ME getting very slow

I have noticed a considerable slowing down of almost all operations
during the past month or so. This is especially noticeable when surfing.
Pages open slowly and even after they open (and status bar says "done")
the cursor remains a thin line and I cannot scroll down. After several
seconds, the cursor pops back to its original arrow shape and I can
scroll. It is getting to be very unpleasant to surf.

I have trimmed my startup programs, run Adware, Spybot, Scandisk, Defrag.

My resources right now read 44%. I am running FireFox 5.1, McAffee,
ZoneAlarm, and SpyBlaster. I use a dialup connection (and there is no
parallel problem with my other computer, running the same programs on XP
Pro, with the same dialup connection).

I don't know if this is a resources problem or what? Not too much more I
can deselect from the startup.

Any ideas appreciated.

Richard, Moving through Molasses

richard kelly wrote:

I have noticed a considerable slowing down of almost all operations
during the past month or so. This is especially noticeable when surfing.
Pages open slowly and even after they open (and status bar says "done")
the cursor remains a thin line and I cannot scroll down. After several
seconds, the cursor pops back to its original arrow shape and I can
scroll. It is getting to be very unpleasant to surf.

I have trimmed my startup programs, run Adware, Spybot, Scandisk, Defrag.

My resources right now read 44%. I am running FireFox 5.1, McAffee,
ZoneAlarm, and SpyBlaster. I use a dialup connection (and there is no
parallel problem with my other computer, running the same programs on XP
Pro, with the same dialup connection).

I don't know if this is a resources problem or what? Not too much more I
can deselect from the startup.

Any ideas appreciated.

Richard, Moving through Molasses

Have you cleared the cache, cookies, etc. from Firefox? Download
CCleaner from www.ccleaner.com and try that. CCleaner will clear out
temp files from both IE and Mozilla browsers. It will also take a look
at your registry for issues there. Be sure and use the back up feature
in Issues. To restore a back up, right click on it and choose "merge".

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BTW, running CrapCleaner will disable System Restore for that session. To
re-enable SR, reboot.

--
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foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

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"Alias" wrote in message
...
richard kelly wrote:

I have noticed a considerable slowing down of almost all operations
during the past month or so. This is especially noticeable when surfing.
Pages open slowly and even after they open (and status bar says "done")
the cursor remains a thin line and I cannot scroll down. After several
seconds, the cursor pops back to its original arrow shape and I can
scroll. It is getting to be very unpleasant to surf.

I have trimmed my startup programs, run Adware, Spybot, Scandisk,
Defrag.

My resources right now read 44%. I am running FireFox 5.1, McAffee,
ZoneAlarm, and SpyBlaster. I use a dialup connection (and there is no
parallel problem with my other computer, running the same programs on XP
Pro, with the same dialup connection).

I don't know if this is a resources problem or what? Not too much more I
can deselect from the startup.

Any ideas appreciated.

Richard, Moving through Molasses

Have you cleared the cache, cookies, etc. from Firefox? Download
CCleaner from www.ccleaner.com and try that. CCleaner will clear out
temp files from both IE and Mozilla browsers. It will also take a look
at your registry for issues there. Be sure and use the back up feature
in Issues. To restore a back up, right click on it and choose "merge".

--
Alias

Use the Reply to Sender feature of your news reader program to email me.
Utiliza Responder al Remitente para mandarme un mail.

Thanks for the suggestion. I ran CCleaner and it cleared out a LOT of
"crap" from the registry and applications.

Alas, the problem of a slow crawling ME continues. This happened about
the time I removed NAV and downloaded the Hotfix for ME and added
McAffee. All of those changes, however, may be irrelevant. Still, they
are the only significant changes I've made.

Delboy wrote:
BTW, running CrapCleaner will disable System Restore for that session. To
re-enable SR, reboot.

You may still have bits of NAV installed and attempting to run - look here
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...sv_ lvl=&seg=


and here

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...sv=&osv_ lvl=


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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"richard kelly" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the suggestion. I ran CCleaner and it cleared out a LOT of
"crap" from the registry and applications.

