Slow-down - please help!

Vista Home Premium on a core duo machine with 2GB RAM.
Avast A/V
Defender operating
Nothing wierd


Worked fine, never a problem. But now it's slow to open files
and emails.

???

notachance wrote:
> Vista Home Premium on a core duo machine with 2GB RAM.
> Avast A/V
> Defender operating
> Nothing weird
>
>
> Worked fine, never a problem. But now it's slow to open files and emails.
>
> ???

Forgot to mention: just did Spybot and defrag, and the HD uses
Vista for defrag - it's under 3% so should be ok.

Have you checked your power management profiles?

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"notachance" <> wrote in message
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> notachance wrote:
>> Vista Home Premium on a core duo machine with 2GB RAM.
>> Avast A/V
>> Defender operating
>> Nothing weird
>>
>>
>> Worked fine, never a problem. But now it's slow to open files and emails.
>>
>> ???
>
> Forgot to mention: just did Spybot and defrag, and the HD uses Vista for
> defrag - it's under 3% so should be ok.

Hi notachance,

Check and see if the link below may help.

'http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72674-windows-mail-slow.html?ltr=W'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72...low.html?ltr=W)

Shawn


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brink wrote:
> Hi notachance,
>
> Check and see if the link below may help.
>
> 'http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72674-windows-mail-slow.html?ltr=W'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72...low.html?ltr=W)
>
> Shawn
>
>


Thanks. I did that. So far it seems about the same, but small
changes might add up.

Using SpywareBlaster per chance? See this from the *Official Javacool Software Website*:

SB restricted sites slows up Vista Windows Mail - Wilders Security Forums:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=175067

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"notachance" <> wrote in message news:f6k3tf$vti$...
Vista Home Premium on a core duo machine with 2GB RAM.
Avast A/V
Defender operating
Nothing wierd


Worked fine, never a problem. But now it's slow to open files
and emails.

???

Ramash, I am using SpywareBlaster and SpyBot S&D and Avast, with Outlook
2003 in Vista Home Premium with no probs. I don't use Windows Mail.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Using SpywareBlaster per chance? See this from the *Official Javacool Software Website*:
>
> SB restricted sites slows up Vista Windows Mail - Wilders Security Forums:
> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=175067
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "notachance" <> wrote in message news:f6k3tf$vti$...
> Vista Home Premium on a core duo machine with 2GB RAM.
> Avast A/V
> Defender operating
> Nothing wierd
>
>
> Worked fine, never a problem. But now it's slow to open files
> and emails.
>
> ???
>

Hi Mick,

That info applies to Windows Mail only. So please ignore that info.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Mick Murphy" <> wrote in message news:9EF59FB6-F5DA-4090-9576-...
Ramash, I am using SpywareBlaster and SpyBot S&D and Avast, with Outlook
2003 in Vista Home Premium with no probs. I don't use Windows Mail.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Using SpywareBlaster per chance? See this from the *Official Javacool Software Website*:
>
> SB restricted sites slows up Vista Windows Mail - Wilders Security Forums:
> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=175067
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "notachance" <> wrote in message news:f6k3tf$vti$...
> Vista Home Premium on a core duo machine with 2GB RAM.
> Avast A/V
> Defender operating
> Nothing wierd
>
>
> Worked fine, never a problem. But now it's slow to open files
> and emails.
>
> ???
>

notachance;371184 Wrote:
>
> Thanks. I did that. So far it seems about the same, but small
> changes might add up.

Ok,

What type of files are you trying to open that are slow, or is it all
of them?

Shawn


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brink wrote:
> notachance;371184 Wrote:
>> Thanks. I did that. So far it seems about the same, but small
>> changes might add up.
>
> Ok,
>
> What type of files are you trying to open that are slow, or is it all
> of them?
>
> Shawn
>
>


Thunderbird seems slow when it opens an email or a post in a
newsgroup.

When I click to open an application, sometimes it opens
instantly but often I'll see the Spinning Blue Ring of Despair
for 2 to as much as 30 seconds. Vista virtually always sorts
things out and gets the job done, but patience is mandatory. If
I click and click while the ring is spinning, I might get a
white transluscent screen and a "not responding" on that
application. I'll have to kill it in the Task Manager, and a
minute later it loads properly.

??

Silvy