Time to go off topic may I suggest?  I'll copy it there.

I host all my files and my blog on my own webspace, which I pay a modest
price for. But sites like wordpress.com and some file hosters seem to be
completely free without even (at my settings, that are nothing special)
any advertising I can see.

Can anybody tell me how these sites are financed? All I know is, that in
this world there's no such thing as a free lunch. (And no such thing as
free alteration of suits. As a late elderly friend used to say: Those
signs are wrong. What they really mean is, here you'll have to pay for
the alteration whether you need it or not.)

Danke
	 Axel

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Hi Axel,

On 23 Sep 12 16:03 Axel Berger <Axel-Berger@...> said:
> I host all my files and my blog on my own webspace, which I pay a
> modest price for. But sites like wordpress.com and some file hosters
> seem to be completely free without even (at my settings, that are
> nothing special) any advertising I can see.

I'm not a WordPress user but this page suggests that their free sites
do have adverts.
https://signup.wordpress.com/signup/
(Scroll to to the bottom and see the Upgrade chart. As to how
intrusive those ads are, I have no idea!)

Greg

Hi Axel,

On 23 Sep 12 16:03 Axel Berger <Axel-Berger@...> said:
> But sites like wordpress.com and some file hosters seem to be
> completely free without even (at my settings, that are nothing
> special) any advertising I can see.

And this page:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/upgrades/
may explain why you haven't seen any ads yet...

-----------------
No-ads
We sometimes run discreet advertisements on your blog to users who
aren’t logged in and aren’t regular visitors. Purchasing the No-Ads
upgrade will eliminate any ads on your blog so no one sees them at
all. This is especially useful for business blogs. This upgrade costs
$30.00 per blog, per year.
-----------------

Maybe you don't see the ads as you are logged in, so get a fglase
impression of what visitors see, or maybe WordPress waits until you
have invested a massive effort until you have got your blog going, so
then you feel it's worth the $30pa to keep it ad-free.

I found both my bits of info from the page:
http://en.wordpress.com/features/
in a prargraph that read:

-----------------
Doesn’t Cost a Dime

Build a great site and spend nothing, zilch, nada. And if you want to
make a great site even better, we offer a great selection of premium
upgrades.
-----------------

And that I reached from the home page and a link at the bottom "Free
features".

Greg

Hi,

This may sound stupid, but that's because I am pretty stupid around
hardware. I've had this machine for some years now and I've always
assumed it's 32 bit. But a while ago I noticed something, I've
forgotten what, that made me think it's not. Half a year or so later
I have finally gotten around to trying to find out. Well, it works,
so what? :-)

OK, the OS is XP Home, that much I know. When I go to Control Panel |
System | System Properties I learn that my processor is Athlon 64 XP
Dual Core Processor 5600+. That sounds vaguely familiar and it also
sounds like 64 bit, right?

But if I go to Program | Accessories | System Tools | System
Information it says "System Type: X86-based PC". THAT sounds like 32 bit.

So what the heck is it?

Lotta

The following was snagged from the fastpictureviewer web site.

How do I know whether my version of Windows is 32-bit or 64-bit?

Windows 7 or Windows Vista:
     Click Start.
     Right-click Computer.
     Choose Properties from the context menu.
     In the "System" section, look for "System Type." It will say either "32-bit
Operating System" or "64-bit Operating System."

Windows XP:
     Click Start.
     Right-click My Computer.
     Choose Properties from the context menu.
     Look just below the "Microsoft Windows XP" label for the particular edition
of XP (for example, "Professional x64 Edition" or "Home"). If the edition
contains the word "x64" then your machine has a 64-bit version of Windows XP."





