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Messenger slowing machine down
Thanks for the advice, unfortunatly I am unable to restore back to then as
the length of time is too long for me to be able restore usng system restore. Thanks again "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi Stevo, I'd suggest then that you use System Restore to restore back to before when you installed DirectX9. To do so, click Start, then Help & Support, then "Undo changes to my computer using System Restore" and go through the wizard. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Stevo" wrote in message ... Jonathon, Thanks for the help, I have just tried that but unfortunately no luck. Thanks again "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings Stevo, Have you installed DirectX 9? If so, the Windows XP firewall, DirectX 9, Messenger and the firewall have issues working together, which can display the behavior you're seeing To fix this, install DirectX 9a, you can find it he http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dir...oads/drx90.asp ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Stevo" wrote in message ... Whenever I sign into messenger and either try to open messenger from the taskbar or double click a contact in Outlook Express to talk to SVChost (system one) immediatly hogs all the available CPU. If I close messenger using task manager the CPU usage returns to normal. Is there any way I can correct this problem as I really need to use messenger in the future. Many Thanks |
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Messenger slowing machine down
Hi Stevo,
Try this instead: http://www.3dcenter.org/downloads/di...ninstaller.php ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Stevo" wrote in message ... Thanks for the advice, unfortunatly I am unable to restore back to then as the length of time is too long for me to be able restore usng system restore. Thanks again "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi Stevo, I'd suggest then that you use System Restore to restore back to before when you installed DirectX9. To do so, click Start, then Help & Support, then "Undo changes to my computer using System Restore" and go through the wizard. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Stevo" wrote in message ... Jonathon, Thanks for the help, I have just tried that but unfortunately no luck. Thanks again "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings Stevo, Have you installed DirectX 9? If so, the Windows XP firewall, DirectX 9, Messenger and the firewall have issues working together, which can display the behavior you're seeing To fix this, install DirectX 9a, you can find it he http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dir...oads/drx90.asp ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Stevo" wrote in message ... Whenever I sign into messenger and either try to open messenger from the taskbar or double click a contact in Outlook Express to talk to SVChost (system one) immediatly hogs all the available CPU. If I close messenger using task manager the CPU usage returns to normal. Is there any way I can correct this problem as I really need to use messenger in the future. Many Thanks |
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