slow after not using, tho pc is on

On May 24, 11:30*pm, "Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote:
thanks very much kermit; good to know it helped you! i will check my power
schemes per jose & advise him & will save this from you so i can try that.. i
will save this for sure. let me ask you this, i read by disabling the
search, it can slow that process down; did you notice anything differently ?

--
Dallas.....

Dell *P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

"kermit" wrote in message

...

Roger that Dallas. *These are the steps I followed. *One of my PCs is an
older single-core desktop which I built a few years ago. *The
Searchindexer.exe app made my machine so slow I thought it was hijacked..
Following the steps you have below solved my problem. *I'm not saying that
is what your problem is but the symptoms sound the same. *Good luck.

Dallas wrote:
"Turn off indexing on particular hard disk drive
*1.. Open up "My Computer". Or open "Windows Explorer" and then expand
Computer tree.
*2.. Right click on the hard drive to disable indexing (i.e (C drive
letter).
*3.. Select Properties on the contextual menu.
*4.. Click on General tab if it's not already selected.
*5.. Untick (unselect) the check box for Allow Indexing Service to
index this disk for fast file searching option.
*6.. Click OK, and wait for the index removal process to complete,
which may take a few minutes.
*7.. Repeat the steps for other hard drives if applicable.
Disable the Indexing Service in Windows XP

*1.. Open "Control Panel", select "Administrator Tools", and open
Services applet. Alternatively, type services.msc in the Rn text box
from Start menu, and then hit Enter.
*2.. Scroll down and locate Indexing Service service, and then double
click on it.
*3.. Click on Stop button to immediately stop the indexing service if
the service status shows "Running.
*4.. Under the "Startup Type", select Disabled to permanently disable
the indexing service so that it won't run again.
*5.. Click OK. "

"Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote in message
...
kermit, it just occurred to me that you didn't say to disable it,
rather you simply said it may be slowing the pc down; 1, can i do so
without any harm, other than slow searching ? *& 2, below are the
instructions i did find to disable it, & want to make sure this is
how it's done. thanks very much !

--
Dallas.....

Dell *P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

"kermit" wrote in message
t...
Windows' indexer routine will noticably slow down some systems. *It
could be the indexer is running on your machine when the system is
quiet and then when you come back to use the computer, resources
are slow to return.

Dallas wrote:
hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able
to use it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy
sports or an email, then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its
more than afew minutes, when i click on any tab in the browser, it
is agonizingly slow - any ideas as to why & how to resolve this ?
many thanks

What is your current Power scheme?

Also try the Always on scheme since you are not using a laptop.

On May 24, 11:30*pm, "Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote:
thanks very much kermit; good to know it helped you! i will check my power
schemes per jose & advise him & will save this from you so i can try that.. i
will save this for sure. let me ask you this, i read by disabling the
search, it can slow that process down; did you notice anything differently ?

--
Dallas.....

Dell *P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

"kermit" wrote in message

...

Roger that Dallas. *These are the steps I followed. *One of my PCs is an
older single-core desktop which I built a few years ago. *The
Searchindexer.exe app made my machine so slow I thought it was hijacked..
Following the steps you have below solved my problem. *I'm not saying that
is what your problem is but the symptoms sound the same. *Good luck.

Dallas wrote:
"Turn off indexing on particular hard disk drive
*1.. Open up "My Computer". Or open "Windows Explorer" and then expand
Computer tree.
*2.. Right click on the hard drive to disable indexing (i.e (C drive
letter).
*3.. Select Properties on the contextual menu.
*4.. Click on General tab if it's not already selected.
*5.. Untick (unselect) the check box for Allow Indexing Service to
index this disk for fast file searching option.
*6.. Click OK, and wait for the index removal process to complete,
which may take a few minutes.
*7.. Repeat the steps for other hard drives if applicable.
Disable the Indexing Service in Windows XP

*1.. Open "Control Panel", select "Administrator Tools", and open
Services applet. Alternatively, type services.msc in the Rn text box
from Start menu, and then hit Enter.
*2.. Scroll down and locate Indexing Service service, and then double
click on it.
*3.. Click on Stop button to immediately stop the indexing service if
the service status shows "Running.
*4.. Under the "Startup Type", select Disabled to permanently disable
the indexing service so that it won't run again.
*5.. Click OK. "

"Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote in message
...
kermit, it just occurred to me that you didn't say to disable it,
rather you simply said it may be slowing the pc down; 1, can i do so
without any harm, other than slow searching ? *& 2, below are the
instructions i did find to disable it, & want to make sure this is
how it's done. thanks very much !

