Can you kill the the svchost process(s)? I used to do that on an XP box when
it got bogged down, and if they were really needed, they would automatically
restart and usually behave.
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On Aug 25, 2015 1:12 AM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
I then tried with some more files and found it again would not download
anything. I eventually rebooted the laptop, opened the Windows Task
Manager, and then Windows Update. It again did not download anything.
The Task
Hey, Craig:
Ccleaner sometimes solves 100% usage; http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
If not, try:
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/FiguringOutWhyMySVCHOSTEXEIsAt100CPUWithoutComplicatedToolsInWindows7.aspx
Good luck,
Gerry
P.S. I've been using Ccleaner for a long time on Window 7 when the computer
It's working its heart out trying to figure out what has been installed and what
has not?
You might just leave it on overnight and see if it's back to normal in the
morning.
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As soon as Windows 3.0 finishes loading, I will try Windows 7 expect it
to complete about 2019..
Sarcasam off
On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 10:12 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
I have been fighting all evening to get Windows Update on our Windows 7
laptop to update
I have been fighting all evening to get Windows Update on our Windows 7
laptop to update software. When I installed Windows 7 Home Premium, I did
update a number of packages, but I stopped it when I needed our limited
Internet throughput for something else
Tonight, I initially selected all
On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:08:05 -0400 Tim Crone via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
On Jul 29, 2015 2:26 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
Now I just need to how to activate my installation of Win7.
Windows will try to activate over the internet with the key you gave
On Jul 29, 2015 2:26 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Now I just need to how to activate my installation of Win7.
Windows will try to activate over the internet with the key you gave for
install, if it wasn't installed on that machine before. If the activation
fails, you'll
On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 14:27:09 -0600 Craig via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
From my experience, Win7 is ornery about booting so I'm
reluctant to advise Just try it. But the root command
looks correct for legacy GRUB.
Well, I did, Just try it, and it worked. I performed the
I have just installed Windows 7 Home Premium on our Dell Inspiron 600m
(old, outdated, underpowered, etc.) dual-boot with Linux laptop.
I have some questions:
1. How do I run Windows Update?
2. How do I manually run Windows authorization/activation (which must be
done in the first 30 days)?
Craig wrote:
I have just installed Windows 7 Home Premium
I know very little 'bout Win7
3. What are XPS documents?
I want to be able to print to postscript so I can
transfer the postscript (with all the fonts) to my Linux
system to make new PDFs to replace ones which were made on
a
Craig,
1. Windows Update: Short: type windows update in the dialogue box that
opens just above the start button, after you click the start button. Long:
you should have a Control Panel option on the menu when you click on the
Start button (which is the Windows symbol, round and in bottom left
On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 15:06:01 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Craig,
1. Windows Update: Short: type windows update in the dialogue box
that opens just above the start button, after you click the start
button. Long: you should have a Control Panel option on the
On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 14:08:39 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
When I must use MSWin, I use PDFCreator to print PDF
files. I believe it is based on Ghostscript - and although I
haven't tested it extensively, it seems to embed the fonts.
GPL licensed.
We switched from Norton to Symantec endpoint at work last year. Norton was
a dog, endpoint is fine...
My wife's computer at work has AVAST! which I find to be pretty good.
Its always hard to tell though, are we really being protected or do we
care more that the computer runs well?
I put
OK Don wrote:
Use one of the free anti virus tools instead. I'm using the free Microsoft
Security Essentials on the Windows boxes now. I konw, Microsoft and security
are incompatable - but it's getting great reviews from the testers, and
doesn't have much impact on the box.
I've actually been
: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:55:43 -0600
From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7
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As someone else mentioned, Norton AV
On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:33:18 -0800 (PST) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Its always hard to tell though, are we really being protected or do we
care more that the computer runs well?
Being protected shouldn't cause the computer to run poorly. If it does,
someone has done something
a new to you computer?
-Curt
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:31:25 -0600
From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com, Banned List
ban...@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] OT Windows 7
Message-ID: 4b7df7fd.8010...@striplin.net
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] OT Windows 7
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Read today that Linux Mint is the flavor de jour -- haven't tried it myself
(yet).
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2359956,00.asp
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010
From what I've read, the Windows 2000 classic mode is finally and
totally gone in Windows 7. You can turn off a lot of the bling and
achieve a more classic look, but it's not the same as enabling classic
mode in XP or Vista.
