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Main Forum => General Computer Support => Topic started by: Oscar on December 12, 2012, 01:26:06 pm
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Hi this is my first post.
I would to start to say thanks to the creator of these programs. I have some questions.
I have two laptops one is XP and the other is Vista.
With the XP machine the difference these programs made was alot more sigificant than the Vista.
Straight after i run the All in One Program the XP machine runs really well (even on dial up internet) but after approximately one week it starts to slow down alot, so i run the program again (same again runs really well) then slows down alot, and so on, and so on.
Is there anything i can do?
I run programs Advast, Malwarebytes on both machines, and scan before i run the programs.
I haven't run the SFC on the XP machine. Which disc and part of the disc would i use?
With the Vista machine the program made hardly any difference, very,very slow. It never use to be.
Thank you very much, youyr help is appreciated.
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The repair program wouldn't speed anything up. The simple system tweaker should help improve things though.
At the same time the bottle neck of performance in a system is the hard drive. Vista was a flop and was known to get slower and slower as you use it.
Shane
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Thanks Shane
Getting right away from the Vista machine (no hope).
Keeping in mind i am trying to learn, excuse the questions.
With the XP machine why does running the All In One Repair improve the performance as soon as i run it, but after about a week the performance drops off rather suddenly?
Which disc would i run for the SFC?
Thanks again
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Not sure why it would speed anything up. The simple system tweaker should help speed things up though.
In fact the Repair tool puts services and things like that back to default. Where the simple system tweaking turns off some unneeded ones.
After running the repair you should run the tweaker tool and reboot.
You may also want to install the free version of my CleanMem tool on my pcwintech.com site. It will help keep memory under control :wink:
Shane
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Hi Shane
Should i run the programs online or offline?
Thank you
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Doesn't matter :-)
Shane
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Hi Shane i ran the repair (offline) through the Vista machine and when i restarted it
Configuring updates stage 3 of 3 -0% complete
then it would reboot etc.
Please can you help
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Is it rebooting on its own? Otherwise in vista that 3 of 3 stage is known to take a while.
Shane
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Yes it is rebooting on its own, keeps doing it.
I don't know which update it will be to "hide", windows are sending alot of updates lately.
Can i setup CleanMem to clean memory and cache on certain times, e.g. boot up, when i can get it to boot?
Thanks again
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CleanMem gives you all kins of control :-)
http://www.pcwintech.com/cleanmem-help
CleanMem itself runs from the task scheduler while you can use the cleanmem monitor as well. The free versions till does all the work. The pro is just extra features so dont worry about those and is only for the mini monitor.
Shane
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Hi Shane thank you
By default it will clean the memory + cache every 15minutes?
Also i noticed that in the task scheduler there where tasks that where left over from programs that i have deleted, would that slow the computer down much?
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Yes that is the default for cleanmem.
As for any left over tasks remove them if you dont need them :-)
Shane
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Hi Shane any idea on this?
Configuring updates stage 3 of 3 -0% complete
It continues to boot on its own continuously, until it is turned off manually (power button).
Thanks in advance
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I HATE vista lol and as you can see this was a common problem with vista.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Get-Vista-Out-of-the-Infinite-Reboot-Loop-Configuring-Updates-Stage-3-of-3-0-with-Vista-SP1-78933.shtml
Shane
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Hi Shane thank you, yeah not the best.
I currently use CCleaner and Wise Registry Cleaner, both free, are these ok or do you reccomend something else?
Thanks
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Stay away from reg cleaners. If one wrong key is deleted it can take down the whole system. If you do use them make sure to make a reg backup :wink:
Shane
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Hi Shane thank you.
Is CCleaner ok for cleaning files etc?
I just looked on the XP machine and there isn't alot of memory left 6GB out of 35GB. Is there anything i could do to turn things around, taking in to account the laptop is about 8 years old.
There seems to be alot of programs that say are rarely used, last used 3-5 years ago, but i have used them recently, i don't quite understand this.
When i manually use the Cache cleaner the memory improves, with the mini monitor readings.
