Guest John John Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 Re: Upgrade RAM from 2GB to 4GB Doug W. wrote: > > "caver1" <phillip@what.com> wrote in message > news:469f925f$0$30641$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... > >> >> >> caver1 wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> FGGH wrote: >>> >>> >>>> 2.7 MB >>>> Spyware Doctor 5.0 5.0 46.8 MB >>> >>> >>> >>> Spyware doctor could be your problem. If you let it do automatic >>> scans it will bring your whole computer to a dead stop. >>> The best thing to do when your computer is crawling is to open >>> Windows Task Manager click on the Process tab and in the CPU column >>> see what is eating up your processor. then you can right click on it >>> and click on end process. See how that improves things. If it works >>> either get rid of that program or reset the settings for it. >>> Sometimes a programs auto update will do the same thing. That is why >>> I always manually update. >>> Caver1 >> >> >> I also notice that you have Adobe Reader8 on your computer. I got rid >> of it as foxit reader does just as well and I had the same problem >> that you described. I went into Task manager and Adobe Readers update >> was using 100% of my cpu. got rid of it and no problems. I have almost >> as many programs running as you do ( I know because my son complains) >> but my computer zips along with 1gig of ram. Its not so much how many >> progams, although it can be a problem, but which programs and what you >> are letting them do. >> caver1 > > - > Hi: Adobe Ver 8 is a bad actor. If I use the damned thing, it will try > and download the update and use up my bandwidth as I am on dial-up. I > DON'T want the update unless it is on my initiative. I have discontinued > the sneaky download three times already. I can't seem to be able to head > it off and have tried mightily. It's easy to control if you use a firewall that can keep outbound connections in check. The XP firewall is completely oblivious to outbound connections. John
Guest Bob I Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 Re: Upgrade RAM from 2GB to 4GB Doug W. wrote: > > "caver1" <phillip@what.com> wrote in message > news:469f925f$0$30641$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... > >> >> >> caver1 wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> FGGH wrote: >>> >>> >>>> 2.7 MB >>>> Spyware Doctor 5.0 5.0 46.8 MB >>> >>> >>> >>> Spyware doctor could be your problem. If you let it do automatic >>> scans it will bring your whole computer to a dead stop. >>> The best thing to do when your computer is crawling is to open >>> Windows Task Manager click on the Process tab and in the CPU column >>> see what is eating up your processor. then you can right click on it >>> and click on end process. See how that improves things. If it works >>> either get rid of that program or reset the settings for it. >>> Sometimes a programs auto update will do the same thing. That is why >>> I always manually update. >>> Caver1 >> >> >> I also notice that you have Adobe Reader8 on your computer. I got rid >> of it as foxit reader does just as well and I had the same problem >> that you described. I went into Task manager and Adobe Readers update >> was using 100% of my cpu. got rid of it and no problems. I have almost >> as many programs running as you do ( I know because my son complains) >> but my computer zips along with 1gig of ram. Its not so much how many >> progams, although it can be a problem, but which programs and what you >> are letting them do. >> caver1 > > - > Hi: Adobe Ver 8 is a bad actor. If I use the damned thing, it will try > and download the update and use up my bandwidth as I am on dial-up. I > DON'T want the update unless it is on my initiative. I have discontinued > the sneaky download three times already. I can't seem to be able to head > it off and have tried mightily. > - > Doug W. > - Any reason you don't change the update check preferences?
