Slow system - Background services

[Ken Toogood]

Hi,

I've noticed a distinct slow down in system performance of late, but I
can't pin it down to any particular event. There's a noticeable lag
when trying to start an application, MS Word for example, which in the
past has been almost instant. There's plenty of room on the Hard Drive
and it's been defragmented and scanned.

One observation that I've made is the number of background services
that are running.80 in total, and all but 6 of them are Microsoft
related. I've run MSCONFIG and closed them all down, and it has
speeded the system up noticeably. My question is what are these
services doing? and which of them is it safe to permanently disable?
(er that's 2 questions I know). I don't remember these services being
part of any previous versions of Windows (98SE).

Or am I barking up the wrong tree? Is there perhaps another
explanation for my system slow down?

My system:
800MHZ Athlon
WINXP pro
512MB ram
Geforce2 graphics
IBM 80GB 7200rpm (boot)
Maxtor 30GB 7200rpm (Video stuff)

In a probably futile attempt to avoid Spam I've added *remove* to my
email address. Please delete it if replying via email.

Thanks.

[Gerry Cornell]

Ken

What version of Office? Is Findfast disabled?

Download Adaware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ and =
use it to remove parasites.

How good is your housekeeping?

1. In Outlook Express empty your Deleted Items folder.

2. In Outlook Express run File, Folder, Compact All whilst OFFLINE.

3. Remove Temporary Internet Files by selecting Start, Control Panel, =
Internet Options, General tab, Delete Files and check box for "Delete =
all offline content".

4. Empty Recycle Bin.

5. Run Disk Defragmenter.=20

Have you looked in Event Viewer for error messages?=20

1. To open Event Viewer, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click =
Administrative Tools, double-click Event Viewer and select System for =
system errors or Application for application errors. Look for Error in =
the Type column and double click on Error to reveal a Description of the =
error. This can be copied by using Clipboard Viewer (see later).
=20
2. Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you =
should double click for further information and you can copy using copy =
and paste.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

3. For some errors you will find "+ Related Knowledge Base Article", =
which if double clicked takes you to the Knowledge Base Article =
containing a suggested solution.

