{OT} -- Computer Problem
#221
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
Mike Romain wrote:
>
>
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:45afdb36$0$6590$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
>>> LOL!
>>>
>>> The fancy AGP video cards have a serious low level issue with some
>>> motherboards. ASUS motherboards in particular. Special drivers are
>>> needed or the computer will be a seriously slow pig.
>>>
>>> I put an old PCI video card in with hardly any memory on it and my
>>> speed went up more than tenfold. Way more than tenfold, it is just
>>> flying.
>>>
>>
>> I'm just running the standard video card that came with the machine. I
>> just checked, and the video card is actually integrated into the
>> motherboard.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> My son also just warned about the new code keys. You cannot use
>>> yours in the other machine because the windoze update checks it now
>>> apparently. If it finds the same key code on two machines it will
>>> disable both machines and you will need to purchase a new copy.
>>>
>>
>> That's what I thought.
>>
>> I have two valid versions of XP, but I only have one CD available. I
>> was hoping that I could use the CD to fix a problem on the machine for
>> which I haven't got a CD. (That machine came with XP pre-loaded, and I
>> do not recall a CD coming with it in the box ...)
>>
>>
>>
>
> You can use your CD, just plug in his key if asked for.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
aCtually with XP, you may not be able to use any key. There are OEM keys
(Dell, HP, Gateway, etc.) that will not work with the standard retail
version of XP. It is not the same as Win98.
Chris
>
>
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:45afdb36$0$6590$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
>>> LOL!
>>>
>>> The fancy AGP video cards have a serious low level issue with some
>>> motherboards. ASUS motherboards in particular. Special drivers are
>>> needed or the computer will be a seriously slow pig.
>>>
>>> I put an old PCI video card in with hardly any memory on it and my
>>> speed went up more than tenfold. Way more than tenfold, it is just
>>> flying.
>>>
>>
>> I'm just running the standard video card that came with the machine. I
>> just checked, and the video card is actually integrated into the
>> motherboard.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> My son also just warned about the new code keys. You cannot use
>>> yours in the other machine because the windoze update checks it now
>>> apparently. If it finds the same key code on two machines it will
>>> disable both machines and you will need to purchase a new copy.
>>>
>>
>> That's what I thought.
>>
>> I have two valid versions of XP, but I only have one CD available. I
>> was hoping that I could use the CD to fix a problem on the machine for
>> which I haven't got a CD. (That machine came with XP pre-loaded, and I
>> do not recall a CD coming with it in the box ...)
>>
>>
>>
>
> You can use your CD, just plug in his key if asked for.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
aCtually with XP, you may not be able to use any key. There are OEM keys
(Dell, HP, Gateway, etc.) that will not work with the standard retail
version of XP. It is not the same as Win98.
Chris
#222
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
You might look at Microsoft Press's "Windows XP Registry Guide"
(http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...e=UTF8&s=books).
This will give you an idea of the structure, some of the XP entries, and
ideas about how to work with the registry. It is good. It is not anything
like a complete explanation -- and cannot be because of the registry's
nature.
Proceed with caution. The foot you shoot is likely to be your own.
Other ideas if you pursue this further:
You can check for invalid processes by looking at the Task Manager Processes
tab, Googling anything you don't understand, and sifting out the chaff.
You can also look at the Performance Monitor (Start-> Run -> PerfMon) to get
real-time statistics or create logs over time. Processor utilization, memory
paging, and physical disk usage are good starting points. PerfMon is on XP
Pro -- I don't know about XP Home.
Win XP on 128M sounds a little like Nicole Richie -- exists, looks cute, but
no one suggests it as a role model. It would take very little legitimate
work to overwhelm such a computer. 384M can do a fair amount as long as you
do not start up everything or work with much graphics. I have had happy
users running Office under XP Pro on 256M machines in a domain. They got
unhappy if they started up additional apps and got into page thrashing.
I don't know how you got Adobe Reader 3.0 on a computer about 1 year old. If
I really saw that correctly, you definitely should go through everything
installed because it does not sound like there was much thought process when
things were added.
I don't know if you did this, but definitely download Lavasoft's AdAware and
Spybot Search and Destroy and do spyware checks. A lot of sudden slowdown
situations are related to malware. Periodic scans are a good idea. These
checkers are free for personal use. Of course, antivirus and firewalls are
musts in today's world.