--
Dallas.....

Dell *P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

"kermit" wrote in message
t...
Windows' indexer routine will noticably slow down some systems. *It
could be the indexer is running on your machine when the system is
quiet and then when you come back to use the computer, resources
are slow to return.

Dallas wrote:
hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able
to use it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy
sports or an email, then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its
more than afew minutes, when i click on any tab in the browser, it
is agonizingly slow - any ideas as to why & how to resolve this ?
many thanks

What is your current Power scheme?

Also try the Always on scheme since you are not using a laptop.

thanks again jose as you must have missed my post this below. it is set
to home/office & the monitor is set to turn off after 30 minutes. is there
any downside to changing it to either always on or presentation ?

thanks!

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T


"Jose" wrote in message
...
On May 24, 11:30 pm, "Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote:
thanks very much kermit; good to know it helped you! i will check my power
schemes per jose & advise him & will save this from you so i can try that.
i
will save this for sure. let me ask you this, i read by disabling the
search, it can slow that process down; did you notice anything differently
?

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

"kermit" wrote in message

...

Roger that Dallas. These are the steps I followed. One of my PCs is an
older single-core desktop which I built a few years ago. The
Searchindexer.exe app made my machine so slow I thought it was hijacked.
Following the steps you have below solved my problem. I'm not saying
that
is what your problem is but the symptoms sound the same. Good luck.

Dallas wrote:
"Turn off indexing on particular hard disk drive
1.. Open up "My Computer". Or open "Windows Explorer" and then expand
Computer tree.
2.. Right click on the hard drive to disable indexing (i.e (C drive
letter).
3.. Select Properties on the contextual menu.
4.. Click on General tab if it's not already selected.
5.. Untick (unselect) the check box for Allow Indexing Service to
index this disk for fast file searching option.
6.. Click OK, and wait for the index removal process to complete,
which may take a few minutes.
7.. Repeat the steps for other hard drives if applicable.
Disable the Indexing Service in Windows XP

1.. Open "Control Panel", select "Administrator Tools", and open
Services applet. Alternatively, type services.msc in the Rn text box
from Start menu, and then hit Enter.
2.. Scroll down and locate Indexing Service service, and then double
click on it.
3.. Click on Stop button to immediately stop the indexing service if
the service status shows "Running.
4.. Under the "Startup Type", select Disabled to permanently disable
the indexing service so that it won't run again.
5.. Click OK. "

"Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote in message
...
kermit, it just occurred to me that you didn't say to disable it,
rather you simply said it may be slowing the pc down; 1, can i do so
without any harm, other than slow searching ? & 2, below are the
instructions i did find to disable it, & want to make sure this is
how it's done. thanks very much !

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

"kermit" wrote in message
t...
Windows' indexer routine will noticably slow down some systems. It
could be the indexer is running on your machine when the system is
quiet and then when you come back to use the computer, resources
are slow to return.

Dallas wrote:
hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able
to use it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy
sports or an email, then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its
more than afew minutes, when i click on any tab in the browser, it
is agonizingly slow - any ideas as to why & how to resolve this ?
many thanks

What is your current Power scheme?

Also try the Always on scheme since you are not using a laptop.

thanks again jose as you must have missed my post this below. it is set
to home/office & the monitor is set to turn off after 30 minutes. is there
any downside to changing it to either always on or presentation ?

thanks!

