{OT} -- Computer Problem
#231
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
Hi Earle,
What programs did you write for your buddy in Washington State?
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
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"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
#232
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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
#233
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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
#234
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
No, it's not using Google as your home page that's the problem. Google
has some software called "Google Desktop". It indexes your hard drive
and then you can do a Google search of your system. It's amazing the
stuff it can find, and its fast, but in addition to some possible
security issues sometimes it can really slow the system down, especially
in an older machine.
If you have loaded the "Google Pack" you probably have it, along with
some other goodies like "Google Earth" and six months of either Semantic
or Norton anti virus (I forget which). It's really a nice package of
software, and the price is right (FREE!), but there CAN be problems with
Google Desktop.
Jeff DeWitt
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> Really!?
>
> I do not use Google as my Home Page, but it occurs to me that my
> b-in-law might have. I prefer Yahoo as my Home page, and I keep Google
> as a Favorite.
>
>
>
>
> "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:45b057cc$0$8914$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>
>> If the machine has Google Desktop on it you might try removing it.
>> It's nice to have but sometimes it goes nuts and slows the system to a
>> crawl.
>>
>> Jeff DeWitt
>>
>
has some software called "Google Desktop". It indexes your hard drive
and then you can do a Google search of your system. It's amazing the
stuff it can find, and its fast, but in addition to some possible
security issues sometimes it can really slow the system down, especially
in an older machine.
If you have loaded the "Google Pack" you probably have it, along with
some other goodies like "Google Earth" and six months of either Semantic
or Norton anti virus (I forget which). It's really a nice package of
software, and the price is right (FREE!), but there CAN be problems with
Google Desktop.
Jeff DeWitt
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> Really!?
>
> I do not use Google as my Home Page, but it occurs to me that my
> b-in-law might have. I prefer Yahoo as my Home page, and I keep Google
> as a Favorite.
>
>
>
>
> "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:45b057cc$0$8914$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>
>> If the machine has Google Desktop on it you might try removing it.
>> It's nice to have but sometimes it goes nuts and slows the system to a
>> crawl.
>>
>> Jeff DeWitt
>>
>
#235
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
No, it's not using Google as your home page that's the problem. Google
has some software called "Google Desktop". It indexes your hard drive
and then you can do a Google search of your system. It's amazing the
stuff it can find, and its fast, but in addition to some possible
security issues sometimes it can really slow the system down, especially
in an older machine.
If you have loaded the "Google Pack" you probably have it, along with
some other goodies like "Google Earth" and six months of either Semantic
or Norton anti virus (I forget which). It's really a nice package of
software, and the price is right (FREE!), but there CAN be problems with
Google Desktop.
Jeff DeWitt
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> Really!?
>
> I do not use Google as my Home Page, but it occurs to me that my
> b-in-law might have. I prefer Yahoo as my Home page, and I keep Google
> as a Favorite.
>
>
>
>
> "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:45b057cc$0$8914$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>
>> If the machine has Google Desktop on it you might try removing it.
>> It's nice to have but sometimes it goes nuts and slows the system to a
>> crawl.
>>
>> Jeff DeWitt
>>
>
has some software called "Google Desktop". It indexes your hard drive
and then you can do a Google search of your system. It's amazing the
stuff it can find, and its fast, but in addition to some possible
security issues sometimes it can really slow the system down, especially
in an older machine.
If you have loaded the "Google Pack" you probably have it, along with
some other goodies like "Google Earth" and six months of either Semantic
or Norton anti virus (I forget which). It's really a nice package of
software, and the price is right (FREE!), but there CAN be problems with
Google Desktop.
Jeff DeWitt
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> Really!?
>
> I do not use Google as my Home Page, but it occurs to me that my
> b-in-law might have. I prefer Yahoo as my Home page, and I keep Google
> as a Favorite.
>
>
>
>
> "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:45b057cc$0$8914$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>
>> If the machine has Google Desktop on it you might try removing it.
>> It's nice to have but sometimes it goes nuts and slows the system to a
>> crawl.
>>
>> Jeff DeWitt
>>
>
#236
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
No, it's not using Google as your home page that's the problem. Google
has some software called "Google Desktop". It indexes your hard drive
and then you can do a Google search of your system. It's amazing the
stuff it can find, and its fast, but in addition to some possible
security issues sometimes it can really slow the system down, especially
in an older machine.
