Slow Computer - Please Help

[Jentle Jiant]

Hi Ron,

Its at Ultra DMA 5

Is that good or bad?



Thanks
Steve

Hi Steve,

Go into Device Manager and under IDE ATA ATAPI - check the Advanced Tab in
Properties there and see if the hard drive is at UDMA 5 or 6.

Hi Ron, (if you're still out there.... i've been flu-ish for a couple
of days...sorry for the silence.)

There remains significantly slow performance at times. Particularly
when accessing files through MyComputer/WindowsExplorer. Often takes
quite a while when going from one directory to another. Opening
applications also seems to be taking much more time than seems normal.
On a couple of occasions it has taken minutes.

Oddly, once something is running it seems to be fine.

I have run out of ideas.

CCleaner did get rid of lots of junk. Flushed much garbage from the
registry.

I have tweaked whatever can be tweaked.

Have no idea what to tackle next.

Thanks for all your help

Steve

No problem.
Just reboot - it will be fine. Let me know if there is an increase in your
performance.


Hi Ron,

Yeah, I just found that by doing a search of the forums. It's not at
all obvious, at least to me, that you need to do a separate scan for
that tab.

This whole thing has got me totally exhausted and feeling moronic.
(I'm kinda nervous about re-booting at this point. I assume the
changes Ccleaner made won't come into effect until I do. Messing with
the regisrtry just makes me nervous)

Thanks SO much for your help.

If any further issues come up, May I simply start a thread
ATT: RONK ? and dump the rest of this increasingly LOOOOONG post?

I really appreciate all this.

Steve



You get the backup window when you do the Issues Scan.

Hi Ron

Damn....

I feel like I have entered into some state of Brain Freeze!

I ran CCleaner. I see no option to back up. The window is still open.
Long list of what it has found/deleted(?) No button or anything which
says "Backup"

I posted a question on their Forum, the response was "when you
delete" you'll get the option to backup. I don't see "delete" button.
All I see is Tools, Options. Exit.

ARRGGGHHHH!]

Help!



Steve


Hi Steve,

When you actually run CCleaner it will then give you the option of
backing
up the registry.

I allow it to remove everything it finds. Any cookie information that
may
be required can be fixed the next time you visit a certain web page by
re
entering the information.
I find that is safer than to possibly leave any unwanted info in the
cookie
department.

As for it showing all those other files - None of my programs have
stopped
working after running CCLeaner. It removes recent temp files etc but
will
not remove the program.

If you want to keep all your fonts you can uncheck them in Issues
before
running it. You can also set to Ignore certain cookies.

Run it, Backup the registry and see how things are. It definitely gets
rid
of a lot of crap !

Here's something else you can use :
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

It's free to use for 270 days.

Ron

First thing - What is your first name ? I don't want to call you
Helpless
!
You probably guessed mine is Ron.

But I thought that anonymity was an essential part of online
communicaation!

I'm Steve. How do you do, Ron?

Have you had a look in msconfig Startup to see what is loading with
XP
?
How about looking in services as well.

Oh yeah. That is why this has been so frustrating. I had done all
those things, months ago, with good results, and am reviewing what
I
have done, and finding new tweak and optimize info pages through the
link my first responder provided. And as I mentioned I have found a
couple of newer things, and making some progress, I think.

I hope you have the patience to plod through what follows.

You mentioned CCleaner in your last post. I just installed it, and
I
am looking at it now. It has no help file, and parts of it is not at
all clear and obvious to me. There is one BIG question, as well as
some details I can't make sense of.

(I am really feeling like an idiot about now. Too much dealing with
the computer gets a bit much after a while.)

The BIG question is how to undo what it does, particularly with
regard
to the Registry. In the article I read which led me to it, they say
you can set it to make a backup, and then if something isn't right
you
can reverse it. But I don't see that, or any way to select such an
option.

