Try AVG Free ver. 7.5 for anti-virus and their free spyware program
works well. I use them both on my Windows XP drive. And you can't go
wrong with AdAware and SpyBot S&D.

Jeff Strickland wrote:
> I delivered the machine back to my b-in-law's house, where he set about
> reloading McAfee Internet Security Suite, where upon completion the
> machine lost a race with a snail.
>
> I removed McAfee, again, and the speed is back. We'll be looking for new
> protection ...
>
> The odd thing is, I run McAfee and my computer runs fine. I have an HP
> Pavilion, he runs a Great Quality <whatever>. I suppose the difference
> is that the Chinese have better motherboards than the Koreans ...
>
>
>
>
> "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 ...)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

--
FRH

 

Try AVG Free ver. 7.5 for anti-virus and their free spyware program
works well. I use them both on my Windows XP drive. And you can't go
wrong with AdAware and SpyBot S&D.

Jeff Strickland wrote:
> I delivered the machine back to my b-in-law's house, where he set about
> reloading McAfee Internet Security Suite, where upon completion the
> machine lost a race with a snail.
>
> I removed McAfee, again, and the speed is back. We'll be looking for new
> protection ...
>
> The odd thing is, I run McAfee and my computer runs fine. I have an HP
> Pavilion, he runs a Great Quality <whatever>. I suppose the difference
> is that the Chinese have better motherboards than the Koreans ...
>
>
>
>
> "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 ...)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

--
FRH

 

Try AVG Free ver. 7.5 for anti-virus and their free spyware program
works well. I use them both on my Windows XP drive. And you can't go
wrong with AdAware and SpyBot S&D.

Jeff Strickland wrote:
> I delivered the machine back to my b-in-law's house, where he set about
> reloading McAfee Internet Security Suite, where upon completion the
> machine lost a race with a snail.
>
> I removed McAfee, again, and the speed is back. We'll be looking for new
> protection ...
>
> The odd thing is, I run McAfee and my computer runs fine. I have an HP
> Pavilion, he runs a Great Quality <whatever>. I suppose the difference
> is that the Chinese have better motherboards than the Koreans ...
>
>
>
>
> "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 ...)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

--
FRH

 

On this day of this month, in a year likely to be unrecorded in human
history, Frank_v7.0 wrote:

> LOL! This is Linux! The packages (programs) are FREE and most everything
> you'll need is included! Like I said, try MEPIS. Easy newbie centric
> set-up and the available base of all packages in Ubuntu. And drop by
> MEPIS Lovers Forum. Very helpful bunch over there.

Does this distro default to the safety of <root>? Most of the 'live'
distros and some regular distros do /not/, removed it to make it more
Windoze-easy -- and Windoze dangerous.





>
> The Merg wrote:
>> Sweet. I'll start doing some more research tonight. Should I look for
>> and accumulate programs before attempting an install? Or just see what
>> the particular distro comes with and get stuff as I figure I need it?
>> Thanks guys!
>>
>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>> That'll work! The iso is a file containing the "image" of the linux
>>> distribution.
>>>
>>>> Burning a CD Image in Easy CD Creator
>>>>
>>>> 1. Open the Easy CD Creator program.
>>>> 2. From the File menu, select Record CD from CD Image. 3. You will
>>>> be prompted to select the disc image to record. In the
>>>> Files of type: drop-down box, choose ISO Image files (*.ISO).
>>>> 4. Browse and select the ISO image you would like to burn. Click
>>>> on the Open button.
>>>> 5. The Record CD Setup window will display the options for CD
>>>> creation. Under the Record Method section of options, choose
>>>> Track-at-once and Finalize CD.
>>>> 6. Click OK. Your CD will be created.
>>>
>>> Thanks to my friend Google :-)
>>>
>>> If you don't have a decent high speed internet connection just order
>>> the CD from http://www.mepis.org/store
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Merg wrote:
>>>> I have whatever is on the ibook and Easy CD Creator on the Dell
>>>>
>>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>>>> Do you have Nero or something that can burn a CD?
>>>>>
>>>
>>

--
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I
realized that the Lord doesn't work that way, so I stole one and asked for
forgiveness.

-Emo Philips, comedian (1956- )

 

On this day of this month, in a year likely to be unrecorded in human
history, Frank_v7.0 wrote:

> LOL! This is Linux! The packages (programs) are FREE and most everything
> you'll need is included! Like I said, try MEPIS. Easy newbie centric
> set-up and the available base of all packages in Ubuntu. And drop by
> MEPIS Lovers Forum. Very helpful bunch over there.

