slow after not using, tho pc is on

[Dallas]

hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able to use
it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy sports or an email,
then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its more than afew minutes, when
i click on any tab in the browser, it is agonizingly slow - any ideas as to
why & how to resolve this ? many thanks

 

[Dallas]

fwiw; i did the only few things i know of, whicg most likely didn't change a
thing & they didn't, but i ran ad aware, avg a/v, spybot, have an in the
background security running, ran ccleaner & have spyware blaster too. i also
ran the registry cleaner in ccleaner & there was 73 "could not be located",
"unloaded's" & "i don't need them's"

 

[Andrew E.]

Youre describing a hardware issue,why turn to 3rd party software
utilities....
If pc is not used for 5 min or more,do you allow for stand-by,or
hibernation,
or sleep mode.If you run a screen-saver mostly then readjust youre pc down-
time (power options).Also,heat the major cause of electronic failure,are the
fans installed correctly,heat sinks clean....Also,youre at OS risk running
all those
utilities,the registry so called cleaners,corrupt more than clean.

 

[Dallas]

thanks andrew & i guess you dont know me(!) as 1, i dont know a thing of if
the fans are installed correctly or heat sinks being clean as i juts hope
dell did it properly. nor do i know what you mean when you say running the
utilities is an os risk; why ? are they not supposed to get rid of
adware,spyware,trojans, etc ? & thats why i run them & no, no standby or
hibernate

 

[DL]

Registry cleaners, specifically, can cause more problems than they cure. If
you dont have sufficient knowledge to edit the regisrty manually, dont use
them.

As to the slowness, it would appear that the PC is not 'waking up'
immediately does it revert to normal after a short while? or do you have to
reboot?

 

[Peter Foldes]

Dallas

Correct me if I am wrong. Don't you use a dial up connection I seem to remember
that. If you are still using that then it sounds normal for you connection to wake
time to wake up after being idle for a while. As far as Registry cleaning tools DO
NOT USE them. They will and most probably cause more issues then it is worth. They
are all snake oil remedies and they do not make your machine faster and they do not
save space. Get rid of it ASAP

 

[Dallas]

hiya peter & thanks; yes, i was on dial up for quite some time, but had to
move again - finances, rather lack thereof - the good thin tho' is i do have
dsl now, via att & here's the speed i am usingownstream Speed: Up to 1.5
Mbps
Upstream Speed: Up to 384 Kbps

thanks as andrew also told me re: the registry tool. what about the
anit-spyware, anti adware, etc.; i most likely mis understood him, but i
thought he said utilities, plural, so not sure if he meant those too or a
typo.

so yes, for several months now, it is so slow coming back & trying to have
any tab in ie7 open up.

the registry cleaner i used was within the ccleaner, but thanks to you &
andrew, will no longer use that tool.

hope you're feeling well

 

[Dallas]

thank you dl & yes, after what andrew, peter & you say, i will no longer use
the registry cleaner - i tried it the one time due to the slowness - didn't
know.

yes, it will revert back to normal, or what i'm used to after several
minutes, so no reboot, i just wait it out, so not sure why its not waking
back up.

thanks again!

 

[kermit]

Windows' indexer routine will noticably slow down some systems. It could be
the indexer is running on your machine when the system is quiet and then
when you come back to use the computer, resources are slow to return.

 

[Dallas]

thanks kermit, but will have to google that as i don't know what you mean !
sorry, but thanks & will be back if i can't figure out the google answers!

 

[Dallas]

kermit, it just occurred to me that you didn't say to disable it, rather you
simply said it may be slowing the pc down; 1, can i do so without any harm,
other than slow searching ? & 2, below are the instructions i did find to
disable it, & want to make sure this is how it's done.

thanks very much !

 

[Dallas]

"Turn off indexing on particular hard disk drive
1.. Open up “My Computer”. Or open “Windows Explorer” and then expand
Computer tree.
2.. Right click on the hard drive to disable indexing (i.e (C drive
letter).
3.. Select Properties on the contextual menu.
4.. Click on General tab if it’s not already selected.
5.. Untick (unselect) the check box for Allow Indexing Service to index
this disk for fast file searching option.
6.. Click OK, and wait for the index removal process to complete, which
may take a few minutes.
7.. Repeat the steps for other hard drives if applicable.
Disable the Indexing Service in Windows XP

1.. Open “Control Panel”, select “Administrator Tools”, and open Services
applet. Alternatively, type services.msc in the Rn text box from Start menu,
and then hit Enter.
2.. Scroll down and locate Indexing Service service, and then double click
on it.
3.. Click on Stop button to immediately stop the indexing service if the
service status shows “Running.
4.. Under the “Startup Type”, select Disabled to permanently disable the
indexing service so that it won’t run again.
5.. Click OK. "

 

[Jose]

hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

 i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able to use
it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy sports or an email,
then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its more than  afew minutes, when
i click on any tab in the browser, it is agonizingly slow - any ideas as to
why & how to resolve this ? many thanks

--
Dallas.....

