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post #61 of 70
4/30/05 at 3:18am
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Originally Posted by Woland
Is it just Firefox that is slow, or do you have issues in other applications?
I have issues in other things as well.
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post #62 of 70
4/30/05 at 11:37am
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Originally Posted by suddstei6000
I have issues in other things as well.
Okay, here are some things to check:

1) Check if something is eating up a lot of CPU time. You can open up the task manager by hitting Ctrl-Alt-Del, or right-clicking on your taskbar an selecting the Task Manager from the context menu; click the 'Performance' tab to watch your processor's work load. During light use (say web-browsing or typing in Word) you shouldn't see much CPU usage , other than intermittent spikes. The PF usage and physical memory available shouldn't change much either. If there's a a consistently-high level of CPU activity, you should check the 'Processes' tab to see what is monopolizing the CPU. I doubt there's any malware running on your computer, but it could be a buggy driver or service.

2) Make sure your drive is running at the highest DMA mode available. If it's a relatively new laptop, that should be UDMA-5. To check it, open the device manager (in the control panel, select system, click the hardware tab, and click the device manager button). In the device manager, click the + sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers and double-click the Primary IDE channel. The current transfer mode should be Ultra DMA Mode 5.

Also, how much memory do you have, and what type of CPU?
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post #63 of 70
4/30/05 at 11:40am
www.tweakxp.com
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post #64 of 70
6/19/05 at 12:25pm
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Speed up Windows XP? - I've tried everything

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Originally Posted by tsrzad
"advanced system optimizer
the hell with registry mechanic. "

laughterkillsme, what probs have you had with RM? Works great for me.

How about a memory cacheing app like Super Utilities? My ram gets bogged down after a few hours of heavy graphics stuff.

Also, look to see that there aren't a bunch of stowaways in your startup; there are some good threads at this forum describing what should and shouldnb't be there.
yeah, I use Free RAM XP Pro now (it's free!)Free RAM XP pro
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post #65 of 70
6/19/05 at 12:52pm
perceived speed is relative.

just how slow are your programs running?

btw, smooth scrolling in ff is more cpu intensive than the default scrolling option


edit: DO NOT use any of those ram cleaner/optimizer/freeruppers, especially if you have windows xp

what a gimmick!

they merely put ram data onto disk, making multitasking horrendously slow
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post #66 of 70
6/19/05 at 2:14pm
Running more than one anti-virus program at a time could lead to slower performance. Most AV software recommend that you remove any other AV software before installing for this reason.
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post #67 of 70
6/20/05 at 11:57am
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Thanks...

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Originally Posted by awingedpig
perceived speed is relative.

just how slow are your programs running?

btw, smooth scrolling in ff is more cpu intensive than the default scrolling option


edit: DO NOT use any of those ram cleaner/optimizer/freeruppers, especially if you have windows xp

what a gimmick!

they merely put ram data onto disk, making multitasking horrendously slow
Thanks for telling me! I won't use it anymore.
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post #68 of 70
6/20/05 at 12:45pm
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Originally Posted by darilon
Running more than one anti-virus program at a time could lead to slower performance. Most AV software recommend that you remove any other AV software before installing for this reason.
Who the heck uses two AV programs? Isn't that a little too cautious, like wearing two condoms?
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post #69 of 70
6/20/05 at 4:31pm
If you haven't done it, run CWshredder, to get rid of the CoolWebSearch adware. This brings firefox especially to a halt.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Interne...Shredder.shtml
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post #70 of 70
7/24/05 at 5:36am
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Originally Posted by ps24eva
the best registry cleaner used by hardcore windows/overclocker guys is

jv16.org

Yes, it is but I destroyed One Note 2003 with that!
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