ACER laptop slow down after installing programmes: HELP!!!!

Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,WinZip, WinRar, are all I
believe configured by default to run in the background, use their options to
modify this behaviour


"Wim" <eisingspam DeleteThis @iafrica.com> wrote in message
news:1164019781.089674.131540@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> I have a pretty fast laptop (ACER Travelmate 5612WMSMi with Intel Core
> Duo Processor 1.66 GHz x 2, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache, 1GB DDR2
> (support dual-channel) memory). After a while, it started slowing down
> terribly: Start-up times grew from 2 minutes to 5 minutes, shutting
> down from 30 secs to 2 minutes, hibernation from 17 secs to 4 minutes.
> Starting Outlook and Firefox, etc. takes much longer.
>
> Acer Helpdesk agreed that this slowdown is unacceptable and suggested
> to restore the factory defaults (which brings the laptop back to the
> configuration when I received the laptop, without all the added
> programmes installed). This process is very easy (well done Acer!) but
> of course the subsequent reinstalling of all favourite programmes (MS
> Office, Firefox, Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,
> WinRar, WinZip) and all its required updates, incl. Microsoft Update)
> takes a hell of a long time. Acer suggested to track to changes in
> performance after each and every programme installation. That's what I
> did, and after the Restore to Factory Default the laptop was running
> like brand new again. VERY FAST!! Made me very happy again. And MS
> Office + updates, MS Windows update, NAV, etc. did not significantly
> slow down the computer.
>
> But all of a sudden (AND unfortunately I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE AFTER
> INSTALLATION OF WHICH PROGRAMME) the computer went back to its previous
> very slow performance.
> I tried to restore to a previous system restore point, but since I did
> not do that the same or next day, the relevant system restore point had
> already been deleted by the system and replaced by automatic system
> restore points on the days after (while I have my space allocation for
> the system restore set to maximum = 6.6GB on each disk x 2 = 13GB!!) .
> I then un-installed all programmes I remembered I installed in the days
> around the moment the laptop slowed down, but to no avail.
>
> Before I do Acer's Restore Factory Defaults again and re-install all
> requires programmes again (and even more consistently monitor the
> impact of each programme installation on the system's performance), I
> call upon the very experienced Google community to help me out! Which
> programme is causing the problem, why, and how to solve the problem?
> Let me know if you need screenshots of the programmes I have installed,
> the processes running and listed in Windows Task Manager, the registry,
> etcetera. Please help me out, before I spent my
>
> In Windows Task Manager Performance Tab the two CPUs are presented, and
> at start-up the 1st one is generally working to its maximum while the
> second CPU is much less active. Is that normal, is this an indication
> where the fault is?
>
> Wim Eising
> Durban
> South Africa
>
 >> Stay informed about: ACER laptop slow down after installing programmes: HELP!!!! 

Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,WinZip, WinRar, are all I
believe configured by default to run in the background, use their options to
modify this behaviour


"Wim" <eisingspam.DeleteThis@iafrica.com> wrote in message
news:1164019781.089674.131540@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> I have a pretty fast laptop (ACER Travelmate 5612WMSMi with Intel Core
> Duo Processor 1.66 GHz x 2, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache, 1GB DDR2
> (support dual-channel) memory). After a while, it started slowing down
> terribly: Start-up times grew from 2 minutes to 5 minutes, shutting
> down from 30 secs to 2 minutes, hibernation from 17 secs to 4 minutes.
> Starting Outlook and Firefox, etc. takes much longer.
>
> Acer Helpdesk agreed that this slowdown is unacceptable and suggested
> to restore the factory defaults (which brings the laptop back to the
> configuration when I received the laptop, without all the added
> programmes installed). This process is very easy (well done Acer!) but
> of course the subsequent reinstalling of all favourite programmes (MS
> Office, Firefox, Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,
> WinRar, WinZip) and all its required updates, incl. Microsoft Update)
> takes a hell of a long time. Acer suggested to track to changes in
> performance after each and every programme installation. That's what I
> did, and after the Restore to Factory Default the laptop was running
> like brand new again. VERY FAST!! Made me very happy again. And MS
> Office + updates, MS Windows update, NAV, etc. did not significantly
> slow down the computer.
>
> But all of a sudden (AND unfortunately I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE AFTER
> INSTALLATION OF WHICH PROGRAMME) the computer went back to its previous
> very slow performance.
> I tried to restore to a previous system restore point, but since I did
> not do that the same or next day, the relevant system restore point had
> already been deleted by the system and replaced by automatic system
> restore points on the days after (while I have my space allocation for
> the system restore set to maximum = 6.6GB on each disk x 2 = 13GB!!) .
> I then un-installed all programmes I remembered I installed in the days
> around the moment the laptop slowed down, but to no avail.
>
> Before I do Acer's Restore Factory Defaults again and re-install all
> requires programmes again (and even more consistently monitor the
> impact of each programme installation on the system's performance), I
> call upon the very experienced Google community to help me out! Which
> programme is causing the problem, why, and how to solve the problem?
> Let me know if you need screenshots of the programmes I have installed,
> the processes running and listed in Windows Task Manager, the registry,
> etcetera. Please help me out, before I spent my
>
> In Windows Task Manager Performance Tab the two CPUs are presented, and
> at start-up the 1st one is generally working to its maximum while the
> second CPU is much less active. Is that normal, is this an indication
> where the fault is?
>
> Wim Eising
> Durban
> South Africa
>
 >> Stay informed about: ACER laptop slow down after installing programmes: HELP!!!! 

Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,WinZip, WinRar, are all I
believe configured by default to run in the background, use their options to
modify this behaviour


"Wim" <eisingspam.TakeThisOut@iafrica.com> wrote in message
news:1164019781.089674.131540@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> I have a pretty fast laptop (ACER Travelmate 5612WMSMi with Intel Core
> Duo Processor 1.66 GHz x 2, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache, 1GB DDR2
> (support dual-channel) memory). After a while, it started slowing down
> terribly: Start-up times grew from 2 minutes to 5 minutes, shutting
> down from 30 secs to 2 minutes, hibernation from 17 secs to 4 minutes.
> Starting Outlook and Firefox, etc. takes much longer.
>
> Acer Helpdesk agreed that this slowdown is unacceptable and suggested
> to restore the factory defaults (which brings the laptop back to the
> configuration when I received the laptop, without all the added
> programmes installed). This process is very easy (well done Acer!) but
> of course the subsequent reinstalling of all favourite programmes (MS
> Office, Firefox, Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,
> WinRar, WinZip) and all its required updates, incl. Microsoft Update)
> takes a hell of a long time. Acer suggested to track to changes in
> performance after each and every programme installation. That's what I
> did, and after the Restore to Factory Default the laptop was running
> like brand new again. VERY FAST!! Made me very happy again. And MS
> Office + updates, MS Windows update, NAV, etc. did not significantly
> slow down the computer.
>
> But all of a sudden (AND unfortunately I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE AFTER
> INSTALLATION OF WHICH PROGRAMME) the computer went back to its previous
> very slow performance.
> I tried to restore to a previous system restore point, but since I did
> not do that the same or next day, the relevant system restore point had
> already been deleted by the system and replaced by automatic system
> restore points on the days after (while I have my space allocation for
> the system restore set to maximum = 6.6GB on each disk x 2 = 13GB!!) .
> I then un-installed all programmes I remembered I installed in the days
> around the moment the laptop slowed down, but to no avail.
>
> Before I do Acer's Restore Factory Defaults again and re-install all
> requires programmes again (and even more consistently monitor the
> impact of each programme installation on the system's performance), I
> call upon the very experienced Google community to help me out! Which
> programme is causing the problem, why, and how to solve the problem?
> Let me know if you need screenshots of the programmes I have installed,
> the processes running and listed in Windows Task Manager, the registry,
> etcetera. Please help me out, before I spent my
>
> In Windows Task Manager Performance Tab the two CPUs are presented, and
> at start-up the 1st one is generally working to its maximum while the
> second CPU is much less active. Is that normal, is this an indication
> where the fault is?
>
> Wim Eising
> Durban
> South Africa
>
 >> Stay informed about: ACER laptop slow down after installing programmes: HELP!!!! 

Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,WinZip, WinRar, are all I
believe configured by default to run in the background, use their options to
modify this behaviour


"Wim" <eisingspam DeleteThis @iafrica.com> wrote in message
news:1164019781.089674.131540@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> I have a pretty fast laptop (ACER Travelmate 5612WMSMi with Intel Core
> Duo Processor 1.66 GHz x 2, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache, 1GB DDR2
> (support dual-channel) memory). After a while, it started slowing down
> terribly: Start-up times grew from 2 minutes to 5 minutes, shutting
> down from 30 secs to 2 minutes, hibernation from 17 secs to 4 minutes.
> Starting Outlook and Firefox, etc. takes much longer.
>
> Acer Helpdesk agreed that this slowdown is unacceptable and suggested
> to restore the factory defaults (which brings the laptop back to the
> configuration when I received the laptop, without all the added
> programmes installed). This process is very easy (well done Acer!) but
> of course the subsequent reinstalling of all favourite programmes (MS
> Office, Firefox, Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,
> WinRar, WinZip) and all its required updates, incl. Microsoft Update)
> takes a hell of a long time. Acer suggested to track to changes in
> performance after each and every programme installation. That's what I
> did, and after the Restore to Factory Default the laptop was running
> like brand new again. VERY FAST!! Made me very happy again. And MS
> Office + updates, MS Windows update, NAV, etc. did not significantly
> slow down the computer.
>
> But all of a sudden (AND unfortunately I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE AFTER
> INSTALLATION OF WHICH PROGRAMME) the computer went back to its previous
> very slow performance.
> I tried to restore to a previous system restore point, but since I did
> not do that the same or next day, the relevant system restore point had
> already been deleted by the system and replaced by automatic system
> restore points on the days after (while I have my space allocation for
> the system restore set to maximum = 6.6GB on each disk x 2 = 13GB!!) .
> I then un-installed all programmes I remembered I installed in the days
> around the moment the laptop slowed down, but to no avail.
>
> Before I do Acer's Restore Factory Defaults again and re-install all
> requires programmes again (and even more consistently monitor the
> impact of each programme installation on the system's performance), I
> call upon the very experienced Google community to help me out! Which
> programme is causing the problem, why, and how to solve the problem?
> Let me know if you need screenshots of the programmes I have installed,
> the processes running and listed in Windows Task Manager, the registry,
> etcetera. Please help me out, before I spent my
>
> In Windows Task Manager Performance Tab the two CPUs are presented, and
> at start-up the 1st one is generally working to its maximum while the
> second CPU is much less active. Is that normal, is this an indication
> where the fault is?
>
> Wim Eising
> Durban
> South Africa
>
 >> Stay informed about: ACER laptop slow down after installing programmes: HELP!!!! 

Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,WinZip, WinRar, are all I
believe configured by default to run in the background, use their options to
modify this behaviour


"Wim" <eisingspam.RemoveThis@iafrica.com> wrote in message
news:1164019781.089674.131540@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> I have a pretty fast laptop (ACER Travelmate 5612WMSMi with Intel Core
> Duo Processor 1.66 GHz x 2, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache, 1GB DDR2
> (support dual-channel) memory). After a while, it started slowing down
> terribly: Start-up times grew from 2 minutes to 5 minutes, shutting
> down from 30 secs to 2 minutes, hibernation from 17 secs to 4 minutes.
> Starting Outlook and Firefox, etc. takes much longer.
>
> Acer Helpdesk agreed that this slowdown is unacceptable and suggested
> to restore the factory defaults (which brings the laptop back to the
> configuration when I received the laptop, without all the added
> programmes installed). This process is very easy (well done Acer!) but
> of course the subsequent reinstalling of all favourite programmes (MS
> Office, Firefox, Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,
> WinRar, WinZip) and all its required updates, incl. Microsoft Update)
> takes a hell of a long time. Acer suggested to track to changes in
> performance after each and every programme installation. That's what I
> did, and after the Restore to Factory Default the laptop was running
> like brand new again. VERY FAST!! Made me very happy again. And MS
> Office + updates, MS Windows update, NAV, etc. did not significantly
> slow down the computer.
>
> But all of a sudden (AND unfortunately I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE AFTER
> INSTALLATION OF WHICH PROGRAMME) the computer went back to its previous
> very slow performance.
> I tried to restore to a previous system restore point, but since I did
> not do that the same or next day, the relevant system restore point had
> already been deleted by the system and replaced by automatic system
> restore points on the days after (while I have my space allocation for
> the system restore set to maximum = 6.6GB on each disk x 2 = 13GB!!) .
> I then un-installed all programmes I remembered I installed in the days
> around the moment the laptop slowed down, but to no avail.
>
> Before I do Acer's Restore Factory Defaults again and re-install all
> requires programmes again (and even more consistently monitor the
> impact of each programme installation on the system's performance), I
> call upon the very experienced Google community to help me out! Which
> programme is causing the problem, why, and how to solve the problem?
> Let me know if you need screenshots of the programmes I have installed,
> the processes running and listed in Windows Task Manager, the registry,
> etcetera. Please help me out, before I spent my
>
> In Windows Task Manager Performance Tab the two CPUs are presented, and
> at start-up the 1st one is generally working to its maximum while the
> second CPU is much less active. Is that normal, is this an indication
> where the fault is?
>
> Wim Eising
> Durban
> South Africa
>
 >> Stay informed about: ACER laptop slow down after installing programmes: HELP!!!! 

Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,WinZip, WinRar, are all I
believe configured by default to run in the background, use their options to
modify this behaviour


"Wim" <eisingspam RemoveThis @iafrica.com> wrote in message
news:1164019781.089674.131540@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> I have a pretty fast laptop (ACER Travelmate 5612WMSMi with Intel Core
> Duo Processor 1.66 GHz x 2, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache, 1GB DDR2
> (support dual-channel) memory). After a while, it started slowing down
> terribly: Start-up times grew from 2 minutes to 5 minutes, shutting
> down from 30 secs to 2 minutes, hibernation from 17 secs to 4 minutes.
> Starting Outlook and Firefox, etc. takes much longer.
>
> Acer Helpdesk agreed that this slowdown is unacceptable and suggested
> to restore the factory defaults (which brings the laptop back to the
> configuration when I received the laptop, without all the added
> programmes installed). This process is very easy (well done Acer!) but
> of course the subsequent reinstalling of all favourite programmes (MS
> Office, Firefox, Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,
> WinRar, WinZip) and all its required updates, incl. Microsoft Update)
> takes a hell of a long time. Acer suggested to track to changes in
> performance after each and every programme installation. That's what I
> did, and after the Restore to Factory Default the laptop was running
> like brand new again. VERY FAST!! Made me very happy again. And MS
> Office + updates, MS Windows update, NAV, etc. did not significantly
> slow down the computer.
>
> But all of a sudden (AND unfortunately I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE AFTER
> INSTALLATION OF WHICH PROGRAMME) the computer went back to its previous
> very slow performance.
> I tried to restore to a previous system restore point, but since I did
> not do that the same or next day, the relevant system restore point had
> already been deleted by the system and replaced by automatic system
> restore points on the days after (while I have my space allocation for
> the system restore set to maximum = 6.6GB on each disk x 2 = 13GB!!) .
> I then un-installed all programmes I remembered I installed in the days
> around the moment the laptop slowed down, but to no avail.
>
> Before I do Acer's Restore Factory Defaults again and re-install all
> requires programmes again (and even more consistently monitor the
> impact of each programme installation on the system's performance), I
> call upon the very experienced Google community to help me out! Which
> programme is causing the problem, why, and how to solve the problem?
> Let me know if you need screenshots of the programmes I have installed,
> the processes running and listed in Windows Task Manager, the registry,
> etcetera. Please help me out, before I spent my
>
> In Windows Task Manager Performance Tab the two CPUs are presented, and
> at start-up the 1st one is generally working to its maximum while the
> second CPU is much less active. Is that normal, is this an indication
> where the fault is?
>
> Wim Eising
> Durban
> South Africa
>
 >> Stay informed about: ACER laptop slow down after installing programmes: HELP!!!! 

Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,WinZip, WinRar, are all I
believe configured by default to run in the background, use their options to
modify this behaviour


