{OT} -- Computer Problem
#171
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
"L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:51akoqF1isn7hU1@mid.individual.net...
> Hi Jeff,
> Do the normal maintenance like click on computer, left click C drive
> Properties, and cleaned disk, Tools tab, Check disk, then Defrag, this
> usually take hours, and runs a little faster without errors from the Save
> Mode.
I did all of that already. That's what we call "the easy stuff" in the
trade.
> See what's running, what's in your Start Up, then Run, MSConfig, and
> uncheck all the unnecessary programs under Startup, looking very carefully
> for a Trojan.
> See just how infected it is by running Ad Aware:
I took AdAware off ...
One problem I have is, I'm not sufre what is a trojan and what is something
I really need to have. I have found that SVCHOST is important, even if there
are lots of them ...
> http://www.lavasoft.de/news/product/info/ AVG:
> http://www.grisoft.com/doc/1 McAfee Stinger:
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
> All free.
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case of
> The
>> Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number of
>> different
>> tasks.
>>
>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
>> what
>> the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was faster.
>>
>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure what
> my
>> strategy will be.
>>
>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know if
> it
>> has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to do restore
>> operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that is on the
>> computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I will restore
>> from.
>>
>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>
>>
>>
>
>
#172
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
"L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:51akoqF1isn7hU1@mid.individual.net...
> Hi Jeff,
> Do the normal maintenance like click on computer, left click C drive
> Properties, and cleaned disk, Tools tab, Check disk, then Defrag, this
> usually take hours, and runs a little faster without errors from the Save
> Mode.
I did all of that already. That's what we call "the easy stuff" in the
trade.
> See what's running, what's in your Start Up, then Run, MSConfig, and
> uncheck all the unnecessary programs under Startup, looking very carefully
> for a Trojan.
> See just how infected it is by running Ad Aware:
I took AdAware off ...
One problem I have is, I'm not sufre what is a trojan and what is something
I really need to have. I have found that SVCHOST is important, even if there
are lots of them ...
> http://www.lavasoft.de/news/product/info/ AVG:
> http://www.grisoft.com/doc/1 McAfee Stinger:
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
> All free.
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case of
> The
>> Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number of
>> different
>> tasks.
>>
>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
>> what
>> the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was faster.
>>
>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure what
> my
>> strategy will be.
>>
>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know if
> it
>> has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to do restore
>> operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that is on the
>> computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I will restore
>> from.
>>
>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>
>>
>>
>
>
#173
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
"L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:51akoqF1isn7hU1@mid.individual.net...
> Hi Jeff,
> Do the normal maintenance like click on computer, left click C drive
> Properties, and cleaned disk, Tools tab, Check disk, then Defrag, this
> usually take hours, and runs a little faster without errors from the Save
> Mode.
I did all of that already. That's what we call "the easy stuff" in the
trade.
> See what's running, what's in your Start Up, then Run, MSConfig, and
> uncheck all the unnecessary programs under Startup, looking very carefully
> for a Trojan.
> See just how infected it is by running Ad Aware:
I took AdAware off ...
One problem I have is, I'm not sufre what is a trojan and what is something
I really need to have. I have found that SVCHOST is important, even if there
are lots of them ...
> http://www.lavasoft.de/news/product/info/ AVG:
> http://www.grisoft.com/doc/1 McAfee Stinger:
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
> All free.
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case of
> The
>> Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number of
>> different
>> tasks.
>>
>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
>> what
>> the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was faster.
>>
>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure what
> my
>> strategy will be.
>>
>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know if
> it
>> has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to do restore
>> operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that is on the
>> computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I will restore
>> from.
>>
>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>
>>
>>
>
>
#174
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
I use both AdAware and Spybot regularly. I also have ZoneAlarm as my
firewall on this computer and it has its own antispyware that picks up
stuff that the other two do not. My computer was getting the sluggishes
and I went from 128 to 356MB of RAM (for $60 - cheap) and now it is
running all snappily again. This is with XP on a Compaq Presario 5900Z
that is getting on now as our #2 computer here, but runs all the email and
online poker.
Tomes
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:a6dc9$45aff194$422afc51$20106@FUSE.NET...
> PS Stay away from Registry Editors.
>
> Most of the time their use results in a system even more screwed up than
> before unless you know exactly what you are doing.
>
> You may also consider LavaSoft's Ad-Aware and another program called
> Spybot. Both offer a free version that is quite useful.
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:ZZQrh.9550$Wz.3592@trndny06...
>> Yes. The computer says 375,280K, that would be 375M.
>>
>> Processor is a Celeron running at 2.66Ghz.
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:NIQrh.33216$k74.1458@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> I'm assuming you mean Mb when you said K. Either way, you are better
>>> off
>>> with 512Mb for XP.
>>> What processor are you running ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:yqQrh.9544$Wz.3408@trndny06...
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> I have defragged and error checked since Christmas. Still slow.
>>>>
>>>> I have 13G of Used Space and 24G of Free Space. 375K RAM. The 'puter
>>>> came
>>>> with 128K, and I added 256K, the total is 384K, but displays as 375K.
