Guest Peter Posted July 29, 2008 Posted July 29, 2008 Re: upgrade XP Home to XP Prof Thanks gary º In fact, I have just received a reply from AMD re the Mobility Radeon driver but I can't understand it. Does it make sense to you? Here it goes: Ran Alert AR - Laptop / Notebook support What does AR mean? JB "Gary S. Terhune" <none> escreveu na mensagem news:Odo8$gR8IHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > You need better info on that display adapter. Where are you getting that > info from? You might want to try Everest 2.02 > http://www.majorgeeks.com/mst_Defrag_Home_Edition_d4571.html > > See if it doesn't give you some numbers to go along with MOBILITYT > RADEONT. There are a few different ones. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://grystmill.com > > "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message > news:Ou55H$Q8IHA.4108@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>I followed Techsupportforum 5-step suggestions to the letter: which >>included Panda Then, Mcafee, Kaspersky, Trend, Spybot, Ad.aware, all in >>safe mode. >> >> I have pruned, through Msconfig Startup and services tab, down to the >> minimum which includes most MS services and McAfee. On startup I have >> wkfud, Rundll32 cwaprops, TPtray, Mcagent, CePMTray, CeEKey, Apoint, >> Ctfmon, Wkdetect >> >> It has been slow for some time, It does not hang (not often anyway) >> >> I suspect low RAM, McAfee and especially Adobe Reader holding onto >> memory, and the need for an updated Video driver which I cant find >> anywhere: >> >> manufacturer : ATI >> type : MOBILITYT RADEONT >> memory : 16 MB >> memory type : DDR Video RAM >> graphics accelerator : 64 bit >> connected bus : AGP bus >> >> >> Thank you very much >> >> JB >> >> >> >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na mensagem >> news:vkms849e2l4v2nc0t1398sn9qet7uc6n7g@4ax.com... >>> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:33:44 +0100, "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks. Yes, I am aware that there is little difference. It is just >>>> that I >>>> happen to have them both anyway, if it helped. >>>> >>>> I have answered most of the questions you make in earlier messages. >>>> http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=UK&z=129&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&PRODUCT_ID=44042#0 >>> >>> >>> >>> You answered some. If you don't want to answer them all, I can't help. >>> >>> >>> >>>> I could send a Hijackthis report if you could have a look at it. >>> >>> >>> Sorry, no. I don't publish my E-mail address here. Besides, I'm not a >>> Hijackthis expert. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na >>>> mensagem >>>> news:1aks84hob9mq0297mldnl5a0luisu5gjc0@4ax.com... >>>> > On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:06:41 +0100, "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> I have a very slow laptop. I am sure that it is very clean. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Exactly what makes you so sure? The most common cause of slowdowns >>>> > these days is malware infection, even on those computers whose owners >>>> > think they are clean. What anti-virus and anti-spyware programs do >>>> > you run, and are they up to date? >>>> > >>>> > Besides the malware issue, issue the following questions: >>>> > >>>> > The second most common cause of performance problems is >>>> > performance-robbing programs running in the background. What programs >>>> > do you have starting automatically? >>>> > >>>> > What is your hardware configuration? What processor and how much RAM >>>> > do you have? >>>> > >>>> > What applications do you run? Has it always been slow, or is this >>>> > something new? >>>> > >>>> > Is it slow doing everything, or just some things? What things? >>>> > >>>> > What changes did you make prior to the slowdown? What new software >>>> > has >>>> > been installed? >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >> However, I >>>> >> suspect that over the years the Registry may have suffered a 'bump' >>>> >> or >>>> >> two. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Registries don't get "bumps." The thought that the registry gets >>>> > filled with clutter, resulting in a slowdown, and needs to be cleaned >>>> > periodically, is false, although many people unfortunately believe >>>> > it. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >> If the reason for the slowness was there, >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > It almost certainly is not. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >> would an upgrade from XP Home to >>>> >> XP Professional make sure that any problems withe registry and other >>>> >> parts >>>> >> of the system would be totally solved? >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > No. Emphatically no. An upgrade from Home to Professional is the >>>> > easiest and most likely successful of all possible upgrades, since so >>>> > little has to be changed. But the one time when any upgrade is least >>>> > likely to be successful is when you are experiencing problems. An >>>> > upgrade to a problem-ridden computer is most like to exacerbate >>>> > problems, not solve them. >>>> > >>>> > You should upgrade to Professional *only* after your problems are >>>> > solved, and *only* if you are sure that there's some benefit to you >>>> > in >>>> > doing so. Are you aware that XP Home and Professional are identical >>>> > except that Professional includes a few features (mostly related to >>>> > security and networking) missing from Home? Most home users don't >>>> > need >>>> > and would never use these extra features and will see no benefits by >>>> > upgrading. >>>> > >>>> > For details go to >>>> > >>>> > http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp >>>> > >>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp> >>>> > >>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp >>>> > >>>> > Also note another point, not included in any of the above: >>>> > Professional allows ten concurrent network connections, and Home only >>>> > five. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >>>> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup >> >> > >
Guest Peter Posted July 29, 2008 Posted July 29, 2008 Re: upgrade XP Home to XP Prof Many thanks I did a couple of things last night and the computer is running FASTER! I got rid of McAfee and Adobe Reader 8.. Instead I got Avast and Adobe Reader 6. Next, I need to sort out my drivers and, yes, get more memory. thank you very much for your advice. JB "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> escreveu na mensagem news:OxQYe5S8IHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message > news:Ou55H$Q8IHA.4108@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > >> I have pruned, through Msconfig Startup and services tab, down to the >> minimum which includes most MS services and McAfee. > > If you still haven't uninstalled McAfee, you haven't pruned nearly enough! > > And since McAfee tends to keep its hooks in the OS (like Norton), you will > need to run the special removal tool (MCPR.exe): > > http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=107083&lc=1033 > > Replace with something much lighter like Avast. Free version available: > > http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html > > Choose the cutom installation because email scanning (Internet Mail and > Outlook/Exchange) is redundant and resource-consuming. > > Get more RAM. It's cheap these days, and it will dramatically lessen your > dependence on the pagefile. Assuming you are truly malware-free, this will > be your biggest bang for the buck; 256 MB of RAM is woefully inadequate! > It will be about $60 for 1 GB of RAM. Go to a reputable site like > http://www.crucial.com/ and use one of their tools to determine exactly > what you need. If I plugged in the right values, you will want two of > these modules: > > http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=19763F75A5CA7304 > > 512MB, 200-pin SODIMM, DDR PC2700 memory module > CT526407 >
