Hi,
You're right, PageMaker is kind of complicated... but I'm not doing audio or video kinds of things. I have 255 mgs of RAM. How do I shut off the system restore feature? Thanks, Jan --- In [email protected], "N. Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Adobe Pagemarker is hardly a simple little program. At best it needs > a lot of memory to run smoothly. > If you have little RAM you may want to install more. > In addition NIS doesn't work well on older computers. Try going with > Norton Antivirus only. I find NAV2003 works best on Windows ME > computers and uses much less resources than NIS2005. (which is a huge > resource hog) Windows ME also doesn't handle resource hogging > programs very well. You may be able to improve performance by turning > off the Windows ME System restore feature. > > > --- In [email protected], "Happygal" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks for your reply, Charlie. > > > > Is it possible to install an upgrade of windows on older hardware? > > My computer is a Sony Vaio Digital Studio, purchased 3/01 with a > > Pentium III. I use it mostly for internet, quicken, MS Word and > > Adobe Pagemaker -- nothing fancy. I would like to get a few more > > years out of this computer... > > > > Thanks, > > Jan > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Charlie James > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, Jan > > > > > > First, the security software was developed for Windows 2000/XP, etc. > > > The fact you are using the outdated WinME is part of the problem. ME > > > is not a good O/S and you really should upgrade. I suspect the > > > computer is older with older hardware. This also could contribute to > > > the problem. > > > > > > Most software/hardware vendors to include M$ are not coding for the > > > older systems like they use to do. M$ in the near future will not be > > > supporting the older systems. The word I got was every two years the > > > new system comes out, they support it and the last for two years > > then > > > rotate the next up and the last out. > > > > > > The hardware vendors are ties to M$ so they are also on the band > > > wagon. This process saves them millions/billions up front and makes > > > them the same with everyone being forced into updated hardware and > > > software at leaste every four years. > > > > > > I suspect this will get worse... > > > > > > Good Luck, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:29:18 -0000, Happygal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I got it, installed it, and my computer hasn't been stable ever > > > > since. Crashes all the time now, especially when using Juno. I > > > > uninstalled NIS 2005, and installed PC Cillin 2005. Still > > having the > > > > same trouble. I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions or > > advice > > > > before I wipe clean the whole hard drive. > > > > > > > > Pentium II, Using Windows ME, Juno for internet access. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this > > site, please > > > > feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post > > > > personal issues directly to the group. > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > > > > > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > > Service. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Charles > > > Proper disposition of the spiritual and mental > > > faculties is essential to physical health! If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