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T


"Jose" wrote in message
...
On May 24, 11:30 pm, "Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote:
thanks very much kermit; good to know it helped you! i will check my power
schemes per jose & advise him & will save this from you so i can try that.
i
will save this for sure. let me ask you this, i read by disabling the
search, it can slow that process down; did you notice anything differently
?

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

"kermit" wrote in message

...

Roger that Dallas. These are the steps I followed. One of my PCs is an
older single-core desktop which I built a few years ago. The
Searchindexer.exe app made my machine so slow I thought it was hijacked.
Following the steps you have below solved my problem. I'm not saying
that
is what your problem is but the symptoms sound the same. Good luck.

Dallas wrote:
"Turn off indexing on particular hard disk drive
1.. Open up "My Computer". Or open "Windows Explorer" and then expand
Computer tree.
2.. Right click on the hard drive to disable indexing (i.e (C drive
letter).
3.. Select Properties on the contextual menu.
4.. Click on General tab if it's not already selected.
5.. Untick (unselect) the check box for Allow Indexing Service to
index this disk for fast file searching option.
6.. Click OK, and wait for the index removal process to complete,
which may take a few minutes.
7.. Repeat the steps for other hard drives if applicable.
Disable the Indexing Service in Windows XP

1.. Open "Control Panel", select "Administrator Tools", and open
Services applet. Alternatively, type services.msc in the Rn text box
from Start menu, and then hit Enter.
2.. Scroll down and locate Indexing Service service, and then double
click on it.
3.. Click on Stop button to immediately stop the indexing service if
the service status shows "Running.
4.. Under the "Startup Type", select Disabled to permanently disable
the indexing service so that it won't run again.
5.. Click OK. "

"Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote in message
...
kermit, it just occurred to me that you didn't say to disable it,
rather you simply said it may be slowing the pc down; 1, can i do so
without any harm, other than slow searching ? & 2, below are the
instructions i did find to disable it, & want to make sure this is
how it's done. thanks very much !

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

"kermit" wrote in message
t...
Windows' indexer routine will noticably slow down some systems. It
could be the indexer is running on your machine when the system is
quiet and then when you come back to use the computer, resources
are slow to return.

Dallas wrote:
hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able
to use it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy
sports or an email, then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its
more than afew minutes, when i click on any tab in the browser, it
is agonizingly slow - any ideas as to why & how to resolve this ?
many thanks

What is your current Power scheme?

Also try the Always on scheme since you are not using a laptop.

i found this little chart:
Built-In Scheme Plugged in behavior On battery behavior
Home/Office Desk CPU(s) run in highest performance state CPU(s)
intelligently select a performance state based on demand
Portable/Laptop CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based
on demand CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based on demand
Presentation CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based on
demand CPU(s) begin in lowest performance state and then get slower and
slower via software manipulation
Always On CPU(s) run in highest performance state CPU(s) run in
highest performance state
Minimal Power Management CPU(s) intelligently select a performance
state based on demand CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based
on demand
Max Battery CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based on
demand CPU(s) begin in lowest performance state and then get slower and
slower via software manipulation



im currently set to home/office & looks as tho' always opn may be more of
what i am looking for. i see under presentation, the battery behavior
begins low & gets slower via software manipulation, so wouldn't that defeat
my purpose ? and what i currently use, home/office intelligently selkects a
performance based on demand, so it seems always on may be what i need. just
don't know if this change can cause any issues

thanks ia
--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T


"Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote in message
...
thanks again jose as you must have missed my post this below. it is
set to home/office & the monitor is set to turn off after 30 minutes. is
there any downside to changing it to either always on or presentation ?

thanks!

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T


"Jose" wrote in message
...
On May 24, 11:30 pm, "Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote:
thanks very much kermit; good to know it helped you! i will check my
power
schemes per jose & advise him & will save this from you so i can try
that. i
will save this for sure. let me ask you this, i read by disabling the
search, it can slow that process down; did you notice anything
differently ?

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

"kermit" wrote in message

...

