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Windows 7 is so slow on a somewhat old computer
I got an old desktop for free, its a nice computer considering how old it is, a Compaq Presario 5000. The specs are as follows:
Intel Pentium 4 @ 1.7GHz
1.25GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce FX 5500 with 256MB RAM
80GB HDD
CD/DVD drive along with a CD/RW drive
The system came with Windows XP Professional on it, and had that OS until I recently upgraded it to Windows7 Professional 32-bit. After I installed it I followed the optimize tutorial on this site, the computer runs okay with just normal usage. However...I like to play Combat Arms with my friends and we often used this computer back when it had XP on it. When XP was installed, the game ran perfectly. Now, while Windows7 is on, it runs incredibly slow. There's never-ending lags, etc. I don't know why its doing this, the CPU usage is at 100% most of the time, I have all visual effects disabled/classic theme. I don't have a crapload of software on there, only security (MSE) and Office (2010).
Is there any way to speed this up, or should I just revert it back to XP?