Came across this blog post yesterday. Perhaps some methodology you can use there. http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2010/01/13/3305263.aspx
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Cameron <[email protected]> wrote: > Easy way to check startup values is to use 'msconfig' and check what is > starting > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> +1 on the malware check, look in the RUN keys in the registry for unwanted >> processes >> Also, check the NIC, are they all the same, all hardcoded to duplex >> 100mbs, or are they autodetect, or a mix... and same for the switches ... >> same model/make/configuration of the switches and their ports ? >> >> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Murray Freeman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> From time to time, staff members complain that their workstations seem to >>> be running slower. Many times, something as simple as defragmentation >>> results in improvement, but not always. And of course I try to determine if >>> the slowness is accessing the internet, or just accessing files on our >>> servers. We're working on those issues. What concerns me is that as I move >>> around doing updates from time to time, is the fact that while all our >>> workstations are virtually identical configurations, they all do not seem to >>> move equally fast when I do an upgrade locally. This is a small shop, so I >>> am able to remember that it seems that it's usually the same machines that >>> seem to move slower than others, and some even much faster than others when >>> running local updates. Does anyone know of some software that might help me >>> to determine what if any "issues" are slowing down certain machines? If >>> anyone has suggestions as to possible causes and fixes, I'd sure like to >>> have them. >>> >>> >>> Murray >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