Allan
On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:31 -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin
, but definitely a nuisance at times.
Next month I get to buy a FLIR camera! This is going to be fun!
Dan
--- On Fri, 2/19/10, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes
On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 6:02 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
IBM? Are you sure? IBM hasn't made consumer computers for 4 or 5 years now,
is your new computer really a new to you computer?
Kleb means a Lenovo Thinkpad, which is the next best thing to an IBM.
The chinese are doing a
They were making the IBM branded Thinkpads when IBM sold it off, or spun
it off, or something. I have a couple of c.1994-95 Thinkpads around,
they still fire up (slowly) and do things (slowly) but are rock solid.
I think I tried to get Linux on one of them, for some reason it did not
go but
Yea, it seems to be running better now, I adjusted for best performance,
after a few restarts and uninstalling a bunch of crap, including norton,
its running better now. I even turned back on the visual stuff and its
still running OK.
OK Don wrote:
The AMD CPU shouldn't be that slow -
computers for 4 or 5 years now, is your new
computer really a new to you computer?
-Curt
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:31:25 -0600
From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com, Banned List
ban...@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] OT Windows 7
Message-ID
I didnt know they were selling anything with vista anmore.
LWB250 wrote:
I buy all of the technology for the company (just bought 5 new laptops for
field techs) and I stick with Dells because I can get a serial port for our
telemetry connections and downgrade to XP.
I screwed up and ordered
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Yea, it seems to be running better now, I adjusted for best performance,
after a few restarts and uninstalling a bunch of crap, including norton,
its running better now. I even turned back on the visual stuff and its
still running OK.
I used to think Internet
I got my desktop machine last year, which is why it has Vista and not Windows 7.
Dan
--- On Fri, 2/19/10, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:
From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Friday
ohhh
LWB250 wrote:
I got my desktop machine last year, which is why it has Vista and not Windows 7.
Dan
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that I'll
lose McAffee.
Douglas
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Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 7:27 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Yea, it seems to be running better
Use one of the free anti virus tools instead. I'm using the free Microsoft
Security Essentials on the Windows boxes now. I konw, Microsoft and security
are incompatable - but it's getting great reviews from the testers, and
doesn't have much impact on the box.
On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 7:57 PM,
As someone else mentioned, Norton AV is in itself a virus, and some
virus makers use parts of Norton AV to protect their virus. Best to
stay far away from Norton.
How is your Mac Wall street?
I think you are right I have comcast and they provided me with
McAffee it has worked fine for
Really does it seem to update and such? Have a url?
Douglas
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Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 6:28 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7
Use one of the free anti
Yes, and yes --
http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/
On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Douglas jgi...@comcast.net wrote:
Really does it seem to update and such? Have a url?
Douglas
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Panic! (the national past time).
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Anybody using this? I order a new mini laptop for work and it arrived
today. Its a IBM with windows 7 on it. Holy crap, I dont know if I
like it or not. I suppose I could get used to it but it sure seems like
this computer moves VERY slow. I got to play with it a little more but
is there
So far I really like it and think it runs fast - what programs are running
slow? Granted - it is on a pretty fast desktop here. I like how you can
run two screens next to each other. I've got it on a fujitso laptop at work
- and it runs really fast with our practice management system and our
I'm running it on thrre or four systems - I like it a lot better than any
other M$ OS. Your mini-laptop is probably slow to begin with - Atom
processor?
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Peter Hertzing phertz...@gmail.com wrote:
So far I really like it and think it runs fast - what programs are
Well like right now I am trying to clean out all the crap preinstalled
stuff that I dont need, it just seems to take forever. If I launch IE,
it seems to take forever. I will have to play with it some more to get
it figured out. This little machine only has 1 gig of ram though, not
sure
This is the one I got
http://www.pcconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=10898037cac=Result
OK Don wrote:
I'm running it on thrre or four systems - I like it a lot better than any
other M$ OS. Your mini-laptop is probably slow to begin with - Atom
processor?
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at
This little machine only has 1 gig of ram though, not sure what the
processor is offhand.
Pretty sure that's nowhere near enough, perhaps more like 4GB is
required?
I bet my 233MHz G3 PPC Mac is faster than that! Fully loaded, 768 MB
RAM.