The applications tab: I don't understand what is intended in some
cases with the programs listed. Under Multimedia it lists such
things
as Macromedia Player, Paint Shop Pro, AVI preview, etc. I have no
idea
what it is supposed to be doing regarding these. Surely it is not
intending to delete these files!

It also lists SpyBot, WInZip, WInRar! What does it intend to "clean"
in regard to these Programs. Acrobat is listed, and Office. What is
it
going to "clean" in regard to these???

In the Registry it lists such things as fonts. I have hundrends of
unused, uninstalled fonts, which occasionally I do use. Is ccleaner
going to remove them?

In regard to Cookies, under options, I am guessing they are
referring
to Internet Explorer Cookies, not Mozilla. It does not appear to me
that most of the really useful Cookies that I do use, in Mozilla,
are
there. And I see that Mozilla is and it's cookies and cache are
listed under applications, so I can't be selective about those
cookies.

Do I seem as much an idiot as I feel?

Now you know why my nom de guerre is Helpless

And tired at this moment... G'night.. Will check with the group in
the AM... Have a good night (or morning, depending on you
hemisphere...)

Steve

 

[Helpless]

Hi Ron,

Its at Ultra DMA 5

Is that good or bad?



Thanks
Steve

Hi Steve,

Go into Device Manager and under IDE ATA ATAPI - check the Advanced Tab in
Properties there and see if the hard drive is at UDMA 5 or 6.

Hi Ron, (if you're still out there.... i've been flu-ish for a couple
of days...sorry for the silence.)

There remains significantly slow performance at times. Particularly
when accessing files through MyComputer/WindowsExplorer. Often takes
quite a while when going from one directory to another. Opening
applications also seems to be taking much more time than seems normal.
On a couple of occasions it has taken minutes.

Oddly, once something is running it seems to be fine.

I have run out of ideas.

CCleaner did get rid of lots of junk. Flushed much garbage from the
registry.

I have tweaked whatever can be tweaked.

Have no idea what to tackle next.

Thanks for all your help

Steve

No problem.
Just reboot - it will be fine. Let me know if there is an increase in your
performance.


Hi Ron,

Yeah, I just found that by doing a search of the forums. It's not at
all obvious, at least to me, that you need to do a separate scan for
that tab.

This whole thing has got me totally exhausted and feeling moronic.
(I'm kinda nervous about re-booting at this point. I assume the
changes Ccleaner made won't come into effect until I do. Messing with
the regisrtry just makes me nervous)

Thanks SO much for your help.

If any further issues come up, May I simply start a thread
ATT: RONK ? and dump the rest of this increasingly LOOOOONG post?

I really appreciate all this.

Steve



You get the backup window when you do the Issues Scan.

Hi Ron

Damn....

I feel like I have entered into some state of Brain Freeze!

I ran CCleaner. I see no option to back up. The window is still open.
Long list of what it has found/deleted(?) No button or anything which
says "Backup"

I posted a question on their Forum, the response was "when you
delete" you'll get the option to backup. I don't see "delete" button.
All I see is Tools, Options. Exit.

ARRGGGHHHH!]

Help!



Steve


Hi Steve,

When you actually run CCleaner it will then give you the option of
backing
up the registry.

I allow it to remove everything it finds. Any cookie information that
may
be required can be fixed the next time you visit a certain web page by
re
entering the information.
I find that is safer than to possibly leave any unwanted info in the
cookie
department.

As for it showing all those other files - None of my programs have
stopped
working after running CCLeaner. It removes recent temp files etc but
will
not remove the program.

If you want to keep all your fonts you can uncheck them in Issues
before
running it. You can also set to Ignore certain cookies.

Run it, Backup the registry and see how things are. It definitely gets
rid
of a lot of crap !

Here's something else you can use :
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

It's free to use for 270 days.

Ron

First thing - What is your first name ? I don't want to call you
Helpless
!
You probably guessed mine is Ron.

But I thought that anonymity was an essential part of online
communicaation!

I'm Steve. How do you do, Ron?

Have you had a look in msconfig Startup to see what is loading with
XP
?
How about looking in services as well.