>>>>
>>>> The machine is running McAfee Security Suite, 2006 (or 2007, I forget
>>> which)
>>>> that was recently (Thanksgiving, 2006) installed. the machine was
>>>> slow
>>>> before McAfee was installed, and I was thinking it was "virually
>>>> enhanced"
>>>> then, and that's why I put the McAfee in. My b-in-law has signed up
>>>> for
>>> FiOS
>>>> (fiber optic internet), and that comes with a security suite that I
>>>> am
>>> going
>>>> to be setting up. Therer are two versions, one is free and the other
>>>> is
>>>> a
>>>> fee-service. I have the same fiber optic service, and my wife bought
>>>> the
>>>> fee-service security suite for three of our machines, but my machine
>>>> still
>>>> is using the McAfee Suite and seems to run fine. (I replaced Norton
>>> Security
>>>> with the McAfee back in November -- at the same time I installed the
>>> McAfee
>>>> in my b-in-law's machine. My machine runs okay, his machine is
>>>> slow --
>>>> the
>>>> machines at my house that have the fee-service security offered by
>>>> the
>>>> IP
>>>> run fine.)
>>>>
>>>> I suspect (still) that my b-in-law's machine might have a virus. I
>>>> use
>>>> the
>>>> built-in Defrag that comes with Windows, but I haven't a utility that
>>> cleans
>>>> the Registry. I have a strong suspicion that my troubles are in the
>>>> Registry, but I am not smart enough to know what is a Registry
>>>> Requirement
>>>> and what is a Bogus Registry Entry.
>>>>
>>>> Do you, or anybody else, know if I can reinstall XP using a different
>>>> copy
>>>> of the OS than the one that came installed on the machine?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "YouGoFirst" <yougofirst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:aHPrh.416019$Fi1.402281@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>>>> > You should first get a registry defragmenting program. The program
>>> should
>>>> > also look for errors in the registry. (I use a program called
>>>> > WinASO
>>>> > to
>>>> > both defragment and check for registry errors.) Another source of
>>>> > pain
>>>> > and anguish is the anti-virus program. The more recent versions of
>>> Norton
>>>> > suck up immense computing resources. You can turn off a bunch of
>>>> > scans
>>>> > that Norton does, and that helps. You should also defrag the hard
>>> drive.
>>>> >
>>>> > Part of the problem is that as XP has been upgraded by MS it eats
>>>> > up
>>> more
>>>> > and more resources.
>>>> >
>>>> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>> > news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>>> >>I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS
>>>> >>case
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>different tasks.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't
>>>> >> recall
>>>> >> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop
>>>> >> was
>>>> >> faster.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not
>>>> >> sure
>>> what
>>>> >> my strategy will be.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not
>>>> >> know
>>> if
>>>> >> it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>>> >> do
>>>> >> restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>>> >> is
>>>> >> on
>>>> >> the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>>> >> will
>>>> >> restore from.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
firewall on this computer and it has its own antispyware that picks up
stuff that the other two do not. My computer was getting the sluggishes
and I went from 128 to 356MB of RAM (for $60 - cheap) and now it is
running all snappily again. This is with XP on a Compaq Presario 5900Z
that is getting on now as our #2 computer here, but runs all the email and
online poker.
Tomes
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:a6dc9$45aff194$422afc51$20106@FUSE.NET...
> PS Stay away from Registry Editors.
>
> Most of the time their use results in a system even more screwed up than
> before unless you know exactly what you are doing.
>
> You may also consider LavaSoft's Ad-Aware and another program called
> Spybot. Both offer a free version that is quite useful.
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:ZZQrh.9550$Wz.3592@trndny06...
>> Yes. The computer says 375,280K, that would be 375M.
>>
>> Processor is a Celeron running at 2.66Ghz.
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:NIQrh.33216$k74.1458@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> I'm assuming you mean Mb when you said K. Either way, you are better
>>> off
>>> with 512Mb for XP.
>>> What processor are you running ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:yqQrh.9544$Wz.3408@trndny06...
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> I have defragged and error checked since Christmas. Still slow.
>>>>
>>>> I have 13G of Used Space and 24G of Free Space. 375K RAM. The 'puter
>>>> came
>>>> with 128K, and I added 256K, the total is 384K, but displays as 375K.
>>>>
>>>> The machine is running McAfee Security Suite, 2006 (or 2007, I forget
>>> which)
>>>> that was recently (Thanksgiving, 2006) installed. the machine was
>>>> slow
>>>> before McAfee was installed, and I was thinking it was "virually
>>>> enhanced"
>>>> then, and that's why I put the McAfee in. My b-in-law has signed up
>>>> for
>>> FiOS
>>>> (fiber optic internet), and that comes with a security suite that I
>>>> am
>>> going
>>>> to be setting up. Therer are two versions, one is free and the other
>>>> is
>>>> a
>>>> fee-service. I have the same fiber optic service, and my wife bought
>>>> the
>>>> fee-service security suite for three of our machines, but my machine
>>>> still
>>>> is using the McAfee Suite and seems to run fine. (I replaced Norton
>>> Security
>>>> with the McAfee back in November -- at the same time I installed the
>>> McAfee
>>>> in my b-in-law's machine. My machine runs okay, his machine is
>>>> slow --
>>>> the
>>>> machines at my house that have the fee-service security offered by
>>>> the
>>>> IP
>>>> run fine.)