If you have loaded the "Google Pack" you probably have it, along with
some other goodies like "Google Earth" and six months of either Semantic
or Norton anti virus (I forget which). It's really a nice package of
software, and the price is right (FREE!), but there CAN be problems with
Google Desktop.
Jeff DeWitt
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> Really!?
>
> I do not use Google as my Home Page, but it occurs to me that my
> b-in-law might have. I prefer Yahoo as my Home page, and I keep Google
> as a Favorite.
>
>
>
>
> "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:45b057cc$0$8914$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>
>> If the machine has Google Desktop on it you might try removing it.
>> It's nice to have but sometimes it goes nuts and slows the system to a
>> crawl.
>>
>> Jeff DeWitt
>>
>
has some software called "Google Desktop". It indexes your hard drive
and then you can do a Google search of your system. It's amazing the
stuff it can find, and its fast, but in addition to some possible
security issues sometimes it can really slow the system down, especially
in an older machine.
If you have loaded the "Google Pack" you probably have it, along with
some other goodies like "Google Earth" and six months of either Semantic
or Norton anti virus (I forget which). It's really a nice package of
software, and the price is right (FREE!), but there CAN be problems with
Google Desktop.
Jeff DeWitt
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> Really!?
>
> I do not use Google as my Home Page, but it occurs to me that my
> b-in-law might have. I prefer Yahoo as my Home page, and I keep Google
> as a Favorite.
>
>
>
>
> "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:45b057cc$0$8914$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>
>> If the machine has Google Desktop on it you might try removing it.
>> It's nice to have but sometimes it goes nuts and slows the system to a
>> crawl.
>>
>> Jeff DeWitt
>>
>
#237
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
No, it's not using Google as your home page that's the problem. Google
has some software called "Google Desktop". It indexes your hard drive
and then you can do a Google search of your system. It's amazing the
stuff it can find, and its fast, but in addition to some possible
security issues sometimes it can really slow the system down, especially
in an older machine.
If you have loaded the "Google Pack" you probably have it, along with
some other goodies like "Google Earth" and six months of either Semantic
or Norton anti virus (I forget which). It's really a nice package of
software, and the price is right (FREE!), but there CAN be problems with
Google Desktop.
Jeff DeWitt
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> Really!?
>
> I do not use Google as my Home Page, but it occurs to me that my
> b-in-law might have. I prefer Yahoo as my Home page, and I keep Google
> as a Favorite.
>
>
>
>
> "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:45b057cc$0$8914$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>
>> If the machine has Google Desktop on it you might try removing it.
>> It's nice to have but sometimes it goes nuts and slows the system to a
>> crawl.
>>
>> Jeff DeWitt
>>
>
has some software called "Google Desktop". It indexes your hard drive
and then you can do a Google search of your system. It's amazing the
stuff it can find, and its fast, but in addition to some possible
security issues sometimes it can really slow the system down, especially
in an older machine.
If you have loaded the "Google Pack" you probably have it, along with
some other goodies like "Google Earth" and six months of either Semantic
or Norton anti virus (I forget which). It's really a nice package of
software, and the price is right (FREE!), but there CAN be problems with
Google Desktop.
Jeff DeWitt
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> Really!?
>
> I do not use Google as my Home Page, but it occurs to me that my
> b-in-law might have. I prefer Yahoo as my Home page, and I keep Google
> as a Favorite.
>
>
>
>
> "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:45b057cc$0$8914$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>
>> If the machine has Google Desktop on it you might try removing it.
>> It's nice to have but sometimes it goes nuts and slows the system to a
>> crawl.
>>
>> Jeff DeWitt
>>
>
#238
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
Oh well.
Mike
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:KBPrh.21233$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 ...)
>
>
>
>
>
drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
Oh well.
Mike
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> "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 ...)
>
>
>
>
>
#239
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
Oh well.
Mike
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> "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 ...)
>
>
>
>
>
drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
Oh well.
Mike
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> "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 ...)
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
Oh well.
Mike
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> "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 ...)
>
>
>
>
>
drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
Oh well.
Mike
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> "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 ...)
>
>
>
>
>