on 25.06.2004 07:50, Paul Corsa at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In the last several weeks or so my S900 has really slowed down on > processes like downloading photos or opening documents with Stuffit > Expander. Would this be a symptom of a virus or HD fragmentation? My DSL > is via a router so I haven't installed any other antivirus software. I'm > still on OS9.1. I have a GB of RAM and none of my drives are more than > half full. I run DiskWarrior frequently, but this has not caused any > speed up. OR, could this be an issue with Netscape 7.01?When I did a > reinstall several months ago it ran like it was on steroids. I dump the > Netscape cache regularly. I'm open to suggestions. I have an OS8 version > of Virex, but I don't think it'll upgrade to OS9 or for future use OSX. > I note that Norton is discontinuing it's products for OSX?
Hi Paul, The only thing I can think of in common between downloads from the internet and opening files in StuffIt is the desktop database file. Try rebuilding that, along with the regular disk maintenance and a defrag and perhaps the combination will yield results. It is also possible that the slow down is only apparent, that is to say video-related, and has nothing to do with the actual performance and execution of tasks. If you had said that you were running Virex, I would have suggested that you reexamine the settings to see if you couldn't find a better balance between protection and performance. By the same token, think of any software that you have upgraded or installed in the last month or so and consider whether it did not include background processes that could be eating up processor cycles. The "Magic Menu" components that come with StuffIt Deluxe, the keyboard shortcuts for A Better Finder Rename, Norton's "Disk Light", are all notorious offenders. Most Contextual Menu components play nice, but anything that alters the menu bar or offers "automatic protection" should be regarded with extreme suspicion, IMHO. Although a router provides firewall protection--something which is really not that crucial under OS 9, BTW--it does absolutely nothing for the most common paths that trojans and virii use to infect a computer: email attachments and software installation media. FWIW, My personal preference is Virex. There was a free update from version 5.9 to 6, but I can't seem to find a link to that at this time. Version 5.9 works OK under OS 9.x, you just can't update the virus dat file any more--more of a problem with potentially passing on WIN virii than with getting infected by something on the Mac side of things. Contact me off-list and I'll see if I have it archived somewhere. Version 6.x runs acceptably well in Classic; Version 7 dat files and engines are considerably more comprehensive but the GUI still blows chunks, and responsiveness leaves much to be desired compared to Version 6. Peace, paul -- Paul F. Henegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