--- In ntb-OffTopic@yahoogroups.com, loro <tabbie@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> This may sound stupid, but that's because I am pretty stupid around
> hardware. I've had this machine for some years now and I've always
> assumed it's 32 bit. But a while ago I noticed something, I've
> forgotten what, that made me think it's not. Half a year or so later
> I have finally gotten around to trying to find out. Well, it works,
> so what? :-)
>
> OK, the OS is XP Home, that much I know. When I go to Control Panel |
> System | System Properties I learn that my processor is Athlon 64 XP
> Dual Core Processor 5600+. That sounds vaguely familiar and it also
> sounds like 64 bit, right?
>
> But if I go to Program | Accessories | System Tools | System
> Information it says "System Type: X86-based PC". THAT sounds like 32 bit.
>
> So what the heck is it?
>
> Lotta
>

At 02:30 2012-10-06, john041650 wrote:
>Windows XP:
>     Click Start.
>     Right-click My Computer.
>     Choose Properties from the context menu.
>     Look just below the "Microsoft Windows XP" label for the
> particular edition of XP (for example, "Professional x64 Edition"
> or "Home"). If the edition contains the word "x64" then your
> machine has a 64-bit version of Windows XP."

Nuh. It just says XP Home. So I have a 64 bit processor and a 32 bit
OS? I guess that means I can't run 64 bit programs?

Lotta

Op 6/10/2012 2:42, loro schreef:
> Nuh. It just says XP Home. So I have a 64 bit processor and a 32 bit
> OS? I guess that means I can't run 64 bit programs?

Hey Lotto, did you look at Wikipedia? Maybe you find an answer?
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD64
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64

And this is Dutch, but would also exist in Swedish or English:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/32-bit-and-64-bit-Windows-frequ\
ently-asked-questions

But if you do a search on "32 bit os running 64 bit programs", I'm
afraid you can't.

--
adrien

- Ongedeelde informatie = verloren informatie -

On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 8:42 PM, loro <tabbie@...> wrote:

>
> Nuh. It just says XP Home. So I have a 64 bit processor and a 32 bit
> OS? I guess that means I can't run 64 bit programs?
>
> Lotta
>

Hey Lotta,

64-bit hardware can run 32-bit OS, but 32-bit OS can't do 64-bit software.
But 64-bit OS can do 32-bit software.

It is the same thing that happened when processors went from 8-bit to
16-bit and 16-bit to 32-bit.

Unlike other versions of Windows, 64-bit Windows no longer supports DOS
programs. The familiar Edit is not there in 64-bit Windows for example.

However, the command line is still there, so those who don't know the
difference between DOS and the command line, will be confused.

I deal with this at work all the time, since we still have some legacy DOS
apps and clients go out and buy a new computer and then wonder why they
programs don't run.

What I have round is the best was to clarify whether you have 32-bit or
64-bit OS if the message you get is not clear is to look at the C:\ drive.

If you only see a "Program Files" directory, then your OS is 32-bit

However, if you see both a "Program Files" and a "Program Files (x86)" then
you have 64-bit Windows.

"Program Files (x86)" is where Microsoft puts 32-bit programs since 64-bit
OSes can run 32-bit programs.

HTH,

~ Larry

PS - I got a new Laptop at work that is 64-bit Windows. I have the "joy" of
supporting those legacy apps, so I use DOSBox to run them so I can see the
menus to walk clients through procedures, since I don't have those menus
memorized. I also run WinXP in a virtual machine for the older version of
our Windows software that does not run on newer then WinXP and definitely
not on 64-bit. Between the two groups of clients, that's about 40 clients.
Someday they will move into the 90's. :)


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In ntb-OffTopic@yahoogroups.com, loro <tabbie@...> wrote:
>
> At 02:30 2012-10-06, john041650 wrote:
> >Windows XP:
> >     Click Start.
> >     Right-click My Computer.
> >     Choose Properties from the context menu.
> >     Look just below the "Microsoft Windows XP" label for the
> > particular edition of XP (for example, "Professional x64 Edition"
> > or "Home"). If the edition contains the word "x64" then your
> > machine has a 64-bit version of Windows XP."
>
> Nuh. It just says XP Home. So I have a 64 bit processor and a 32 bit
> OS? I guess that means I can't run 64 bit programs?
>
> Lotta
>

I have no personal experience with this but I recently read that if your
motherboard supports hardware virtualization and it is enabled in bios, you can
install a 64-bit operating system (to run 64-bit apps) in virtualbox on a 32-bit
host. As best I understand it, it would run as a window on your 32-bit host
desktop. Also, someone with a 64-bit host could have a 32 bit guest OS. Either
host could support 64 and 32-bit guests. Virtualbox is freely available from
Oracle. The operating systems you install in it could be a free ones like Ubuntu
or a licenced or trial versions of 64-bit Windows 7 or 8. How well it would work
likely depends on how much and how fast your memory and disks are. Its probably
better to have a 64-bit host system since 64-bit systems can have more memory
than 32-bit systems but might still be worth trying if you meet the minimum
requirements.