Good luck,
Joe M
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$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 ...
>>
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
> McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should.
> Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a
> project that would have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain
> that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to
> the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
> for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title
> ...)
>
>
>
>
>
(http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...e=UTF8&s=books).
This will give you an idea of the structure, some of the XP entries, and
ideas about how to work with the registry. It is good. It is not anything
like a complete explanation -- and cannot be because of the registry's
nature.
Proceed with caution. The foot you shoot is likely to be your own.
Other ideas if you pursue this further:
You can check for invalid processes by looking at the Task Manager Processes
tab, Googling anything you don't understand, and sifting out the chaff.
You can also look at the Performance Monitor (Start-> Run -> PerfMon) to get
real-time statistics or create logs over time. Processor utilization, memory
paging, and physical disk usage are good starting points. PerfMon is on XP
Pro -- I don't know about XP Home.
Win XP on 128M sounds a little like Nicole Richie -- exists, looks cute, but
no one suggests it as a role model. It would take very little legitimate
work to overwhelm such a computer. 384M can do a fair amount as long as you
do not start up everything or work with much graphics. I have had happy
users running Office under XP Pro on 256M machines in a domain. They got
unhappy if they started up additional apps and got into page thrashing.
I don't know how you got Adobe Reader 3.0 on a computer about 1 year old. If
I really saw that correctly, you definitely should go through everything
installed because it does not sound like there was much thought process when
things were added.
I don't know if you did this, but definitely download Lavasoft's AdAware and
Spybot Search and Destroy and do spyware checks. A lot of sudden slowdown
situations are related to malware. Periodic scans are a good idea. These
checkers are free for personal use. Of course, antivirus and firewalls are
musts in today's world.
Good luck,
Joe M
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$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 ...
>>
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
> McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should.
> Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a
> project that would have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain
> that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to
> the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
> for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title
> ...)
>
>
>
>
>
#223
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Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
You might look at Microsoft Press's "Windows XP Registry Guide"
(http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...e=UTF8&s=books).
This will give you an idea of the structure, some of the XP entries, and
ideas about how to work with the registry. It is good. It is not anything
like a complete explanation -- and cannot be because of the registry's
nature.
Proceed with caution. The foot you shoot is likely to be your own.
Other ideas if you pursue this further:
You can check for invalid processes by looking at the Task Manager Processes
tab, Googling anything you don't understand, and sifting out the chaff.
You can also look at the Performance Monitor (Start-> Run -> PerfMon) to get
real-time statistics or create logs over time. Processor utilization, memory
paging, and physical disk usage are good starting points. PerfMon is on XP
Pro -- I don't know about XP Home.
Win XP on 128M sounds a little like Nicole Richie -- exists, looks cute, but
no one suggests it as a role model. It would take very little legitimate
work to overwhelm such a computer. 384M can do a fair amount as long as you
do not start up everything or work with much graphics. I have had happy
users running Office under XP Pro on 256M machines in a domain. They got
unhappy if they started up additional apps and got into page thrashing.
I don't know how you got Adobe Reader 3.0 on a computer about 1 year old. If
I really saw that correctly, you definitely should go through everything
installed because it does not sound like there was much thought process when
things were added.
I don't know if you did this, but definitely download Lavasoft's AdAware and
Spybot Search and Destroy and do spyware checks. A lot of sudden slowdown
situations are related to malware. Periodic scans are a good idea. These
checkers are free for personal use. Of course, antivirus and firewalls are
musts in today's world.
Good luck,
Joe M
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$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 ...
>>
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
> McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should.
> Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a
> project that would have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain
> that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to
> the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
> for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title
> ...)
>
>
>
>
>
(http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...e=UTF8&s=books).
This will give you an idea of the structure, some of the XP entries, and
ideas about how to work with the registry. It is good. It is not anything
like a complete explanation -- and cannot be because of the registry's
nature.
Proceed with caution. The foot you shoot is likely to be your own.
Other ideas if you pursue this further:
You can check for invalid processes by looking at the Task Manager Processes
tab, Googling anything you don't understand, and sifting out the chaff.
You can also look at the Performance Monitor (Start-> Run -> PerfMon) to get
real-time statistics or create logs over time. Processor utilization, memory
paging, and physical disk usage are good starting points. PerfMon is on XP
Pro -- I don't know about XP Home.
