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Name: Marston
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Date: Around 1993
Question:
I have a 386 computer with 1 Megabyte of ram, a 124 Megabyte hard drive, SVGA card (512 K), and running at 25 Mhz. I have Windows 3.1 for my computer and I also have WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows. I use WordPerfect a lot, but it runs too slow. What do I need to make my computer run faster.


Replies:
Well, it sounds like you have a 386SX, 25 MHz machine. Running Windows with 1 MB is probably the major slowdown. I would recommend getting more memory. The other thing to do is to look at how you have your system configured in Windows, specifically the smartdrive you have set up. This could make a big difference.

Chris Baker


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