Guest Peter Posted July 29, 2008 Posted July 29, 2008 Re: upgrade XP Home to XP Prof In fact, I have just realized that AMD/ATI do not support drivers for laptops are apparently modifies by the laptop constructors. Then, Toshiba don't mention drivers for this model in their page anymore. So, what do I do next? Sorry about going on and on... JB "Gary S. Terhune" <none> escreveu na mensagem news:Odo8$gR8IHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > You need better info on that display adapter. Where are you getting that > info from? You might want to try Everest 2.02 > http://www.majorgeeks.com/mst_Defrag_Home_Edition_d4571.html > > See if it doesn't give you some numbers to go along with MOBILITYT > RADEONT. There are a few different ones. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://grystmill.com > > "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message > news:Ou55H$Q8IHA.4108@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>I followed Techsupportforum 5-step suggestions to the letter: which >>included Panda Then, Mcafee, Kaspersky, Trend, Spybot, Ad.aware, all in >>safe mode. >> >> I have pruned, through Msconfig Startup and services tab, down to the >> minimum which includes most MS services and McAfee. On startup I have >> wkfud, Rundll32 cwaprops, TPtray, Mcagent, CePMTray, CeEKey, Apoint, >> Ctfmon, Wkdetect >> >> It has been slow for some time, It does not hang (not often anyway) >> >> I suspect low RAM, McAfee and especially Adobe Reader holding onto >> memory, and the need for an updated Video driver which I cant find >> anywhere: >> >> manufacturer : ATI >> type : MOBILITYT RADEONT >> memory : 16 MB >> memory type : DDR Video RAM >> graphics accelerator : 64 bit >> connected bus : AGP bus >> >> >> Thank you very much >> >> JB >> >> >> >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na mensagem >> news:vkms849e2l4v2nc0t1398sn9qet7uc6n7g@4ax.com... >>> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:33:44 +0100, "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks. Yes, I am aware that there is little difference. It is just >>>> that I >>>> happen to have them both anyway, if it helped. >>>> >>>> I have answered most of the questions you make in earlier messages. >>>> http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=UK&z=129&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&PRODUCT_ID=44042#0 >>> >>> >>> >>> You answered some. If you don't want to answer them all, I can't help. >>> >>> >>> >>>> I could send a Hijackthis report if you could have a look at it. >>> >>> >>> Sorry, no. I don't publish my E-mail address here. Besides, I'm not a >>> Hijackthis expert. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na >>>> mensagem >>>> news:1aks84hob9mq0297mldnl5a0luisu5gjc0@4ax.com... >>>> > On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:06:41 +0100, "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> I have a very slow laptop. I am sure that it is very clean. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Exactly what makes you so sure? The most common cause of slowdowns >>>> > these days is malware infection, even on those computers whose owners >>>> > think they are clean. What anti-virus and anti-spyware programs do >>>> > you run, and are they up to date? >>>> > >>>> > Besides the malware issue, issue the following questions: >>>> > >>>> > The second most common cause of performance problems is >>>> > performance-robbing programs running in the background. What programs >>>> > do you have starting automatically? >>>> > >>>> > What is your hardware configuration? What processor and how much RAM >>>> > do you have? >>>> > >>>> > What applications do you run? Has it always been slow, or is this >>>> > something new? >>>> > >>>> > Is it slow doing everything, or just some things? What things? >>>> > >>>> > What changes did you make prior to the slowdown? What new software >>>> > has >>>> > been installed? >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >> However, I >>>> >> suspect that over the years the Registry may have suffered a 'bump' >>>> >> or >>>> >> two. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Registries don't get "bumps." The thought that the registry gets >>>> > filled with clutter, resulting in a slowdown, and needs to be cleaned >>>> > periodically, is false, although many people unfortunately believe >>>> > it. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >> If the reason for the slowness was there, >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > It almost certainly is not. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >> would an upgrade from XP Home to >>>> >> XP Professional make sure that any problems withe registry and other >>>> >> parts >>>> >> of the system would be totally solved? >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > No. Emphatically no. An upgrade from Home to Professional is the >>>> > easiest and most likely successful of all possible upgrades, since so >>>> > little has to be changed. But the one time when any upgrade is least >>>> > likely to be successful is when you are experiencing problems. An >>>> > upgrade to a problem-ridden computer is most like to exacerbate >>>> > problems, not solve them. >>>> > >>>> > You should upgrade to Professional *only* after your problems are >>>> > solved, and *only* if you are sure that there's some benefit to you >>>> > in >>>> > doing so. Are you aware that XP Home and Professional are identical >>>> > except that Professional includes a few features (mostly related to >>>> > security and networking) missing from Home? Most home users don't >>>> > need >>>> > and would never use these extra features and will see no benefits by >>>> > upgrading. >>>> > >>>> > For details go to >>>> > >>>> > http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp >>>> > >>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp> >>>> > >>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp >>>> > >>>> > Also note another point, not included in any of the above: >>>> > Professional allows ten concurrent network connections, and Home only >>>> > five. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >>>> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup >> >> > >
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted July 29, 2008 Posted July 29, 2008 Re: upgrade XP Home to XP Prof No idea. Doesn't look like something for public consumption. You may have gotten an internal memo by mistake. My guess is that it documents escalating it to the Laptop/Notebook department, AR being some internal code for level of the Alert that sent to Laptop/Notebook. