What is a good way to diagnose a slow Windows box? This is a 2.5 year old PC running Win2k Pro. 1 gig of ram. Drive is defragged. Over the last two or three months I've been noticing a slow gradual decline in performance. It seems to come and go and is graphical related. So for example, clicking the "Minimize All" icon will result in a VERY slow draw of the screen. Almost as if my background was too complex (it's jump a nature picture, although it covers two screens).
My gut feeling is that it is video related. Although I also have HORRIBLE slowdowns at times with Explorer. So for example, I click View, and when I go to select Filmstrip, Explorer hangs for a good 30 seconds before it lets me pick an option. Ditto with "Send To". It's like Explorer is just... I don't know - out of breath and over the hill. Would adding a gig of RAM help? Normally I wouldn't think twice - but the RAM in question costs about 500 bucks for a gig. -- ======================================================================= Raymond Camden, Director of Development for Mindseye, Inc (www.mindseye.com) Member of Team Macromedia (http://www.macromedia.com/go/teammacromedia) Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog : ray.camdenfamily.com Yahoo IM : cfjedimaster "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Studio MX with Flash Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=51 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:154387 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