Oh yeah. That is why this has been so frustrating. I had done all
those things, months ago, with good results, and am reviewing what
I
have done, and finding new tweak and optimize info pages through the
link my first responder provided. And as I mentioned I have found a
couple of newer things, and making some progress, I think.

I hope you have the patience to plod through what follows.

You mentioned CCleaner in your last post. I just installed it, and
I
am looking at it now. It has no help file, and parts of it is not at
all clear and obvious to me. There is one BIG question, as well as
some details I can't make sense of.

(I am really feeling like an idiot about now. Too much dealing with
the computer gets a bit much after a while.)

The BIG question is how to undo what it does, particularly with
regard
to the Registry. In the article I read which led me to it, they say
you can set it to make a backup, and then if something isn't right
you
can reverse it. But I don't see that, or any way to select such an
option.

The applications tab: I don't understand what is intended in some
cases with the programs listed. Under Multimedia it lists such
things
as Macromedia Player, Paint Shop Pro, AVI preview, etc. I have no
idea
what it is supposed to be doing regarding these. Surely it is not
intending to delete these files!

It also lists SpyBot, WInZip, WInRar! What does it intend to "clean"
in regard to these Programs. Acrobat is listed, and Office. What is
it
going to "clean" in regard to these???

In the Registry it lists such things as fonts. I have hundrends of
unused, uninstalled fonts, which occasionally I do use. Is ccleaner
going to remove them?

In regard to Cookies, under options, I am guessing they are
referring
to Internet Explorer Cookies, not Mozilla. It does not appear to me
that most of the really useful Cookies that I do use, in Mozilla,
are
there. And I see that Mozilla is and it's cookies and cache are
listed under applications, so I can't be selective about those
cookies.

Do I seem as much an idiot as I feel?

Now you know why my nom de guerre is Helpless

And tired at this moment... G'night.. Will check with the group in
the AM... Have a good night (or morning, depending on you
hemisphere...)

Steve

 

[RonK]

Thats good.
I have run out of things to try but if I do think of something I will post
back. Have you considered a new clean installation after you back up all
your important data ?

Ron

Hi Ron,

Its at Ultra DMA 5

Is that good or bad?



Thanks
Steve

Hi Steve,

Go into Device Manager and under IDE ATA ATAPI - check the Advanced Tab in
Properties there and see if the hard drive is at UDMA 5 or 6.

Hi Ron, (if you're still out there.... i've been flu-ish for a couple
of days...sorry for the silence.)

There remains significantly slow performance at times. Particularly
when accessing files through MyComputer/WindowsExplorer. Often takes
quite a while when going from one directory to another. Opening
applications also seems to be taking much more time than seems normal.
On a couple of occasions it has taken minutes.

Oddly, once something is running it seems to be fine.

I have run out of ideas.

CCleaner did get rid of lots of junk. Flushed much garbage from the
registry.

I have tweaked whatever can be tweaked.

Have no idea what to tackle next.

Thanks for all your help

Steve


No problem.
Just reboot - it will be fine. Let me know if there is an increase in your
performance.


Hi Ron,

Yeah, I just found that by doing a search of the forums. It's not at
all obvious, at least to me, that you need to do a separate scan for
that tab.

This whole thing has got me totally exhausted and feeling moronic.
(I'm kinda nervous about re-booting at this point. I assume the
changes Ccleaner made won't come into effect until I do. Messing with
the regisrtry just makes me nervous)

Thanks SO much for your help.

If any further issues come up, May I simply start a thread
ATT: RONK ? and dump the rest of this increasingly LOOOOONG post?

I really appreciate all this.

Steve



You get the backup window when you do the Issues Scan.

Hi Ron

Damn....

I feel like I have entered into some state of Brain Freeze!

I ran CCleaner. I see no option to back up. The window is still open.
Long list of what it has found/deleted(?) No button or anything which
says "Backup"

I posted a question on their Forum, the response was "when you
delete" you'll get the option to backup. I don't see "delete" button.
All I see is Tools, Options. Exit.