Roger that Dallas. These are the steps I followed. One of my PCs is an
older single-core desktop which I built a few years ago. The
Searchindexer.exe app made my machine so slow I thought it was
hijacked.
Following the steps you have below solved my problem. I'm not saying
that
is what your problem is but the symptoms sound the same. Good luck.

Dallas wrote:
"Turn off indexing on particular hard disk drive
1.. Open up "My Computer". Or open "Windows Explorer" and then expand
Computer tree.
2.. Right click on the hard drive to disable indexing (i.e (C drive
letter).
3.. Select Properties on the contextual menu.
4.. Click on General tab if it's not already selected.
5.. Untick (unselect) the check box for Allow Indexing Service to
index this disk for fast file searching option.
6.. Click OK, and wait for the index removal process to complete,
which may take a few minutes.
7.. Repeat the steps for other hard drives if applicable.
Disable the Indexing Service in Windows XP

1.. Open "Control Panel", select "Administrator Tools", and open
Services applet. Alternatively, type services.msc in the Rn text box
from Start menu, and then hit Enter.
2.. Scroll down and locate Indexing Service service, and then double
click on it.
3.. Click on Stop button to immediately stop the indexing service if
the service status shows "Running.
4.. Under the "Startup Type", select Disabled to permanently disable
the indexing service so that it won't run again.
5.. Click OK. "

"Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote in message
...
kermit, it just occurred to me that you didn't say to disable it,
rather you simply said it may be slowing the pc down; 1, can i do so
without any harm, other than slow searching ? & 2, below are the
instructions i did find to disable it, & want to make sure this is
how it's done. thanks very much !

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

"kermit" wrote in message
t...
Windows' indexer routine will noticably slow down some systems. It
could be the indexer is running on your machine when the system is
quiet and then when you come back to use the computer, resources
are slow to return.

Dallas wrote:
hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able
to use it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy
sports or an email, then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its
more than afew minutes, when i click on any tab in the browser, it
is agonizingly slow - any ideas as to why & how to resolve this ?
many thanks

What is your current Power scheme?

Also try the Always on scheme since you are not using a laptop.

i found this little chart:
Built-In Scheme Plugged in behavior On battery behavior
Home/Office Desk CPU(s) run in highest performance state CPU(s)
intelligently select a performance state based on demand
Portable/Laptop CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based
on demand CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based on demand
Presentation CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based on
demand CPU(s) begin in lowest performance state and then get slower and
slower via software manipulation
Always On CPU(s) run in highest performance state CPU(s) run in
highest performance state
Minimal Power Management CPU(s) intelligently select a performance
state based on demand CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based
on demand
Max Battery CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based on
demand CPU(s) begin in lowest performance state and then get slower and
slower via software manipulation



im currently set to home/office & looks as tho' always opn may be more of
what i am looking for. i see under presentation, the battery behavior
begins low & gets slower via software manipulation, so wouldn't that defeat
my purpose ? and what i currently use, home/office intelligently selkects a
performance based on demand, so it seems always on may be what i need. just
don't know if this change can cause any issues

thanks ia
--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T


"Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote in message
...
thanks again jose as you must have missed my post this below. it is
set to home/office & the monitor is set to turn off after 30 minutes. is
there any downside to changing it to either always on or presentation ?

thanks!

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T


"Jose" wrote in message
...
On May 24, 11:30 pm, "Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote:
thanks very much kermit; good to know it helped you! i will check my
power
schemes per jose & advise him & will save this from you so i can try
that. i
will save this for sure. let me ask you this, i read by disabling the
search, it can slow that process down; did you notice anything
differently ?

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

"kermit" wrote in message

...

Roger that Dallas. These are the steps I followed. One of my PCs is an
older single-core desktop which I built a few years ago. The
Searchindexer.exe app made my machine so slow I thought it was
hijacked.
Following the steps you have below solved my problem. I'm not saying
that
is what your problem is but the symptoms sound the same. Good luck.