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message news:Odo6skc8IHA.1568@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Thanks gary > º > In fact, I have just received a reply from AMD re the Mobility Radeon > driver but I can't understand it. Does it make sense to you? > > Here it goes: Ran Alert AR - Laptop / Notebook support > > What does AR mean? > > JB > > > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> escreveu na mensagem > news:Odo8$gR8IHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> You need better info on that display adapter. Where are you getting that >> info from? You might want to try Everest 2.02 >> http://www.majorgeeks.com/mst_Defrag_Home_Edition_d4571.html >> >> See if it doesn't give you some numbers to go along with MOBILITYT >> RADEONT. There are a few different ones. >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://grystmill.com >> >> "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message >> news:Ou55H$Q8IHA.4108@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>I followed Techsupportforum 5-step suggestions to the letter: which >>>included Panda Then, Mcafee, Kaspersky, Trend, Spybot, Ad.aware, all in >>>safe mode. >>> >>> I have pruned, through Msconfig Startup and services tab, down to the >>> minimum which includes most MS services and McAfee. On startup I have >>> wkfud, Rundll32 cwaprops, TPtray, Mcagent, CePMTray, CeEKey, Apoint, >>> Ctfmon, Wkdetect >>> >>> It has been slow for some time, It does not hang (not often anyway) >>> >>> I suspect low RAM, McAfee and especially Adobe Reader holding onto >>> memory, and the need for an updated Video driver which I cant find >>> anywhere: >>> >>> manufacturer : ATI >>> type : MOBILITYT RADEONT >>> memory : 16 MB >>> memory type : DDR Video RAM >>> graphics accelerator : 64 bit >>> connected bus : AGP bus >>> >>> >>> Thank you very much >>> >>> JB >>> >>> >>> >>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na mensagem >>> news:vkms849e2l4v2nc0t1398sn9qet7uc6n7g@4ax.com... >>>> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:33:44 +0100, "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks. Yes, I am aware that there is little difference. It is just >>>>> that I >>>>> happen to have them both anyway, if it helped. >>>>> >>>>> I have answered most of the questions you make in earlier messages. >>>>> http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=UK&z=129&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&PRODUCT_ID=44042#0 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> You answered some. If you don't want to answer them all, I can't help. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I could send a Hijackthis report if you could have a look at it. >>>> >>>> >>>> Sorry, no. I don't publish my E-mail address here. Besides, I'm not a >>>> Hijackthis expert. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na >>>>> mensagem >>>>> news:1aks84hob9mq0297mldnl5a0luisu5gjc0@4ax.com... >>>>> > On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:06:41 +0100, "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> >> I have a very slow laptop. I am sure that it is very clean. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Exactly what makes you so sure? The most common cause of slowdowns >>>>> > these days is malware infection, even on those computers whose >>>>> > owners >>>>> > think they are clean. What anti-virus and anti-spyware programs do >>>>> > you run, and are they up to date? >>>>> > >>>>> > Besides the malware issue, issue the following questions: >>>>> > >>>>> > The second most common cause of performance problems is >>>>> > performance-robbing programs running in the background. What >>>>> > programs >>>>> > do you have starting automatically? >>>>> > >>>>> > What is your hardware configuration? What processor and how much RAM >>>>> > do you have? >>>>> > >>>>> > What applications do you run? Has it always been slow, or is this >>>>> > something new? >>>>> > >>>>> > Is it slow doing everything, or just some things? What things? >>>>> > >>>>> > What changes did you make prior to the slowdown? What new software >>>>> > has >>>>> > been installed? >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> >> However, I >>>>> >> suspect that over the years the Registry may have suffered a 'bump' >>>>> >> or >>>>> >> two. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Registries don't get "bumps." The thought that the registry gets >>>>> > filled with clutter, resulting in a slowdown, and needs to be >>>>> > cleaned >>>>> > periodically, is false, although many people unfortunately believe >>>>> > it. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> >> If the reason for the slowness was there, >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > It almost certainly is not. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> >> would an upgrade from XP Home to >>>>> >> XP Professional make sure that any problems withe registry and >>>>> >> other >>>>> >> parts >>>>> >> of the system would be totally solved? >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > No. Emphatically no. An upgrade from Home to Professional is the >>>>> > easiest and most likely successful of all possible upgrades, since >>>>> > so >>>>> > little has to be changed. But the one time when any upgrade is least >>>>> > likely to be successful is when you are experiencing problems. An >>>>> > upgrade to a problem-ridden computer is most like to exacerbate >>>>> > problems, not solve them. >>>>> > >>>>> > You should upgrade to Professional *only* after your problems are >>>>> > solved, and *only* if you are sure that there's some benefit to you >>>>> > in >>>>> > doing so. Are you aware that XP Home and Professional are identical >>>>> > except that Professional includes a few features (mostly related to >>>>> > security and networking) missing from Home? Most home users don't >>>>> > need >>>>> > and would never use these extra features and will see no benefits by >>>>> > upgrading. >>>>> > >>>>> > For details go to >>>>> > >>>>> > http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp >>>>> > >>>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp> >>>>> > >>>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp >>>>> > >>>>> > Also note another point, not included in any of the above: >>>>> > Professional allows ten concurrent network connections, and Home >>>>> > only >>>>> > five. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > -- >>>>> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >>>>> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >>>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>> >>> >> >> > >
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted July 29, 2008 Posted July 29, 2008 Re: upgrade XP Home to XP Prof You search and search and search until you give up, basically. Or you ask and ask all over the Usenet and those posts get repeated by all the NG repeater websites out there (99% of whom are whores) and those sites end up being the hits you get when you search for it again. I dunno, I haven't figured out any general solution to the problem of not finding drivers. What makes you think you need an updated driver for the video, anyway? None of the symptoms you've listed fall under the heading of video problems. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message news:uakQa4c8IHA.4924@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > In fact, I have just realized that AMD/ATI do not support drivers for > laptops are apparently modifies by the laptop constructors. Then, Toshiba > don't mention drivers for this model in their page anymore. So, what do I > do next? > > Sorry about going on and on... > > > JB > > > > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> escreveu na mensagem > news:Odo8$gR8IHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> You need better info on that display adapter. Where are you getting that >> info from? You might want to try Everest 2.02 >> http://www.majorgeeks.com/mst_Defrag_Home_Edition_d4571.html >> >> See if it doesn't give you some numbers to go along with MOBILITYT >> RADEONT. There are a few different ones. >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://grystmill.com >> >> "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message >> news:Ou55H$Q8IHA.4108@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>I followed Techsupportforum 5-step suggestions to the letter: which >>>included Panda Then, Mcafee, Kaspersky, Trend, Spybot, Ad.aware, all in >>>safe mode. >>> >>> I have pruned, through Msconfig Startup and services tab, down to the >>> minimum which includes most MS services and McAfee. On startup I have >>> wkfud, Rundll32 