Is there a setting to set so it cleans the memory & cache when it gets to a certain number, can't see this in the help file?
Thank you very much.
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CCleaner is good.
You may want to uninstall any programs you dont need.
Is there a setting to set so it cleans the memory & cache when it gets to a certain number, can't see this in the help file?
Yes but that is in the pro version of the mini monitor.
Shane
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Thanks Shane
It seems to run out of puff after awhile (XP) but starts off good, even on Dialup.
Can i set the setting for cleaning the memory and cache to say every 5 minutes instead of default 15min?
THANKS AGAIN
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Sure can :-)
Shane
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Hi Shane thanks
I have attached a Word screen print of installed programs (Revo and Add/Remove).
Your advice to delete any that are a waste having on there would be appreciated.
Thanks again
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That is up to you on what you want to remove.
Try running the Windows drive cleanup tool. Just when you run it make sure to uncheck the compress files. If you have it compress files your system will get a whole lot slower!
Shane
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Hi Shane thank you
Where would i find the Windows Drive cleanup in XP and Vista?
Thanks again
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Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools
Shane
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Do you mean disk cleanup, there's no drive cleanup?
Thank you
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Yes :-)
Shane
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Thanks Shane, already done that.
Is there anything programs i could delete e.g. Microsoft Windows Framework.net? SP etc that are old versions, or do they have to stay there?
I know you said that it is up to me, but can you see anything like above that that is taking up unnecessary room?
Thanks again
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Everything looked fine to me.
How big is the user profile?
Shane
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Where would i find the user profile on XP and Vista?
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Vista
C:\Users\Your Username
XP
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Username
Right click on the username folder and hit properties. You will get total size of everything under it.
Shane
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Hi Shane, hopefully this is the information you required?
Vista
My name user
Size 4.57GB
Size on disk 4.58GB
Contains 3798 files 1008 folders
Default
Size 1.64MB
Size on disk 1.75MB
Contains 42 files 43 folders
Public
Size 6.55MB
Size on disk 7.39
Contains 335 files 43 folders
XP
My name user
Size 443MB
Size on disk 401MB
Contains 1476 files 914 folders
All users
Size 200MB
Size on disk 153MB
Contains 612 files 187 folders
Administrator
Size 18.3MB
Size on disk 18.6MB
Contains 95 files 76 folders
Default
Size 18.3MB
Size on disk 11.1MB
Contains 93 files 74 folders
With all these extra users (when there is only one user on both laptops) would that be a waste?
Thanks again
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Those are not extra users, they are suppose to be there :-)
So far I dont see anything taking a huge amount of space. You may want to consider getting a bigger drive anyways. It would be faster than that old one. I use Western digital myself :wink:
Shane
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Hi Shane thank you
I had thought of getting bigger drives for both, but wondered about the age of both XP & Vista machines.
XP approx. 7-8 years old
Vista approx. 4-5 years old
Taking into consideration this only a recommendation, personally do you think it is worth it.
My thoughts the hard drive etc could go anytime etc
Laptops are cheaper these days.
Thanks again
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It would be cheaper to get new drives then a new system. So if these old machines are fast enough for what you need then spending $50 or so dollars on a drive isnt a bad idea vs $500+ for a new store bought system.
Shane
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Hi Shane thank you
Buy extra RAM or hard drive?
Thanks
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Ram is very cheap, doing both would be worth it. get xp to 2Gb of ram and vista to 2 or 3 GB if it is 32bit and 4gb if it is 64 bit.
Of course make sure you buy the right memory type :wink:
Shane
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Hi Shane looking at the mini monitor while doing a memory & cache clean the cache has the best effect.
I tried to reset from 15 minutes to 5 on Vista but i can't find the feature to change?
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You just edit the job in the task scheduler :wink:
Shane
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Hi Shane hope you had a great Christmas and New Year.
I know you have said that this application shouldn't actually speed up, but with the XP machine i used the update (1.9.3) ALL IN ONE REPAIR & TWEAKS and again it quickened (even on the internet + dial up) up the computer for awhile, but then has slowed again.