Dallas wrote:
"Turn off indexing on particular hard disk drive
1.. Open up "My Computer". Or open "Windows Explorer" and then expand
Computer tree.
2.. Right click on the hard drive to disable indexing (i.e (C drive
letter).
3.. Select Properties on the contextual menu.
4.. Click on General tab if it's not already selected.
5.. Untick (unselect) the check box for Allow Indexing Service to
index this disk for fast file searching option.
6.. Click OK, and wait for the index removal process to complete,
which may take a few minutes.
7.. Repeat the steps for other hard drives if applicable.
Disable the Indexing Service in Windows XP

1.. Open "Control Panel", select "Administrator Tools", and open
Services applet. Alternatively, type services.msc in the Rn text box
from Start menu, and then hit Enter.
2.. Scroll down and locate Indexing Service service, and then double
click on it.
3.. Click on Stop button to immediately stop the indexing service if
the service status shows "Running.
4.. Under the "Startup Type", select Disabled to permanently disable
the indexing service so that it won't run again.
5.. Click OK. "

"Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote in message
...
kermit, it just occurred to me that you didn't say to disable it,
rather you simply said it may be slowing the pc down; 1, can i do so
without any harm, other than slow searching ? & 2, below are the
instructions i did find to disable it, & want to make sure this is
how it's done. thanks very much !

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

"kermit" wrote in message
t...
Windows' indexer routine will noticably slow down some systems. It
could be the indexer is running on your machine when the system is
quiet and then when you come back to use the computer, resources
are slow to return.

Dallas wrote:
hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able
to use it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy
sports or an email, then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its
more than afew minutes, when i click on any tab in the browser, it
is agonizingly slow - any ideas as to why & how to resolve this ?
many thanks

What is your current Power scheme?

Also try the Always on scheme since you are not using a laptop.

andrew, i hope you are not angry w/ my reply as i was not being sarcastic,
rather, i was being self deprecating as i don't know much at all the
technical aspects of the pc, so please don't think i was upset; only at
myself. thanks

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T


"Andrew E." wrote in message
...
Youre describing a hardware issue,why turn to 3rd party software
utilities....
If pc is not used for 5 min or more,do you allow for stand-by,or
hibernation,
or sleep mode.If you run a screen-saver mostly then readjust youre pc
down-
time (power options).Also,heat the major cause of electronic failure,are
the
fans installed correctly,heat sinks clean....Also,youre at OS risk running
all those
utilities,the registry so called cleaners,corrupt more than clean.

"Dallas" wrote:

hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able to
use
it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy sports or an
email,
then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its more than afew minutes,
when
i click on any tab in the browser, it is agonizingly slow - any ideas as
to
why & how to resolve this ? many thanks

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

andrew, i hope you are not angry w/ my reply as i was not being sarcastic,
rather, i was being self deprecating as i don't know much at all the
technical aspects of the pc, so please don't think i was upset; only at
myself. thanks

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T


"Andrew E." wrote in message
...
Youre describing a hardware issue,why turn to 3rd party software
utilities....
If pc is not used for 5 min or more,do you allow for stand-by,or
hibernation,
or sleep mode.If you run a screen-saver mostly then readjust youre pc
down-
time (power options).Also,heat the major cause of electronic failure,are
the
fans installed correctly,heat sinks clean....Also,youre at OS risk running
all those
utilities,the registry so called cleaners,corrupt more than clean.

"Dallas" wrote:

hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able to
use
it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy sports or an
email,
then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its more than afew minutes,
when
i click on any tab in the browser, it is agonizingly slow - any ideas as
to
why & how to resolve this ? many thanks

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

thanks again jose & i will assume this change doesn't cause any other
changes, so will try it later as a dr's. appt. is but a few away.

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T


"Jose" wrote in message
...
On May 23, 11:23 pm, "Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote:
hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able to use
it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy sports or an
email,
then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its more than afew minutes, when
i click on any tab in the browser, it is agonizingly slow - any ideas as
to
why & how to resolve this ? many thanks

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

Is this a laptop or desktop?

