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

Why does it take this P4 2.6Ghz PC with 512MB of RAM about 1 solid minute to open a browser window? WHY?!

A likely cause is insufficient RAM to process the load which results in a dramatic slowdown because Window's swap space is being used???

512mb is not bad and is not good either .

1giga ram will improve the speed , and sometimes a good defrag will help the response time of your hardrive .
You may need a good third party defrag. software , not the basic defrag that comes with xp .

whardman · 03-17-2007, 07:07 AM

Have you cleaned out the cache? Run Disk Cleanup. Also go to "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5" and clean out everything in there.

I will never go with another dell ... not even for a monitor.

03-16-2007, 12:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,254 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	<TWIBAT> Dells... Why does it take this P4 2.6Ghz PC with 512MB of RAM about 1 solid minute to open a browser window? WHY?! __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

03-16-2007, 12:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Drew1369 Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 3,425 OS: Win7 Ultimate	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... You got too much crap on your hard drive? but its also a dell so I don't really know! __________________ We humans have a primal urge to kill because, thanks to natural selection, all the homo sapiens who didn't have a primal urge to kill, were themselves killed. http://obamaclock.org/

03-16-2007, 12:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,254 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... This thing has about 16GB free space out of 20GB total. I've seen less do much more. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

03-16-2007, 01:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,319 OS: Windows 7 64bit(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... Lol! Another Dell rant. You really do not like Dells do you eb?

03-16-2007, 01:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,254 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... I do not like small Dells and SPAM, I do not like them, Sam I am! __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

03-16-2007, 01:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
CowboyCurtis Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 147 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... Perhaps all the crap Dell pre-loads their systems with? Has anyone here ever put a regular non Dell branded copy of XP on a Dell? I would try it myself but I do not own a Dell and do not plan to. But I'd like to see if this made a difference. __________________ Athlon 64 3400+ 1 GB DDR 400 RAM 250 GB SATA HDD GeForce 6800GS

03-16-2007, 02:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
CowboyCurtis Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 147 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... In that case, deductive reasoning only leaves us with one possibility. If software is not the cause, then hardware must be. Low cost components anyone? __________________ Athlon 64 3400+ 1 GB DDR 400 RAM 250 GB SATA HDD GeForce 6800GS

03-16-2007, 02:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,254 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... Yeah yeah! Each machine here has died at LEAST once in the past 12 months. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

03-16-2007, 03:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
CowboyCurtis Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 147 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... Maybe we just nailed it __________________ Athlon 64 3400+ 1 GB DDR 400 RAM 250 GB SATA HDD GeForce 6800GS

03-16-2007, 03:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... I don't really like dells that much either. But I like the BIOS of Dell Inspiron and Latitude laptops. It has many more options than the BIOS of most laptops. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

03-16-2007, 05:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
CowboyCurtis Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 147 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... Personally I would never steer anyone towards getting a Dell. I've had enough experience with other people's to make up my mind. EB is dead on: Dells are slooow. I USED to think it was because most were only running 128 megs of RAM, but I've since realized something else is at play here. Now I can only think to attribute it to Dell's customization of it's hardware. The lesson here is custom builds from a reputable dealer, or the one you build yourself, is always the way to go. You'll always be much happier in the end. __________________ Athlon 64 3400+ 1 GB DDR 400 RAM 250 GB SATA HDD GeForce 6800GS

03-16-2007, 06:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
karusho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,217 OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Ubuntu 8.04 My System	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... I wonder how well a Dell would run if you installed something that's not a memory hog like Win95.

03-16-2007, 09:13 PM	#16 (permalink)
CowboyCurtis Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 147 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... Possibly quite well, but then what programs could you run on it? I'm sure it could run DOS 6.22 at lightning speed. Not to mention the last known copy of 95 is in a government warehouse next to the Ark Of The Covenant. __________________ Athlon 64 3400+ 1 GB DDR 400 RAM 250 GB SATA HDD GeForce 6800GS

03-16-2007, 09:55 PM	#17 (permalink)
forcifer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,625 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... :D we have 95!! and im not afraid to use it!! what if you put linux on dells? __________________ now i remember

03-17-2007, 03:20 AM	#18 (permalink)
Kalim Roaming To Help Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,642 OS: Many	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... Too many additions/changes to default browser, or security software hindering the speed. Like SpybotS&D does for me.

03-17-2007, 07:07 AM	#20 (permalink)
whardman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 617 OS: Windows XP My System	Re: <TWIBAT> Dells... Have you cleaned out the cache? Run Disk Cleanup. Also go to "C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5" and clean out everything in there. I will never go with another dell ... not even for a monitor.