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| Really Slow Computer |
| Author: | Tony Walton |
| Date: | Tuesday, 5th Feb 2002 13:28 |
| Views: | 10,787 (excluding Digests and RSS feeds) |
| Category: | Computers and Software | | URL: | http://www.freepint.com/go/b15586 |
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Can someone please help me from going insane!!
This a recurring thread from me and I've had some good advice before, especially from my "mentor" Stuart Cliffe, which helped me a couple of times.
I'm running a Pentium III, 500Hz machine using Windows ME with 375 Mg of memory, which I installed in the hope of speeding things up. I'm running Rambooster, which frequently reports that I only have about 20% of memory available.(Yes I know Stuart, you've explained it all to me before, but then how does my partner with her measly 64Mg seem to have no problems?)
I've a few things running in the background, Virus checker, Firewall etc., but I've closed down absolutely everything which the machine doesn't need to run. I delete all my junk files, internet temp files etc at least once a week, shut everything off and run Scandisk and Defrag. I've run more Virus Checkers than I've had hot dinners.
It's the "slowly opening (and now running) Microsoft Word syndrome again, only worse. This morning after clicking on the icon it took 52 seconds of staring at an eggtimer symbol before the machine would let me do anything and it was ready to work. If I try to print a document it takes 41 seconds to even get my printer options box open, then about another 38 seconds or more before it slowly lumbers into operation, during which times my machine appears "hung". Excel is now beginning to do the same, though not to the same extent (yet). I've tried uninstalling MS Office and Printer, defragging and installing them again (shutting everything else down before I do so), but to no avail. Now some of my other programmes are beginning to slow up, and I spend hours looking at an apparently frozen machine every day. Just writing and printing a letter and envelope has become a major time-consuming chore.
I sometimes wonder if my Hard Drive is faulty and reading slowly, but some programmes seem unaffected, so am I wrong?? Would I benefit from re-formating my hard drive and starting again do you think?? If anyone thinks so please give me DETAILED STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS suitable for a nincompoop of 57 years of age, who has a REASONABLE amount of computer literacy.
Please Help,
Tony Walton
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 | Really Slow Computer | | Can someone please help me from going insane!!
This a recurring thread from me and I've had some good advice before, ... |
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Tony Walton |
05/02/02 13:28 |
15586 |
 | Re: Really Slow Computer | | When I have come across this problem on my machines, it has been caused by virus checkers. When I ran ... |
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Harry Collier |
27/02/02 15:27 |
16183 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Ouch
Sorry Tony; should have warned you to be a little selective in the fonts you deleted. Surprised though ... |
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Stuart Cliffe |
15/02/02 12:39 |
15826 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | A thought has occurred to me that some of you I may have slightly misleading interpretation as to the nature ... |
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Tony Walton |
18/02/02 09:58 |
15880 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | I've certainly had the experience of having a problem and missing the solution even when it is right in front ... |
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Robert Paolino |
26/02/02 15:04 |
16151 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Hi Tony
Have you seen the support document in the Microsoft Knowledge Base entitled "Word Is Slow to Start, Print, or ... |
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William Hann |
18/02/02 10:04 |
15881 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Thanks again Stuart
1 Re-booting is no help.
2 Still haven't found system file Checker. . .will try again this weekend.
3 Will ... |
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Tony Walton |
15/02/02 13:16 |
15832 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Tony, I don't know if you've tried this before, but you might have a corrupt normal.dot file which can give ... |
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Trevor |
25/02/02 21:34 |
16121 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Hi Tony
You have an interesting system.
Re 1) try /start /run /SFC (or SFC.exe) for a short cut
Re 2) ... |
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Stuart Cliffe |
08/02/02 15:15 |
15668 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Hi Stuart
Thanks for all the really quick replies. . .under two hours. .Gosh! I love freepints and people like you ... |
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Tony Walton |
08/02/02 18:15 |
15676 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Posted anonymously by Bar moderator to maintain confidentiality.
I was trying to solve problems with my PC a while ago and ... |
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Anonymous |
13/02/02 10:27 |
15734 |
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Stuart Cliffe |
06/02/02 11:48 |
15605 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Stuart
1 Start /programs /accessories /system tools /system info, (OK) then /tools /system file checker. System file checker does not exist ... |
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Tony Walton |
08/02/02 14:43 |
15665 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | You won't be pleased to learn that "Windows ME - Is it for you?" on
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,38725,00.html
reported that ME installed over ... |
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Lari Law |
05/02/02 23:45 |
15600 |
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Stuart Cliffe |
05/02/02 15:29 |
15594 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | I remember reading in PCPLUS about a fault with Win98 where (over a certain limited amount of available RAM) it ... |
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Linda Ng |
11/02/02 15:28 |
15708 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Another suggestion from the Dark Side - if you fitted extra memory to your system, are you absolutely sure that ... |
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Stuart Cliffe |
11/02/02 18:18 |
15719 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Stuart (and anyone else, Thanks)
OK, I’ve spent the weekend trying to sort things out.
Microsoft Support pages provided nothing ... |
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Tony Walton |
13/02/02 09:39 |
15733 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Suggestion number #51..
Or how about fonts? If you are somewhat of a fontaholic and have acquired lots of extras ... |
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Stuart Cliffe |
13/02/02 15:33 |
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| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Thanks Stuart Again.
Deleted most of the 362 Truetype fonts I had accumulated (yes really). Kept the normal ones like ... |
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Tony Walton |
15/02/02 12:05 |
15820 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Thanks Stuart,I'll try that next.
Incidentally, tried the"My Documents" solution to no avail. . .Thanks anyway.
This is really a nightmare.
Tony |
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Tony Walton |
14/02/02 10:06 |
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| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Hi,
Don't know if this will help you either...
I have a compaq and run win98se...I put too many programs on at ... |
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Marta |
15/02/02 15:48 |
15843 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Thanks Marta
I'll try anything!! However, I do have 356Mg memory and I do use most of my installed programmes. ... |
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Tony Walton |
15/02/02 16:12 |
15845 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Make sure you have over 600k of memory in the first MB. If you do not, your computer will be ... |
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albert rainey |
25/02/02 22:54 |
16124 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Thanks Albert
I\'m a little confused as to what you mean though, can you please clarify??
To everyone else, I\'ve tried everything ... |
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Tony Walton |
26/02/02 13:02 |
16148 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | Go to ms-dos and do the mem command mem/c/p That will tell you how much memory you are using under ... |
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Albert Rainey |
26/02/02 21:09 |
16159 |
| | Re: Really Slow Computer | | just a thought: have you disabled 'Fast Find', which can cause problems(Go to Start/Settings/Task Bar Start Menu, next click on ... |
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David Mackinder |
18/02/02 19:46 |
15925 |
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