Regards,
Sheri

Thank you, guys. Now I know what I have.

I'm a little angry with my computer guy who sold me a 32 bit OS, but
in reality it doesn't matter very much. I have this very nice little
shop nearby where they build computers to your specification. The
owner is great. Puts a lot of time on it and if you aren't updated on
hardware, like me, he finds out for what you use the computer and
what you might use it for in the future and suggests the appropriate
parts. Never tries to sell you something you don't need. I actually
had to argue to get as large hard drives as I wanted, he thought less
would do. I could probably get a machine a little cheaper if I looked
for bargains, but not with the sense of security and satisfaction it
gives me to shop at this place. This is actually the first thing I'm
not totally pleased with - and it took me years to discover it, so no
regrets. The first machine I've been really pleased with, so I think
I'll forgive him.

Thanks again
Lotta

Op zaterdag 6 oktober 2012 22:34 schreef loro:

> I'm a little angry with my computer guy who sold me a 32 bit OS

The 64 bit version of Windows XP was introduced much later than the 32 bit
version,
there is only a professional version and only in English, and 64 bit drivers
were hardly available.
So it was actually of limited use.
This was also a problem for Vista, its successor.

Alex.

On 10/6/2012 3:03 PM, Alex Plantema wrote:
> Op zaterdag 6 oktober 2012 22:34 schreef loro:
>
>> >I'm a little angry with my computer guy who sold me a 32 bit OS
> The 64 bit version of Windows XP was introduced much later than the 32 bit
version,
> there is only a professional version and only in English, and 64 bit drivers
were hardly available.
> So it was actually of limited use.
> This was also a problem for Vista, its successor.
>
> Alex.
At GREAT expense I am back to Win 7, 64 bit.

Taking Win 8 out  was IMPOSSIBLE so I had to buy a new HD. Even
reformatting would not allow the  HD to operate.

NOW my NoteTab is finally working.

Alex Plantema wrote:
>The 64 bit version of Windows XP was introduced much later than the
>32 bit version,
>there is only a professional version and only in English, and 64 bit
>drivers were hardly available.
>So it was actually of limited use.
>This was also a problem for Vista, its successor.

Aha, Home is always 32 bit. That explains things. I actually chose
that myself, because of the price difference, but it was also what
the guy suggested. English is good though. I had to fight to get
Windows in English too (he couldn't find the English CD). I hate
dealing with two languages at the same time and also that keyboard
shortcuts differ depending on the language of the program I use, so I
get everything in English.

Lotta

Lotta:
You didn't say how much memory you have. AFAIK anything in excess of 3-4
GB is wasted on WinXP-32bit.
Maybe it would make sense to upgrade your OS to Win-7, add memory and
see how you like it then? From Googling I think the price is somewhere
sub-$150 here, not sure about Europe.

On my WinXP 32bit system (w/3GB) doesn't have that upgrade possibility
doesn't exist. Because I like to have so many programs tray resident and
run a bunch of others semi-permanently I have regular problems with slow
response time.

Unless you have similar problems it might not be worth the bother though.

On 2012-10-06 19:44, loro wrote:
> Alex Plantema wrote:
> >The 64 bit version of Windows XP was introduced much later than the
> >32 bit version,
> >there is only a professional version and only in English, and 64 bit
> >drivers were hardly available.
> >So it was actually of limited use.
> >This was also a problem for Vista, its successor.
>
> Aha, Home is always 32 bit. That explains things. I actually chose
> that myself, because of the price difference, but it was also what
> the guy suggested. English is good though. I had to fight to get
> Windows in English too (he couldn't find the English CD). I hate
> dealing with two languages at the same time and also that keyboard
> shortcuts differ depending on the language of the program I use, so I
> get everything in English.