cwaprops, TPtray, Mcagent, CePMTray, CeEKey, Apoint, >>> Ctfmon, Wkdetect >>> >>> It has been slow for some time, It does not hang (not often anyway) >>> >>> I suspect low RAM, McAfee and especially Adobe Reader holding onto >>> memory, and the need for an updated Video driver which I cant find >>> anywhere: >>> >>> manufacturer : ATI >>> type : MOBILITYT RADEONT >>> memory : 16 MB >>> memory type : DDR Video RAM >>> graphics accelerator : 64 bit >>> connected bus : AGP bus >>> >>> >>> Thank you very much >>> >>> JB >>> >>> >>> >>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na mensagem >>> news:vkms849e2l4v2nc0t1398sn9qet7uc6n7g@4ax.com... >>>> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:33:44 +0100, "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks. Yes, I am aware that there is little difference. It is just >>>>> that I >>>>> happen to have them both anyway, if it helped. >>>>> >>>>> I have answered most of the questions you make in earlier messages. >>>>> http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=UK&z=129&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&PRODUCT_ID=44042#0 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> You answered some. If you don't want to answer them all, I can't help. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I could send a Hijackthis report if you could have a look at it. >>>> >>>> >>>> Sorry, no. I don't publish my E-mail address here. Besides, I'm not a >>>> Hijackthis expert. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na >>>>> mensagem >>>>> news:1aks84hob9mq0297mldnl5a0luisu5gjc0@4ax.com... >>>>> > On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:06:41 +0100, "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> >> I have a very slow laptop. I am sure that it is very clean. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Exactly what makes you so sure? The most common cause of slowdowns >>>>> > these days is malware infection, even on those computers whose >>>>> > owners >>>>> > think they are clean. What anti-virus and anti-spyware programs do >>>>> > you run, and are they up to date? >>>>> > >>>>> > Besides the malware issue, issue the following questions: >>>>> > >>>>> > The second most common cause of performance problems is >>>>> > performance-robbing programs running in the background. What >>>>> > programs >>>>> > do you have starting automatically? >>>>> > >>>>> > What is your hardware configuration? What processor and how much RAM >>>>> > do you have? >>>>> > >>>>> > What applications do you run? Has it always been slow, or is this >>>>> > something new? >>>>> > >>>>> > Is it slow doing everything, or just some things? What things? >>>>> > >>>>> > What changes did you make prior to the slowdown? What new software >>>>> > has >>>>> > been installed? >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> >> However, I >>>>> >> suspect that over the years the Registry may have suffered a 'bump' >>>>> >> or >>>>> >> two. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Registries don't get "bumps." The thought that the registry gets >>>>> > filled with clutter, resulting in a slowdown, and needs to be >>>>> > cleaned >>>>> > periodically, is false, although many people unfortunately believe >>>>> > it. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> >> If the reason for the slowness was there, >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > It almost certainly is not. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> >> would an upgrade from XP Home to >>>>> >> XP Professional make sure that any problems withe registry and >>>>> >> other >>>>> >> parts >>>>> >> of the system would be totally solved? >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > No. Emphatically no. An upgrade from Home to Professional is the >>>>> > easiest and most likely successful of all possible upgrades, since >>>>> > so >>>>> > little has to be changed. But the one time when any upgrade is least >>>>> > likely to be successful is when you are experiencing problems. An >>>>> > upgrade to a problem-ridden computer is most like to exacerbate >>>>> > problems, not solve them. >>>>> > >>>>> > You should upgrade to Professional *only* after your problems are >>>>> > solved, and *only* if you are sure that there's some benefit to you >>>>> > in >>>>> > doing so. Are you aware that XP Home and Professional are identical >>>>> > except that Professional includes a few features (mostly related to >>>>> > security and networking) missing from Home? Most home users don't >>>>> > need >>>>> > and would never use these extra features and will see no benefits by >>>>> > upgrading. >>>>> > >>>>> > For details go to >>>>> > >>>>> > http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp >>>>> > >>>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp> >>>>> > >>>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp >>>>> > >>>>> > Also note another point, not included in any of the above: >>>>> > Professional allows ten concurrent network connections, and Home >>>>> > only >>>>> > five. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > -- >>>>> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >>>>> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >>>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>> >>> >> >> > >
Guest Daave Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Re: upgrade XP Home to XP Prof You're welcome. Depending on how you use your computer (e.g., light Web browsing and e-mail), you might even find that 256MB is enough RAM most of the time -- now that you aren't using memory-hungry programs! Still, since memory is so cheap you might as well go to the max, which for your PC is 1 GB, I believe. And if you ever need to use the RAM -- for image or video editing, etc., your PC should still be smooth and fast since it isn't using the page file anymore. Make sure you regularly clean out your Temporary Internet Files. And keep this link for future reference: http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm Good luck and thanks for posting back! "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message news:%23feDjmc8IHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Many thanks > > I did a couple of things last night and the computer is running > FASTER! I got rid of McAfee and Adobe Reader 8.. Instead I got Avast > and Adobe Reader 6. > > Next, I need to sort out my drivers and, yes, get more memory. > > thank you very much for your advice. > > JB > > > > "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> escreveu na mensagem > news:OxQYe5S8IHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message >> news:Ou55H$Q8IHA.4108@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> >>> I have pruned, through Msconfig Startup and services tab, down to >>> the minimum which includes most MS services and McAfee. >> >> If you still haven't uninstalled McAfee, you haven't pruned nearly >> enough! >> >> And since McAfee tends to keep its hooks in the OS (like Norton), you >> will need to run the special removal tool (MCPR.exe): >> >> http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=107083&lc=1033 >> >> Replace with something much lighter like Avast. Free version >> available: >> >> http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html >> >> Choose the cutom installation because email scanning (Internet Mail >> and Outlook/Exchange) is redundant and resource-consuming. >> >> Get more RAM. It's cheap these days, and it will dramatically lessen >> your dependence on the pagefile. Assuming you are truly malware-free, >> this will be your biggest bang for the buck; 256 MB of RAM is >> woefully inadequate! It will be about $60 for 1 GB of RAM. Go to a >> reputable site like http://www.crucial.com/ and use one of their >> tools to determine exactly what you need. If I plugged in the right >> values, you will want two of these modules: >> >> http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=19763F75A5CA7304 >> >> 512MB, 200-pin SODIMM, DDR PC2700 memory module >> CT526407