There always seems to be a step 2 but not always a step 3.=20

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports (Step 1). Run Event Viewer and =
double click on the error you want to copy. In the window which appears =
is a button resembling two pages. Double click the button and close =
Event Viewer. Now start your message ( email )and do a paste into the =
body of the message. This will paste the info from the Event Viewer =
Error Report complete with links into the message. Make sure this is the =
first paste after exiting from Event Viewer. It can be helpful to place =
a shortcut to Event Viewer on your Desktop.

~~~~~~


Hope this helps.

Gerry
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"Ken Toogood" > wrote in message =
...
> Hi,
>=20
> I've noticed a distinct slow down in system performance of late, but I
> can't pin it down to any particular event. There's a noticeable lag
> when trying to start an application, MS Word for example, which in the
> past has been almost instant. There's plenty of room on the Hard Drive
> and it's been defragmented and scanned.
>=20
> One observation that I've made is the number of background services
> that are running.80 in total, and all but 6 of them are Microsoft
> related. I've run MSCONFIG and closed them all down, and it has
> speeded the system up noticeably. My question is what are these
> services doing? and which of them is it safe to permanently disable?
> (er that's 2 questions I know). I don't remember these services being
> part of any previous versions of Windows (98SE).
>=20
> Or am I barking up the wrong tree? Is there perhaps another
> explanation for my system slow down?
>=20
> My system:
> 800MHZ Athlon
> WINXP pro
> 512MB ram
> Geforce2 graphics
> IBM 80GB 7200rpm (boot)
> Maxtor 30GB 7200rpm (Video stuff)
>=20
> In a probably futile attempt to avoid Spam I've added *remove* to my
> email address. Please delete it if replying via email.
>=20
> Thanks.
>=20
> =20
>

[Ken Toogood]

Thanks for your suggetions, I think that I've got to the bottom of the
problem. It's the 811493 update that's been causing the problem. I've
removed it and everything works fine. It seems that not the only one
that's been suffering, 811493 seems to be a hot topic at the moment.
Thanks again.




On Sat, 3 May 2003 12:35:22 +0100, "Gerry Cornell"
> wrote:

>Ken
>
>What version of Office? Is Findfast disabled?
>
>Download Adaware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ and use it to remove parasites.
>
>How good is your housekeeping?
>
>1. In Outlook Express empty your Deleted Items folder.
>
>2. In Outlook Express run File, Folder, Compact All whilst OFFLINE.
>
>3. Remove Temporary Internet Files by selecting Start, Control Panel, Internet Options, General tab, Delete Files and check box for "Delete all offline content".
>
>4. Empty Recycle Bin.
>
>5. Run Disk Defragmenter.
>
>Have you looked in Event Viewer for error messages?
>
>1. To open Event Viewer, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, double-click Event Viewer and select System for system errors or Application for application errors. Look for Error in the Type column and double click on Error
to reveal a Description of the error. This can be copied by using Clipboard Viewer (see later).
>
>2. Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you should double click for further information and you can copy using copy and paste.
>http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
>(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)
>
>3. For some errors you will find "+ Related Knowledge Base Article", which if double clicked takes you to the Knowledge Base Article containing a suggested solution.
>
>There always seems to be a step 2 but not always a step 3.
>
>A tip for posting copies of Error Reports (Step 1). Run Event Viewer and double click on the error you want to copy. In the window which appears is a button resembling two pages. Double click the button and close Event Viewer. Now start your message ( ema
il )and do a paste into the body of the message. This will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report complete with links into the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from Event Viewer. It can be helpful to place a shortcut to E
vent Viewer on your Desktop.
>
>~~~~~~
>
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Gerry
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>FCA

>Stourport, Worcs, England
>Enquire, plan and execute.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Please tell the newsgroup how any
>suggested solution worked for you.
>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>"Ken Toogood" > wrote in message ...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've noticed a distinct slow down in system performance of late, but I
>> can't pin it down to any particular event. There's a noticeable lag
>> when trying to start an application, MS Word for example, which in the
>> past has been almost instant. There's plenty of room on the Hard Drive
>> and it's been defragmented and scanned.
>>
>> One observation that I've made is the number of background services
>> that are running.80 in total, and all but 6 of them are Microsoft
>> related. I've run MSCONFIG and closed them all down, and it has
>> speeded the system up noticeably. My question is what are these
>> services doing? and which of them is it safe to permanently disable?
>> (er that's 2 questions I know). I don't remember these services being
>> part of any previous versions of Windows (98SE).
>>
>> Or am I barking up the wrong tree? Is there perhaps another
>> explanation for my system slow down?
>>
>> My system:
>> 800MHZ Athlon
>> WINXP pro
>> 512MB ram
>> Geforce2 graphics
>> IBM 80GB 7200rpm (boot)
>> Maxtor 30GB 7200rpm (Video stuff)
>>
>> In a probably futile attempt to avoid Spam I've added *remove* to my
>> email address. Please delete it if replying via email.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>

[Kim Kruse]

Hi,

Regarding this part of your answer:

"2. Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you
should double click for further information and you can copy using copy and
paste. http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp"

is that not only working if you're using the english version of XP... ? I
always get this messages back from MS:

We're sorry
There is no additional information about this issue in the Error
and Event Log Messages or Knowledge Base databases at this time. You can use
the links in the Support area to determine whether any additional
information might be available elsewhere.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------


Thank you for searching on this message; your search helps us
identify those areas for which we need to provide more information.


--
Kim Kruse
------------------------------------
http://www.pagemakers.dk





"Gerry Cornell" > skrev i en meddelelse
...
Ken

What version of Office? Is Findfast disabled?

Download Adaware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ and use
it to remove parasites.

How good is your housekeeping?

1. In Outlook Express empty your Deleted Items folder.

2. In Outlook Express run File, Folder, Compact All whilst OFFLINE.

3. Remove Temporary Internet Files by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Internet Options, General tab, Delete Files and check box for "Delete all
offline content".

4. Empty Recycle Bin.

5. Run Disk Defragmenter.

Have you looked in Event Viewer for error messages?

1. To open Event Viewer, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click
Administrative Tools, double-click Event Viewer and select System for system
errors or Application for application errors. Look for Error in the Type
column and double click on Error to reveal a Description of the error. This
can be copied by using Clipboard Viewer (see later).

2. Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you
should double click for further information and you can copy using copy and
paste.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

3. For some errors you will find "+ Related Knowledge Base Article", which
if double clicked takes you to the Knowledge Base Article containing a
suggested solution.

There always seems to be a step 2 but not always a step 3.

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports (Step 1). Run Event Viewer and
double click on the error you want to copy. In the window which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Double click the button and close Event Viewer.
Now start your message ( email )and do a paste into the body of the message.
This will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report complete with
links into the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer. It can be helpful to place a shortcut to Event Viewer on your
Desktop.

~~~~~~


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FCA

Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please tell the newsgroup how any
suggested solution worked for you.
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


"Ken Toogood" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I've noticed a distinct slow down in system performance of late, but I
> can't pin it down to any particular event. There's a noticeable lag
> when trying to start an application, MS Word for example, which in the
> past has been almost instant. There's plenty of room on the Hard Drive
> and it's been defragmented and scanned.
>
> One observation that I've made is the number of background services
> that are running.80 in total, and all but 6 of them are Microsoft
> related. I've run MSCONFIG and closed them all down, and it has
> speeded the system up noticeably. My question is what are these
> services doing? and which of them is it safe to permanently disable?
> (er that's 2 questions I know). I don't remember these services being
> part of any previous versions of Windows (98SE).
>
> Or am I barking up the wrong tree? Is there perhaps another
> explanation for my system slow down?
>
> My system:
> 800MHZ Athlon
> WINXP pro
> 512MB ram
> Geforce2 graphics
> IBM 80GB 7200rpm (boot)
> Maxtor 30GB 7200rpm (Video stuff)
>
> In a probably futile attempt to avoid Spam I've added *remove* to my
> email address. Please delete it if replying via email.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>

[Gerry Cornell]

Kim

That often is the answer but you still need to look to find out!