"Wim" <eisingspam.TakeThisOut@iafrica.com> wrote in message
news:1164019781.089674.131540@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> I have a pretty fast laptop (ACER Travelmate 5612WMSMi with Intel Core
> Duo Processor 1.66 GHz x 2, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache, 1GB DDR2
> (support dual-channel) memory). After a while, it started slowing down
> terribly: Start-up times grew from 2 minutes to 5 minutes, shutting
> down from 30 secs to 2 minutes, hibernation from 17 secs to 4 minutes.
> Starting Outlook and Firefox, etc. takes much longer.
>
> Acer Helpdesk agreed that this slowdown is unacceptable and suggested
> to restore the factory defaults (which brings the laptop back to the
> configuration when I received the laptop, without all the added
> programmes installed). This process is very easy (well done Acer!) but
> of course the subsequent reinstalling of all favourite programmes (MS
> Office, Firefox, Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,
> WinRar, WinZip) and all its required updates, incl. Microsoft Update)
> takes a hell of a long time. Acer suggested to track to changes in
> performance after each and every programme installation. That's what I
> did, and after the Restore to Factory Default the laptop was running
> like brand new again. VERY FAST!! Made me very happy again. And MS
> Office + updates, MS Windows update, NAV, etc. did not significantly
> slow down the computer.
>
> But all of a sudden (AND unfortunately I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE AFTER
> INSTALLATION OF WHICH PROGRAMME) the computer went back to its previous
> very slow performance.
> I tried to restore to a previous system restore point, but since I did
> not do that the same or next day, the relevant system restore point had
> already been deleted by the system and replaced by automatic system
> restore points on the days after (while I have my space allocation for
> the system restore set to maximum = 6.6GB on each disk x 2 = 13GB!!) .
> I then un-installed all programmes I remembered I installed in the days
> around the moment the laptop slowed down, but to no avail.
>
> Before I do Acer's Restore Factory Defaults again and re-install all
> requires programmes again (and even more consistently monitor the
> impact of each programme installation on the system's performance), I
> call upon the very experienced Google community to help me out! Which
> programme is causing the problem, why, and how to solve the problem?
> Let me know if you need screenshots of the programmes I have installed,
> the processes running and listed in Windows Task Manager, the registry,
> etcetera. Please help me out, before I spent my
>
> In Windows Task Manager Performance Tab the two CPUs are presented, and
> at start-up the 1st one is generally working to its maximum while the
> second CPU is much less active. Is that normal, is this an indication
> where the fault is?
>
> Wim Eising
> Durban
> South Africa
>
 >> Stay informed about: ACER laptop slow down after installing programmes: HELP!!!! 

Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,WinZip, WinRar, are all I
believe configured by default to run in the background, use their options to
modify this behaviour


"Wim" <eisingspam DeleteThis @iafrica.com> wrote in message
news:1164019781.089674.131540@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> I have a pretty fast laptop (ACER Travelmate 5612WMSMi with Intel Core
> Duo Processor 1.66 GHz x 2, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache, 1GB DDR2
> (support dual-channel) memory). After a while, it started slowing down
> terribly: Start-up times grew from 2 minutes to 5 minutes, shutting
> down from 30 secs to 2 minutes, hibernation from 17 secs to 4 minutes.
> Starting Outlook and Firefox, etc. takes much longer.
>
> Acer Helpdesk agreed that this slowdown is unacceptable and suggested
> to restore the factory defaults (which brings the laptop back to the
> configuration when I received the laptop, without all the added
> programmes installed). This process is very easy (well done Acer!) but
> of course the subsequent reinstalling of all favourite programmes (MS
> Office, Firefox, Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,
> WinRar, WinZip) and all its required updates, incl. Microsoft Update)
> takes a hell of a long time. Acer suggested to track to changes in
> performance after each and every programme installation. That's what I
> did, and after the Restore to Factory Default the laptop was running
> like brand new again. VERY FAST!! Made me very happy again. And MS
> Office + updates, MS Windows update, NAV, etc. did not significantly
> slow down the computer.
>
> But all of a sudden (AND unfortunately I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE AFTER
> INSTALLATION OF WHICH PROGRAMME) the computer went back to its previous
> very slow performance.
> I tried to restore to a previous system restore point, but since I did
> not do that the same or next day, the relevant system restore point had
> already been deleted by the system and replaced by automatic system
> restore points on the days after (while I have my space allocation for
> the system restore set to maximum = 6.6GB on each disk x 2 = 13GB!!) .
> I then un-installed all programmes I remembered I installed in the days
> around the moment the laptop slowed down, but to no avail.
>
> Before I do Acer's Restore Factory Defaults again and re-install all
> requires programmes again (and even more consistently monitor the
> impact of each programme installation on the system's performance), I
> call upon the very experienced Google community to help me out! Which
> programme is causing the problem, why, and how to solve the problem?
> Let me know if you need screenshots of the programmes I have installed,
> the processes running and listed in Windows Task Manager, the registry,
> etcetera. Please help me out, before I spent my
>
> In Windows Task Manager Performance Tab the two CPUs are presented, and
> at start-up the 1st one is generally working to its maximum while the
> second CPU is much less active. Is that normal, is this an indication
> where the fault is?
>
> Wim Eising
> Durban
> South Africa
>
 >> Stay informed about: ACER laptop slow down after installing programmes: HELP!!!! 

Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,WinZip, WinRar, are all I
believe configured by default to run in the background, use their options to
modify this behaviour


"Wim" <eisingspam.TakeThisOut@iafrica.com> wrote in message
news:1164019781.089674.131540@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> I have a pretty fast laptop (ACER Travelmate 5612WMSMi with Intel Core
> Duo Processor 1.66 GHz x 2, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache, 1GB DDR2
> (support dual-channel) memory). After a while, it started slowing down
> terribly: Start-up times grew from 2 minutes to 5 minutes, shutting
> down from 30 secs to 2 minutes, hibernation from 17 secs to 4 minutes.
> Starting Outlook and Firefox, etc. takes much longer.
>
> Acer Helpdesk agreed that this slowdown is unacceptable and suggested
> to restore the factory defaults (which brings the laptop back to the
> configuration when I received the laptop, without all the added
> programmes installed). This process is very easy (well done Acer!) but
> of course the subsequent reinstalling of all favourite programmes (MS
> Office, Firefox, Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,
> WinRar, WinZip) and all its required updates, incl. Microsoft Update)
> takes a hell of a long time. Acer suggested to track to changes in
> performance after each and every programme installation. That's what I
> did, and after the Restore to Factory Default the laptop was running
> like brand new again. VERY FAST!! Made me very happy again. And MS
> Office + updates, MS Windows update, NAV, etc. did not significantly
> slow down the computer.
>
> But all of a sudden (AND unfortunately I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE AFTER
> INSTALLATION OF WHICH PROGRAMME) the computer went back to its previous
> very slow performance.
> I tried to restore to a previous system restore point, but since I did
> not do that the same or next day, the relevant system restore point had
> already been deleted by the system and replaced by automatic system
> restore points on the days after (while I have my space allocation for
> the system restore set to maximum = 6.6GB on each disk x 2 = 13GB!!) .
> I then un-installed all programmes I remembered I installed in the days
> around the moment the laptop slowed down, but to no avail.
>
> Before I do Acer's Restore Factory Defaults again and re-install all
> requires programmes again (and even more consistently monitor the
> impact of each programme installation on the system's performance), I
> call upon the very experienced Google community to help me out! Which
> programme is causing the problem, why, and how to solve the problem?
> Let me know if you need screenshots of the programmes I have installed,
> the processes running and listed in Windows Task Manager, the registry,
> etcetera. Please help me out, before I spent my
>
> In Windows Task Manager Performance Tab the two CPUs are presented, and
> at start-up the 1st one is generally working to its maximum while the
> second CPU is much less active. Is that normal, is this an indication
> where the fault is?
>
> Wim Eising
> Durban
> South Africa
>
 >> Stay informed about: ACER laptop slow down after installing programmes: HELP!!!! 

Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,WinZip, WinRar, are all I
believe configured by default to run in the background, use their options to
modify this behaviour


"Wim" <eisingspam RemoveThis @iafrica.com> wrote in message
news:1164019781.089674.131540@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> I have a pretty fast laptop (ACER Travelmate 5612WMSMi with Intel Core
> Duo Processor 1.66 GHz x 2, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache, 1GB DDR2
> (support dual-channel) memory). After a while, it started slowing down
> terribly: Start-up times grew from 2 minutes to 5 minutes, shutting
> down from 30 secs to 2 minutes, hibernation from 17 secs to 4 minutes.
> Starting Outlook and Firefox, etc. takes much longer.
>
> Acer Helpdesk agreed that this slowdown is unacceptable and suggested
> to restore the factory defaults (which brings the laptop back to the
> configuration when I received the laptop, without all the added
> programmes installed). This process is very easy (well done Acer!) but
> of course the subsequent reinstalling of all favourite programmes (MS
> Office, Firefox, Skype, Picasa, GDS, FMA, SecondCopy, XTNDConnect,
> WinRar, WinZip) and all its required updates, incl. Microsoft Update)
> takes a hell of a long time. Acer suggested to track to changes in
> performance after each and every programme installation. That's what I
> did, and after the Restore to Factory Default the laptop was running
> like brand new again. VERY FAST!! Made me very happy again. And MS
> Office + updates, MS Windows update, NAV, etc. did not significantly
> slow down the computer.
>
> But all of a sudden (AND unfortunately I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE AFTER
> INSTALLATION OF WHICH PROGRAMME) the computer went back to its previous
> very slow performance.
> I tried to restore to a previous system restore point, but since I did
> not do that the same or next day, the relevant system restore point had
> already been deleted by the system and replaced by automatic system
> restore points on the days after (while I have my space allocation for
> the system restore set to maximum = 6.6GB on each disk x 2 = 13GB!!) .
> I then un-installed all programmes I remembered I installed in the days
> around the moment the laptop slowed down, but to no avail.
>
> Before I do Acer's Restore Factory Defaults again and re-install all
> requires programmes again (and even more consistently monitor the
> impact of each programme installation on the system's performance), I
> call upon the very experienced Google community to help me out! Which
> programme is causing the problem, why, and how to solve the problem?
> Let me know if you need screenshots of the programmes I have installed,
> the processes running and listed in Windows Task Manager, the registry,
> etcetera. Please help me out, before I spent my
>
> In Windows Task Manager Performance Tab the two CPUs are presented, and
> at start-up the 1st one is generally working to its maximum while the
> second CPU is much less active. Is that normal, is this an indication
> where the fault is?
>
> Wim Eising
> Durban
> South Africa
>
 >> Stay informed about: ACER laptop slow down after installing programmes: HELP!!!! 

