So, what do I need though? Which one between those two or three?
Windows XP Computer Overall Slow, Freezing & Locking Up.
My Mom's Windows XP Computer is overall slow, freezing & locking up mostly all the time. I don't have the money right now to pay for Premium Support through Microsoft to get it fixed. Can anybody please help me get this issue resolved immediately! It's been like this for a while. I just want my mom's computer to run normally like any other computer would. Please! Let me know. I appreciate it. Thanks.
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Anonymous
2012-11-01T15:31:01+00:00 I know the name of it. HP. But the model.
Apparently, you already gave us the information on p. 2 of this thread:
HP Pavilion a720n Desktop PC
Here is a page that has the type of RAM your mom's computer needs (click on "Show all compatible computer memory"):
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Pavilion%20a720n&Cat=RAM
At the very least, you should buy this stick:
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=65B39C24A5CA7304
Then again, for only ten bucks more, you can get this one:
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=3EE22E4DA5CA7304
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Anonymous
2012-11-01T14:54:10+00:00 I know the name of it. HP. But the model.
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Anonymous
2012-11-01T14:30:51+00:00 How do I know which computer my mom has? For the Crucial website?
You should be able to tell just by looking at it.
Also, when you run the Crucial tool from their page, it should tell you what the system is AND what kind of memory it needs.
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Anonymous
2012-11-01T13:38:58+00:00 The top seven processes are as follows: System Idle Process: 98 CPU. firefox.exe: 39 CPU. wuauclt.exe: 05 CPU. svchost.exe: 00 CPU. alg.exe: 00 CPU. Updates from HP: 00 CPU. hpqtra08.exe: 00 CPU. The top seven processes are as follows: System Idle Process: 16 K. firefox.exe: 34,832 K. svchost.exe: 80 K. alg.exe: 80 K. wuauclt.exe: 8,720 K. Updates from HP: 1,268 K. hpqtra08.exe: 1,024 K. And like I said, these all numbers and processes keep changing. I just got these before they just changed. I think it's the first ten minutes or so. My mom's computer.