Test Details

In the tips and the tables, red indicates a serious problem, yellow a minor problem, and blue a suggestion.

Windows Configuration

Description	Your Results
Common Name	Windows XP Pro SP1
Full Version	Windows XP Pro SP1
First Install	Mon Dec 31 2001
Free Resources	90%
Fonts Installed	71
Windows Scripting Version	5.6.0.6626
PCPitstop Version	161
CPU Load	10%

Running Programs

Malicious or poorly written running programs are a common cause of poor performance and system instability. We strongly recommend that you use an antivirus program such as EZ Antivirus from Computer Associates and a spyware scanner such as PC Pitstop Exterminate on a regular basis. To get control over your running programs we suggest WinTasks 5 Pro. Click on a file name to see more information about it.

    designates programs that can safely be disabled to improve computer performance, PC Pitstop Optimize disables these programs.

	Name	Vendor	Complete File Name
	Realplayer	RealNetworks, Inc.	H:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
	Sun Java Update	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	H:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe
	Bluetooth	Broadcom Corporation.	H:\Program Files\Bluetooth\Bluetooth Software\BTTray.exe
	MSN Messenger	Microsoft Corporation	H:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
	slmdmsr.exe		H:\WINDOWS\system32\slmdmsr.exe
		Broadcom Corporation.	H:\PROGRA~1\BLUETO~1\BLUETO~1\BTSTAC~1.EXE
		Broadcom Corporation.	H:\Program Files\Bluetooth\Bluetooth Software\bin\btwdins.exe
		Google Inc.	H:\Program Files\Picasa2\PicasaMediaDetector.exe
			H:\Program Files\Star Downloader\stardown.exe
		Avance Logic, Inc.	H:\WINDOWS\soundman.exe
	Print spooler	Microsoft Corporation	H:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
	avast! Antivirus		H:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
	avast! Antivirus	ALWIL Software	H:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe
	avast! Antivirus		H:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
	Avast WebShield	ALWIL Software	H:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
	avast! Antivirus		H:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
	ZoneLabs client	Zone Labs, LLC	H:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
	ZoneAlarm	Zone Labs, LLC	H:\WINDOWS\system32\ZONELABS\vsmon.exe
	Internet Explorer	Microsoft Corporation	H:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
	Windows Explorer	Microsoft Corporation	H:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
	Local Security Authority	Microsoft Corporation	H:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
	Service control process	Microsoft Corporation	H:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
	Service host process	Microsoft Corporation	H:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

Performance-Related Windows Settings

The following settings may be helpful in diagnosing general system performance problems.

Setting name	Value
Video acceleration disabled	No
Paging of kernel disabled	No
Screen saver running during tests	No
NOIDE key found in registry	No
Running 32-bit code on 64-bit Windows	No
System Restore disabled	No
Large System Cache enabled	No
Has batteries	No
Hibernate enabled	No
HIBERFIL.SYS present	No
Hibernate policy in use	No
Sleep/Resume policy in use	Yes
Running on battery power	No

Internet Configuration

Description	Your Results
Bandwidth Down	20 Kbits/sec
Bandwidth Up	18 Kbits/sec
Average Ping	1554 ms
Ping Loss	20%
TCP Receive Window	(default)
External IP Address	[removed]
Internal IP Address	10.190.143.240
Browser	MSIE 6.0
IE current cache	2 MB
IE max cache	156 MB

The Bandwidth tests measure the Internet bandwidth between your computer and PC Pitstop's servers. In general, if your bandwidth result is at least 85% of the rated connection speed, you're receiving good throughput (though shared connections may affect this, too).

Average Ping measures the round-trip time for a packet to travel from the PC being tested to PC Pitstop's web site and back; lower numbers indicate better performance. Ping times under 150ms are typical of T1, DSL, or cable modems. Consistent ping times of more than 500ms should only be seen in connections that span continents (e.g., USA to Europe) and/or are linked by satellite. Ping losses usually indicate serious Internet congestion.

Internet performance can be erratic for many different reasons, so you can't expect to get maximum bandwidth and ping performance every time you test. You should test several times and at different times of the day to get the most accurate picture of your connection speed. To repeat only our Bandwidth test and get more information, plus tips for improving performance, click here. For additional testing of your browser configuration and Internet connection, we recommend BrowserTune.

More Internet related Settings

The following settings may be helpful in diagnosing internet performance problems.

Setting name	Value
Using a proxy	No
HTTP 1.1 through proxy Enabled	No
HTTP 1.1 Enabled	Yes
Check for newer pages turned off	No
Show Pictures	No
Format docs using my style sheet	No
Content Advisor enabled	No
Check Associations Disable	No
Enable Automatic Image Resize	No
Enable third-party browser extensions	No
Enable page transitions	No
Always use my {colors|fonts|size}	No

Security Configuration

Description	Your Results
IE Restricted Zone Permissions	None

Security-Related Windows Settings

The following settings may be helpful in diagnosing spyware and browser hijacks.