--=20
~~~~~~


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FCA

Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please tell the newsgroup how any=20
suggested solution worked for you.
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Kim Kruse" > wrote in message =
...
> Hi,
>=20
> Regarding this part of your answer:
>=20
> "2. Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which =
you
> should double click for further information and you can copy using =
copy and
> paste. http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp"
>=20
> is that not only working if you're using the english version of XP... =
? I
> always get this messages back from MS:
>=20
> We're sorry
> There is no additional information about this issue in the =
Error
> and Event Log Messages or Knowledge Base databases at this time. You =
can use
> the links in the Support area to determine whether any additional
> information might be available elsewhere.
>=20
>=20
> =
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-
>=20
>=20
> Thank you for searching on this message; your search helps =
us
> identify those areas for which we need to provide more information.
>=20
>=20
> --=20
> Kim Kruse
> ------------------------------------
> http://www.pagemakers.dk
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> "Gerry Cornell" > skrev i en meddelelse
> ...
> Ken
>=20
> What version of Office? Is Findfast disabled?
>=20
> Download Adaware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ and =
use
> it to remove parasites.
>=20
> How good is your housekeeping?
>=20
> 1. In Outlook Express empty your Deleted Items folder.
>=20
> 2. In Outlook Express run File, Folder, Compact All whilst OFFLINE.
>=20
> 3. Remove Temporary Internet Files by selecting Start, Control Panel,
> Internet Options, General tab, Delete Files and check box for "Delete =
all
> offline content".
>=20
> 4. Empty Recycle Bin.
>=20
> 5. Run Disk Defragmenter.
>=20
> Have you looked in Event Viewer for error messages?
>=20
> 1. To open Event Viewer, click Start, click Control Panel, =
double-click
> Administrative Tools, double-click Event Viewer and select System for =
system
> errors or Application for application errors. Look for Error in the =
Type
> column and double click on Error to reveal a Description of the error. =
This
> can be copied by using Clipboard Viewer (see later).
>=20
> 2. Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you
> should double click for further information and you can copy using =
copy and
> paste.
> http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
> (Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)
>=20
> 3. For some errors you will find "+ Related Knowledge Base Article", =
which
> if double clicked takes you to the Knowledge Base Article containing a
> suggested solution.
>=20
> There always seems to be a step 2 but not always a step 3.
>=20
> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports (Step 1). Run Event Viewer =
and
> double click on the error you want to copy. In the window which =
appears is a
> button resembling two pages. Double click the button and close Event =
Viewer.
> Now start your message ( email )and do a paste into the body of the =
message.
> This will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report complete =
with
> links into the message. Make sure this is the first paste after =
exiting from
> Event Viewer. It can be helpful to place a shortcut to Event Viewer on =
your
> Desktop.
>=20
> ~~~~~~
>=20
>=20
> Hope this helps.
>=20
> Gerry
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> FCA
>
> Stourport, Worcs, England
> Enquire, plan and execute.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Please tell the newsgroup how any
> suggested solution worked for you.
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>=20
>=20
> "Ken Toogood" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've noticed a distinct slow down in system performance of late, but =
I
> > can't pin it down to any particular event. There's a noticeable lag
> > when trying to start an application, MS Word for example, which in =
the
> > past has been almost instant. There's plenty of room on the Hard =
Drive
> > and it's been defragmented and scanned.
> >
> > One observation that I've made is the number of background services
> > that are running.80 in total, and all but 6 of them are Microsoft
> > related. I've run MSCONFIG and closed them all down, and it has
> > speeded the system up noticeably. My question is what are these
> > services doing? and which of them is it safe to permanently disable?
> > (er that's 2 questions I know). I don't remember these services =
being
> > part of any previous versions of Windows (98SE).
> >
> > Or am I barking up the wrong tree? Is there perhaps another
> > explanation for my system slow down?
> >
> > My system:
> > 800MHZ Athlon
> > WINXP pro
> > 512MB ram
> > Geforce2 graphics
> > IBM 80GB 7200rpm (boot)
> > Maxtor 30GB 7200rpm (Video stuff)
> >
> > In a probably futile attempt to avoid Spam I've added *remove* to my
> > email address. Please delete it if replying via email.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
>=20
>