Any P4 level machine should be able to handle photos easily, even 5-7 megapixel ones (but you weren't real specific). I'm going to guess this is a problem with whatever app you're using to process the pix. Try updating it or un/reinstalling it. Be more specific about what part of the process is slow, e.g. when you drag a pic onto Windows Media Player is it slow to display it?
If you're 'maxxed on RAM' then I assume you mean 2gb or more. That should be plenty and you should never be hitting your paging (swap) file. If you were, I'd still disagree that using a flash drive and trying to force the page file to it would be a good idea. First, Windows automatically chooses the best page file to use, and there's no way it should pick one with only 4gb on the whole drive. On Dec 26, 2007 7:36 AM, Quentin Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As digital files get larger and more numerous, I find even simple sorting > and labeling tasks get more sluggish. I have a Dell Dimension Pentium 4 > running XP. I have maxxed on RAM, and installed a SATA hard dive. Would > upgrading the video card make much of a difference, or have I gotten near > the limits of my processor and bus? Other suggestions? ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
