Posts by cottom

Again, what you have is here is another kludged up system, only worse because you have Symatec/Norton on your computer. You can trouble your spirit greatly by attempting to fix this problem or you can backup your documents and reload. Ask your self if you really need all the stuff you have loaded. Do you know what "Maxtor\Sync\SyncServices.exe" service even are? Keep your system as slim and trim as possible, and you will be much happier.

You have a really badly kludged up system, personally, I would apply the ultimate Windows repair tool, format.com, and start over with a whole new installation.
It looks like you have a Dell, and should have a hidden partion on the hard drive that will restore your system to factory default. On a Dell that option is generally in the BIOS SETUP screen when you first power up. Generally press F2 to get to it.

This thread just helped me restore confidence that what I want to accomplish is possible, but in reverse of what the previous author desired.

I want a telephony app that will grab the CallerID and if the ID is not on my "approved" list, the caller is politely given the boot. The telephone company (Verizon/Frontier) said it was illegal to interfere with commerce using a telephone system that blocks calls in such a manner. SO..I changed to T/W cable for my phone.

Van W. Cottom
van@cottom.org

I don't have a problem with my computer, just with keeping the junk out of it. Vista was OK after I figured it out... and much better that the old AIX and UNIX I worked with for many years.

Keep your desktop clean, otherwise Windows will re-draw the desktop every time it refreshes.

I have had good success working on slow computers by utilizing general maintenance. Clean out temp folders including IE, not letting Outlook mail folders to fill, and keep the spy ware off the system.
I go to the registries directly,primarily the 'run' key under Windows. If it ain't supposed be there the first time I comment out the data line, and if that doesn't seem to affect anything I will delete it later. Anti virus, and defrag seems to get the job done. I run Vista/3.8Ghz/2 Gig Ram.

It took me a while to learn Vista (32), but once I did, it really is not that bad. Just have to do every thing backwards from W2K or XP. Maintanance is the answer, and a lot of computer "service wanna be" has learned this. They are out there cleaning IE Caches for $75 a pop.

Many times it is several little things that add up to a slow PC. Strip down your startup, and taskstart to a minimum. To much e-mail saved or unread will slow your computer down, and then there is the obivous spyware, adware, and virus attack. I am on Time-Warner Roadrunner and they offer a CA security at no additional cost. It works.
There are many Windows Services that start on boot-up that are not needed in a home computer, get a list of the services you can disable.
Finally, clear your browser of temp files and such. Keep your harddrive defragged. Hope that helps