Have you looked at Control Panel, Power Options? What is your Power
scheme?

Presentation keeps everything "hot" for when you talk a long time
during your PPT show and tell. No delays.

Always on turns off your monitor after a while, but leaves your HDD
ready.

Look at the other options.

Depending on your scheme and manual overrides, your disk may be
turning off after 15 minutes. This will have to spin back up when you
come back from your nap. That can take a bit.

Try Presentation (always "hot") for a while.

If the issue goes away, you need to pick/adjust/create your own Power
scheme to suit you habits and expectations when you return to action.

Jose

thanks again jose & i will assume this change doesn't cause any other
changes, so will try it later as a dr's. appt. is but a few away.

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T


"Jose" wrote in message
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On May 23, 11:23 pm, "Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote:
hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able to use
it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy sports or an
email,
then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its more than afew minutes, when
i click on any tab in the browser, it is agonizingly slow - any ideas as
to
why & how to resolve this ? many thanks

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

Is this a laptop or desktop?

Have you looked at Control Panel, Power Options? What is your Power
scheme?

Presentation keeps everything "hot" for when you talk a long time
during your PPT show and tell. No delays.

Always on turns off your monitor after a while, but leaves your HDD
ready.

Look at the other options.

Depending on your scheme and manual overrides, your disk may be
turning off after 15 minutes. This will have to spin back up when you
come back from your nap. That can take a bit.

Try Presentation (always "hot") for a while.

If the issue goes away, you need to pick/adjust/create your own Power
scheme to suit you habits and expectations when you return to action.

Jose

thanks again jose as it seems to have worked,; i would say it has helped it
about 75% so i can live with that - thanks! and will save kermit's
suggestion as that may well make up the 25%

thanks to you both

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T


"Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote in message
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thanks again jose & i will assume this change doesn't cause any other
changes, so will try it later as a dr's. appt. is but a few away.

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T


"Jose" wrote in message
...
On May 23, 11:23 pm, "Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote:
hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able to use
it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy sports or an
email,
then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its more than afew minutes,
when
i click on any tab in the browser, it is agonizingly slow - any ideas as
to
why & how to resolve this ? many thanks

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

Is this a laptop or desktop?

Have you looked at Control Panel, Power Options? What is your Power
scheme?

Presentation keeps everything "hot" for when you talk a long time
during your PPT show and tell. No delays.

Always on turns off your monitor after a while, but leaves your HDD
ready.

Look at the other options.

Depending on your scheme and manual overrides, your disk may be
turning off after 15 minutes. This will have to spin back up when you
come back from your nap. That can take a bit.

Try Presentation (always "hot") for a while.

If the issue goes away, you need to pick/adjust/create your own Power
scheme to suit you habits and expectations when you return to action.

Jose

thanks again jose as it seems to have worked,; i would say it has helped it
about 75% so i can live with that - thanks! and will save kermit's
suggestion as that may well make up the 25%

thanks to you both

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T


"Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote in message
...
thanks again jose & i will assume this change doesn't cause any other
changes, so will try it later as a dr's. appt. is but a few away.

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T


"Jose" wrote in message
...
On May 23, 11:23 pm, "Dallas" Jagged Edge@StillIStruggle wrote:
hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able to use
it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy sports or an
email,
then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its more than afew minutes,
when
i click on any tab in the browser, it is agonizingly slow - any ideas as
to
why & how to resolve this ? many thanks

--
Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

Is this a laptop or desktop?

Have you looked at Control Panel, Power Options? What is your Power
scheme?

Presentation keeps everything "hot" for when you talk a long time
during your PPT show and tell. No delays.

Always on turns off your monitor after a while, but leaves your HDD
ready.

Look at the other options.

Depending on your scheme and manual overrides, your disk may be
turning off after 15 minutes. This will have to spin back up when you
come back from your nap. That can take a bit.

Try Presentation (always "hot") for a while.

If the issue goes away, you need to pick/adjust/create your own Power
scheme to suit you habits and expectations when you return to action.

Jose