>>>>
>>>> I suspect (still) that my b-in-law's machine might have a virus. I
>>>> use
>>>> the
>>>> built-in Defrag that comes with Windows, but I haven't a utility that
>>> cleans
>>>> the Registry. I have a strong suspicion that my troubles are in the
>>>> Registry, but I am not smart enough to know what is a Registry
>>>> Requirement
>>>> and what is a Bogus Registry Entry.
>>>>
>>>> Do you, or anybody else, know if I can reinstall XP using a different
>>>> copy
>>>> of the OS than the one that came installed on the machine?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "YouGoFirst" <yougofirst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:aHPrh.416019$Fi1.402281@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>>>> > You should first get a registry defragmenting program. The program
>>> should
>>>> > also look for errors in the registry. (I use a program called
>>>> > WinASO
>>>> > to
>>>> > both defragment and check for registry errors.) Another source of
>>>> > pain
>>>> > and anguish is the anti-virus program. The more recent versions of
>>> Norton
>>>> > suck up immense computing resources. You can turn off a bunch of
>>>> > scans
>>>> > that Norton does, and that helps. You should also defrag the hard
>>> drive.
>>>> >
>>>> > Part of the problem is that as XP has been upgraded by MS it eats
>>>> > up
>>> more
>>>> > and more resources.
>>>> >
>>>> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>> > news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>>> >>I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS
>>>> >>case
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>different tasks.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't
>>>> >> recall
>>>> >> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop
>>>> >> was
>>>> >> faster.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not
>>>> >> sure
>>> what
>>>> >> my strategy will be.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not
>>>> >> know
>>> if
>>>> >> it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>>> >> do
>>>> >> restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>>> >> is
>>>> >> on
>>>> >> the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>>> >> will
>>>> >> restore from.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
#175
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
I use both AdAware and Spybot regularly. I also have ZoneAlarm as my
firewall on this computer and it has its own antispyware that picks up
stuff that the other two do not. My computer was getting the sluggishes
and I went from 128 to 356MB of RAM (for $60 - cheap) and now it is
running all snappily again. This is with XP on a Compaq Presario 5900Z
that is getting on now as our #2 computer here, but runs all the email and
online poker.
Tomes
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:a6dc9$45aff194$422afc51$20106@FUSE.NET...
> PS Stay away from Registry Editors.
>
> Most of the time their use results in a system even more screwed up than
> before unless you know exactly what you are doing.
>
> You may also consider LavaSoft's Ad-Aware and another program called
> Spybot. Both offer a free version that is quite useful.
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:ZZQrh.9550$Wz.3592@trndny06...
>> Yes. The computer says 375,280K, that would be 375M.
>>
>> Processor is a Celeron running at 2.66Ghz.
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:NIQrh.33216$k74.1458@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> I'm assuming you mean Mb when you said K. Either way, you are better
>>> off
>>> with 512Mb for XP.
>>> What processor are you running ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:yqQrh.9544$Wz.3408@trndny06...
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> I have defragged and error checked since Christmas. Still slow.
>>>>
>>>> I have 13G of Used Space and 24G of Free Space. 375K RAM. The 'puter
>>>> came
>>>> with 128K, and I added 256K, the total is 384K, but displays as 375K.
>>>>
>>>> The machine is running McAfee Security Suite, 2006 (or 2007, I forget
>>> which)
>>>> that was recently (Thanksgiving, 2006) installed. the machine was
>>>> slow
>>>> before McAfee was installed, and I was thinking it was "virually
>>>> enhanced"
>>>> then, and that's why I put the McAfee in. My b-in-law has signed up
>>>> for
>>> FiOS
>>>> (fiber optic internet), and that comes with a security suite that I
>>>> am
>>> going
>>>> to be setting up. Therer are two versions, one is free and the other
>>>> is
>>>> a
>>>> fee-service. I have the same fiber optic service, and my wife bought
>>>> the
>>>> fee-service security suite for three of our machines, but my machine
>>>> still
>>>> is using the McAfee Suite and seems to run fine. (I replaced Norton
>>> Security
>>>> with the McAfee back in November -- at the same time I installed the
>>> McAfee
>>>> in my b-in-law's machine. My machine runs okay, his machine is
>>>> slow --
>>>> the
>>>> machines at my house that have the fee-service security offered by
>>>> the
>>>> IP
>>>> run fine.)
>>>>
>>>> I suspect (still) that my b-in-law's machine might have a virus. I
>>>> use
>>>> the
>>>> built-in Defrag that comes with Windows, but I haven't a utility that
>>> cleans
>>>> the Registry. I have a strong suspicion that my troubles are in the
>>>> Registry, but I am not smart enough to know what is a Registry
>>>> Requirement
>>>> and what is a Bogus Registry Entry.
>>>>
>>>> Do you, or anybody else, know if I can reinstall XP using a different
>>>> copy
>>>> of the OS than the one that came installed on the machine?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "YouGoFirst" <yougofirst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:aHPrh.416019$Fi1.402281@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>>>> > You should first get a registry defragmenting program. The program
>>> should
>>>> > also look for errors in the registry. (I use a program called
>>>> > WinASO
>>>> > to
>>>> > both defragment and check for registry errors.) Another source of
>>>> > pain
>>>> > and anguish is the anti-virus program. The more recent versions of
>>> Norton
>>>> > suck up immense computing resources. You can turn off a bunch of
>>>> > scans
>>>> > that Norton does, and that helps. You should also defrag the hard
>>> drive.
