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From: Jack on 23 Feb 2010 12:33 Yes, I am using IE8 On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:26:40 +1100, "Neil Green" <nrgreenNOT(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: >Jack wrote: >> I have an old Compaq Presario 5000 that is running on XP. It has an >> Intel Celeron Processor that is 1.1 GHZ and I have increased the >> memory to its max which is 512 Mb of SDRAM. I have defragged and run >> Ad-Aware. I run C Cleaner often. When I run Task Scheduler, I often >> find that the memory is loaded. I frequently find 2-3 versions of >> iexplore.exe. Skype takes some space but I have to leave it in memory >> so I can receive calls from my daughter overseas. >> >> Are there any suggestions of how I can get it to run faster and more >> efficient? Thanks for any help > >Are you running IE8? > >
From: gnu / linux on 23 Feb 2010 12:58 On Feb 23, 11:33 am, jplasa...(a)NOSPAMjuno.com (Jack) wrote: > Yes, I am using IE8 > > On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:26:40 +1100, "Neil Green" > > > > <nrgreen...(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: > >Jack wrote: > >> I have an old Compaq Presario 5000 that is running on XP. It has an > >> Intel Celeron Processor that is 1.1 GHZ and I have increased the > >> memory to its max which is 512 Mb of SDRAM. I have defragged and run > >> Ad-Aware. I run C Cleaner often. When I run Task Scheduler, I often > >> find that the memory is loaded. I frequently find 2-3 versions of > >> iexplore.exe. Skype takes some space but I have to leave it in memory > >> so I can receive calls from my daughter overseas. > > >> Are there any suggestions of how I can get it to run faster and more > >> efficient? Thanks for any help > > >Are you running IE8? SpeedyPC http://www.speedypc.com/lps/speedypc/index.htm may show the bottleneck(s) OR use linux :)
From: Neil Green on 23 Feb 2010 18:34 Jack wrote: > Yes, I am using IE8 The tabbed browsing and crash recovery features of IE8 use considerable resources, particularly on an older PC with limited RAM. I suggest you run an earlier version of IE. > > On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:26:40 +1100, "Neil Green" > <nrgreenNOT(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: > >> Jack wrote: >>> I have an old Compaq Presario 5000 that is running on XP. It has >>> an Intel Celeron Processor that is 1.1 GHZ and I have increased the >>> memory to its max which is 512 Mb of SDRAM. I have defragged and >>> run Ad-Aware. I run C Cleaner often. When I run Task Scheduler, I >>> often find that the memory is loaded. I frequently find 2-3 >>> versions of iexplore.exe. Skype takes some space but I have to >>> leave it in memory so I can receive calls from my daughter overseas. >>> >>> Are there any suggestions of how I can get it to run faster and more >>> efficient? Thanks for any help >> >> Are you running IE8?
From: Jack on 23 Feb 2010 18:59 Thanks for the insight, Neil. Do you know why I find 2-3 iexplore.exe in the list of processes that are running in Task Manager? They each take a large amount of space. On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:34:24 +1100, "Neil Green" <nrgreenNOT(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: >Jack wrote: >> Yes, I am using IE8 > >The tabbed browsing and crash recovery features of IE8 use considerable >resources, particularly on an older PC with limited RAM. >I suggest you run an earlier version of IE. > >> >> On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:26:40 +1100, "Neil Green" >> <nrgreenNOT(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: >> >>> Jack wrote: >>>> I have an old Compaq Presario 5000 that is running on XP. It has >>>> an Intel Celeron Processor that is 1.1 GHZ and I have increased the >>>> memory to its max which is 512 Mb of SDRAM. I have defragged and >>>> run Ad-Aware. I run C Cleaner often. When I run Task Scheduler, I >>>> often find that the memory is loaded. I frequently find 2-3 >>>> versions of iexplore.exe. Skype takes some space but I have to >>>> leave it in memory so I can receive calls from my daughter overseas. >>>> >>>> Are there any suggestions of how I can get it to run faster and more >>>> efficient? Thanks for any help >>> >>> Are you running IE8? > >
From: Neil Green on 24 Feb 2010 18:06
Jack wrote: > Thanks for the insight, Neil. Do you know why I find 2-3 iexplore.exe > in the list of processes that are running in Task Manager? They each > take a large amount of space. The most likely cause is a trojan, worm or other Malware. Do a thorough scan of your PC. > > On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:34:24 +1100, "Neil Green" > <nrgreenNOT(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: > >> Jack wrote: >>> Yes, I am using IE8 >> >> The tabbed browsing and crash recovery features of IE8 use >> considerable resources, particularly on an older PC with limited RAM. >> I suggest you run an earlier version of IE. >> >>> >>> On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:26:40 +1100, "Neil Green" >>> <nrgreenNOT(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: >>> >>>> Jack wrote: >>>>> I have an old Compaq Presario 5000 that is running on XP. It has >>>>> an Intel Celeron Processor that is 1.1 GHZ and I have increased >>>>> the memory to its max which is 512 Mb of SDRAM. I have >>>>> defragged and run Ad-Aware. I run C Cleaner often. When I run >>>>> Task Scheduler, I often find that the memory is loaded. I >>>>> frequently find 2-3 versions of iexplore.exe. Skype takes some >>>>> space but I have to leave it in memory so I can receive calls >>>>> from my daughter overseas. >>>>> >>>>> Are there any suggestions of how I can get it to run faster and >>>>> more efficient? Thanks for any help >>>> >>>> Are you running IE8? |