Thanks to all for their advice.  I followed Gilles protocol 
below...worked beautifully.  I also bought 2GB of RAM for my Pentium 4 
Dell ($9), was easy to install, and it runs like new.

John Lee




>
> --- Original message ---
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] PC tune up
> From: Gsainc <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Cc: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tuesday, 14/07/2015 12:20 PM
>
> WWW.bleepingcomputer.com
>
> Download section.
>
> JRT
> COMBOFIX
> Adwcleaner
>
> Then
>
> Ccleaner from the source (cannot recall offhand - piriform??)
>
> Finally
>
> Malwarebytes
>
> Your pc should sing after all that.
>
> Gilles Schipper
> Sent via mobile
> 416-702-7900
>
>>
>> On Jul 14, 2015, at 12:19 PM, John Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> OK all you gurus-
>>
>> My desktop and laptop Dells are both starting to run slow.  Both are 
>> good units, dual procs, 5 years old, Windows XP.  I want to keep them 
>> if I can.  Although I'm not all that PC-techy, I suspect they need a 
>> good tune-up and what else?  Reformat?  Reload?  What have others done 
>> do give them a tune-up and stretch some more use out of them?
>>
>> Many thanks in advance for advice.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> John Lee
>>
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