The first MS URL seems to have been stripped off the e-mail as it was sent from r-devel. Not sure if the direct e-mails retained it. If not, then there was a problem on my end. Here it is again:
Hopefully this comes through. Marc On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 10:39, Marc Schwartz wrote: > In addition to Prof. Ripley's suggestion: > > 1. Specifically as it pertains to anti-virus software, if you are using > any, be sure that it is checking only executables and not "all" files. > The latter setting, under McAfee for example, can slow system > performance down notably. Presumably there is a similar setting under > Norton and others. > > 2. If you are using any type of firewall program (ie. ZoneAlarm), > consider un-installing it completely, re-booting and re-installing. > There have been problems noted with some of these programs after a time, > where system performance can slow. > > 3. If you recently installed any WinXP service pack updates and or > security updates, there are well known and MS acknowledged system slow > downs with some of them under certain circumstances. Please review the > following: > > > > The following is a rather rare scenario, but can also result in system > slow downs: > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815411 > > HTH, > > Marc Schwartz > > > On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 10:13, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: > > Don't submit *two* bug reports as a question. That's not what R-bugs is > > for, rather R-help. And it is never necessary to send a report twice. > > > > The answer to your question is that no one else has reported a change, and > > with XP Pro no one here has a problem. I can suggest you look into your > > antivirus software, as there is a known problem with XP auto-update and > > most virus checking. > > > > On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Full_Name: Jeff Benjamin > > > Version: 1.7.1 > > > OS: XP Home Edition > > > Submission from: (NULL) (131.202.163.72) > > > > > > > > > Recently have been using R1.7.1 on a new laptop computer. System and software > > > worked fine for at least two weeks. Now the entire OS slows down to the point > > > where one would think it had frozen. I feel there must be a compatibility issue > > > between R and XP Home (including auto updates / service packs) as these are the > > > only items I have changed recently. Has anyone else had any similar problems > > > lately? > > > > ______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