>>>> >
>>>> > Part of the problem is that as XP has been upgraded by MS it eats
>>>> > up
>>> more
>>>> > and more resources.
>>>> >
>>>> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>> > news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>>> >>I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS
>>>> >>case
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>different tasks.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't
>>>> >> recall
>>>> >> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop
>>>> >> was
>>>> >> faster.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not
>>>> >> sure
>>> what
>>>> >> my strategy will be.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not
>>>> >> know
>>> if
>>>> >> it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>>> >> do
>>>> >> restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>>> >> is
>>>> >> on
>>>> >> the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>>> >> will
>>>> >> restore from.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
firewall on this computer and it has its own antispyware that picks up
stuff that the other two do not. My computer was getting the sluggishes
and I went from 128 to 356MB of RAM (for $60 - cheap) and now it is
running all snappily again. This is with XP on a Compaq Presario 5900Z
that is getting on now as our #2 computer here, but runs all the email and
online poker.
Tomes
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:a6dc9$45aff194$422afc51$20106@FUSE.NET...
> PS Stay away from Registry Editors.
>
> Most of the time their use results in a system even more screwed up than
> before unless you know exactly what you are doing.
>
> You may also consider LavaSoft's Ad-Aware and another program called
> Spybot. Both offer a free version that is quite useful.
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:ZZQrh.9550$Wz.3592@trndny06...
>> Yes. The computer says 375,280K, that would be 375M.
>>
>> Processor is a Celeron running at 2.66Ghz.
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:NIQrh.33216$k74.1458@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> I'm assuming you mean Mb when you said K. Either way, you are better
>>> off
>>> with 512Mb for XP.
>>> What processor are you running ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:yqQrh.9544$Wz.3408@trndny06...
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> I have defragged and error checked since Christmas. Still slow.
>>>>
>>>> I have 13G of Used Space and 24G of Free Space. 375K RAM. The 'puter
>>>> came
>>>> with 128K, and I added 256K, the total is 384K, but displays as 375K.
>>>>
>>>> The machine is running McAfee Security Suite, 2006 (or 2007, I forget
>>> which)
>>>> that was recently (Thanksgiving, 2006) installed. the machine was
>>>> slow
>>>> before McAfee was installed, and I was thinking it was "virually
>>>> enhanced"
>>>> then, and that's why I put the McAfee in. My b-in-law has signed up
>>>> for
>>> FiOS
>>>> (fiber optic internet), and that comes with a security suite that I
>>>> am
>>> going
>>>> to be setting up. Therer are two versions, one is free and the other
>>>> is
>>>> a
>>>> fee-service. I have the same fiber optic service, and my wife bought
>>>> the
>>>> fee-service security suite for three of our machines, but my machine
>>>> still
>>>> is using the McAfee Suite and seems to run fine. (I replaced Norton
>>> Security
>>>> with the McAfee back in November -- at the same time I installed the
>>> McAfee
>>>> in my b-in-law's machine. My machine runs okay, his machine is
>>>> slow --
>>>> the
>>>> machines at my house that have the fee-service security offered by
>>>> the
>>>> IP
>>>> run fine.)
>>>>
>>>> I suspect (still) that my b-in-law's machine might have a virus. I
>>>> use
>>>> the
>>>> built-in Defrag that comes with Windows, but I haven't a utility that
>>> cleans
>>>> the Registry. I have a strong suspicion that my troubles are in the
>>>> Registry, but I am not smart enough to know what is a Registry
>>>> Requirement
>>>> and what is a Bogus Registry Entry.
>>>>
>>>> Do you, or anybody else, know if I can reinstall XP using a different
>>>> copy
>>>> of the OS than the one that came installed on the machine?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "YouGoFirst" <yougofirst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:aHPrh.416019$Fi1.402281@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>>>> > You should first get a registry defragmenting program. The program
>>> should
>>>> > also look for errors in the registry. (I use a program called
>>>> > WinASO
>>>> > to
>>>> > both defragment and check for registry errors.) Another source of
>>>> > pain
>>>> > and anguish is the anti-virus program. The more recent versions of
>>> Norton
>>>> > suck up immense computing resources. You can turn off a bunch of
>>>> > scans
>>>> > that Norton does, and that helps. You should also defrag the hard
>>> drive.
>>>> >
>>>> > Part of the problem is that as XP has been upgraded by MS it eats
>>>> > up
>>> more
>>>> > and more resources.
>>>> >
>>>> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>> > news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>>> >>I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS
>>>> >>case
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>different tasks.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't
>>>> >> recall
>>>> >> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop
>>>> >> was
>>>> >> faster.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not
>>>> >> sure
>>> what
>>>> >> my strategy will be.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not
>>>> >> know
>>> if
>>>> >> it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>>> >> do
>>>> >> restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>>> >> is
>>>> >> on
>>>> >> the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>>> >> will
>>>> >> restore from.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
#176
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
I use both AdAware and Spybot regularly. I also have ZoneAlarm as my
firewall on this computer and it has its own antispyware that picks up
stuff that the other two do not. My computer was getting the sluggishes
and I went from 128 to 356MB of RAM (for $60 - cheap) and now it is
running all snappily again. This is with XP on a Compaq Presario 5900Z
that is getting on now as our #2 computer here, but runs all the email and
online poker.
