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Windows ME machine periodically sluggish

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by mbucherl

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User has ME running and periodically response times for programs drag to nearly agonizing. Checked mem use: 55%. Disk drive only half full. User said that she hasn't done anything lately that might have caused it (yeah, right).

Can you point me to a check list to run through to see what's going on? Thanks.

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by tommyfed

You said memory usage is at 55%, most likely there are many programs loading on start up.
Go to start > Run and type "msconfig"
Here you will find a start-up menu. Uncheck all applications that are not neccesary. Restart the machine, and check the memory usage. This should dramitically change. (depending on what is installed on the machine, you can probably uncheck all startup options minus the anti-virus).
Good luck!

by stephen.berry

55% is not enough to slow down programs. If this PC is on a network, check to see if the software being used accesses the network and then check the network traffic. Also check the programs running in the systray, items such as MSN messenger or AOL's version, weatherbug, etc anything that has a constant connection to the internet, especially if they have accidentally installed SaveNow ... a program that installs itself without the users permission when you download from certain websites. I found the SaveNow to be the cause of my mother-in-laws speed issues with ME.

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