--
Regards ... Alec (buralex@gmail & WinLiveMess - alec.m.burgess@skype)

Hi
Windows loads everthing into ram first .
If you did not have so many programs using ram it may run faster, you need
more ram.
     THANKYOU DAVE M

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alec Burgess" <buralex@...>
To: <ntb-OffTopic@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [NTO] Do I have a 64 bit system?


> Lotta:
> You didn't say how much memory you have. AFAIK anything in excess of 3-4
> GB is wasted on WinXP-32bit.
> Maybe it would make sense to upgrade your OS to Win-7, add memory and
> see how you like it then? From Googling I think the price is somewhere
> sub-$150 here, not sure about Europe.
>
> On my WinXP 32bit system (w/3GB) doesn't have that upgrade possibility
> doesn't exist. Because I like to have so many programs tray resident and
> run a bunch of others semi-permanently I have regular problems with slow
> response time.
>
> Unless you have similar problems it might not be worth the bother though.
>
> On 2012-10-06 19:44, loro wrote:
>> Alex Plantema wrote:
>> >The 64 bit version of Windows XP was introduced much later than the
>> >32 bit version,
>> >there is only a professional version and only in English, and 64 bit
>> >drivers were hardly available.
>> >So it was actually of limited use.
>> >This was also a problem for Vista, its successor.
>>
>> Aha, Home is always 32 bit. That explains things. I actually chose
>> that myself, because of the price difference, but it was also what
>> the guy suggested. English is good though. I had to fight to get
>> Windows in English too (he couldn't find the English CD). I hate
>> dealing with two languages at the same time and also that keyboard
>> shortcuts differ depending on the language of the program I use, so I
>> get everything in English.
>
> --
> Regards ... Alec (buralex@gmail & WinLiveMess - alec.m.burgess@skype)
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

loro wrote:
> I'm a little angry with my computer guy who sold me a 32 bit OS,

Don't be. People who use powerful text editors instead of knowing
nothing but Microsoft Word are the very ones who still run small an
efficient DOS tools now and then - at least I do. For most of us here,
32 bit is the better choice.

Axel

Hi,

Something started to run on my smart phone. It looks like the Windows
Task Manager, only the process names are sort of printed directly on
the screen on top of the icons. It's ever-changing and sometimes the
bottom of the list turns green. There's a three colored bar at the
top that I can't make heads or tails of.

I don't know how to get rid of it. Neither do I know if I may have
started it myself by accident. I've been fiddling with network
settings today, nothing else unusual. My broadband was down and I
managed to connect the PC through the cell phone. But I don't see
anything in those settings that could have caused this. I have
several task manager apps, the kind you use to kill unwanted
processes. None of them lists something I don't know what it is.
Rebooting doesn't help.

Anyone knows what it is that I have turned on and how to get rid of it?

Lotta

I wrote:
>Something started to run on my smart phone. It looks like the Windows
>Task Manager, only the process names are sort of printed directly on
>the screen on top of the icons.

Typically enough I came up with the right search terms as soon as I
had sent my question on the list. It was my fat fingers starting the
thing no doubt. FYI it's at Settings | Developer Options | Show CPU usage .
http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-galaxy-nexus/180358-phone-processes-sho\
wing-screen-please-help-me-remove-them.html

Apologies for the noise.
Lotta

To All,

My secondary PC has momentary hangups that last for a few seconds to
several minutes. I have Task Manager continuously open and displaying CPU
usage sorted with greatest user at the top of the list, but it doesn't show
any process using an inordinate amount of time. The greatest time consumer
is "System Idle Process" at about 95 to 99 percent. No process ties up more
than 700MB or 800MB of memory. I also observe the disk drive in-use monitor
light on the system unit and it shows only a few very short blips during
both normal and hung-up operations.

The PC isn't fully frozen during these hangups. The mouse is still active
and I am able to change state of the Num Lock key, but I can't navigate
within Windows Explorer or launch any applications or change views within
them. Even Free Cell pauses.

