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Old June 18th 06, 09:28 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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AOL can download an awful lot of stuff before it decides to show it!!
When you say 'lag' - what are we talking about? Seconds for the first page
to complete display, or seconds for a number of pages to be displayed?

How many people are in your Buddies list (the more you have there, the
longer AOL will take to check to see whether they're online)?


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"Jerry" wrote in message
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Dan –

Your reference is very interesting. I can see you took some time to
organize it. In addition to the information you include, you do a good
job
in taking time to include the key strokes to activate a feature. Perhaps
you
can answer this question.

I use AOL for my ISP and use DSL. When I sign on to AOL I often have a
time
lag and my sign on page can take some time to fully display its graphics.
I
have tried AOL fixes, but no help. Do you think the delay in signing on
to
AOL is an AOL problem or a problem with a slow PC?

Thanks again for your reply.

Jerry

"Dapper Dan" wrote:

Jerry

If you have an intermediate skill level, you should be able to improve
the
slow operation yourself. Take a look at the following site as a starter
and
then as you progress, come back with specifics; guys like Noel and Mike,
and
a few others, have a wealth of knowledge that they are eager to share.
http://www.burzurq.com/forum/trevtweak.html

Bonne chance

"Jerry" wrote in message
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Slow PC (Windows Me)

Having an intermediate skill level for PCs, I employ the common
maintenance
practices to keep my PC operating smoothly. Often I get flyers in the
mail
from PC groups offering their services. One of their services is to
fix a
slow operating PC.

Short of reformatting and reinstalling an operating system, what would
these
groups do to a slow PC that I would not have done?

Thanks,
Jerry