Guest LdySphynx Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Ok I'm going CRAZY with my PC today.....I have no clue WTF is wrong with it??? Ok here's the deal, the files on my desktop take about 1 minute to open after I click on them.....so does IE, now MSN explorer opens immidiately. I have done everything that can be done, Viru Scan, Ad Aware, Control Panel.....even gone to Microsoft.com to see if it said anything regarding this, LEt me know if anyone else is going through the same thing and what the HELL needs to be done to fix it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pod Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 and trancepriest enters .......................................... now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LdySphynx Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 and trancepriest enters .......................................... now!Dammit Pod, I thought you had the answer to my problem.....stop getting me all excited !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pod Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 I'd have to actually see what is wrong in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 I need a drink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 and trancepriest enters .......................................... now!ROTFL ;D. Ok we'll have to go through a checklist here.1. Have you defragged your hard drive?2. No viruses?3. Have you tried system restore?4. Do you have hard drive space left over?5. How long have you had your hard drive?6. How much memory do you have?7. Can you afford to trash or sell your PC and buy a Mac Mini (i just couldn't resist adding that in there). ;DIf you need help going through the first 6 steps just PM me and I'll try to give you detailed info. Reminder... computing doesn't have to be that way.... somewhere a Mac is waiting for you. PS... if all else fails... For liquor and a small amount of cash.. if the liquor is an inordinately high amount for the task at hand... (then you can forget the latter method of gratitude)... I will provide my time tested... battle weary consulting services. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LdySphynx Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 and trancepriest enters .......................................... now!ROTFL ;D. Ok we'll have to go through a checklist here.1. Have you defragged your hard drive?2. No viruses?3. Have you tried system restore?4. Do you have hard drive space left over?5. How long have you had your hard drive?6. How much memory do you have?7. Can you afford to trash or sell your PC and buy a Mac Mini (i just couldn't resist adding that in there). ;DIf you need help going through the first 6 steps just PM me and I'll try to give you detailed info. Reminder... computing doesn't have to be that way.... somewhere a Mac is waiting for you. PS... if all else fails... For liquor and a small amount of cash.. if the liquor is an inordinately high amount for the task at hand... (then you can forget the latter method of gratitude)... I will provide my time tested... battle weary consulting services. 8)Actually after I did the Disk Cleanup, which Pod recommended I might add :....my PC is great!!!So I think that might have been the issue, I will definitely keep you updated!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ramon Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 my liver needs to be cleaned up :|can someone suggest somethin' ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 my liver needs to be cleaned up :|can someone suggest somethin' ?Alcohol.Actually after I did the Disk Cleanup, which Pod recommended I might add :....my PC is great!!!That would've been my catch all step #4 . When a PC is running great (the short mean time between another common failure)... its a perfect time to sell to another unfortunate soul.... you can do it here and then buy my 20 for your new Mac ---> http://miami.craigslist.org/sys/ ;DTo maintain a PC your looking at:1. Disc Cleanup2. Disc Defragment3. Norton Anti-Virus4. Spyware Removal5. Security Updates4 more extra steps than on a Mac. Disc defragging and Norton AV taking the longest.... well not counting security updates. I had forgotten about disc cleanup in my daily diatribe against PC's... thanks Pod and LdySphynx. O' I also forgot about registry cleaners.. but thats for serious windows geeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest barstar diana Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 run a free virus scan on line from grimsoft or something to help u figure it ou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 run a free virus scan on line from grimsoft or something to help u figure it ouYeah whenever you see one of those pops up online.. telling you that your computer is infected.. just click yes and it will make your system like new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cosmigonon Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 run a free virus scan on line from grimsoft or something to help u figure it ouYeah whenever you see one of those pops up online.. telling you that your computer is infected.. just click yes and it will make your system like new. For real, or are you just messing with us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 how old is ur pc? toss it my friend and i will build u one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LdySphynx Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 how old is ur pc? toss it my friend and i will build u one Oh Mr. Bling I build them for a living, and to answer your question if my PC is oldMicrosoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Processor Intel Pentium 4 2.66 GHz Installed Memory 512 MB (DDR SDRAM) Processor Type Intel Pentium 4 Processor Speed 2.66 GHz Processor Manufacturer Intel Max Processors Qty. 1 Motherboard Bus Speed 533 MHz Video Output Interface AGP 4x Memory RAM Technology DDR SDRAM Installed RAM 512 MB Max Supported