Does this distro default to the safety of <root>? Most of the 'live'
distros and some regular distros do /not/, removed it to make it more
Windoze-easy -- and Windoze dangerous.





>
> The Merg wrote:
>> Sweet. I'll start doing some more research tonight. Should I look for
>> and accumulate programs before attempting an install? Or just see what
>> the particular distro comes with and get stuff as I figure I need it?
>> Thanks guys!
>>
>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>> That'll work! The iso is a file containing the "image" of the linux
>>> distribution.
>>>
>>>> Burning a CD Image in Easy CD Creator
>>>>
>>>> 1. Open the Easy CD Creator program.
>>>> 2. From the File menu, select Record CD from CD Image. 3. You will
>>>> be prompted to select the disc image to record. In the
>>>> Files of type: drop-down box, choose ISO Image files (*.ISO).
>>>> 4. Browse and select the ISO image you would like to burn. Click
>>>> on the Open button.
>>>> 5. The Record CD Setup window will display the options for CD
>>>> creation. Under the Record Method section of options, choose
>>>> Track-at-once and Finalize CD.
>>>> 6. Click OK. Your CD will be created.
>>>
>>> Thanks to my friend Google :-)
>>>
>>> If you don't have a decent high speed internet connection just order
>>> the CD from http://www.mepis.org/store
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Merg wrote:
>>>> I have whatever is on the ibook and Easy CD Creator on the Dell
>>>>
>>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>>>> Do you have Nero or something that can burn a CD?
>>>>>
>>>
>>

--
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I
realized that the Lord doesn't work that way, so I stole one and asked for
forgiveness.

-Emo Philips, comedian (1956- )

 

On this day of this month, in a year likely to be unrecorded in human
history, Frank_v7.0 wrote:

> LOL! This is Linux! The packages (programs) are FREE and most everything
> you'll need is included! Like I said, try MEPIS. Easy newbie centric
> set-up and the available base of all packages in Ubuntu. And drop by
> MEPIS Lovers Forum. Very helpful bunch over there.

Does this distro default to the safety of <root>? Most of the 'live'
distros and some regular distros do /not/, removed it to make it more
Windoze-easy -- and Windoze dangerous.





>
> The Merg wrote:
>> Sweet. I'll start doing some more research tonight. Should I look for
>> and accumulate programs before attempting an install? Or just see what
>> the particular distro comes with and get stuff as I figure I need it?
>> Thanks guys!
>>
>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>> That'll work! The iso is a file containing the "image" of the linux
>>> distribution.
>>>
>>>> Burning a CD Image in Easy CD Creator
>>>>
>>>> 1. Open the Easy CD Creator program.
>>>> 2. From the File menu, select Record CD from CD Image. 3. You will
>>>> be prompted to select the disc image to record. In the
>>>> Files of type: drop-down box, choose ISO Image files (*.ISO).
>>>> 4. Browse and select the ISO image you would like to burn. Click
>>>> on the Open button.
>>>> 5. The Record CD Setup window will display the options for CD
>>>> creation. Under the Record Method section of options, choose
>>>> Track-at-once and Finalize CD.
>>>> 6. Click OK. Your CD will be created.
>>>
>>> Thanks to my friend Google :-)
>>>
>>> If you don't have a decent high speed internet connection just order
>>> the CD from http://www.mepis.org/store
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Merg wrote:
>>>> I have whatever is on the ibook and Easy CD Creator on the Dell
>>>>
>>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>>>> Do you have Nero or something that can burn a CD?
>>>>>
>>>
>>

--
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I
realized that the Lord doesn't work that way, so I stole one and asked for
forgiveness.

-Emo Philips, comedian (1956- )

 

On this day of this month, in a year likely to be unrecorded in human
history, Frank_v7.0 wrote:

> LOL! This is Linux! The packages (programs) are FREE and most everything
> you'll need is included! Like I said, try MEPIS. Easy newbie centric
> set-up and the available base of all packages in Ubuntu. And drop by
> MEPIS Lovers Forum. Very helpful bunch over there.

Does this distro default to the safety of <root>? Most of the 'live'
distros and some regular distros do /not/, removed it to make it more
Windoze-easy -- and Windoze dangerous.





