ME getting very slow

I just ran Cleaner and maybe should have read the instructions before, I
guess its in the Help file? I found 534 items and "cleaned" them all...Had
to restart, as the first thing I did was to see if the Restore point I had
made prior to downloading CC was still there, was told to retart. Seems to
have considerably inproved the slow response I had from Me for the last two
months. Appreciate any warnings if any, when using CC.
Regards Paul
--
cogito ergo sum


"Noel Paton" wrote:

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

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"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.

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

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"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.

Always a good idea to create a SR point prior to using ANY registry
cleaner!! - not that I recommend using them at all, except in extremis.

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

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

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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"PAT (Paul)" wrote in message
...

I just ran Cleaner and maybe should have read the instructions before, I
guess its in the Help file? I found 534 items and "cleaned" them
all...Had
to restart, as the first thing I did was to see if the Restore point I had
made prior to downloading CC was still there, was told to retart. Seems to
have considerably inproved the slow response I had from Me for the last
two
months. Appreciate any warnings if any, when using CC.
Regards Paul
--
cogito ergo sum


"Noel Paton" wrote:

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.

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:33:50 -0500, richard kelly

I have noticed a considerable slowing down of almost all operations
during the past month or so. This is especially noticeable when surfing.

If the problem goes away if you isolate the PC (disconnect all
networking, Internet, WiFi, etc.) then it's most likely malware
activity, direct network attacks e.g.no firewall, or some sort of
networking issue such as bad cables or whatever.

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 and I can scroll.

What about Windows Explorer, Notepad, other offline apps?

It is getting to be very unpleasant to surf.

This is true, even when things are faster :-)

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

Severe slowdowns, without stability impact, include...
- slow processing due to thermal protection (overheating CPU)
- slow processing due to disabled L1/L2 cache, or (old) "Turbo Off"
- failing HD retries, with "stuck" mouse, HD LED on (dangerous!)
- CPU hogging background task (see Ctl+Alt+Del task list)
- waiting for peripheral (try with external devices disconnected)
- local resources used by network visitors (try with LAN disabled)
- other malware and "live" intrusions, such as via WiFi (kill WiFi)
....and prolly others that I can't think of right now.

My resources right now read 44%.

Win9x resource heap issues will cause stability problems, not
slowdowns without stability impact.

Any ideas appreciated.

http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x.virtest.htm

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