Guest Bill in Co. Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Re: upgrade XP Home to XP Prof Daave wrote: > You're welcome. Depending on how you use your computer (e.g., light Web > browsing and e-mail), you might even find that 256MB is enough RAM most > of the time -- now that you aren't using memory-hungry programs! Still, > since memory is so cheap you might as well go to the max, which for your > PC is 1 GB, I believe. And if you ever need to use the RAM -- for image > or video editing, etc., your PC should still be smooth and fast since it > isn't using the page file anymore. > > Make sure you regularly clean out your Temporary Internet Files. And > keep this link for future reference: > > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm > > Good luck and thanks for posting back! Unless he is on dialup (like me), in which case every time you do that, it takes forever to reload the pages back in, again. :-) (still, I do it on occasion as part of good housekeeping, due to some inevitable TIF index.dat corruption that eventually occurs over time (with some occasional IE page crashes, or hangs, etc) > > "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message > news:%23feDjmc8IHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Many thanks >> >> I did a couple of things last night and the computer is running >> FASTER! I got rid of McAfee and Adobe Reader 8.. Instead I got Avast >> and Adobe Reader 6. >> >> Next, I need to sort out my drivers and, yes, get more memory. >> >> thank you very much for your advice. >> >> JB >> >> >> >> "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> escreveu na mensagem >> news:OxQYe5S8IHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message >>> news:Ou55H$Q8IHA.4108@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> >>>> I have pruned, through Msconfig Startup and services tab, down to >>>> the minimum which includes most MS services and McAfee. >>> >>> If you still haven't uninstalled McAfee, you haven't pruned nearly >>> enough! >>> >>> And since McAfee tends to keep its hooks in the OS (like Norton), you >>> will need to run the special removal tool (MCPR.exe): >>> >>> http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=107083&lc=1033 >>> >>> Replace with something much lighter like Avast. Free version >>> available: >>> >>> http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html >>> >>> Choose the cutom installation because email scanning (Internet Mail >>> and Outlook/Exchange) is redundant and resource-consuming. >>> >>> Get more RAM. It's cheap these days, and it will dramatically lessen >>> your dependence on the pagefile. Assuming you are truly malware-free, >>> this will be your biggest bang for the buck; 256 MB of RAM is >>> woefully inadequate! It will be about $60 for 1 GB of RAM. Go to a >>> reputable site like http://www.crucial.com/ and use one of their >>> tools to determine exactly what you need. If I plugged in the right >>> values, you will want two of these modules: >>> >>> http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=19763F75A5CA7304 >>> >>> 512MB, 200-pin SODIMM, DDR PC2700 memory module >>> CT526407
Guest Peter Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Re: upgrade XP Home to XP Prof Thanks Gary I occasionally (seldom) get an error in Event Viewer regarding Ati2dvag which is the video driver, and more often Error (1) Aspiec which seems to be related to the driver also. JB "Gary S. Terhune" <none> escreveu na mensagem news:%2398sYbd8IHA.2548@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > You search and search and search until you give up, basically. Or you ask > and ask all over the Usenet and those posts get repeated by all the NG > repeater websites out there (99% of whom are whores) and those sites end > up being the hits you get when you search for it again. I dunno, I haven't > figured out any general solution to the problem of not finding drivers. > > What makes you think you need an updated driver for the video, anyway? > None of the symptoms you've listed fall under the heading of video > problems. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://grystmill.com > > "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message > news:uakQa4c8IHA.4924@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> In fact, I have just realized that AMD/ATI do not support drivers for >> laptops are apparently modifies by the laptop constructors. Then, >> Toshiba don't mention drivers for this model in their page anymore. So, >> what do I do next? >> >> Sorry about going on and on... >> >> >> JB >> >> >> >> >> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> escreveu na mensagem >> news:Odo8$gR8IHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> You need better info on that display adapter. Where are you getting that >>> info from? You might want to try Everest 2.02 >>> http://www.majorgeeks.com/mst_Defrag_Home_Edition_d4571.html >>> >>> See if it doesn't give you some numbers to go along with MOBILITYT >>> RADEONT. There are a few different ones. >>> >>> -- >>> Gary S. Terhune >>> MS-MVP Shell/User >>> http://grystmill.com >>> >>> "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message >>> news:Ou55H$Q8IHA.4108@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>>I followed Techsupportforum 5-step suggestions to the letter: which >>>>included Panda Then, Mcafee, Kaspersky, Trend, Spybot, Ad.aware, all in >>>>safe mode. >>>> >>>> I have pruned, through Msconfig Startup and services tab, down to the >>>> minimum which includes most MS services and McAfee. On startup I have >>>> wkfud, Rundll32 cwaprops, TPtray, Mcagent, CePMTray, CeEKey, Apoint, >>>> Ctfmon, Wkdetect >>>> >>>> It has been slow for some time, It does not hang (not often anyway) >>>> >>>> I suspect low RAM, McAfee and especially Adobe Reader holding onto >>>> memory, and the need for an updated Video driver which I cant find >>>> anywhere: >>>> >>>> manufacturer : ATI >>>> type : MOBILITYT RADEONT >>>> memory : 16 MB >>>> memory type : DDR Video RAM >>>> graphics accelerator : 64 bit >>>> connected bus : AGP bus >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you very much >>>> >>>> JB >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na >>>> mensagem news:vkms849e2l4v2nc0t1398sn9qet7uc6n7g@4ax.com... >>>>> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:33:44 +0100, "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks. Yes, I am aware that there is little difference. It is just >>>>>> that I >>>>>> happen to have them both anyway, if it helped. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have answered most of the questions you make in earlier messages. >>>>>> http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=UK&z=129&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&PRODUCT_ID=44042#0 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> You answered some. If you don't want to answer them all, I can't help. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I could send a Hijackthis report if you could have a look at it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sorry, no. I don't publish my E-mail address here. Besides, I'm not a >>>>> Hijackthis expert. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na >>>>>> mensagem >>>>>> news:1aks84hob9mq0297mldnl5a0luisu5gjc0@4ax.com... >>>>>> > On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:06:41 +0100, "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> >> I have a very slow laptop. I am sure that it is very clean. