Dell and a rdram based machine. Video card is Radeon 9700 Pro. Reg cleaner..... no.... never used one before. I'll look up regvac.
On 4/18/05, dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > is it a dell or a rdram based machine? > what type of video card? > > It is windows after all that happens. > Do you have a good reg cleaner like regvac? > > ---------------------------------------- > From: Raymond Camden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 2:26 PM > To: CF-Community <[email protected]> > Subject: diagnosing a slow Windows box > > 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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:154397 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
