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Old June 19th 06, 01:23 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Noel –

The lag time is not always the same, but this is what I normally experience

When I first hit the AOL logo to sign on, it can take maybe 15 sec. to get
to the sign on page. Now, when I click on the sign on page, it can take
maybe another 10 seconds to get to the "welcome" page. Now, to your point of
AOL loading a lot of stuff, that is true. I say that because when I am on
the sign on page, I can tell AOL is downloading the spyware and antivirus
notification. Also, when I first hit the AOL logo and am waiting, my
antivirus (supplied by AOL) is loading. So, I can understand some of this is
slowing me down.

However, what annoys me the most is this. When I click on the sign on page
and start loading my "welcome page," all graphics appear except for one small
block. And I can wait 20 seconds for it to appear. It’s the same block all
the time.

And then, what bothers me next is this. When I switch screen names, I have
waited up to 45 seconds for the switch to be made.

Now, that being said, all of the above usually are the worse at first
application. So, I am thinking that after my initial sign on, AOL is done
downloading programs whereby follow-up use is faster.

But, I need to say also, the above delays, etc have gotten worse in the past
year. So, even though AOL can be part of the problem, I am wondering if my
PC is contributing some of the delays.

My buddy list has two people.

Jerry


"Noel Paton" wrote:

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