Tomes
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:a6dc9$45aff194$422afc51$20106@FUSE.NET...
> PS Stay away from Registry Editors.
>
> Most of the time their use results in a system even more screwed up than
> before unless you know exactly what you are doing.
>
> You may also consider LavaSoft's Ad-Aware and another program called
> Spybot. Both offer a free version that is quite useful.
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:ZZQrh.9550$Wz.3592@trndny06...
>> Yes. The computer says 375,280K, that would be 375M.
>>
>> Processor is a Celeron running at 2.66Ghz.
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:NIQrh.33216$k74.1458@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> I'm assuming you mean Mb when you said K. Either way, you are better
>>> off
>>> with 512Mb for XP.
>>> What processor are you running ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:yqQrh.9544$Wz.3408@trndny06...
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> I have defragged and error checked since Christmas. Still slow.
>>>>
>>>> I have 13G of Used Space and 24G of Free Space. 375K RAM. The 'puter
>>>> came
>>>> with 128K, and I added 256K, the total is 384K, but displays as 375K.
>>>>
>>>> The machine is running McAfee Security Suite, 2006 (or 2007, I forget
>>> which)
>>>> that was recently (Thanksgiving, 2006) installed. the machine was
>>>> slow
>>>> before McAfee was installed, and I was thinking it was "virually
>>>> enhanced"
>>>> then, and that's why I put the McAfee in. My b-in-law has signed up
>>>> for
>>> FiOS
>>>> (fiber optic internet), and that comes with a security suite that I
>>>> am
>>> going
>>>> to be setting up. Therer are two versions, one is free and the other
>>>> is
>>>> a
>>>> fee-service. I have the same fiber optic service, and my wife bought
>>>> the
>>>> fee-service security suite for three of our machines, but my machine
>>>> still
>>>> is using the McAfee Suite and seems to run fine. (I replaced Norton
>>> Security
>>>> with the McAfee back in November -- at the same time I installed the
>>> McAfee
>>>> in my b-in-law's machine. My machine runs okay, his machine is
>>>> slow --
>>>> the
>>>> machines at my house that have the fee-service security offered by
>>>> the
>>>> IP
>>>> run fine.)
>>>>
>>>> I suspect (still) that my b-in-law's machine might have a virus. I
>>>> use
>>>> the
>>>> built-in Defrag that comes with Windows, but I haven't a utility that
>>> cleans
>>>> the Registry. I have a strong suspicion that my troubles are in the
>>>> Registry, but I am not smart enough to know what is a Registry
>>>> Requirement
>>>> and what is a Bogus Registry Entry.
>>>>
>>>> Do you, or anybody else, know if I can reinstall XP using a different
>>>> copy
>>>> of the OS than the one that came installed on the machine?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "YouGoFirst" <yougofirst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:aHPrh.416019$Fi1.402281@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>>>> > You should first get a registry defragmenting program. The program
>>> should
>>>> > also look for errors in the registry. (I use a program called
>>>> > WinASO
>>>> > to
>>>> > both defragment and check for registry errors.) Another source of
>>>> > pain
>>>> > and anguish is the anti-virus program. The more recent versions of
>>> Norton
>>>> > suck up immense computing resources. You can turn off a bunch of
>>>> > scans
>>>> > that Norton does, and that helps. You should also defrag the hard
>>> drive.
>>>> >
>>>> > Part of the problem is that as XP has been upgraded by MS it eats
>>>> > up
>>> more
>>>> > and more resources.
>>>> >
>>>> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>> > news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>>> >>I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS
>>>> >>case
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>different tasks.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't
>>>> >> recall
>>>> >> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop
>>>> >> was
>>>> >> faster.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not
>>>> >> sure
>>> what
>>>> >> my strategy will be.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not
>>>> >> know
>>> if
>>>> >> it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>>> >> do
>>>> >> restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>>> >> is
>>>> >> on
>>>> >> the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>>> >> will
>>>> >> restore from.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
firewall on this computer and it has its own antispyware that picks up
stuff that the other two do not. My computer was getting the sluggishes
and I went from 128 to 356MB of RAM (for $60 - cheap) and now it is
running all snappily again. This is with XP on a Compaq Presario 5900Z
that is getting on now as our #2 computer here, but runs all the email and
online poker.
Tomes
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:a6dc9$45aff194$422afc51$20106@FUSE.NET...
> PS Stay away from Registry Editors.
>
> Most of the time their use results in a system even more screwed up than
> before unless you know exactly what you are doing.
>
> You may also consider LavaSoft's Ad-Aware and another program called
> Spybot. Both offer a free version that is quite useful.
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:ZZQrh.9550$Wz.3592@trndny06...
>> Yes. The computer says 375,280K, that would be 375M.
>>
>> Processor is a Celeron running at 2.66Ghz.
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:NIQrh.33216$k74.1458@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> I'm assuming you mean Mb when you said K. Either way, you are better
>>> off
>>> with 512Mb for XP.
>>> What processor are you running ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:yqQrh.9544$Wz.3408@trndny06...
