Guest promicro Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 Hi to all, I have 100 hotfixes installed on my system and would like to uninstall them - will this wreak havoc? my problem is very slow response time on my computer, and I have tried to speed it up by uninstalling old stuff and disabling other things with no change in speed. All of these hotfixes are the only things left. I'm running Win2k sp4... thanks to all, bob
Guest Dave Patrick Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 Re: can I delete hotfixes? Uninstall or delete the uninstall folders? The former isn't recommended while the latter is fine as long as you realize you'll never be able to back down from them individually. -- Regards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect "promicro" wrote: > Hi to all, > > I have 100 hotfixes installed on my system and would like to uninstall > them - will this wreak havoc? > > my problem is very slow response time on my computer, and I have tried to > speed it up by uninstalling old stuff and disabling other things with no > change in speed. All of these hotfixes are the only things left. > > I'm running Win2k sp4... > > thanks to all, > > bob
Guest DL Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 Re: can I delete hotfixes? That removes them which I doubt is your intention, as they will be downloaded again when you update Perhaps explain what exactly you mean by slow response times "promicro" <promicro@cox.net> wrote in message news:%236hWT7cjIHA.5584@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Hi to all, > > I have 100 hotfixes installed on my system and would like to uninstall > them - will this wreak havoc? > > my problem is very slow response time on my computer, and I have tried to > speed it up by uninstalling old stuff and disabling other things with no > change in speed. All of these hotfixes are the only things left. > > I'm running Win2k sp4... > > thanks to all, > > bob
Guest promicro Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 Re: can I delete hotfixes? DL wrote: > That removes them which I doubt is your intention, as they will be > downloaded again when you update > > Perhaps explain what exactly you mean by slow response times > > "promicro" <promicro@cox.net> wrote in message > news:%236hWT7cjIHA.5584@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Hi to all, >> >> I have 100 hotfixes installed on my system and would like to uninstall >> them - will this wreak havoc? >> >> my problem is very slow response time on my computer, and I have tried to >> speed it up by uninstalling old stuff and disabling other things with no >> change in speed. All of these hotfixes are the only things left. >> >> I'm running Win2k sp4... >> >> thanks to all, >> >> bob > > Hi and thanks for your reply... any icon we select on the desktop takes 10 - 40 seconds to load, and i don't remember it taking that long when we first installed the system 3 yrs ago... we've tried turning off the firewall, virus scanner, etc., but it is still slow... a 2nd identical computer in the office runs fast - the task manager shows 22 processes running where this one shows 46 processes, so i deleted non-matching processes with no change... ???? bob
Guest What's in a Name? Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 Re: can I delete hotfixes? promicro <promicro@cox.net> after much thought,came up with this jewel in news:47E7FE98.3090802@cox.net: > DL wrote: >> That removes them which I doubt is your intention, as they will >> be downloaded again when you update >> >> Perhaps explain what exactly you mean by slow response times >> >> "promicro" <promicro@cox.net> wrote in message >> news:%236hWT7cjIHA.5584@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> Hi to all, >>> >>> I have 100 hotfixes installed on my system and would like to >>> uninstall them - will this wreak havoc? >>> >>> my problem is very slow response time on my computer, and I have >>> tried to speed it up by uninstalling old stuff and disabling >>> other things with no change in speed. All of these hotfixes are >>> the only things left. >>> >>> I'm running Win2k sp4... >>> >>> thanks to all, >>> >>> bob >> >> > Hi and thanks for your reply... > > any icon we select on the desktop takes 10 - 40 seconds to load, > and i don't remember it taking that long when we first installed > the system 3 yrs ago... > > we've tried turning off the firewall, virus scanner, etc., but it > is still slow... a 2nd identical computer in the office runs fast > - the task manager shows 22 processes running where this one shows > 46 processes, so i deleted non-matching processes with no > change... > > ???? > > bob > Make sure the system is free of malware. Go through Removal instructions below. Post back with results. max -- Virus Removal http://max.shplink.com/removal.html Keep Clean http://max.shplink.com/keepingclean.html Tools http://max.shplink.com/tools.html Change nomail.afraid.org to gmail.com to reply by email. I was lost,but now I'm blind.