-- Jim
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You should be able to set the interface to the XP or 2000 (classic)
look Search in help for optimize for performance
You should be able to set the start menu to classic or XP bubblegum
But I have not done it because I moved to OS 10.5 in place of winders
7 If nobody else tells you how, I
The AMD CPU shouldn't be that slow -
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/amd-kinda-sorta-takes-aim-at-atom-with-athlon-neo/.
A friend at work has an HP Mini-Note 110 with the Atom 270 chip, 1 GB, and
W7. It's no screamer, but no one complains about it being slow either.
Right click my computer' -
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:
This is the one I got
http://www.pcconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=10898037cac=Result
Put Xubuntu (not regular Ubuntu) on that and it will SCREAM. My 2.4
GHz/4 Gb Mac Mini running Leopard seems like a
Read today that Linux Mint is the flavor de jour -- haven't tried it myself
(yet).
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2359956,00.asp
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote:
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:04 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Read today that Linux Mint is the flavor de jour -- haven't tried it myself
(yet).
I have Mint installed on my Asus Eee netbook which is pretty minimally
spec'd (Atom CPU, not sure the speed, and only 512Mb RAM). It's
quite
Hey, I just got the same netbook 6 months ago but it came loaded with
Linux. Great machine and the best 200 bucks I ever spent! Fast as can
be but then again I have kept most of the junk off of it. All I use
it for is to read and send email and surf the net when I am out of the
hose.
John
On Thu,
Here is what I know so far: A short in Redmond Magazine:
Windows 7 Virtual Mea Culpa
XP finds a way in, after all.
http://redmondmag.com/reports/article.asp?EditorialsID=909
April 29, 2009 by Doug Barney
I may have been wrong, very wrong about Windows
7. I interviewed dozens of Windows 7
I am going to try to install some more programs this week and see how it
runs with them, as I have only just installed firefox and avg virus
programs.
Douglas
I have Windows 7 on a tablet with 2GB ram, haven't installed any other
MS apps yet though. With I.E. and Open Office Writer open
:37:42 -0500
From: E M pokieba...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7
What I would like to do, is get an external HD and start backing up
everything from several old computers on it. My other pc, was an old
one
with a first generation usb port, so I'd like to find one that reads
all
I just thought that I would let you all know that I d/l'd the new Windows 7.
Have been using it for a few days, and though it looks real nice I have to say
that it does take a WHOLE LOT of memory. With the browser open and a mail
program the used memory is above 1.2 Gigs of ram. I installed the
I'm running Vista now too, but I think for my next pc, I'm going back to
Mac, probably a laptop of some sort. Not sure if I'll buy and run a copy of
xp on it, as I think pretty much everything I do I can find mac applications
for. We'll see, this current pc is probably ok for another couple of
I have Windows 7 on a tablet with 2GB ram, haven't installed any other
MS apps yet though. With I.E. and Open Office Writer open it's using
1.07 GB of RAM.
I have run itno some in-stability issues when setting the swap file
size (I always lock it 2 or 3 time the RAM), and have found that
Firefox
I thought this new windows was not supposed to hog up as much resources
as Vista?
Douglas wrote:
I just thought that I would let you all know that I d/l'd the new Windows 7. Have been using it for a few days, and though it looks real nice I have to say that it does take a WHOLE LOT of memory.
From Information Week this morning:
Microsoft Offers Unlimited Windows 7 Downloads
The software maker has lifted restrictions on the number of copies
available to beta users.
By mailto:paul...@techweb.comPaul McDougall
I have Windows 7 x64 beta 1 running on an HP2710p - so far it's
looking pretty slick. First I tried upgrading Vista, running on a
SafeBoot encrypted drive. That failed at the first re-boot - no OS to
be found anywhere.
Next I did a (proper) clean installation - very simple and smooth -
not like an
what are the specs of the machine you are running it on?
OK Don wrote:
I have Windows 7 x64 beta 1 running on an HP2710p - so far it's
looking pretty slick. First I tried upgrading Vista, running on a
SafeBoot encrypted drive. That failed at the first re-boot - no OS to
be found anywhere.
Next
U7600 Core 2 Duo at 1.2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 64 bit, 65GB disk - Windows 7
used about 12GB of disk, with Kaspersky and Firefox added.
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:
what are the specs of the machine you are running it on?
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