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> I have defragged and error checked since Christmas. Still slow.
>>>>
>>>> I have 13G of Used Space and 24G of Free Space. 375K RAM. The 'puter
>>>> came
>>>> with 128K, and I added 256K, the total is 384K, but displays as 375K.
>>>>
>>>> The machine is running McAfee Security Suite, 2006 (or 2007, I forget
>>> which)
>>>> that was recently (Thanksgiving, 2006) installed. the machine was
>>>> slow
>>>> before McAfee was installed, and I was thinking it was "virually
>>>> enhanced"
>>>> then, and that's why I put the McAfee in. My b-in-law has signed up
>>>> for
>>> FiOS
>>>> (fiber optic internet), and that comes with a security suite that I
>>>> am
>>> going
>>>> to be setting up. Therer are two versions, one is free and the other
>>>> is
>>>> a
>>>> fee-service. I have the same fiber optic service, and my wife bought
>>>> the
>>>> fee-service security suite for three of our machines, but my machine
>>>> still
>>>> is using the McAfee Suite and seems to run fine. (I replaced Norton
>>> Security
>>>> with the McAfee back in November -- at the same time I installed the
>>> McAfee
>>>> in my b-in-law's machine. My machine runs okay, his machine is
>>>> slow --
>>>> the
>>>> machines at my house that have the fee-service security offered by
>>>> the
>>>> IP
>>>> run fine.)
>>>>
>>>> I suspect (still) that my b-in-law's machine might have a virus. I
>>>> use
>>>> the
>>>> built-in Defrag that comes with Windows, but I haven't a utility that
>>> cleans
>>>> the Registry. I have a strong suspicion that my troubles are in the
>>>> Registry, but I am not smart enough to know what is a Registry
>>>> Requirement
>>>> and what is a Bogus Registry Entry.
>>>>
>>>> Do you, or anybody else, know if I can reinstall XP using a different
>>>> copy
>>>> of the OS than the one that came installed on the machine?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "YouGoFirst" <yougofirst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:aHPrh.416019$Fi1.402281@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>>>> > You should first get a registry defragmenting program. The program
>>> should
>>>> > also look for errors in the registry. (I use a program called
>>>> > WinASO
>>>> > to
>>>> > both defragment and check for registry errors.) Another source of
>>>> > pain
>>>> > and anguish is the anti-virus program. The more recent versions of
>>> Norton
>>>> > suck up immense computing resources. You can turn off a bunch of
>>>> > scans
>>>> > that Norton does, and that helps. You should also defrag the hard
>>> drive.
>>>> >
>>>> > Part of the problem is that as XP has been upgraded by MS it eats
>>>> > up
>>> more
>>>> > and more resources.
>>>> >
>>>> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>> > news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>>> >>I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS
>>>> >>case
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>different tasks.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't
>>>> >> recall
>>>> >> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop
>>>> >> was
>>>> >> faster.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not
>>>> >> sure
>>> what
>>>> >> my strategy will be.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not
>>>> >> know
>>> if
>>>> >> it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>>> >> do
>>>> >> restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>>> >> is
>>>> >> on
>>>> >> the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>>> >> will
>>>> >> restore from.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
#177
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
I use both AdAware and Spybot regularly. I also have ZoneAlarm as my
firewall on this computer and it has its own antispyware that picks up
stuff that the other two do not. My computer was getting the sluggishes
and I went from 128 to 356MB of RAM (for $60 - cheap) and now it is
running all snappily again. This is with XP on a Compaq Presario 5900Z
that is getting on now as our #2 computer here, but runs all the email and
online poker.
Tomes
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:a6dc9$45aff194$422afc51$20106@FUSE.NET...
> PS Stay away from Registry Editors.
>
> Most of the time their use results in a system even more screwed up than
> before unless you know exactly what you are doing.
>
> You may also consider LavaSoft's Ad-Aware and another program called
> Spybot. Both offer a free version that is quite useful.
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:ZZQrh.9550$Wz.3592@trndny06...
>> Yes. The computer says 375,280K, that would be 375M.
>>
>> Processor is a Celeron running at 2.66Ghz.
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:NIQrh.33216$k74.1458@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> I'm assuming you mean Mb when you said K. Either way, you are better
>>> off
>>> with 512Mb for XP.
>>> What processor are you running ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:yqQrh.9544$Wz.3408@trndny06...
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> I have defragged and error checked since Christmas. Still slow.
>>>>
>>>> I have 13G of Used Space and 24G of Free Space. 375K RAM. The 'puter
>>>> came
>>>> with 128K, and I added 256K, the total is 384K, but displays as 375K.
>>>>
>>>> The machine is running McAfee Security Suite, 2006 (or 2007, I forget
>>> which)
>>>> that was recently (Thanksgiving, 2006) installed. the machine was
>>>> slow
>>>> before McAfee was installed, and I was thinking it was "virually
>>>> enhanced"
>>>> then, and that's why I put the McAfee in. My b-in-law has signed up
>>>> for
>>> FiOS
>>>> (fiber optic internet), and that comes with a security suite that I
>>>> am
>>> going
>>>> to be setting up. Therer are two versions, one is free and the other
>>>> is
>>>> a
>>>> fee-service. I have the same fiber optic service, and my wife bought
>>>> the
>>>> fee-service security suite for three of our machines, but my machine
>>>> still
>>>> is using the McAfee Suite and seems to run fine. (I replaced Norton
>>> Security
>>>> with the McAfee back in November -- at the same time I installed the
>>> McAfee
>>>> in my b-in-law's machine. My machine runs okay, his machine is
>>>> slow --
>>>> the
>>>> machines at my house that have the fee-service security offered by
>>>> the
>>>> IP
>>>> run fine.)