Alas, the problem of a slow crawling ME continues. This happened about the
time I removed NAV and downloaded the Hotfix for ME and added McAffee. All
of those changes, however, may be irrelevant. Still, they are the only
significant changes I've made.

Delboy wrote:
BTW, running CrapCleaner will disable System Restore for that session. To
re-enable SR, reboot.

Thanks, Noel, for the references. I used the Symantec cleaner and there
has been a noticeable difference in speed. NAV is a bit like cancer that
has metasticised.

richard

Noel Paton wrote:
You may still have bits of NAV installed and attempting to run - look here
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...sv_ lvl=&seg=


and here

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...sv=&osv_ lvl=

Delboy,
Curious about the SR being disabled for the session after using CC. I
use CC frequently, sometimes a number of times during the day. As yet, I am
still getting restore points on a regular basis (I am using XP, does that
make a difference?).
In the CC setup, I do have Old Prefetch data and Windows log files
unchecked. In any case, I am getting my auto SR points without problem.
Heirloom, old and bad need of
restoral

"Delboy" wrote in message
...
BTW, running CrapCleaner will disable System Restore for that session. To
re-enable SR, reboot.

--
Delboy

A common mistake that people made when trying to design something
completely
foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Douglas Adams
"Alias" wrote in message
...
richard kelly wrote:

I have noticed a considerable slowing down of almost all operations
during the past month or so. This is especially noticeable when
surfing.
Pages open slowly and even after they open (and status bar says "done")
the cursor remains a thin line and I cannot scroll down. After several
seconds, the cursor pops back to its original arrow shape and I can
scroll. It is getting to be very unpleasant to surf.

I have trimmed my startup programs, run Adware, Spybot, Scandisk,
Defrag.

My resources right now read 44%. I am running FireFox 5.1, McAffee,
ZoneAlarm, and SpyBlaster. I use a dialup connection (and there is no
parallel problem with my other computer, running the same programs on
XP
Pro, with the same dialup connection).

I don't know if this is a resources problem or what? Not too much more
I
can deselect from the startup.

Any ideas appreciated.

Richard, Moving through Molasses

Have you cleared the cache, cookies, etc. from Firefox? Download
CCleaner from www.ccleaner.com and try that. CCleaner will clear out
temp files from both IE and Mozilla browsers. It will also take a look
at your registry for issues there. Be sure and use the back up feature
in Issues. To restore a back up, right click on it and choose "merge".

--
Alias

Use the Reply to Sender feature of your news reader program to email me.
Utiliza Responder al Remitente para mandarme un mail.

I like,and agree with, the analogy!

Glad it's helped.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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"richard kelly" wrote in message
...
Thanks, Noel, for the references. I used the Symantec cleaner and there
has been a noticeable difference in speed. NAV is a bit like cancer that
has metasticised.

richard

Noel Paton wrote:
You may still have bits of NAV installed and attempting to run - look
here
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...sv_ lvl=&seg=


and here

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...sv=&osv_ lvl=

Hi Heirloom

Running ME only; after using CC, if I try to open SR, I get a message "SR
cannot run until you restart ...". I don't get any auto RPs anyway as I run
ZoneAlarm and an "always on" cable broadband which appear to be other apps
which inhibits auto RPs. So I cannot comment on whether CC inhibits auto RPs
as well as preventing SR from opening.

--
Delboy - still p****d from Xmas; about to top up for New Year

A common mistake that people made when trying to design something completely
foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Douglas Adams
"Heirloom" wrote in message
...
Delboy,
Curious about the SR being disabled for the session after using CC.
I
use CC frequently, sometimes a number of times during the day. As yet, I
am
still getting restore points on a regular basis (I am using XP, does that
make a difference?).
In the CC setup, I do have Old Prefetch data and Windows log files
unchecked. In any case, I am getting my auto SR points without problem.
Heirloom, old and bad need of
restoral

"Delboy" wrote in message
...
BTW, running CrapCleaner will disable System Restore for that session.
To
re-enable SR, reboot.