Win XP on 128M sounds a little like Nicole Richie -- exists, looks cute, but
no one suggests it as a role model. It would take very little legitimate
work to overwhelm such a computer. 384M can do a fair amount as long as you
do not start up everything or work with much graphics. I have had happy
users running Office under XP Pro on 256M machines in a domain. They got
unhappy if they started up additional apps and got into page thrashing.
I don't know how you got Adobe Reader 3.0 on a computer about 1 year old. If
I really saw that correctly, you definitely should go through everything
installed because it does not sound like there was much thought process when
things were added.
I don't know if you did this, but definitely download Lavasoft's AdAware and
Spybot Search and Destroy and do spyware checks. A lot of sudden slowdown
situations are related to malware. Periodic scans are a good idea. These
checkers are free for personal use. Of course, antivirus and firewalls are
musts in today's world.
Good luck,
Joe M
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$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 ...
>>
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
> McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should.
> Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a
> project that would have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain
> that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to
> the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
> for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title
> ...)
>
>
>
>
>
#224
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
You might look at Microsoft Press's "Windows XP Registry Guide"
(http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...e=UTF8&s=books).
This will give you an idea of the structure, some of the XP entries, and
ideas about how to work with the registry. It is good. It is not anything
like a complete explanation -- and cannot be because of the registry's
nature.
Proceed with caution. The foot you shoot is likely to be your own.
Other ideas if you pursue this further:
You can check for invalid processes by looking at the Task Manager Processes
tab, Googling anything you don't understand, and sifting out the chaff.
You can also look at the Performance Monitor (Start-> Run -> PerfMon) to get
real-time statistics or create logs over time. Processor utilization, memory
paging, and physical disk usage are good starting points. PerfMon is on XP
Pro -- I don't know about XP Home.
Win XP on 128M sounds a little like Nicole Richie -- exists, looks cute, but
no one suggests it as a role model. It would take very little legitimate
work to overwhelm such a computer. 384M can do a fair amount as long as you
do not start up everything or work with much graphics. I have had happy
users running Office under XP Pro on 256M machines in a domain. They got
unhappy if they started up additional apps and got into page thrashing.
I don't know how you got Adobe Reader 3.0 on a computer about 1 year old. If
I really saw that correctly, you definitely should go through everything
installed because it does not sound like there was much thought process when
things were added.
I don't know if you did this, but definitely download Lavasoft's AdAware and
Spybot Search and Destroy and do spyware checks. A lot of sudden slowdown
situations are related to malware. Periodic scans are a good idea. These
checkers are free for personal use. Of course, antivirus and firewalls are
musts in today's world.
Good luck,
Joe M
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$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 ...
>>
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
> McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should.
> Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a
> project that would have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain
> that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to
> the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
> for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title
> ...)
>
>
>
>
>
(http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...e=UTF8&s=books).
This will give you an idea of the structure, some of the XP entries, and
ideas about how to work with the registry. It is good. It is not anything
like a complete explanation -- and cannot be because of the registry's
nature.
Proceed with caution. The foot you shoot is likely to be your own.
Other ideas if you pursue this further:
You can check for invalid processes by looking at the Task Manager Processes
tab, Googling anything you don't understand, and sifting out the chaff.
You can also look at the Performance Monitor (Start-> Run -> PerfMon) to get
real-time statistics or create logs over time. Processor utilization, memory
paging, and physical disk usage are good starting points. PerfMon is on XP
Pro -- I don't know about XP Home.
Win XP on 128M sounds a little like Nicole Richie -- exists, looks cute, but
no one suggests it as a role model. It would take very little legitimate
work to overwhelm such a computer. 384M can do a fair amount as long as you
do not start up everything or work with much graphics. I have had happy
users running Office under XP Pro on 256M machines in a domain. They got
unhappy if they started up additional apps and got into page thrashing.
I don't know how you got Adobe Reader 3.0 on a computer about 1 year old. If
I really saw that correctly, you definitely should go through everything
installed because it does not sound like there was much thought process when
things were added.
I don't know if you did this, but definitely download Lavasoft's AdAware and
Spybot Search and Destroy and do spyware checks. A lot of sudden slowdown
situations are related to malware. Periodic scans are a good idea. These
checkers are free for personal use. Of course, antivirus and firewalls are
musts in today's world.