I noticed with a closer look there are a lot of "failed" i some of them.
Thank again
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Some will fail, but unless you have a ton its nothing to worry about.
The tweaks should do the speed up. Also I have a tweak I amd adding to the windows repair that will help with system resources.
Try it yourself and see.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]
"PagedPoolSize"=dword:ffffffff
"PoolUsageMaximum"=dword:00000060
What I have seen on only a few systems is the permission repairs will run out of system resources and the rest of the repairs fail. This reg tweak increase the system resources and fixes that problem. So the next version will apply these by default. That means the tweak will help any program having resource problems.
Shane
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Hi Shane thank you
1. I can up to 500+ fails on one and 87+ on others
2. Where and how do i put the registry, iknow how get vinto the Registry but that is about as far as i have got.
3. Should i load the Windows XP discs before using the programs, if so which one i don't want to loose updates e.g. Windows, Service packs. The disc is service pack 2, the XP computer has Service pack 3?
Thanks again
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Here is a zip file with the reg file, just run the reg file and reboot.
You shouldnt need your XP disk unless your doing a system file check :wink:
Shane
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Hi Shane
1. Should i include in CCleaner "prefetch"?
2. Is Check Disc important?
3. By doing the Simple Tweaks doesn't appear to quicken up the XP machine, only when i run the ALL In ONE REPAIR.
4. When i click on Low Resources zip there is no option to RUN? It just opens and the files going over to the folder begins, and goes for along time?
Thanks again
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1. Should i include in CCleaner "prefetch"?
Not sure I dont use it.
2. Is Check Disc important?
Checking your drive for errors is always good to run every now and then.
4. When i click on Low Resources zip there is no option to RUN? It just opens and the files going over to the folder begins, and goes for along time?
Extract the zip file and run the file in it.
Shane
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Hi Shane thank you
1. CCleaner has the abilty to delete the contents of "Prefetch". Does it pay to delete Prefetch ocassionally?
2. Which disc and options do i use to run SFC
Thanks again
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1. CCleaner has the abilty to delete the contents of "Prefetch". Does it pay to delete Prefetch ocassionally?
I never delete mine so I dont have an answer :-)
2. Which disc and options do i use to run SFC
The system files checker is just when you open cmd.exe window and put in
sfc /scannow
Windows XP requires the CD. Thankfully Microsoft made it to where you dont need the cd any more in newer versions of Windows.
Shane
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Thanks Shane
1. XP comes with two discs, which one do i use for ALL IN ONE REPAIR and other options on this disc?
2. Can i use the FIX LOW RESOURCES registry that you posted on my Vista laptop?
Thanks again
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1. You dont need it running my repairs, you only need it if you run a system file check
2. Yes
Shane
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Thanks Shane
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Hi Shane for low resource machines is it a waste to have Malwarebytes with Advast or is Advast ok on its own?
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Hi Shane i ran the repair (offline) through the Vista machine and when i restarted it
Configuring updates stage 3 of 3 -0% complete
then it would reboot etc.
Please can you help
Hi Shane it has happen again after i had run the update All In One Repair (1.9.4).
How can i fix this.
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Hi Shane i have tried the following
prompt winsxs (enter)
move C:\windows\winsxs\pending.xml text.xml (enter)
Then it comes up with, The file(s) exists
0 files moved
Then i type, exit and restart computer, but nothing happens
Please can you help
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Avast should be fine. Its all I run as well. Just keep java and flash up to date :wink:
As for the updates still having trouble, have you done a repair install on vista yet?
Shane
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No i haven't done a vista repair, do i need a disc?
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Yes you will need a disk of vista with what ever service pack you have installed. Do you have service pack 2 installed?
Shane
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Hi Shane i managed to fix it last night with the code above, but with the "text" removed from the command prompt.
Can i disable updates in ALL IN ONE REPAIR, it seems to be only after running the program? This has only been happening on the last 3 versions.
Sorry i am using Free Advast, so is it still ok to run on it's own or do you think leave Malwarebytes on, both low resource machines?