--
Delboy

A common mistake that people made when trying to design something
completely
foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Douglas Adams
"Alias" wrote in message
...
richard kelly wrote:

I have noticed a considerable slowing down of almost all operations
during the past month or so. This is especially noticeable when
surfing.
Pages open slowly and even after they open (and status bar says
"done")
the cursor remains a thin line and I cannot scroll down. After
several
seconds, the cursor pops back to its original arrow shape and I can
scroll. It is getting to be very unpleasant to surf.

I have trimmed my startup programs, run Adware, Spybot, Scandisk,
Defrag.

My resources right now read 44%. I am running FireFox 5.1, McAffee,
ZoneAlarm, and SpyBlaster. I use a dialup connection (and there is no
parallel problem with my other computer, running the same programs on
XP
Pro, with the same dialup connection).

I don't know if this is a resources problem or what? Not too much
more
I
can deselect from the startup.

Any ideas appreciated.

Richard, Moving through Molasses

Have you cleared the cache, cookies, etc. from Firefox? Download
CCleaner from www.ccleaner.com and try that. CCleaner will clear out
temp files from both IE and Mozilla browsers. It will also take a look
at your registry for issues there. Be sure and use the back up feature
in Issues. To restore a back up, right click on it and choose "merge".

--
Alias

Use the Reply to Sender feature of your news reader program to email
me.
Utiliza Responder al Remitente para mandarme un mail.

The reason for the 'cannot run' message is a very simple one - CCleaner has
shelved some of the cleaning operations until the next reboot, by creating a
WININIT.INI file (and should have told you to reboot, in the process).
One of the first things that System Restore does, is to check for the
presence of such a file, and puts up that warning if it detects it. This has
NOT disabled System Restore - merely prevented it from attempting to either
create or use an existing restore point until the WININIT.INI file's actions
are completed, so that the data it uses is current with the archive and the
machine configuration.

Hope that explains it a little!

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"Delboy" wrote in message
...
Hi Heirloom

Running ME only; after using CC, if I try to open SR, I get a message "SR
cannot run until you restart ...". I don't get any auto RPs anyway as I
run
ZoneAlarm and an "always on" cable broadband which appear to be other apps
which inhibits auto RPs. So I cannot comment on whether CC inhibits auto
RPs
as well as preventing SR from opening.

--
Delboy - still p****d from Xmas; about to top up for New Year

A common mistake that people made when trying to design something
completely
foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Douglas Adams
"Heirloom" wrote in message
...
Delboy,
Curious about the SR being disabled for the session after using CC.
I
use CC frequently, sometimes a number of times during the day. As yet, I
am
still getting restore points on a regular basis (I am using XP, does that
make a difference?).
In the CC setup, I do have Old Prefetch data and Windows log files
unchecked. In any case, I am getting my auto SR points without problem.
Heirloom, old and bad need of
restoral

"Delboy" wrote in message
...
BTW, running CrapCleaner will disable System Restore for that session.
To
re-enable SR, reboot.

--
Delboy

A common mistake that people made when trying to design something
completely
foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Douglas Adams
"Alias" wrote in message
...
richard kelly wrote:

I have noticed a considerable slowing down of almost all operations
during the past month or so. This is especially noticeable when
surfing.
Pages open slowly and even after they open (and status bar says
"done")
the cursor remains a thin line and I cannot scroll down. After
several
seconds, the cursor pops back to its original arrow shape and I can
scroll. It is getting to be very unpleasant to surf.

I have trimmed my startup programs, run Adware, Spybot, Scandisk,
Defrag.

My resources right now read 44%. I am running FireFox 5.1, McAffee,
ZoneAlarm, and SpyBlaster. I use a dialup connection (and there is
no
parallel problem with my other computer, running the same programs
on
XP
Pro, with the same dialup connection).

I don't know if this is a resources problem or what? Not too much
more
I
can deselect from the startup.

Any ideas appreciated.

Richard, Moving through Molasses

Have you cleared the cache, cookies, etc. from Firefox? Download
CCleaner from www.ccleaner.com and try that. CCleaner will clear out
temp files from both IE and Mozilla browsers. It will also take a look
at your registry for issues there. Be sure and use the back up feature
in Issues. To restore a back up, right click on it and choose "merge".

--
Alias

Use the Reply to Sender feature of your news reader program to email
me.
Utiliza Responder al Remitente para mandarme un mail.