Guest promicro Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 Re: can I delete hotfixes? What's in a Name? wrote: > promicro <promicro@cox.net> after much thought,came up with this > jewel in news:47E7FE98.3090802@cox.net: > >> DL wrote: >>> That removes them which I doubt is your intention, as they will >>> be downloaded again when you update >>> >>> Perhaps explain what exactly you mean by slow response times >>> >>> "promicro" <promicro@cox.net> wrote in message >>> news:%236hWT7cjIHA.5584@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> Hi to all, >>>> >>>> I have 100 hotfixes installed on my system and would like to >>>> uninstall them - will this wreak havoc? >>>> >>>> my problem is very slow response time on my computer, and I have >>>> tried to speed it up by uninstalling old stuff and disabling >>>> other things with no change in speed. All of these hotfixes are >>>> the only things left. >>>> >>>> I'm running Win2k sp4... >>>> >>>> thanks to all, >>>> >>>> bob >>> >> Hi and thanks for your reply... >> >> any icon we select on the desktop takes 10 - 40 seconds to load, >> and i don't remember it taking that long when we first installed >> the system 3 yrs ago... >> >> we've tried turning off the firewall, virus scanner, etc., but it >> is still slow... a 2nd identical computer in the office runs fast >> - the task manager shows 22 processes running where this one shows >> 46 processes, so i deleted non-matching processes with no >> change... >> >> ???? >> >> bob >> > > Make sure the system is free of malware. > Go through Removal instructions below. > Post back with results. > > max I will try your suggestions - but I won't be back at the office 'til Wenesday, and will post my luck then... bob
Guest Stan Weiss Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 Re: can I delete hotfixes? promicro wrote: > > What's in a Name? wrote: > > promicro <promicro@cox.net> after much thought,came up with this > > jewel in news:47E7FE98.3090802@cox.net: > > > >> DL wrote: > >>> That removes them which I doubt is your intention, as they will > >>> be downloaded again when you update > >>> > >>> Perhaps explain what exactly you mean by slow response times > >>> > >>> "promicro" <promicro@cox.net> wrote in message > >>> news:%236hWT7cjIHA.5584@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >>>> Hi to all, > >>>> > >>>> I have 100 hotfixes installed on my system and would like to > >>>> uninstall them - will this wreak havoc? > >>>> > >>>> my problem is very slow response time on my computer, and I have > >>>> tried to speed it up by uninstalling old stuff and disabling > >>>> other things with no change in speed. All of these hotfixes are > >>>> the only things left. > >>>> > >>>> I'm running Win2k sp4... > >>>> > >>>> thanks to all, > >>>> > >>>> bob > >>> > >> Hi and thanks for your reply... > >> > >> any icon we select on the desktop takes 10 - 40 seconds to load, > >> and i don't remember it taking that long when we first installed > >> the system 3 yrs ago... > >> > >> we've tried turning off the firewall, virus scanner, etc., but it > >> is still slow... a 2nd identical computer in the office runs fast > >> - the task manager shows 22 processes running where this one shows > >> 46 processes, so i deleted non-matching processes with no > >> change... > >> > >> ???? > >> > >> bob > >> > > > > Make sure the system is free of malware. > > Go through Removal instructions below. > > Post back with results. > > > > max > > I will try your suggestions - but I won't be back at the office 'til > Wenesday, and will post my luck then... > > bob What is the difference between what the two computers load at startup? Stan