ARRGGGHHHH!]

Help!



Steve


Hi Steve,

When you actually run CCleaner it will then give you the option of
backing
up the registry.

I allow it to remove everything it finds. Any cookie information that
may
be required can be fixed the next time you visit a certain web page by
re
entering the information.
I find that is safer than to possibly leave any unwanted info in the
cookie
department.

As for it showing all those other files - None of my programs have
stopped
working after running CCLeaner. It removes recent temp files etc but
will
not remove the program.

If you want to keep all your fonts you can uncheck them in Issues
before
running it. You can also set to Ignore certain cookies.

Run it, Backup the registry and see how things are. It definitely gets
rid
of a lot of crap !

Here's something else you can use :
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.msp x

It's free to use for 270 days.

Ron

 

[Jentle Jiant]

Have I considered it? Yes and no....
Just the thought of it exhausts me.
Besides, I'd rather figure out what's wrong.

About a year ago, I performed a "repair install", which went amazingly
well. But it proved to be totally unnecessary.

I did it as a last resort, because Dell Tech Support insisted it was
the only option (I was having connectivity problems with my ISP).
However, it was also totally unnecessary. Dell had provided me with an
incorrect "updated modem driver" which was in fact the cause of my
problems. The re-install was in effect a nerve wracking waste of time.

Well, that's the end of my Dell rant. Forgive the indulgence please.

Your help has been appreciated. At the very least it led me revisit
and reconfirm my previous tweaking, and it also led me to CCleaner,
and that alone was worth my posting.

So, Thanks again

Steve

Thats good.
I have run out of things to try but if I do think of something I will post
back. Have you considered a new clean installation after you back up all
your important data ?

Ron

Hi Ron,

Its at Ultra DMA 5

Is that good or bad?



Thanks
Steve

Hi Steve,

Go into Device Manager and under IDE ATA ATAPI - check the Advanced Tab in
Properties there and see if the hard drive is at UDMA 5 or 6.


Hi Ron, (if you're still out there.... i've been flu-ish for a couple
of days...sorry for the silence.)

There remains significantly slow performance at times. Particularly
when accessing files through MyComputer/WindowsExplorer. Often takes
quite a while when going from one directory to another. Opening
applications also seems to be taking much more time than seems normal.
On a couple of occasions it has taken minutes.

Oddly, once something is running it seems to be fine.

I have run out of ideas.

CCleaner did get rid of lots of junk. Flushed much garbage from the
registry.

I have tweaked whatever can be tweaked.

Have no idea what to tackle next.

Thanks for all your help

Steve


No problem.
Just reboot - it will be fine. Let me know if there is an increase in your
performance.


Hi Ron,

Yeah, I just found that by doing a search of the forums. It's not at
all obvious, at least to me, that you need to do a separate scan for
that tab.

This whole thing has got me totally exhausted and feeling moronic.
(I'm kinda nervous about re-booting at this point. I assume the
changes Ccleaner made won't come into effect until I do. Messing with
the regisrtry just makes me nervous)

Thanks SO much for your help.

If any further issues come up, May I simply start a thread
ATT: RONK ? and dump the rest of this increasingly LOOOOONG post?

I really appreciate all this.

Steve



You get the backup window when you do the Issues Scan.

Hi Ron

Damn....

I feel like I have entered into some state of Brain Freeze!

I ran CCleaner. I see no option to back up. The window is still open.
Long list of what it has found/deleted(?) No button or anything which
says "Backup"

I posted a question on their Forum, the response was "when you
delete" you'll get the option to backup. I don't see "delete" button.
All I see is Tools, Options. Exit.

ARRGGGHHHH!]

Help!



Steve


Hi Steve,

When you actually run CCleaner it will then give you the option of
backing
up the registry.

I allow it to remove everything it finds. Any cookie information that
may
be required can be fixed the next time you visit a certain web page by
re
entering the information.
I find that is safer than to possibly leave any unwanted info in the
cookie
department.

