How do I fix a slow operating system

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  1. DavidE
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    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
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    Pressing F12 at startup should bring up the menu where you enter BIOS setup.
    The manual is available here:
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  3. Ermine
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    Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
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    Hello Everyone,
    Sorry for the delay, we had a family emergency and have been out of town for the last while.

    I finally figured out how to make a boot-able W7 Professional 64bit installation USB using my old XP 32 bit machine, and it definitely sped thinks up.

    However the games my wife likes that I mentioned earlier no longer work properly. After running the games, anywhere from a few seconds to a couple of hours later, they crash the machine and it has to be restarted, about 1/3 of the time she gets The blue screen of death (BSOD?). I've tried running them in compatibility mode to no avail.

    When I installed the OS from the USB drive I could not find a way to format the HD. Is there a way, and do you think it would make a difference? Or am I way off track?

    Thanks, Tom
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