Guest caver1 Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 Re: Upgrade RAM from 2GB to 4GB Doug W. wrote: > > "caver1" <phillip@what.com> wrote in message > news:469f925f$0$30641$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... >> >> >> caver1 wrote: >>> >>> >>> FGGH wrote: >>> >>> >>>> 2.7 MB >>>> Spyware Doctor 5.0 5.0 46.8 MB >>> >>> >>> Spyware doctor could be your problem. If you let it do automatic >>> scans it will bring your whole computer to a dead stop. >>> The best thing to do when your computer is crawling is to open >>> Windows Task Manager click on the Process tab and in the CPU column >>> see what is eating up your processor. then you can right click on it >>> and click on end process. See how that improves things. If it works >>> either get rid of that program or reset the settings for it. >>> Sometimes a programs auto update will do the same thing. That is why >>> I always manually update. >>> Caver1 >> >> I also notice that you have Adobe Reader8 on your computer. I got rid >> of it as foxit reader does just as well and I had the same problem >> that you described. I went into Task manager and Adobe Readers update >> was using 100% of my cpu. got rid of it and no problems. I have almost >> as many programs running as you do ( I know because my son complains) >> but my computer zips along with 1gig of ram. Its not so much how many >> progams, although it can be a problem, but which programs and what you >> are letting them do. >> caver1 > - > Hi: Adobe Ver 8 is a bad actor. If I use the damned thing, it will try > and download the update and use up my bandwidth as I am on dial-up. I > DON'T want the update unless it is on my initiative. I have discontinued > the sneaky download three times already. I can't seem to be able to head > it off and have tried mightily. > - > Doug W. > - Just get rid of Adobe Reader. caver1
Guest Doug W. Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 Re: Upgrade RAM from 2GB to 4GB "FGGH" <FGGH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:63DD2226-1819-4F05-B498-8CDA255D96E0@microsoft.com... > > > "Doug W." wrote: > >> No wonder things are slow...you have too many pgms running at >> once. Holy moley, I wouldn't have near what you have at >> start-up. I only have 1.0 GB of memory and my machine is >> fast. >> - >> Doug W. >> - >> p.s. why is AGP disabled? >> - > > > > Thanks Doug. Now I'm getting somewhere. > > Don't know why AGP is disabled. What is it? How do I get to > it? > > And what progs do you think are the problem? - "FGGH": I wouldn't even venture an opinion unless I sitting in front of your computer. Only you and/or more experienced operators should tackle that. There are lots of programs that try to load all or part of their programs on start-up. A good many are NOT needed and they take up memory. Some Anti-Virus pgms are way over-zealous in their default set-ups and can be re-tuned for faster ops. Same goes for AV pgms with mail scanning. Same for the anti-spyware pgms...some of them won't let you do anything because they have to bloody well scan everything before they turn it over to you. A neighbor used McAfee System protection which ran and ran and ran which just about drove her nuts. If you have a local and dependable service shop or even your friendly Dell support, phone them and get some free advice. Cheers... Doug W. - p.s. you have some software that I wouldn't mind having but also some that I would deep six. - Google AGP. Lots of information there...you may need a service techie to solve that one.
Guest Doug W. Posted July 20, 2007 Posted July 20, 2007 Re: Upgrade RAM from 2GB to 4GB "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23lC3U$jyHHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > > Doug W. wrote: > >> >> "caver1" <phillip@what.com> wrote in message >> news:469f925f$0$30641$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... >> >>> >>> >>> caver1 wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> FGGH wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> 2.7 MB >>>>> Spyware Doctor 5.0 5.0 46.8 MB >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Spyware doctor could be your problem. If you let it do >>>> automatic scans it will bring your whole computer to a dead >>>> stop. >>>> The best thing to do when your computer is crawling is to >>>> open Windows Task Manager click on the Process tab and in >>>> the CPU column see what is eating up your processor. then >>>> you can right click on it and click on end process. See how >>>> that improves things. If it works either get rid of that >>>> program or reset the settings for it. >>>> Sometimes a programs auto update will do the same thing. >>>> That is why I always manually update. >>>> Caver1 >>> >>> >>> I also notice that you have Adobe Reader8 on your computer. >>> I got rid of it as foxit reader does just as well and I had >>> the same problem that you described. I went into Task >>> manager and Adobe Readers update was using 100% of my cpu. >>> got rid of it and no problems. I have almost as many >>> programs running as you do ( I know because my son >>> complains) but my computer zips along with 1gig of ram. Its >>> not so much how many progams, although it can be a problem, >>> but which programs and what you are letting them do. >>> caver1 >> >> - >> Hi: Adobe Ver 8 is a bad actor. If I use the damned thing, it >> will try and download the update and use up my bandwidth as I >> am on dial-up. I DON'T want the update unless it is on my >> initiative. I have discontinued the sneaky download three >> times already. I can't seem to be able to head it off and >> have tried mightily. >> - >> Doug W. >> - > > Any reason you don't change the update check preferences? I got rid of the BHO with Spybot - Search and destroy. I knew there had to be a quick and painless solution. - Doug W. - >
Guest +Bob+ Posted July 20, 2007 Posted July 20, 2007 Re: Upgrade RAM from 2GB to 4GB On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:05:05 -0600, "Doug W." <stand@attention> wrote: > >I got rid of the BHO with Spybot - Search and destroy. I knew >there had to be a quick and painless solution. >- >Doug W. To the OP: I suggest you go here: http://www.mlin.net/ and download Startup Control Panel. Download it, run it, it installs a new Startup icon in your Control Panel. The module will let you see everything that starts up on your system and let you remove items. One of the nice features is that you can disable items without deleting them, so if you disable something that you find you need, putting it back in place is a simple click away. Remove anything that looks like an application that you don't really need starting up. Lots of manufacturers these days try to get their programs in the startup areas so they will look fast when you kick them off but it just chews up your system for no good reason.
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