Setting name	Value
Explorer: Some drive letters are hidden	No
Explorer: Hide extensions for known file types	Yes
Explorer: Hide protected operating system files	Yes
Explorer: Do not show hidden files and folders	Yes
Explorer: Do not display contents of system folders	Yes
HOSTS location remapped via the Registry	No
System File Protection disabled	No

Main Board

Description	Your Results
Brand/Model
Type	Desktop
Serial Number	Not available
BIOS	Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 12/10/2003
System Board	KM266-8235

Processor

Description	Your Results
Brand/Model	AMD Duron
Nominal Clock Speed	750 MHz
Measured Clock Speed	750 MHz
External Clock Speed	100 MHz
CPU Load	10%
Speed Rating	2054 (100% of 341 similar)

Memory Configuration

Description	Results
RAM installed	256 MB
Windows RAM	224 MB
Total RAM slots	2
Available RAM slots	0
Max RAM module size	32 MB
Memory Type	128+128;DIMM,Unknown,;T16
Speed Rating	1765 MB/s (101% of 341 similar)

Speed rating is measured in megabytes per second. The percentage indicates the performance of this system compared to systems in our database with a similar CPU and clock speed; the number of similar systems is also shown. For example, a score of 50% would indicate this system had half the performance of comparable systems; 200% would indicate twice the performance. A "normal" number is 100% plus or minus about 15%.

The System Management BIOS is reporting that there is 256 MB of RAM, but Windows reports that 224 MB is available. The most common reason for this discrepancy is that your system uses some system RAM for the video graphics card or BIOS functions. This case is common in highly-integrated PCs with video graphics built into the system board, and does not require any changes on your part.

Drive Letters

These are drive letters associated with hard disk drives. This list does not include drive letters for floppy disks or other removable media such as CD-ROM, DVD, Zip or Jaz drives.

Description	Drive C	Drive D	Drive E	Drive H
Partition format	FAT32	FAT32	FAT32	FAT32
Cluster size	4 KB	4 KB	4 KB	4 KB
Drive label	No Label	DISK1-VOL4	No Label	No Label
Size	4752 MB	4438 MB	4994 MB	4994 MB
Free space	3628 MB (76%)	1509 MB (34%)	2217 MB (44%)	1723 MB (35%)
Junk files	0 MB (0%)	0 MB (0%)	0 MB (0%)	3 MB (0%)
Data fragmentation	46%	Not tested	Not tested	Not tested
File fragmentation	7%	Not tested	Not tested	Not tested
Uncached speed	11 MB/s (58%)	7 MB/s (37%)	10 MB/s (53%)	7 MB/s (37%)

Percentages shown for free space and junk files (temporary files, browser cache, Recycle Bin files) represent the size relative to the total disk capacity. A disk with 50% free space is half-full (or half-empty, if you're an optimist). PC Pitstop Optimize is an easy way to keep your hard disk free of unnecessary files.

Our full tests only perform disk health checking on the C drive. We recommend that you check the health of your other drives using our Disk Health page.

Data fragmentation measures the percentage of data on the disk that is contained in fragmented files. File fragmentation is the percentage of files on the disk that are fragmented. Some disk optimization programs such as Win98 Disk Defragmenter intentionally fragment files to place them in the best position to ensure quick program loading, so the fragmentation measures may be non-zero even after running a disk optimizer. For more details see our Disk Health page.

Cached and uncached speed is measured in megabytes per second (MB/s). When a percentage is shown for cached and uncached speed, it compares the performance of the drive with those of systems in our database with the same processor and clock speed. (Our database currently has 341 similar systems.) A rating of 200% means a disk is twice the performance of similar systems, 50% means it's half the performance. Cached disk speed generally measures the efficiency of the system's processor and memory system, not the performance of the hard disk. Uncached speed is most affected by the physical hard disk and the disk interface.

Disk Drives

Here are the physical disk drives that we have detected on your system:

	Drive 0
Drive letters	CDEH
Removable media	No
Brand/Model	SAMSUNG SV2042H
IDE details
Serial number
Revision level

For IDE drives, IDE details show whether the drive has DMA enabled and is an IDE master (single drive, or master drive in a master/slave pair).

CD/DVD Drives

Here are the CD and DVD drives that we have detected on your system:

Model	Type	Max Read Speed	Max Write Speed
HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR-8525B	CD-ROM	9152 KB/s (52X)	N/A

Video Board

Description	Your Results
Brand/Model	S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR
Resolution	800x600 pixels
Colors	16 million
DirectX version	5.3.0000000.900 built by: DIRECTX
OpenGL version	5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Acceleration options	Enabled
Performance	32.36 MP/s (No similar CPU/MHz/video)

PC Pitstop's video performance performs a basic test of your system's graphics capabilities and reports the result in millions of pixels displayed per second (MP/s). The percentage indicates the performance of this system compared to systems in our database with a similar CPU, clock speed, and video board. For example, a score of 50% would indicate this system had half the performance of comparable systems; 200% would indicate twice the performance. Determining "normal" performance can be difficult, there can be wide differences due to video drivers even on the same video board. (You can use TouchStone's DriverAgent to see if you have the latest driver.)

Monitors

Description
Monitor	Samsung SyncMaster 550v
Max. Resolution (HxV)	1024 x 768 pixels
Screen Size (HxV)	28 x 21 cm
Viewable Diagonal Size	13.78 inch
Manufacture Date	February 2000
Serial Number	1146106165