Thanks again
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What do you mean disable updates in my windows repair? The program doesnt have any updates that it does :wink:
Shane
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Sorry i just wondered if it did.
I wasn't 100% clear when i mentioned about Free Advast only or is it best to have Malwarebytes as well?
Thanks again
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I use free avast and only run malwarebytes when I need it. :wink:
Shane
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Malwarebytes don't take up any resouces for a low power/resource computer?
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I dont use the auto protect with malwarebytes. I only run it manually when I need to. Only scanner running at all times for me is the free version of Avast :wink:
Shane
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I dont use the auto protect with malwarebytes. I only run it manually when I need to. Only scanner running at all times for me is the free version of Avast :wink:
Shane
Thanks Shane
I just use the FREE Malwarebytes, which is manual isn't it?
Does FREE Avast default to scanner running at all times?
ALL ONE RERPAIRS:
With the Vista machine to run this takes about 20-30 minutes
With the XP machine it takes about 3 hours, sometimes it stalls and ending up re running
Is this normal?
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Hi Shane i have just started the computer and i got a prompt (box) on the desktop saying something like svchost couldn't be written would you like to terminate the program or debug.
The computer became very unresponsive (i tried to do a print screen).
I have rebooted after choosing the terminate option and all is ok, so far.
What could be this?
Thank you very much for your help.
As a personal opinion what do you think of Windows 8?
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Windows 8 is ok, I refuse to use the tile screen thought.
This thread has pushed past 5 pages! lol
There is no need to run the Windows repair this often. You only want to run it when something is broken. It is a repair tool not a maintenance tool :wink:
Shane
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Thanks Shane
Sorry about the length tf the thread, I will keep this short.
1. I just use the FREE Malwarebytes, which is manual isn't it, so doesn't take as much reosources?
2. Does FREE Avast default to scanner running at all times?
3. ALL ONE RERPAIRS:
With the Vista machine to run this takes about 20-30 minutes
With the XP machine it takes about 3 hours, sometimes it stalls and ending up re running
Is this normal?
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1. I just use the FREE Malwarebytes, which is manual isn't it, so doesn't take as much reosources?
It only takes resources when you run it, as long as it isnt running in the background. Any program running takes resources. The amount of resources is different for every program.
2. Does FREE Avast default to scanner running at all times?
Yes just like any other Antivirus.
3. ALL ONE RERPAIRS:
With the Vista machine to run this takes about 20-30 minutes
With the XP machine it takes about 3 hours, sometimes it stalls and ending up re running
Is this normal?
Depends what repair is taking so long. If the system is a lot slower then it could take a while. :wink:
Shane
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Hi Shane thank you very much.
How do i find out if Malwarebytes is running in the back ground?
Thanks again
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There would be a try icon if you have the demo of the real scanner. Otherwise your good :wink:
Shane
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Hi Shane i ran the repair (offline) through the Vista machine and when i restarted it
Configuring updates stage 3 of 3 -0% complete
then it would reboot etc.
Please can you help
Hi Shane it has happen again after i had run the update All In One Repair (1.9.4).
How can i fix this.
I want to get this fixed in the program, post #13 on here
http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f217/solved-windows-vista-stuck-in-configuring-updates-cycle-637425.html
My repair does everything but the removing of the xml file. I am thinking of adding that to the repair as well.
Shane
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Hi Shane i ran the repair (offline) through the Vista machine and when i restarted it
Configuring updates stage 3 of 3 -0% complete
then it would reboot etc.
Please can you help
Hi Shane it has happen again after i had run the update All In One Repair (1.9.4).
How can i fix this.
I want to get this fixed in the program, post #13 on here
http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f217/solved-windows-vista-stuck-in-configuring-updates-cycle-637425.html
My repair does everything but the removing of the xml file. I am thinking of adding that to the repair as well.
Shane
That would be great, i was holding back running the Repair on the Vista machine because of this, i know you have said that the repair doesn't do anything for updates but has happened x 3 times on reboot, maybe bad timing?
Something else with the XP machine when going from window to window it is very slow changing e.g. Explorer to Outlook (bottom left corner, beside START.
Thanks again