hi,
I have a similar problem too! Eversince I've bought this laptop almost
a year ago (Travelmate 3012WTMi) I've had to reformat about 4 times.
However, I've noticed that its not related to installing and
uninstalling programs... it just happens randomly. One day my laptop
is working beautifully and then the next day it slows down to a crawl.
My friend has also tried to tweak the ram availability with a program
called Systweak Memory Optimizer. I've cleaned and reduce my programs
to a bare minimum with only having Microsoft Office 2007, Limewire, MSN
Messenger, Norton, iTunes and Winamp. I've also configured some
programs so that it doesn't run when I'm not using it. Nothing works!
So far, everytime it happens... I always reformat and start from scratch
because its really bad. Could this be a virus or an Acer problem???
:biggrin: Please let me know if you find a better solution. Thanks!


--
joyce
 >> Stay informed about: ACER laptop slow down after installing programmes: HELP!!!! 

Norton is notorius for slowing systems down. It often runs in the
background to check for viruses so you may want to tweak the settings.
Also, Limewire may be allowing people to connect to your computer and
download files that you share.
To diagnose the problem, you may want to simply do a reinstall , but not
install all the programs right away. Then you can add programs one at a
time until you find the culprit(s).

"joyce" <sugar_mantis.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:joyce.2oju70@no-mx.tabletquestions.com...
>
> hi,
> I have a similar problem too! Eversince I've bought this laptop almost
> a year ago (Travelmate 3012WTMi) I've had to reformat about 4 times.
> However, I've noticed that its not related to installing and
> uninstalling programs... it just happens randomly. One day my laptop
> is working beautifully and then the next day it slows down to a crawl.
> My friend has also tried to tweak the ram availability with a program
> called Systweak Memory Optimizer. I've cleaned and reduce my programs
> to a bare minimum with only having Microsoft Office 2007, Limewire, MSN
> Messenger, Norton, iTunes and Winamp. I've also configured some
> programs so that it doesn't run when I'm not using it. Nothing works!
> So far, everytime it happens... I always reformat and start from scratch
> because its really bad. Could this be a virus or an Acer problem???
> :biggrin: Please let me know if you find a better solution. Thanks!
>
>
> --
> joyce
 >> Stay informed about: ACER laptop slow down after installing programmes: HELP!!!! 

It seems I have found the culprit of my slow machine. I read on the
internet the following: (@ forum.sysinternals.com)

High interrupt rates on I/O are often associated with the transfer
mode for an IDE device having reverted from DMA to PIO. Pre-SP2
versions of XP in particular were rather sensitive to errors and would
flip to PIO mode. They needed to be reset to "DMA if available" in
Device Manager, usually by uninstalling the IDE driver and letting
Windows reinstall. Check out MS KB article 817472 here.

If not I/O-related then interrupts are possibly malfunction or bad
connection in another device - try re-socketing connections.

Posted: 23 August 2005 at 1:29pm

IDE set to PIO.. uninstall, reboot, DMA 5... yeah fast system again!

Thanks so much I would have never looked there..
 >> Stay informed about: ACER laptop slow down after installing programmes: HELP!!!!