Good luck,
Joe M
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$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 ...
>>
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
> McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should.
> Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a
> project that would have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain
> that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to
> the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
> for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title
> ...)
>
>
>
>
>
#225
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
You might look at Microsoft Press's "Windows XP Registry Guide"
(http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...e=UTF8&s=books).
This will give you an idea of the structure, some of the XP entries, and
ideas about how to work with the registry. It is good. It is not anything
like a complete explanation -- and cannot be because of the registry's
nature.
Proceed with caution. The foot you shoot is likely to be your own.
Other ideas if you pursue this further:
You can check for invalid processes by looking at the Task Manager Processes
tab, Googling anything you don't understand, and sifting out the chaff.
You can also look at the Performance Monitor (Start-> Run -> PerfMon) to get
real-time statistics or create logs over time. Processor utilization, memory
paging, and physical disk usage are good starting points. PerfMon is on XP
Pro -- I don't know about XP Home.
Win XP on 128M sounds a little like Nicole Richie -- exists, looks cute, but
no one suggests it as a role model. It would take very little legitimate
work to overwhelm such a computer. 384M can do a fair amount as long as you
do not start up everything or work with much graphics. I have had happy
users running Office under XP Pro on 256M machines in a domain. They got
unhappy if they started up additional apps and got into page thrashing.
I don't know how you got Adobe Reader 3.0 on a computer about 1 year old. If
I really saw that correctly, you definitely should go through everything
installed because it does not sound like there was much thought process when
things were added.
I don't know if you did this, but definitely download Lavasoft's AdAware and
Spybot Search and Destroy and do spyware checks. A lot of sudden slowdown
situations are related to malware. Periodic scans are a good idea. These
checkers are free for personal use. Of course, antivirus and firewalls are
musts in today's world.
Good luck,
Joe M
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$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 ...
>>
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
> McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should.
> Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a
> project that would have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain
> that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to
> the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
> for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title
> ...)
>
>
>
>
>
(http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...e=UTF8&s=books).
This will give you an idea of the structure, some of the XP entries, and
ideas about how to work with the registry. It is good. It is not anything
like a complete explanation -- and cannot be because of the registry's
nature.
Proceed with caution. The foot you shoot is likely to be your own.
Other ideas if you pursue this further:
You can check for invalid processes by looking at the Task Manager Processes
tab, Googling anything you don't understand, and sifting out the chaff.
You can also look at the Performance Monitor (Start-> Run -> PerfMon) to get
real-time statistics or create logs over time. Processor utilization, memory
paging, and physical disk usage are good starting points. PerfMon is on XP
Pro -- I don't know about XP Home.
Win XP on 128M sounds a little like Nicole Richie -- exists, looks cute, but
no one suggests it as a role model. It would take very little legitimate
work to overwhelm such a computer. 384M can do a fair amount as long as you
do not start up everything or work with much graphics. I have had happy
users running Office under XP Pro on 256M machines in a domain. They got
unhappy if they started up additional apps and got into page thrashing.
I don't know how you got Adobe Reader 3.0 on a computer about 1 year old. If
I really saw that correctly, you definitely should go through everything
installed because it does not sound like there was much thought process when
things were added.
I don't know if you did this, but definitely download Lavasoft's AdAware and
Spybot Search and Destroy and do spyware checks. A lot of sudden slowdown
situations are related to malware. Periodic scans are a good idea. These
checkers are free for personal use. Of course, antivirus and firewalls are
musts in today's world.
Good luck,
Joe M
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$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 ...
>>
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
> McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should.
> Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a
> project that would have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain
> that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to
> the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
> for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title
> ...)
>
>
>
>
>
#226
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
Hi Jeff,
You would not have made a paper weight if you had exported the file
every time you worked on it. Like, remember the rules of computing, backup,
backup, and backup. Think of the registry as just a batch file.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
McAfee
> Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should. Since we
last
> talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a project that would
> have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
can
> look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to the
> Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
for.
> (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title ...)
You would not have made a paper weight if you had exported the file
every time you worked on it. Like, remember the rules of computing, backup,
backup, and backup. Think of the registry as just a batch file.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
McAfee
> Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should. Since we
last
> talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a project that would
> have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
can
> look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to the
> Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
for.