Dell  P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

Is this a laptop or desktop?

Have you looked at Control Panel, Power Options? What is your Power
scheme?

Presentation keeps everything "hot" for when you talk a long time
during your PPT show and tell. No delays.

Always on turns off your monitor after a while, but leaves your HDD
ready.

Look at the other options.

Depending on your scheme and manual overrides, your disk may be
turning off after 15 minutes. This will have to spin back up when you
come back from your nap. That can take a bit.

Try Presentation (always "hot") for a while.

If the issue goes away, you need to pick/adjust/create your own Power
scheme to suit you habits and expectations when you return to action.

Jose

 

[Jose]

hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

 i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able to use
it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy sports or an email,
then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its more than  afew minutes, when
i click on any tab in the browser, it is agonizingly slow - any ideas as to
why & how to resolve this ? many thanks

--
Dallas.....

Dell  P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

And when you choose the Presentation scheme, the other options should
be Never (default).

Try that.

Jose

 

[kermit]

Roger that Dallas. These are the steps I followed. One of my PCs is an
older single-core desktop which I built a few years ago. The
Searchindexer.exe app made my machine so slow I thought it was hijacked.
Following the steps you have below solved my problem. I'm not saying that
is what your problem is but the symptoms sound the same. Good luck.

 

[Dallas]

jose, thanks very much & it's not in hibernate, or standby, & set to turn
monitor off after 30 minutes, but as far as the scheme itself, it is set to
home/office; other than possibly help w/ the speed, after inactivity, what
if anything, will change by me changing it to presentation ?

thanks again

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able to use
it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy sports or an
email,
then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its more than afew minutes, when
i click on any tab in the browser, it is agonizingly slow - any ideas as
to
why & how to resolve this ? many thanks

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

Is this a laptop or desktop?

Have you looked at Control Panel, Power Options? What is your Power
scheme?

Presentation keeps everything "hot" for when you talk a long time
during your PPT show and tell. No delays.

Always on turns off your monitor after a while, but leaves your HDD
ready.

Look at the other options.

Depending on your scheme and manual overrides, your disk may be
turning off after 15 minutes. This will have to spin back up when you
come back from your nap. That can take a bit.

Try Presentation (always "hot") for a while.

If the issue goes away, you need to pick/adjust/create your own Power
scheme to suit you habits and expectations when you return to action.

Jose

 

[Dallas]

thanks & sorry, it is a desktop pc & the other options are at never,
excepting the turn monitor off after 30.

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able to use
it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy sports or an
email,
then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its more than afew minutes, when
i click on any tab in the browser, it is agonizingly slow - any ideas as
to
why & how to resolve this ? many thanks

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

And when you choose the Presentation scheme, the other options should
be Never (default).

Try that.

Jose

 

[Dallas]

thanks very much kermit; good to know it helped you! i will check my power
schemes per jose & advise him & will save this from you so i can try that. i
will save this for sure. let me ask you this, i read by disabling the
search, it can slow that process down; did you notice anything differently ?

 

[Jose]

thanks very much kermit; good to know it helped you! i will check my power
schemes per jose & advise him & will save this from you so i can try that.. i
will save this for sure. let me ask you this, i read by disabling the
search, it can slow that process down; did you notice anything differently ?

--
Dallas.....

Dell  P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

What is your current Power scheme?

Also try the Always on scheme since you are not using a laptop.

 

[Dallas]

thanks again jose as you must have missed my post re: this below. it is set
to home/office & the monitor is set to turn off after 30 minutes. is there
any downside to changing it to either always on or presentation ?

thanks!

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

thanks very much kermit; good to know it helped you! i will check my power
schemes per jose & advise him & will save this from you so i can try that.
i
will save this for sure. let me ask you this, i read by disabling the
search, it can slow that process down; did you notice anything differently
?

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

What is your current Power scheme?

Also try the Always on scheme since you are not using a laptop.