As for it showing all those other files - None of my programs have
stopped
working after running CCLeaner. It removes recent temp files etc but
will
not remove the program.

If you want to keep all your fonts you can uncheck them in Issues
before
running it. You can also set to Ignore certain cookies.

Run it, Backup the registry and see how things are. It definitely gets
rid
of a lot of crap !

Here's something else you can use :

 

[Helpless]

Have I considered it? Yes and no....
Just the thought of it exhausts me.
Besides, I'd rather figure out what's wrong.

About a year ago, I performed a "repair install", which went amazingly
well. But it proved to be totally unnecessary.

I did it as a last resort, because Dell Tech Support insisted it was
the only option (I was having connectivity problems with my ISP).
However, it was also totally unnecessary. Dell had provided me with an
incorrect "updated modem driver" which was in fact the cause of my
problems. The re-install was in effect a nerve wracking waste of time.
Dell ALWAYS says you need to reinstall your OS...

Well, that's the end of my Dell rant. Forgive the indulgence please.

Your help has been appreciated. At the very least it led me revisit
and reconfirm my previous tweaking, and it also led me to CCleaner,
and that alone was worth my posting.

So, Thanks again

Steve

Thats good.
I have run out of things to try but if I do think of something I will post
back. Have you considered a new clean installation after you back up all
your important data ?

Ron

Hi Ron,

Its at Ultra DMA 5

Is that good or bad?



Thanks
Steve

Hi Steve,

Go into Device Manager and under IDE ATA ATAPI - check the Advanced Tab in
Properties there and see if the hard drive is at UDMA 5 or 6.


Hi Ron, (if you're still out there.... i've been flu-ish for a couple
of days...sorry for the silence.)

There remains significantly slow performance at times. Particularly
when accessing files through MyComputer/WindowsExplorer. Often takes
quite a while when going from one directory to another. Opening
applications also seems to be taking much more time than seems normal.
On a couple of occasions it has taken minutes.

Oddly, once something is running it seems to be fine.

I have run out of ideas.

CCleaner did get rid of lots of junk. Flushed much garbage from the
registry.

I have tweaked whatever can be tweaked.

Have no idea what to tackle next.

Thanks for all your help

Steve


No problem.
Just reboot - it will be fine. Let me know if there is an increase in your
performance.


Hi Ron,

Yeah, I just found that by doing a search of the forums. It's not at
all obvious, at least to me, that you need to do a separate scan for
that tab.

This whole thing has got me totally exhausted and feeling moronic.
(I'm kinda nervous about re-booting at this point. I assume the
changes Ccleaner made won't come into effect until I do. Messing with
the regisrtry just makes me nervous)

Thanks SO much for your help.

If any further issues come up, May I simply start a thread
ATT: RONK ? and dump the rest of this increasingly LOOOOONG post?

I really appreciate all this.

Steve



You get the backup window when you do the Issues Scan.

Hi Ron

Damn....

I feel like I have entered into some state of Brain Freeze!

I ran CCleaner. I see no option to back up. The window is still open.
Long list of what it has found/deleted(?) No button or anything which
says "Backup"

I posted a question on their Forum, the response was "when you
delete" you'll get the option to backup. I don't see "delete" button.
All I see is Tools, Options. Exit.

ARRGGGHHHH!]

Help!



Steve


Hi Steve,

When you actually run CCleaner it will then give you the option of
backing
up the registry.

I allow it to remove everything it finds. Any cookie information that
may
be required can be fixed the next time you visit a certain web page by
re
entering the information.
I find that is safer than to possibly leave any unwanted info in the
cookie
department.

As for it showing all those other files - None of my programs have
stopped
working after running CCLeaner. It removes recent temp files etc but
will
not remove the program.

If you want to keep all your fonts you can uncheck them in Issues
before
running it. You can also set to Ignore certain cookies.

Run it, Backup the registry and see how things are. It definitely gets
rid
of a lot of crap !

Here's something else you can use :