"Robert Bates" <rdbates1@home.com> wrote in message
news:m0htb.3604$Dw6.29754@attbi_s02...
> I have an HP Pavilion 7850 running Windows 2000 Pro that runs extremely
> slowly.  It takes nearly 25 seconds to open IE.  HP tech support seems to
> have no idea what to recommend.  I suspect a hard drive issue but would
like
> to get some other opinions.
>


Check for spyware, viruses, background programs that are running. Also check
for freespace on the hard drive. I would recommend getting rid of your temp
files, your internet cache, and then defragging as well.

Chris