>>>>
>>>> I suspect (still) that my b-in-law's machine might have a virus. I
>>>> use
>>>> the
>>>> built-in Defrag that comes with Windows, but I haven't a utility that
>>> cleans
>>>> the Registry. I have a strong suspicion that my troubles are in the
>>>> Registry, but I am not smart enough to know what is a Registry
>>>> Requirement
>>>> and what is a Bogus Registry Entry.
>>>>
>>>> Do you, or anybody else, know if I can reinstall XP using a different
>>>> copy
>>>> of the OS than the one that came installed on the machine?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "YouGoFirst" <yougofirst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:aHPrh.416019$Fi1.402281@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>>>> > You should first get a registry defragmenting program. The program
>>> should
>>>> > also look for errors in the registry. (I use a program called
>>>> > WinASO
>>>> > to
>>>> > both defragment and check for registry errors.) Another source of
>>>> > pain
>>>> > and anguish is the anti-virus program. The more recent versions of
>>> Norton
>>>> > suck up immense computing resources. You can turn off a bunch of
>>>> > scans
>>>> > that Norton does, and that helps. You should also defrag the hard
>>> drive.
>>>> >
>>>> > Part of the problem is that as XP has been upgraded by MS it eats
>>>> > up
>>> more
>>>> > and more resources.
>>>> >
>>>> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>> > news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>>> >>I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS
>>>> >>case
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>different tasks.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't
>>>> >> recall
>>>> >> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop
>>>> >> was
>>>> >> faster.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not
>>>> >> sure
>>> what
>>>> >> my strategy will be.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not
>>>> >> know
>>> if
>>>> >> it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>>> >> do
>>>> >> restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>>> >> is
>>>> >> on
>>>> >> the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>>> >> will
>>>> >> restore from.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
firewall on this computer and it has its own antispyware that picks up
stuff that the other two do not. My computer was getting the sluggishes
and I went from 128 to 356MB of RAM (for $60 - cheap) and now it is
running all snappily again. This is with XP on a Compaq Presario 5900Z
that is getting on now as our #2 computer here, but runs all the email and
online poker.
Tomes
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:a6dc9$45aff194$422afc51$20106@FUSE.NET...
> PS Stay away from Registry Editors.
>
> Most of the time their use results in a system even more screwed up than
> before unless you know exactly what you are doing.
>
> You may also consider LavaSoft's Ad-Aware and another program called
> Spybot. Both offer a free version that is quite useful.
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:ZZQrh.9550$Wz.3592@trndny06...
>> Yes. The computer says 375,280K, that would be 375M.
>>
>> Processor is a Celeron running at 2.66Ghz.
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:NIQrh.33216$k74.1458@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> I'm assuming you mean Mb when you said K. Either way, you are better
>>> off
>>> with 512Mb for XP.
>>> What processor are you running ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:yqQrh.9544$Wz.3408@trndny06...
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> I have defragged and error checked since Christmas. Still slow.
>>>>
>>>> I have 13G of Used Space and 24G of Free Space. 375K RAM. The 'puter
>>>> came
>>>> with 128K, and I added 256K, the total is 384K, but displays as 375K.
>>>>
>>>> The machine is running McAfee Security Suite, 2006 (or 2007, I forget
>>> which)
>>>> that was recently (Thanksgiving, 2006) installed. the machine was
>>>> slow
>>>> before McAfee was installed, and I was thinking it was "virually
>>>> enhanced"
>>>> then, and that's why I put the McAfee in. My b-in-law has signed up
>>>> for
>>> FiOS
>>>> (fiber optic internet), and that comes with a security suite that I
>>>> am
>>> going
>>>> to be setting up. Therer are two versions, one is free and the other
>>>> is
>>>> a
>>>> fee-service. I have the same fiber optic service, and my wife bought
>>>> the
>>>> fee-service security suite for three of our machines, but my machine
>>>> still
>>>> is using the McAfee Suite and seems to run fine. (I replaced Norton
>>> Security
>>>> with the McAfee back in November -- at the same time I installed the
>>> McAfee
>>>> in my b-in-law's machine. My machine runs okay, his machine is
>>>> slow --
>>>> the
>>>> machines at my house that have the fee-service security offered by
>>>> the
>>>> IP
>>>> run fine.)
>>>>
>>>> I suspect (still) that my b-in-law's machine might have a virus. I
>>>> use
>>>> the
>>>> built-in Defrag that comes with Windows, but I haven't a utility that
>>> cleans
>>>> the Registry. I have a strong suspicion that my troubles are in the
>>>> Registry, but I am not smart enough to know what is a Registry
>>>> Requirement
>>>> and what is a Bogus Registry Entry.