> (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title ...)
#227
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
Hi Jeff,
You would not have made a paper weight if you had exported the file
every time you worked on it. Like, remember the rules of computing, backup,
backup, and backup. Think of the registry as just a batch file.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
McAfee
> Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should. Since we
last
> talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a project that would
> have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
can
> look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to the
> Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
for.
> (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title ...)
You would not have made a paper weight if you had exported the file
every time you worked on it. Like, remember the rules of computing, backup,
backup, and backup. Think of the registry as just a batch file.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
McAfee
> Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should. Since we
last
> talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a project that would
> have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
can
> look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to the
> Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
for.
> (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title ...)
#228
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
Hi Jeff,
You would not have made a paper weight if you had exported the file
every time you worked on it. Like, remember the rules of computing, backup,
backup, and backup. Think of the registry as just a batch file.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
McAfee
> Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should. Since we
last
> talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a project that would
> have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
can
> look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to the
> Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
for.
> (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title ...)
You would not have made a paper weight if you had exported the file
every time you worked on it. Like, remember the rules of computing, backup,
backup, and backup. Think of the registry as just a batch file.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
McAfee
> Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should. Since we
last
> talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a project that would
> have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
can
> look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to the
> Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
for.
> (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title ...)
#229
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
Hi Jeff,
You would not have made a paper weight if you had exported the file
every time you worked on it. Like, remember the rules of computing, backup,
backup, and backup. Think of the registry as just a batch file.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
McAfee
> Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should. Since we
last
> talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a project that would
> have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
can
> look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to the
> Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
for.
> (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title ...)
You would not have made a paper weight if you had exported the file
every time you worked on it. Like, remember the rules of computing, backup,
backup, and backup. Think of the registry as just a batch file.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:mu6sh.9$2n.1@trndny06...
>
> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long ago.
> They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the Control
> Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the Registry and
> removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I uninstalled
McAfee
> Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like it should. Since we
last
> talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes (this is a project that would
> have taken days, assuming one would tolerate the pain that long).
>
> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a 5-site
> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can be
> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that ...
>
> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far, my
> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
>
>
> NEW QUESTION
> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where I
can
> look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do stuff to the
> Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on other
> machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght. I'd like to
> understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the Registry. I'm
> thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be what I am looking
for.
> (I resist the temptation to buy anything with "dummies" in the title ...)
#230
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
Hi Earle,
What programs did you write for your buddy in Washington State?
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Earle Horton" <earle@vascongado.usa> wrote in message
news:45b0e390$0$7845$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.co m...
> That's the kind of stuff I was talking about when I said "non-Microsoft
> software". This is not to imply, of course, that Microsoft software is
any
> good. I think Yahoo! has a search bar that you can download too.
Everybody
> seems to have something, whose only purpose is to look pretty (well,
> somebody obviously thinks so, or they wouldn't have written it) and to
slow
> your machine to a crawl. Also, even well written software can "go bad" if
> its data or configuration file gets corrupted. Maybe if you find that an
> antivirus program was causing your problem, it will get better after you
> uninstall and reinstall it.
>
> I use MSN as my home page, not because it's any good, but because I
assume,
> perhaps falsely, that people are watching over it, because I am paying for
> it as part of my Qwest Internet package, and because their technical
support
> has been somewhat helpful in the past.
>
> Earle
What programs did you write for your buddy in Washington State?
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
"Earle Horton" <earle@vascongado.usa> wrote in message
news:45b0e390$0$7845$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.co m...
> That's the kind of stuff I was talking about when I said "non-Microsoft
> software". This is not to imply, of course, that Microsoft software is
any
> good. I think Yahoo! has a search bar that you can download too.
Everybody
> seems to have something, whose only purpose is to look pretty (well,
> somebody obviously thinks so, or they wouldn't have written it) and to
slow
> your machine to a crawl. Also, even well written software can "go bad" if
> its data or configuration file gets corrupted. Maybe if you find that an
> antivirus program was causing your problem, it will get better after you
> uninstall and reinstall it.
>
> I use MSN as my home page, not because it's any good, but because I
assume,
> perhaps falsely, that people are watching over it, because I am paying for
> it as part of my Qwest Internet package, and because their technical
support
> has been somewhat helpful in the past.
>
> Earle