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Originally Posted by NiGeY
i would like to make it faster say when using nero etc the time it take to convert avi file to dvd etc is slow the burn process from start to finish is about 4-5 hours
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Well, that's one of your problems right there - Nero is well-known for not being particularly fast for conversion, programs like "ConvertXtoDVD" are much quicker.
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i dont really do gaming, i use kasperskys sercurity suite so some mb is lost there i suppose ,i was having some real issues with xp since of late so i have bought a new hard drive as old one was full and have re-installed windows but now i cannot access the old files from my old hard drive. i have set old hd to slave but when i connect it boots windows up from from the old hard drive
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That might be because the volume label on both drives is set to C:\, so Windows can only see one of the drives. It's also not necessary to set the drive to slave, iirc - it used to be, but isn't any longer. From memory(!), you can check your hard drives like this:
- Click the Start button
- Open Control Panel
- Go to Administrative Tools
- Go to Computer Management
- Go to Disk Management
- Hard disks and optical drives connected to your PC should be listed, with information about their capacity, how full they are, and any partitions on the drive.
Can you see both your drives here? what labels do they have?
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i am probably being a bit silly and most people would say that there is nothing wrong with my computer, i am just one of these guys who want everything fast and top spec and up to date was even looking today at Dell's quad core tower!  I do a lot of digital photo and have a nikon slr so i use alot of software like magix movie edit pro, photoshop cs3 and nikon picture project and it can sometime be a bit on the slow side but that is me prob being impatient.
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Those apps are pretty CPU intensive more than memory intensive - indeed Photoshop manipulations are often used for benchmarking processors on sites like TomsHardwareGuide or Hexus. CS3 is a bit heavy on the RAM though, so it's worth checking whether or not it's actually forcing your computer to write system files to virtual memory. Open up CS3 and do what you normally do with it for a while - work on a normal project for an hour or so, for example, then hit Ctrl+Alt+Del to open up the task manager. How much RAM is your system using? In the bottom right corner of the window, it will tell you how much (where it says "Commit charge...") . You should also do the same when you have multiple programs open at the same time - This will show you if the programs you normally have open at the same time are using more than your system RAM has available. If they
are using more than 1GB, then you might well see a benefit from adding RAM - you will be able to switch between active programs quicker, and launch programs quicker if you have enough RAM. It really all depends on how much those programs use.
If, on the other hand, you're more interested in browsing while you're converting an avi to DVD, then I think you're really looking at your CPU - movie file conversions and rendering, etc... eat up
all your available CPU cycles, and your system lags because your PC is struggling to perform basic housekeeping tasks, let alone manage your internet browser. This is the problem with single-core CPUs - if you max them out, you'll find it extremely difficult to do anything else.