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Can Googleupdate.exe cause delays when shutting down in Windows?
I have a computer running Windows XP which hangs in "windows is shutting down" for around two minutes. After running the Event Viewer, I've discovered that during this time, an error is recorded as a ...
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Fix slowness of PC
I know there are other topics about that, but they don't quite solve my problem.
So the PC is not my personal, so I don't really know how was it treated, what has been installed/uninstalled and the ...
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Merging multiple log files to one single log file
I decided to monitor a remote computer (XP SP3) by gathering information with a performance monitor application.
After five days, I stopped monitoring and had 6 log files created by Perfmon.
My ...
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Is my large Windows folder slowing down my machine?
I have a problem with my Windows installation running very slow and my Windows folder being too large. I thought that the problems are related.
My Windows folder is 17.4 GB
I have 1807 folders ...
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Does changing Windows XP theme to classic enhance performance?
A lot of my colleagues and friends who are still using Windows XP use the Windows Classic theme (i.e. the Win98-like theme, unlike the XP theme). Some of them just like it, but some others say that ...
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Can dual monitors make my PC slower?
I've noticed my PC (win-xp) seems to be running slower. (e.g., I'm getting jitter when watching video)
Recently, I upgraded a monitor (larger) and expanded the size of the desktop to take advantage ...
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Why does my Windows XP system take longer to start up?
I bought my computer about 2 years ago. Since then the start up time (Windows XP) has gone from less than 30 seconds to over 3 minutes. Part of this happened immediately after installation of the ...
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VS2010 Performance [closed]
so i have this laptop Compaq Presario C700
intel T2310 + 2.5GB RAM + 120GB HDD + intel GMA 965
im running Windows 7 ultimate + VS2008
VS2008 is fast but VS2010 is sluggish and laggy idk why
i searched ...
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Post-lunch 'swapping in' redraw effect - can I avoid it?
With the advent of multiple processes grouped together to comprise one application like IE8 and Chrome uses processes for each tab/group-of-tabs, I'm seeing an effect that I hadn't seen since Windows ...
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Is there a "Run Level Configurator" for Windows XP?
I have been having trouble with something causing my Windows XP system to take 6-8 minutes to startup from a cold boot. Something is happening during startup that is causing the system to crawl.
I ...
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