>
> The Merg wrote:
>> Sweet. I'll start doing some more research tonight. Should I look for
>> and accumulate programs before attempting an install? Or just see what
>> the particular distro comes with and get stuff as I figure I need it?
>> Thanks guys!
>>
>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>> That'll work! The iso is a file containing the "image" of the linux
>>> distribution.
>>>
>>>> Burning a CD Image in Easy CD Creator
>>>>
>>>> 1. Open the Easy CD Creator program.
>>>> 2. From the File menu, select Record CD from CD Image. 3. You will
>>>> be prompted to select the disc image to record. In the
>>>> Files of type: drop-down box, choose ISO Image files (*.ISO).
>>>> 4. Browse and select the ISO image you would like to burn. Click
>>>> on the Open button.
>>>> 5. The Record CD Setup window will display the options for CD
>>>> creation. Under the Record Method section of options, choose
>>>> Track-at-once and Finalize CD.
>>>> 6. Click OK. Your CD will be created.
>>>
>>> Thanks to my friend Google :-)
>>>
>>> If you don't have a decent high speed internet connection just order
>>> the CD from http://www.mepis.org/store
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Merg wrote:
>>>> I have whatever is on the ibook and Easy CD Creator on the Dell
>>>>
>>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>>>> Do you have Nero or something that can burn a CD?
>>>>>
>>>
>>

--
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I
realized that the Lord doesn't work that way, so I stole one and asked for
forgiveness.

-Emo Philips, comedian (1956- )

 

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 11:42:00 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>noneofyourbusiness wrote:
>> On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:38:38 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>
>> Ive missed something here, but, what video card are you trying to get
>> working?
>>
>> Regardless, if the latest drivers don't work, look for older drivers,
>> especially if its an older card. This is a common issue with Nvidia
>> cards.
>>
>> ...
>
>I tried the 2002 Nvidia drivers and the 2005 ones with worse results.
>Same deal for the Motherboard chipset update.
>
>The cards are a Hercules 3D Prophet II MX dual display video and a
>Creative labs # CT6710 RIVA 128 TNT card.
>
>I am totally amazed at how fast my old PCI card is in comparison. More
>than tenfold even on the POST tests and bios read at startup.
>
>Mike


hmmm.. I have a GeForce256 sdr (original geforce!) in a P3 and have
had TNT2 cards and didn't have any performance complaints. But Ive
always had intel chipsets (not that I recall any documented issues
between Nvidia and non-intel chipsets).

Do you still have the drivers that shipped with the card(s)?

....

 

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 11:42:00 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>noneofyourbusiness wrote:
>> On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:38:38 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>
>> Ive missed something here, but, what video card are you trying to get
>> working?
>>
>> Regardless, if the latest drivers don't work, look for older drivers,
>> especially if its an older card. This is a common issue with Nvidia
>> cards.
>>
>> ...
>
>I tried the 2002 Nvidia drivers and the 2005 ones with worse results.
>Same deal for the Motherboard chipset update.
>
>The cards are a Hercules 3D Prophet II MX dual display video and a
>Creative labs # CT6710 RIVA 128 TNT card.
>
>I am totally amazed at how fast my old PCI card is in comparison. More
>than tenfold even on the POST tests and bios read at startup.
>
>Mike


hmmm.. I have a GeForce256 sdr (original geforce!) in a P3 and have
had TNT2 cards and didn't have any performance complaints. But Ive
always had intel chipsets (not that I recall any documented issues
between Nvidia and non-intel chipsets).

Do you still have the drivers that shipped with the card(s)?

....

 

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 11:42:00 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>noneofyourbusiness wrote:
>> On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:38:38 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>
>> Ive missed something here, but, what video card are you trying to get
>> working?
>>
>> Regardless, if the latest drivers don't work, look for older drivers,
>> especially if its an older card. This is a common issue with Nvidia
>> cards.
>>
>> ...
>
>I tried the 2002 Nvidia drivers and the 2005 ones with worse results.
>Same deal for the Motherboard chipset update.
>
>The cards are a Hercules 3D Prophet II MX dual display video and a
>Creative labs # CT6710 RIVA 128 TNT card.
>
>I am totally amazed at how fast my old PCI card is in comparison. More
>than tenfold even on the POST tests and bios read at startup.
>
>Mike


hmmm.. I have a GeForce256 sdr (original geforce!) in a P3 and have
had TNT2 cards and didn't have any performance complaints. But Ive
always had intel chipsets (not that I recall any documented issues
between Nvidia and non-intel chipsets).

Do you still have the drivers that shipped with the card(s)?

....