On Tuesday 17 May 2005 09:03 pm, you wrote: > I am not confident enough to do a registry clean. I have heard so many > stories about what can happen if you mess up the registry . . . > > I increased his IE cache - what other cache would I increase? > > What can be done about the users on his node logging on? Would this > happen with DSL too? > > Thanks for the reply, > Riva > If it's not a spyware issue then chances are you may be looking at either a networking issue (the slowdown from more people logged on that Michael mentioned) or he may have an application running which is leaking memory resources. When he notices the slowdown, have him reboot. If he speeds back up that's a good argument for some app on his machine, If he reboots and it's later in the day when more cable users are on, then it's something in his isp. Might be user load, might just be a flaky piece of equipment which gets worse with user load. At that point he has to put in a ticket with his isp.
For the application problem, you really want him to shut down apps using lots of memory one at a time and see when the system speeds back up. Then load up everything except the possible problem app and see if the system runs ok. Sometimes you have to do this a few times to find the actual problem. It's painstaking, time consuming work. And of course it could be just accumulated flakiness in the os. All those added and removed programs take a toll. Left over dll's , program fragments etc can slow things down. If the os isn't too customized you might simply try to reinstall or repair it. drew ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: [email protected] To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