>>>>
>>>> Do you, or anybody else, know if I can reinstall XP using a different
>>>> copy
>>>> of the OS than the one that came installed on the machine?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "YouGoFirst" <yougofirst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:aHPrh.416019$Fi1.402281@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>>>> > You should first get a registry defragmenting program. The program
>>> should
>>>> > also look for errors in the registry. (I use a program called
>>>> > WinASO
>>>> > to
>>>> > both defragment and check for registry errors.) Another source of
>>>> > pain
>>>> > and anguish is the anti-virus program. The more recent versions of
>>> Norton
>>>> > suck up immense computing resources. You can turn off a bunch of
>>>> > scans
>>>> > that Norton does, and that helps. You should also defrag the hard
>>> drive.
>>>> >
>>>> > Part of the problem is that as XP has been upgraded by MS it eats
>>>> > up
>>> more
>>>> > and more resources.
>>>> >
>>>> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>> > news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
>>>> >>I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS
>>>> >>case
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
>>>> >>of
>>>> >>different tasks.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't
>>>> >> recall
>>>> >> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop
>>>> >> was
>>>> >> faster.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not
>>>> >> sure
>>> what
>>>> >> my strategy will be.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not
>>>> >> know
>>> if
>>>> >> it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
>>>> >> do
>>>> >> restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
>>>> >> is
>>>> >> on
>>>> >> the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
>>>> >> will
>>>> >> restore from.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
#178
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
I've got an old Aptiva around here somewhere that when upgraded from 128
MB to 512 actually SLOWED DOWN. It recognized the memory but only
supported 128 MB.
Jeff DeWitt
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> It was once pointed out that one can be neither too rich, too thin, or
> have too much RAM.
>
> I dispute that rule, one CAN be too thin -- though it's much easier to
> be too fat.
>
>
>
>
>
> "James" <jnipperxxx@nospamfdn.com> wrote in message
> news:2K-dndv6l55XcjLYnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>> With Windows XP, you are a bit underpowered on ram. Many folks believe
>> that 512 mb is minimum, and more is better.
>>
>> Good luck !!
>>
>> --james--
>>
>>
>
MB to 512 actually SLOWED DOWN. It recognized the memory but only
supported 128 MB.
Jeff DeWitt
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> It was once pointed out that one can be neither too rich, too thin, or
> have too much RAM.
>
> I dispute that rule, one CAN be too thin -- though it's much easier to
> be too fat.
>
>
>
>
>
> "James" <jnipperxxx@nospamfdn.com> wrote in message
> news:2K-dndv6l55XcjLYnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>> With Windows XP, you are a bit underpowered on ram. Many folks believe
>> that 512 mb is minimum, and more is better.
>>
>> Good luck !!
>>
>> --james--
>>
>>
>
#179
Guest
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
I've got an old Aptiva around here somewhere that when upgraded from 128
MB to 512 actually SLOWED DOWN. It recognized the memory but only
supported 128 MB.
Jeff DeWitt
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> It was once pointed out that one can be neither too rich, too thin, or
> have too much RAM.
>
> I dispute that rule, one CAN be too thin -- though it's much easier to
> be too fat.
>
>
>
>
>
> "James" <jnipperxxx@nospamfdn.com> wrote in message
> news:2K-dndv6l55XcjLYnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>> With Windows XP, you are a bit underpowered on ram. Many folks believe
>> that 512 mb is minimum, and more is better.
>>
>> Good luck !!
>>
>> --james--
>>
>>
>
MB to 512 actually SLOWED DOWN. It recognized the memory but only
supported 128 MB.
Jeff DeWitt
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> It was once pointed out that one can be neither too rich, too thin, or
> have too much RAM.
>
> I dispute that rule, one CAN be too thin -- though it's much easier to
> be too fat.
>
>
>
>
>
> "James" <jnipperxxx@nospamfdn.com> wrote in message
> news:2K-dndv6l55XcjLYnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>> With Windows XP, you are a bit underpowered on ram. Many folks believe
>> that 512 mb is minimum, and more is better.
>>
>> Good luck !!
>>
>> --james--
>>
>>
>
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
I've got an old Aptiva around here somewhere that when upgraded from 128
MB to 512 actually SLOWED DOWN. It recognized the memory but only
supported 128 MB.
Jeff DeWitt
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> It was once pointed out that one can be neither too rich, too thin, or
> have too much RAM.
>
> I dispute that rule, one CAN be too thin -- though it's much easier to
> be too fat.
>
>
>
>
>
> "James" <jnipperxxx@nospamfdn.com> wrote in message
> news:2K-dndv6l55XcjLYnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>> With Windows XP, you are a bit underpowered on ram. Many folks believe
>> that 512 mb is minimum, and more is better.
>>
>> Good luck !!
>>
>> --james--
>>
>>
>
MB to 512 actually SLOWED DOWN. It recognized the memory but only
supported 128 MB.
Jeff DeWitt
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> It was once pointed out that one can be neither too rich, too thin, or
> have too much RAM.
>
> I dispute that rule, one CAN be too thin -- though it's much easier to
> be too fat.
>
>
>
>
>
> "James" <jnipperxxx@nospamfdn.com> wrote in message
> news:2K-dndv6l55XcjLYnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>> With Windows XP, you are a bit underpowered on ram. Many folks believe
>> that 512 mb is minimum, and more is better.
>>
>> Good luck !!
>>
>> --james--
>>
>>
>