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Vista Home Premium on a core duo machine with 2GB RAM.

Avast A/V

Defender operating

Nothing wierd

 

 

Worked fine, never a problem. But now it's slow to open files

and emails.

 

???

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    notachance wrote:

    > Vista Home Premium on a core duo machine with 2GB RAM.

    > Avast A/V

    > Defender operating

    > Nothing weird

    >

    >

    > Worked fine, never a problem. But now it's slow to open files and emails.

    >

    > ???

     

    Forgot to mention: just did Spybot and defrag, and the HD uses

    Vista for defrag - it's under 3% so should be ok.

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    Have you checked your power management profiles?

     

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    "notachance" <nochance@all.to> wrote in message

    news:f6k4cj$297$1@registered.motzarella.org...

    > notachance wrote:

    >> Vista Home Premium on a core duo machine with 2GB RAM.

    >> Avast A/V

    >> Defender operating

    >> Nothing weird

    >>

    >>

    >> Worked fine, never a problem. But now it's slow to open files and emails.

    >>

    >> ???

    >

    > Forgot to mention: just did Spybot and defrag, and the HD uses Vista for

    > defrag - it's under 3% so should be ok.

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    Using SpywareBlaster per chance? See this from the *Official Javacool Software Website*:

     

    SB restricted sites slows up Vista Windows Mail - Wilders Security Forums:

    http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=175067

     

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    Regards,

     

    Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

    Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

     

     

    "notachance" <nochance@all.to> wrote in message news:f6k3tf$vti$1@registered.motzarella.org...

    Vista Home Premium on a core duo machine with 2GB RAM.

    Avast A/V

    Defender operating

    Nothing wierd

     

     

    Worked fine, never a problem. But now it's slow to open files

    and emails.

     

    ???

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    Ramash, I am using SpywareBlaster and SpyBot S&D and Avast, with Outlook

    2003 in Vista Home Premium with no probs. I don't use Windows Mail.

     

    "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

    > Using SpywareBlaster per chance? See this from the *Official Javacool Software Website*:

    >

    > SB restricted sites slows up Vista Windows Mail - Wilders Security Forums:

    > http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=175067

    >

    > --

    > Regards,

    >

    > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

    > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

    >

    >

    > "notachance" <nochance@all.to> wrote in message news:f6k3tf$vti$1@registered.motzarella.org...

    > Vista Home Premium on a core duo machine with 2GB RAM.

    > Avast A/V

    > Defender operating

    > Nothing wierd

    >

    >

    > Worked fine, never a problem. But now it's slow to open files

    > and emails.

    >

    > ???

    >

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    Hi Mick,

     

    That info applies to Windows Mail only. So please ignore that info.

     

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    Regards,

     

    Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

    Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

     

     

    "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9EF59FB6-F5DA-4090-9576-E26D6F77D616@microsoft.com...

    Ramash, I am using SpywareBlaster and SpyBot S&D and Avast, with Outlook

    2003 in Vista Home Premium with no probs. I don't use Windows Mail.

     

    "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

    > Using SpywareBlaster per chance? See this from the *Official Javacool Software Website*:

    >

    > SB restricted sites slows up Vista Windows Mail - Wilders Security Forums:

    > http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=175067

    >

    > --

    > Regards,

    >

    > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

    > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

    >

    >

    > "notachance" <nochance@all.to> wrote in message news:f6k3tf$vti$1@registered.motzarella.org...

    > Vista Home Premium on a core duo machine with 2GB RAM.

    > Avast A/V

    > Defender operating

    > Nothing wierd

    >

    >

    > Worked fine, never a problem. But now it's slow to open files

    > and emails.

    >

    > ???

    >

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    notachance371184 Wrote:

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    > Thanks. I did that. So far it seems about the same, but small

    > changes might add up.

     

    Ok,

     

    What type of files are you trying to open that are slow, or is it all

    of them?

     

    Shawn

     

     

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    brink wrote:

    > notachance371184 Wrote:

    >> Thanks. I did that. So far it seems about the same, but small

    >> changes might add up.

    >

    > Ok,

    >

    > What type of files are you trying to open that are slow, or is it all

    > of them?

    >

    > Shawn

    >

    >

     

     

    Thunderbird seems slow when it opens an email or a post in a

    newsgroup.

     

    When I click to open an application, sometimes it opens

    instantly but often I'll see the Spinning Blue Ring of Despair

    for 2 to as much as 30 seconds. Vista virtually always sorts

    things out and gets the job done, but patience is mandatory. If

    I click and click while the ring is spinning, I might get a

    white transluscent screen and a "not responding" on that

    application. I'll have to kill it in the Task Manager, and a

    minute later it loads properly.

     

    ??

     

    Silvy

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    Silvy,

     

    Is it any particular application that is always hanging on you?

    Sometimes when I start getting random delays, clearing Vista's temp

    files help. Here's the free program I use that makes it easier for me

    to do:

     

    'http://ccleaner.com/' (http://ccleaner.com/)

     

    Do you do regular disk defrags?

     

    Hope this helps some,

    Shawn

     

     

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    Hi Ramash.

     

    I understood your post. Just a way of letting you know Outlook was OK with SB

     

    Mick

     

    "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

    > Hi Mick,

    >

    > That info applies to Windows Mail only. So please ignore that info.

    >

    > --

    > Regards,

    >

    > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

    > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

    >

    >

    > "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9EF59FB6-F5DA-4090-9576-E26D6F77D616@microsoft.com...

    > Ramash, I am using SpywareBlaster and SpyBot S&D and Avast, with Outlook

    > 2003 in Vista Home Premium with no probs. I don't use Windows Mail.

    >

    > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

    >

    > > Using SpywareBlaster per chance? See this from the *Official Javacool Software Website*:

    > >

    > > SB restricted sites slows up Vista Windows Mail - Wilders Security Forums:

    > > http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=175067

    > >

    > > --

    > > Regards,

    > >

    > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

    > > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

    > >

    > >

    > > "notachance" <nochance@all.to> wrote in message news:f6k3tf$vti$1@registered.motzarella.org...

    > > Vista Home Premium on a core duo machine with 2GB RAM.

    > > Avast A/V

    > > Defender operating

    > > Nothing wierd

    > >

    > >

    > > Worked fine, never a problem. But now it's slow to open files

    > > and emails.

    > >

    > > ???

    > >

    >

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