Guest promicro Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 Re: can I delete hotfixes? Stan Weiss wrote: > promicro wrote: >> What's in a Name? wrote: >>> promicro <promicro@cox.net> after much thought,came up with this >>> jewel in news:47E7FE98.3090802@cox.net: >>> >>>> DL wrote: >>>>> That removes them which I doubt is your intention, as they will >>>>> be downloaded again when you update >>>>> >>>>> Perhaps explain what exactly you mean by slow response times >>>>> >>>>> "promicro" <promicro@cox.net> wrote in message >>>>> news:%236hWT7cjIHA.5584@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>>>> Hi to all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have 100 hotfixes installed on my system and would like to >>>>>> uninstall them - will this wreak havoc? >>>>>> >>>>>> my problem is very slow response time on my computer, and I have >>>>>> tried to speed it up by uninstalling old stuff and disabling >>>>>> other things with no change in speed. All of these hotfixes are >>>>>> the only things left. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm running Win2k sp4... >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks to all, >>>>>> >>>>>> bob >>>> Hi and thanks for your reply... >>>> >>>> any icon we select on the desktop takes 10 - 40 seconds to load, >>>> and i don't remember it taking that long when we first installed >>>> the system 3 yrs ago... >>>> >>>> we've tried turning off the firewall, virus scanner, etc., but it >>>> is still slow... a 2nd identical computer in the office runs fast >>>> - the task manager shows 22 processes running where this one shows >>>> 46 processes, so i deleted non-matching processes with no >>>> change... >>>> >>>> ???? >>>> >>>> bob >>>> >>> Make sure the system is free of malware. >>> Go through Removal instructions below. >>> Post back with results. >>> >>> max >> I will try your suggestions - but I won't be back at the office 'til >> Wenesday, and will post my luck then... >> >> bob > > What is the difference between what the two computers load at startup? > Stan both load Adobe flash player, Reader 6.0.1, Nero, Yahoo Toolbar, Applications, and Yahoo dsl network installer; also Printmaster Gold, C-Media Audio Driver and Nvidia S3 Gamma 2, Display, Overlay, and Info 2. the slow computer also loads J2SE Runtime environment, Java 6 Updates, CA Internet security, Firefox, Spamblocker, Windows media player update, 2wire wireless manager, and AT+T I did find D-Helper Web Driver which was a bad guy and took several anti-virus's to finally get rid of but it did not speed us up... thanks, bob
Guest DL Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 Re: can I delete hotfixes? The number of running processess doesnt neccessarily impact on 'speed' 22 running processess is an abnormally low number, unless that PC has been 'tweaked' Terminating running processes, unless you know exactly what they are can have an adverse impact Boot your PC into safe mode and see how it runs "promicro" <promicro@cox.net> wrote in message news:47E8F40B.8060700@cox.net... > Stan Weiss wrote: >> promicro wrote: >>> What's in a Name? wrote: >>>> promicro <promicro@cox.net> after much thought,came up with this >>>> jewel in news:47E7FE98.3090802@cox.net: >>>> >>>>> DL wrote: >>>>>> That removes them which I doubt is your intention, as they will >>>>>> be downloaded again when you update >>>>>> >>>>>> Perhaps explain what exactly you mean by slow response times >>>>>> >>>>>> "promicro" <promicro@cox.net> wrote in message >>>>>> news:%236hWT7cjIHA.5584@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>>>>> Hi to all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have 100 hotfixes installed on my system and would like to >>>>>>> uninstall them - will this wreak havoc? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> my problem is very slow response time on my computer, and I have >>>>>>> tried to speed it up by uninstalling old stuff and disabling >>>>>>> other things with no change in speed. All of these hotfixes are >>>>>>> the only things left. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm running Win2k sp4... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> thanks to all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> bob >>>>> Hi and thanks for your reply... >>>>> >>>>> any icon we select on the desktop takes 10 - 40 seconds to load, >>>>> and i don't remember it taking that long when we first installed >>>>> the system 3 yrs ago... >>>>> >>>>> we've tried turning off the firewall, virus scanner, etc., but it >>>>> is still slow... a 2nd identical computer in the office runs fast >>>>> - the task manager shows 22 processes running where this one shows >>>>> 46 processes, so i deleted non-matching processes with no >>>>> change... >>>>> >>>>> ???? >>>>> >>>>> bob >>>>> >>>> Make sure the system is free of malware. >>>> Go through Removal instructions below. >>>> Post back with results. >>>> >>>> max >>> I will try your suggestions - but I won't be back at the office 'til >>> Wenesday, and will post my luck then... >>> >>> bob >> >> What is the difference between what the two computers load at startup? >> Stan > > both load Adobe flash player, Reader 6.0.1, Nero, Yahoo Toolbar, > Applications, and Yahoo dsl network installer; also Printmaster Gold, > C-Media Audio Driver and Nvidia S3 Gamma 2, Display, Overlay, and Info 2. > the slow computer also loads J2SE Runtime environment, Java 6 Updates, CA > Internet security, Firefox, Spamblocker, Windows media player update, > 2wire wireless manager, and AT+T > > I did find D-Helper Web Driver which was a bad guy and took several > anti-virus's to finally get rid of but it did not speed us up... > > thanks, bob
Guest Stan Weiss Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 Re: can I delete hotfixes? promicro wrote: > > Stan Weiss wrote: > > What is the difference between what the two computers load at startup? > > Stan > > both load Adobe flash player, Reader 6.0.1, Nero, Yahoo Toolbar, > Applications, and Yahoo dsl network installer; also Printmaster Gold, > C-Media Audio Driver and Nvidia S3 Gamma 2, Display, Overlay, and Info 2. > the slow computer also loads J2SE Runtime environment, Java 6 Updates, > CA Internet security, Firefox, Spamblocker, Windows media player update, > 2wire wireless manager, and AT+T > > I did find D-Helper Web Driver which was a bad guy and took several > anti-virus's to finally get rid of but it did not speed us up... > > thanks, bob Bob, I would remove as many items from the startup as possible to make it the same as the other machine. Have you checked the event logs to see if the machine has another problems? Stan
Guest promicro Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Re: delete hotfixes? - computer still slow Re: delete hotfixes? - computer still slow new discovery: can't read the Event Viewer on the slow computer; get message 'Unable to Complete the Operation' for the Viewer and individual parts. so I don't know what errors exist. the other 2 computers are fine, they are fast, and the Event Viewers work. I've tried to start the EV's but don't know what to do besides setting them as automatic in the Services area.... Thanks for any suggestions, bob
Guest DL Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Re: delete hotfixes? - computer still slow Re: delete hotfixes? - computer still slow run the system file checker - see win help "promicro" <promicro@cox.net> wrote in message news:OO$1aTCkIHA.1744@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > new discovery: can't read the Event Viewer on the slow computer; get > message 'Unable to Complete the Operation' for the Viewer and individual > parts. so I don't know what errors exist. > > the other 2 computers are fine, they are fast, and the Event Viewers work. > > I've tried to start the EV's but don't know what to do besides setting > them as automatic in the Services area.... > > Thanks for any suggestions, > > bob
Guest promicro Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Re: delete hotfixes? - thanks to all Re: delete hotfixes? - thanks to all DL wrote: > run the system file checker - see win help > > "promicro" <promicro@cox.net> wrote in message > news:OO$1aTCkIHA.1744@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> new discovery: can't read the Event Viewer on the slow computer; get >> message 'Unable to Complete the Operation' for the Viewer and individual >> parts. so I don't know what errors exist. >> >> the other 2 computers are fine, they are fast, and the Event Viewers work. >> >> I've tried to start the EV's but don't know what to do besides setting >> them as automatic in the Services area.... >> >> Thanks for any suggestions, >> >> bob > > yes, that worked! - and so did a new anti-virus that found the culpret of the earlier problems... thanks to all ! bob
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