Paul, I would not recommend using a Registry Cleaner as they can cause as many problems as they resolve. That is not to say that they do not have a role to play when used by those who are familiar with the construction and use of the registry.
Your comments on anti-virus software are always valid, but before defragmenting I would clear browser histories, temp files, and cookies. Get rid of surplus back-ups and generally clean out the memory. The use of programs such as Adaware and similar to remove advertising malware may also help. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Paul Brodsky Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 4:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Problem with Legacy That's a difficult one to diagnose but it's not likely related to Legacy (at least not in the sense of it being a program error). Of course application lock-ups can happen with all software and it all versions of Windows. I've had the exact behaviour happen that your talking about in Windows Vista and 7 and with application such as Microsoft Word and Excel. The 'going dim' behaviour is like Windows way of saying "I'm working, don't bother me". Usually when this happens I walk away from the computer and try to give it time to resolve itself which sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. To resolve this, you need to look outside of the Legacy software as it's mostly likely some sort of computer resources issue. A couple of suggestions: 1. Make sure your virus scanning software is up-to-date and that you have run a scan recently. It's almost certainly NOT virus related but that's always a good place to start 2. Work on doing some basic computer optimization. I would start by running the disk defragmentation software that comes with Windows. It's not all that great but it's free and already installed. If it doesn't take too long, run it at least 2 or 3 times (a single run doesn't get the job done) 3. Find and run some Windows Optimization software. There are many out there, some better than others, and in all price ranges. Some suggestions/examples of products I'm familiar with are: * WinOptimizer 7 by AShampoo Software (free trial available) - http://www..ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/2506/System_Utilities/Ashampoo-WinOptimizer-7 * Registry Doctor (free trial available) - http://download.cnet.com/Registry-Doctor/3000-2094_4-10201318.html You can also find more information and programs on Kim Komando's website. Here is the link to her "utilities" page: http://www.komando.com/downloads/categories.aspx?cat=Utilities Other download sites to look at are: cnet.com, and tucows.com. The keywords your looking for are "optimizer" (or optimize), '"defrag" or "defragmentation", and 'registry cleaner' and other variations. There is no guarantee that this will solve the problem but there are good maintenance things to do. Personally, I have about 2-3 programs that each do something a little different that I run on occassion to keep my PC running as smoothly as possible. good luck On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Jane Sarles <[email protected]> wrote: I have Legacy 7.4.. Often, when I click something and it seems slow, I click again and the screen goes dim. When that happens I an bit allowed to quit or take any other action and I have to either wait for a couple minutes till it clears up or end task in the Control Panel. Is this something that every one puts up with, or am I the only lucky one? Is there a fix? Jane Sarles Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
