I have noticed recently, like right now, that my PC is running very slowly. It takes forever to boot up and takes forever for individual programs and websites to open. In addition, my hard drive seems to be spinning a lot more than usual. I ran the defrag and it said the system didn't need to be defrag'd at this time. I ran disk clean up and it did it's thing. This is a family PC. My kids don't get their own(sorry internet perverts) is there anything else I can be doing to speed this thing up? I run spyware and virus scans regularly.
:shock: last time my computer had those symptoms it died .... Shortly after the symptoms began I smelled smoke then it died. Fried died. Dead. Gone. Then I started to look like this and DH couldn't stand it any more so we went to Best Buy.:mrgreen: I know I'm no help. But I'm fun.
Ditto on what Ken said. Well everythbing except the Linux, I know nothing about Linux. I would also run the free Rootkit Revealer. http://www.majorgeeks.com/Rootkit_Revealer_d4652.html
Of course you would also need to consider that many popular programs, especially games, do not run on Linux.
I was having similar symptoms, and my son-in-law came over and installed some more memory and a second hard disk. My computer has perked right up! :-D
Equivelents are not the actual applications. Photoshop, for example. If a company wants to hire someone with Photoshop experience, putting down GNU IMP won't get you the job. Quickbooks is another example. As far as Wine, or Crossover, adding a compatibility layer adds potential problems, and is unsupported by the Windows software vendors.
Yes, that is an option, if you really need to run LinSucks, as long as you can instruct people who want nothing more than a power button to turn on their computer. And operated by people who think the CD tray is a cup holder.
OOOOOOOOOoooooooo ... that was a hard hit!! You guys want some Neo-Sporin for that one because that's gonna burn.
You want trends? Once again, your wish... 2003 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,2137786,00.htm 2005 http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/rac082905.cfm You know, I think you should watch what you wish for, you just might get it.
Dang! Reading this thread made my head hurt. I wish I knew more about Linux and all that other stuff you two were sparring about Clif and Ken (And NO, I do not use my CD thingie as a cup holder - it's too far under my keyboard so it's just not convenient - Hee!Hee!:shock: :mrgreen: j/k) ANYWAY....Stonecold, if you are still listening, Kent posted this question in another thread recently and I found ddrdans response to be very helpful when I applied it. It's similar to Ken's advice too. The thread was "Deleting old files and Start-up Processess". You might want to read through it too. These guys are really great to help us out with such good advice. I for one, appreciate it more than I can say:!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :mrgreen: ddrdan posted: Start with the items in your "System Tray". More than 5 or 6 icons in there???Right click on them and find the "Setup" or "Options" or "Advanced Options" and turn off the "On at boot" or "Add to Sys tray" options. Of course your not going to turn off the firewall or virus software. But any program running in the sys tray that you don't use on a regular basis needs to be off. Try a "disk cleanup" also. It does improve the seek time on your hard drive. Doesn't hurt to do a "defrag" also. Both are under "Accessories" in your programs menu. Look in "System Tools". After doing that, see what you get, and then start loading software to combat the slow down. Adding more software right up front only adds to the resource problem. You wash your car before you wax it ... right???? If you want the "easy" version to startup elimination use Spybot. It has multiple tools people never use. To get the tools open spybot, click on "Mode" in the top menu. Click on "Advanced" & "Yes". You will now have a list of items in the lower left corner. Under "Tools" there is one called "System Startup". It will list all items that boot and a check box to turn them on or off. Check out the other tools also. My favorite is the system internals. It cans all the nasty and useless registry entries without going too too deep.