RAM 2 GB Installed Video Memory 128 MB Hard Drive Capacity 160 GB CD / DVD Optical Drive Type DVD+RW Optical Drive Read Speed 2x (DVD) • 32x (CD) • 8x (DVD) Optical Drive Write Speed 12x (CD-R) Optical Drive ReWrite Speed 10x (CD-RW) • 2.4x (DVD+RW) Other Drives Floppy Drive 3.5" 1.44 MB floppy Audio / Video Audio Output Type Sound Card Video Input Type TV Tuner Modem Modem Type Fax / Modem Networking Networking Type Network Adapter Data Link Protocol Ethernet • Fast Ethernet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 mine is a pos but it keeps on tickin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 how old is ur pc? toss it my friend and i will build u one Oh Mr. Bling I build them for a living, and to answer your question if my PC is oldMicrosoft Windows XP Media Center Edition <--- ancientProcessor Intel Pentium 4 2.66 GHz <--- don't support the evil empireInstalled Memory 512 MB (DDR SDRAM) Processor Type Intel Pentium 4 <--- your on the dark sideProcessor Speed 2.66 GHz Processor Manufacturer Intel <--- thats actually sarcasmMax Processors Qty. 1 Motherboard Bus Speed 533 MHz Video Output Interface AGP 4x Memory RAM Technology DDR SDRAM Installed RAM 512 MB Max Supported RAM 2 GB Installed Video Memory 128 MB Hard Drive Capacity 160 GB CD / DVD Optical Drive Type DVD+RW Optical Drive Read Speed 2x (DVD) • 32x (CD) • 8x (DVD) Optical Drive Write Speed 12x (CD-R) Optical Drive ReWrite Speed 10x (CD-RW) • 2.4x (DVD+RW) Other Drives Floppy Drive 3.5" 1.44 MB floppy <--- so 1984 Audio / Video Audio Output Type Sound Card Video Input Type TV Tuner Modem Modem Type Fax / Modem Networking Networking Type Network Adapter Data Link Protocol Ethernet • Fast Ethernet Definitely old... toss it and get a mini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LdySphynx Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 It took you long enough, to tell me that.....Pod warned me about it! :!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 It took you long enough, to tell me that.....Pod warned me about it! :!!!I see... Pod is now an agent for the dark side. Did he also tell you that only fashionistas have Macs? P.S. O' you build PC's for a living.. that is kinda sexy .. even though its PC's. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbs Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 here is a little tip...go to IE Settings, advanced tab and check off to empty Temporary Internet Files when exiting. This helps trememdously. Windows uses swap file extensively and if they are full(Temp, Temp Internet Files, etc...) It will slow down pc big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LdySphynx Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 I did all of that........but The Disk CleanUp Worked wonderfully!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancepriest Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Hey I couldn't resist showing my specs too. Since you showed me yours.. let me show you mine. PowerStation2/23/05 4:36 PMHardware: Hardware Overview: Machine Model: Power Mac G5 CPU Type: PowerPC 970 (2.2) Number Of CPUs: 2 CPU Speed: 2 GHz L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB Memory: 2.5 GB Bus Speed: 1 GHz Boot ROM Version: 5.1.4f0 Serial Number: TOP SECRETSoftware: System Software Overview: System Version: Mac OS X 10.3.8 (7U16) Kernel Version: Darwin 7.8.0 Boot Volume: System Computer Name: PowerStation User Name: TOP SECRETNetwork: Internal Modem: Interface: modem Type: PPP (PPPSerial) Built-in Ethernet: Interface: en0 Type: Ethernet IP Address: ("192.168.2.3") Subnet Mask: ("255.255.255.0") Broadcast Address: ("192.168.2.255") Router Address: 192.168.2.1 DNS Servers: ("192.168.2.1") Ethernet Address: 00:0a:95:d9:93:32Memory: DIMM0/J11: Size: 256 MB Type: DDR SDRAM Speed: PC3200U-30330 DIMM1/J12: Size: 256 MB Type: DDR SDRAM Speed: PC3200U-30330 DIMM2/J13: Size: 1 GB Type: DDR SDRAM Speed: PC3200U-30330 DIMM3/J14: Size: 1 GB Type: DDR SDRAM Speed: PC3200U-30330 DIMM4/J41: Size: Empty Type: Empty Speed: Empty DIMM5/J42: Size: Empty Type: Empty Speed: Empty DIMM6/J43: Size: Empty Type: Empty Speed: Empty DIMM7/J44: Size: Empty Type: Empty Speed: EmptyPCI/AGP Cards: ATY,RV350: Type: display Bus: AGP Slot: SLOT-1 VRAM (Total): 64 MB Vendor: ATI (0x1002) Device ID: 0x4150 Revision ID: 0x0000 ROM Revision: 113-A13601-126 Display: Type: display Display Type: LCD VRAM (In Use): 64 MB Resolution: 1920 x 1200 Depth: 32-bit Color Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes ATY,Simone_B: Status: No display connectedATA: ATA-6 Bus: Vendor ID: 0x106b Device ID: 0x0043 Revision ID: 0x0000 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D: Manufacturer: PIONEER Model: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D Revision: A606 Serial Number: TOP SECRET Drive Type: CD-RW/DVD-RW Disc Burning: Apple Supported/Shipped Removable Media: Yes Detachable Drive: No Protocol: ATAPI Unit Number: 0 Socket Type: Internal k2-sata-root: ATA Bus: Name: k2-sata Maxtor 6Y250M0: Capacity: 233.76 GB Model: Maxtor 6Y250M0 Revision: YAR51BW0 Serial Number: TOP SECRET Removable Media: No Detachable Drive: No BSD Name: disk1 Protocol: ATA Unit Number: 0 Socket Type: Serial ATA bay_name: A (upper) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LeVeL Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Who cares : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LdySphynx Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Ok then let's have everyone else show us thiers !!!!Come on everyone show us what you got, don't be shy ;D!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan2772 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 i have an apple IIc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LdySphynx Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Who cares :Level, this thread is only for Nerds........ :.Thank You very much Mr. Spammer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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