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Exactly what makes you so sure? The most common cause of slowdowns >>>>>> > these days is malware infection, even on those computers whose >>>>>> > owners >>>>>> > think they are clean. What anti-virus and anti-spyware programs do >>>>>> > you run, and are they up to date? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Besides the malware issue, issue the following questions: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > The second most common cause of performance problems is >>>>>> > performance-robbing programs running in the background. What >>>>>> > programs >>>>>> > do you have starting automatically? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > What is your hardware configuration? What processor and how much >>>>>> > RAM >>>>>> > do you have? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > What applications do you run? Has it always been slow, or is this >>>>>> > something new? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Is it slow doing everything, or just some things? What things? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > What changes did you make prior to the slowdown? What new software >>>>>> > has >>>>>> > been installed? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> >> However, I >>>>>> >> suspect that over the years the Registry may have suffered a >>>>>> >> 'bump' or >>>>>> >> two. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Registries don't get "bumps." The thought that the registry gets >>>>>> > filled with clutter, resulting in a slowdown, and needs to be >>>>>> > cleaned >>>>>> > periodically, is false, although many people unfortunately believe >>>>>> > it. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> >> If the reason for the slowness was there, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > It almost certainly is not. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> >> would an upgrade from XP Home to >>>>>> >> XP Professional make sure that any problems withe registry and >>>>>> >> other >>>>>> >> parts >>>>>> >> of the system would be totally solved? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > No. Emphatically no. An upgrade from Home to Professional is the >>>>>> > easiest and most likely successful of all possible upgrades, since >>>>>> > so >>>>>> > little has to be changed. But the one time when any upgrade is >>>>>> > least >>>>>> > likely to be successful is when you are experiencing problems. An >>>>>> > upgrade to a problem-ridden computer is most like to exacerbate >>>>>> > problems, not solve them. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > You should upgrade to Professional *only* after your problems are >>>>>> > solved, and *only* if you are sure that there's some benefit to you >>>>>> > in >>>>>> > doing so. Are you aware that XP Home and Professional are identical >>>>>> > except that Professional includes a few features (mostly related to >>>>>> > security and networking) missing from Home? Most home users don't >>>>>> > need >>>>>> > and would never use these extra features and will see no benefits >>>>>> > by >>>>>> > upgrading. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > For details go to >>>>>> > >>>>>> > http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp >>>>>> > >>>>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Also note another point, not included in any of the above: >>>>>> > Professional allows ten concurrent network connections, and Home >>>>>> > only >>>>>> > five. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >>>>>> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >>>>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Re: upgrade XP Home to XP Prof Just because an error is indicated in such & such a place does not mean that's where the problem is, only that that's where the chain of procedures finally ran into something that said, NO! Video is a common place for errors originating from elsewhere to hit the wall and become visible to the user. Mentions of errors in logs is nothing to worry about, unless you know exactly what the error means. I don't think you do know what the errors mean, and we'd need the Details of the errors in order to even begin to guess the problem. I don't think you have any problems at all with video, nor do I think you have any problems with ASPIEC, which is NOT a video component but rather pertains to CD drives. Your errors are more like reports from somewhere near the end of an assembly line when an obviously mangled part shows up and the person running the machine says, "I can't use this", but has no idea how it got to be in that condition, only knows to write down that an error occurred, and *maybe* something about the nature of the error. "Error -- mangled part -- cannot continue until mangled part is removed", at which point the mangled part is removed and our portion of the assembly line continues working just fine. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message news:ebFOM5i8IHA.1468@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Thanks Gary > > I occasionally (seldom) get an error in Event Viewer regarding Ati2dvag > which is the video driver, and more often Error (1) Aspiec which seems to > be related to the driver also. > > JB > > > > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> escreveu na mensagem > news:%2398sYbd8IHA.2548@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> You search and search and search until you give up, basically. Or you ask >> and ask all over the Usenet and those posts get repeated by all the NG >> repeater websites out there (99% of whom are whores) and those sites end >> up being the hits you get when you search for it again. I dunno, I >> haven't figured out any general solution to the problem of not finding >> drivers. >> >> What makes you think you need an updated driver for the video, anyway? >> None of the symptoms you've listed fall under the heading of video >> problems. >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://grystmill.com >> >> "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message >> news:uakQa4c8IHA.4924@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> In fact, I have just realized that AMD/ATI do not support drivers for >>> laptops are apparently modifies by the laptop constructors. Then, >>> Toshiba don't mention drivers for this model in their page anymore. So, >>> what do I do next? >>> >>> Sorry about going on and on... >>> >>> >>> JB >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> escreveu na mensagem >>> news:Odo8$gR8IHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> You need better info on that display adapter. Where are you getting >>>> that info from? You might want to try Everest 2.02 >>>> http://www.majorgeeks.com/mst_Defrag_Home_Edition_d4571.html >>>> >>>> See if it doesn't give you some numbers to go along with MOBILITYT >>>> RADEONT. There are a few different ones. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Gary S. Terhune >>>> MS-MVP Shell/User >>>> http://grystmill.com >>>> >>>> "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message >>>> news:Ou55H$Q8IHA.4108@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>>>I followed Techsupportforum 5-step suggestions to the letter: which >>>>>included Panda Then, Mcafee, Kaspersky, Trend, Spybot, Ad.aware, all in >>>>>safe mode. >>>>> >>>>> I have pruned, through Msconfig Startup and services tab, down to the >>>>> minimum which includes most MS services and McAfee. On startup I have >>>>> wkfud, Rundll32 cwaprops, TPtray, Mcagent, CePMTray, CeEKey, Apoint, >>>>> Ctfmon, Wkdetect >>>>> >>>>> It has been slow for some time, It does not hang (not often anyway) >>>>> >>>>> I suspect low RAM, McAfee and especially Adobe Reader holding onto >>>>> memory, and the need for an updated Video driver which I cant find >>>>> anywhere: >>>>> >>>>> manufacturer : ATI >>>>> type : MOBILITYT RADEONT >>>>> memory : 16 MB >>>>> memory type : DDR Video RAM >>>>> graphics accelerator : 64 bit >>>>> connected bus : AGP bus >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thank you very much >>>>> >>>>> JB >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na >>>>> mensagem news:vkms849e2l4v2nc0t1398sn9qet7uc6n7g@4ax.com... >>>>>> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:33:44 +0100, "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks. Yes, I am aware that there is little difference. It is >>>>>>> just that I >>>>>>> happen to have them both anyway, if it helped. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have answered most of the questions you make in earlier messages. >>>>>>> http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=UK&z=129&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&PRODUCT_ID=44042#0 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> You answered some. If you don't want to answer them all, I can't >>>>>> help. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> I could send a Hijackthis report if you could have a look at it. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sorry, no. I don't publish my E-mail address here. Besides, I'm not a >>>>>> Hijackthis expert. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na >>>>>>> mensagem >>>>>>> news:1aks84hob9mq0297mldnl5a0luisu5gjc0@4ax.com... >>>>>>> > On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:06:41 +0100, "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> I have a very slow laptop. I am sure that it is very clean. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Exactly what makes you so sure? The most common cause of slowdowns >>>>>>> > these days is malware infection, even on those computers whose >>>>>>> > owners >>>>>>> > think they are clean. What anti-virus and anti-spyware programs >>>>>>> > do >>>>>>> > you run, and are they up to date? >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Besides the malware issue, issue the following questions: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > The second most common cause of performance problems is >>>>>>> > performance-robbing programs running in the background. What >>>>>>> > programs >>>>>>> > do you have starting automatically? >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > What is your hardware configuration? What processor and how much >>>>>>> > RAM >>>>>>> > do you have? >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > What applications do you run? Has it always been slow, or is this >>>>>>> > something new? >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Is it slow doing everything, or just some things? What things? >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > What changes did you make prior to the slowdown? What new software >>>>>>> > has >>>>>>> > been installed? >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> However, I >>>>>>> >> suspect that over the years the Registry may have suffered a >>>>>>> >> 'bump' or >>>>>>> >> two. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Registries don't get "bumps." The thought that the registry gets >>>>>>> > filled with clutter, resulting in a slowdown, and needs to be >>>>>>> > cleaned >>>>>>> > periodically, is false, although many people unfortunately believe >>>>>>> > it. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> If the reason for the slowness was there, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > It almost certainly is not. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> would an upgrade from XP Home to >>>>>>> >> XP Professional make sure that any problems withe registry and >>>>>>> >> other >>>>>>> >> parts >>>>>>> >> of the system would be totally solved? >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > No. Emphatically no. An upgrade from Home to Professional is the >>>>>>> > easiest and most likely successful of all possible upgrades, since >>>>>>> > so >>>>>>> > little has to be changed. But the one time when any upgrade is >>>>>>> > least >>>>>>> > likely to be successful is when you are experiencing problems. An >>>>>>> > upgrade to a problem-ridden computer is most like to exacerbate >>>>>>> > problems, not solve them. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > You should upgrade to Professional *only* after your problems are >>>>>>> > solved, and *only* if you are sure that there's some benefit to >>>>>>> > you in >>>>>>> > doing so. Are you aware that XP Home and Professional are >>>>>>> > identical >>>>>>> > except that Professional includes a few features (mostly related >>>>>>> > to >>>>>>> > security and networking) missing from Home? Most home users don't >>>>>>> > need >>>>>>> > and would never use these extra features and will see no benefits >>>>>>> > by >>>>>>> > upgrading. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > For details go to >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Also note another point, not included in any of the above: >>>>>>> > Professional allows ten concurrent network connections, and Home >>>>>>> > only >>>>>>> > five. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >>>>>>> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >>>>>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
Guest Peter Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Re: upgrade XP Home to XP Prof Thanks for putting my mind at rest. JB "Gary S. Terhune" <none> escreveu na mensagem news:eoDd8Fn8IHA.1180@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Just because an error is indicated in such & such a place does not mean > that's where the problem is, only that that's where the chain of > procedures finally ran into something that said, NO! Video is a common > place for errors originating from elsewhere to hit the wall and become > visible to the user. > > Mentions of errors in logs is nothing to worry about, unless you know > exactly what the error means. I don't think you do know what the errors > mean, and we'd need the Details of the errors in order to even begin to > guess the problem. > > I don't think you have any problems at all with video, nor do I think you > have any problems with ASPIEC, which is NOT a video component but rather > pertains to CD drives. Your errors are more like reports from somewhere > near the end of an assembly line when an obviously mangled part shows up > and the person running the machine says, "I can't use this", but has no > idea how it got to be in that condition, only knows to write down that an > error occurred, and *maybe* something about the nature of the error. > "Error -- mangled part -- cannot continue until mangled part is removed", > at which point the mangled part is removed and our portion of the assembly > line continues working just fine. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://grystmill.com > > "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message > news:ebFOM5i8IHA.1468@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Thanks Gary >> >> I occasionally (seldom) get an error in Event Viewer regarding Ati2dvag >> which is the video driver, and more often Error (1) Aspiec which seems to >> be related to the driver also. >> >> JB >> >> >> >> >> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> escreveu na mensagem >> news:%2398sYbd8IHA.2548@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> You search and search and search until you give up, basically. Or you >>> ask and ask all over the Usenet and those posts get repeated by all the >>> NG repeater websites out there (99% of whom are whores) and those sites >>> end up being the hits you get when you search for it again. I dunno, I >>> haven't figured out any general solution to the problem of not finding >>> drivers. >>> >>> What makes you think you need an updated driver for the video, anyway? >>> None of the symptoms you've listed fall under the heading of video >>> problems. >>> >>> -- >>> Gary S. Terhune >>> MS-MVP Shell/User >>> http://grystmill.com >>> >>> "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message >>> news:uakQa4c8IHA.4924@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> In fact, I have just realized that AMD/ATI do not support drivers for >>>> laptops are apparently modifies by the laptop constructors. Then, >>>> Toshiba don't mention drivers for this model in their page anymore. >>>> So, what do I do next? >>>> >>>> Sorry about going on and on... >>>> >>>> >>>> JB >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> escreveu na mensagem >>>> news:Odo8$gR8IHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>>> You need better info on that display adapter. Where are you getting >>>>> that info from? You might want to try Everest 2.02 >>>>> http://www.majorgeeks.com/mst_Defrag_Home_Edition_d4571.html >>>>> >>>>> See if it doesn't give you some numbers to go along with MOBILITYT >>>>> RADEONT. There are a few different ones. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Gary S. Terhune >>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User >>>>> http://grystmill.com >>>>> >>>>> "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:Ou55H$Q8IHA.4108@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>>>>I followed Techsupportforum 5-step suggestions to the letter: which >>>>>>included Panda Then, Mcafee, Kaspersky, Trend, Spybot, Ad.aware, all >>>>>>in safe mode. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have pruned, through Msconfig Startup and services tab, down to the >>>>>> minimum which includes most MS services and McAfee. On startup I >>>>>> have wkfud, Rundll32 cwaprops, TPtray, Mcagent, CePMTray, CeEKey, >>>>>> Apoint, Ctfmon, Wkdetect >>>>>> >>>>>> It has been slow for some time, It does not hang (not often anyway) >>>>>> >>>>>> I suspect low RAM, McAfee and especially Adobe Reader holding onto >>>>>> memory, and the need for an updated Video driver which I cant find >>>>>> anywhere: >>>>>> >>>>>> manufacturer : ATI >>>>>> type : MOBILITYT RADEONT >>>>>> memory : 16 MB >>>>>> memory type : DDR Video RAM >>>>>> graphics accelerator : 64 bit >>>>>> connected bus : AGP bus >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you very much >>>>>> >>>>>> JB >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na >>>>>> mensagem news:vkms849e2l4v2nc0t1398sn9qet7uc6n7g@4ax.com... >>>>>>> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:33:44 +0100, "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks. Yes, I am aware that there is little difference. It is >>>>>>>> just that I >>>>>>>> happen to have them both anyway, if it helped. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have answered most of the questions you make in earlier messages. >>>>>>>> http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=UK&z=129&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&PRODUCT_ID=44042#0 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You answered some. If you don't want to answer them all, I can't >>>>>>> help. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I could send a Hijackthis report if you could have a look at it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sorry, no. I don't publish my E-mail address here. Besides, I'm not >>>>>>> a >>>>>>> Hijackthis expert. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> escreveu na >>>>>>>> mensagem >>>>>>>> news:1aks84hob9mq0297mldnl5a0luisu5gjc0@4ax.com... >>>>>>>> > On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:06:41 +0100, "Peter" <abc@here.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> >> I have a very slow laptop. I am sure that it is very clean. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Exactly what makes you so sure? The most common cause of >>>>>>>> > slowdowns >>>>>>>> > these days is malware infection, even on those computers whose >>>>>>>> > owners >>>>>>>> > think they are clean. What anti-virus and anti-spyware programs >>>>>>>> > do >>>>>>>> > you run, and are they up to date? >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Besides the malware issue, issue the following questions: >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > The second most common cause of performance problems is >>>>>>>> > performance-robbing programs running in the background. What >>>>>>>> > programs >>>>>>>> > do you have starting automatically? >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > What is your hardware configuration? What processor and how much >>>>>>>> > RAM >>>>>>>> > do you have? >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > What applications do you run? Has it always been slow, or is this >>>>>>>> > something new? >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Is it slow doing everything, or just some things? What things? >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > What changes did you make prior to the slowdown? What new >>>>>>>> > software has >>>>>>>> > been installed? >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> >> However, I >>>>>>>> >> suspect that over the years the Registry may have suffered a >>>>>>>> >> 'bump' or >>>>>>>> >> two. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Registries don't get "bumps." The thought that the registry gets >>>>>>>> > filled with clutter, resulting in a slowdown, and needs to be >>>>>>>> > cleaned >>>>>>>> > periodically, is false, although many people unfortunately >>>>>>>> > believe it. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> >> If the reason for the slowness was there, >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > It almost certainly is not. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> >> would an upgrade from XP Home to >>>>>>>> >> XP Professional make sure that any problems withe registry and >>>>>>>> >> other >>>>>>>> >> parts >>>>>>>> >> of the system would be totally solved? >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > No. Emphatically no. An upgrade from Home to Professional is the >>>>>>>> > easiest and most likely successful of all possible upgrades, >>>>>>>> > since so >>>>>>>> > little has to be changed. But the one time when any upgrade is >>>>>>>> > least >>>>>>>> > likely to be successful is when you are experiencing problems. An >>>>>>>> > upgrade to a problem-ridden computer is most like to exacerbate >>>>>>>> > problems, not solve them. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > You should upgrade to Professional *only* after your problems are >>>>>>>> > solved, and *only* if you are sure that there's some benefit to >>>>>>>> > you in >>>>>>>> > doing so. Are you aware that XP Home and Professional are >>>>>>>> > identical >>>>>>>> > except that Professional includes a few features (mostly related >>>>>>>> > to >>>>>>>> > security and networking) missing from Home? Most home users don't >>>>>>>> > need >>>>>>>> > and would never use these extra features and will see no benefits >>>>>>>> > by >>>>>>>> > upgrading. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > For details go to >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp> >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Also note another point, not included in any of the above: >>>>>>>> > Professional allows ten concurrent network connections, and Home >>>>>>>> > only >>>>>>>> > five. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>>> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >>>>>>>> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience >>>>>>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
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