The machine contains 2.40 gigahertz Intel Core2 Quad processor and 3 gigs
of DIMM memory running WinXP SP3 with all updates current. I have done a
recent CHKDSK and a disk defrag. Microsoft Security Essentials updates
every day and runs a full scan on all disks without reporting any malware.

All operations on this computer appear to execute without errors. The only
problem is the momentary pauses.

Any ideas what is causing these hangups? Any further troubleshooting ideas?

Thank you.

Ray Shapp


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi
does this happen when notetab is running by itself and nothing  else ?
this sort of thing is usually caused by to many programs running and there
is not enough memory for them to run so they turn to the harddrive instead
which is much slower.
     THANKYOU DAVE M

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Shapp" <rayshapp@...>
To: <ntb-OffTopic@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 1:24 PM
Subject: [NTO] Momentary Hangups


> To All,
>
> My secondary PC has momentary hangups that last for a few seconds to
> several minutes. I have Task Manager continuously open and displaying CPU
> usage sorted with greatest user at the top of the list, but it doesn't
> show
> any process using an inordinate amount of time. The greatest time consumer
> is "System Idle Process" at about 95 to 99 percent. No process ties up
> more
> than 700MB or 800MB of memory. I also observe the disk drive in-use
> monitor
> light on the system unit and it shows only a few very short blips during
> both normal and hung-up operations.
>
> The PC isn't fully frozen during these hangups. The mouse is still active
> and I am able to change state of the Num Lock key, but I can't navigate
> within Windows Explorer or launch any applications or change views within
> them. Even Free Cell pauses.
>
> The machine contains 2.40 gigahertz Intel Core2 Quad processor and 3 gigs
> of DIMM memory running WinXP SP3 with all updates current. I have done a
> recent CHKDSK and a disk defrag. Microsoft Security Essentials updates
> every day and runs a full scan on all disks without reporting any malware.
>
> All operations on this computer appear to execute without errors. The only
> problem is the momentary pauses.
>
> Any ideas what is causing these hangups? Any further troubleshooting
> ideas?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Ray Shapp
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the reply.

Since this problem began, I have tried many strategies including running
with a very light load on the machine. For about a week, I've been using
MSCONFIG to boot up without loading any startup items. This PC contains 3
gigs of RAM. In the past, it has handled a much heavier load of
simultaneous applications with no hangups. Currently, when it goes into a
pause, I can see that the hard disk indicator light on the system unit
blips sporadically less than ten times a minute. The disks are not being
used for memory overload.

Besides Task Manager, can anyone suggest software to monitor utilization of
memory, hard disk, and CPU?

Ray Shapp


On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 7:41 AM, Dave <dmc43959@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi
> does this happen when notetab is running by itself and nothing else ?
> this sort of thing is usually caused by to many programs running and there
> is not enough memory for them to run so they turn to the harddrive instead
> which is much slower.
> THANKYOU DAVE M
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ray Shapp" <rayshapp@...>
> To: <ntb-OffTopic@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 1:24 PM
> Subject: [NTO] Momentary Hangups
>
> > To All,
> >
> > My secondary PC has momentary hangups that last for a few seconds to
> > several minutes. I have Task Manager continuously open and displaying CPU
> > usage sorted with greatest user at the top of the list, but it doesn't
> > show
> > any process using an inordinate amount of time. The greatest time
> consumer
> > is "System Idle Process" at about 95 to 99 percent. No process ties up
> > more
> > than 700MB or 800MB of memory. I also observe the disk drive in-use
> > monitor
> > light on the system unit and it shows only a few very short blips during
> > both normal and hung-up operations.
> >
> > The PC isn't fully frozen during these hangups. The mouse is still active
> > and I am able to change state of the Num Lock key, but I can't navigate
> > within Windows Explorer or launch any applications or change views within
> > them. Even Free Cell pauses.
> >
> > The machine contains 2.40 gigahertz Intel Core2 Quad processor and 3 gigs
> > of DIMM memory running WinXP SP3 with all updates current. I have done a
> > recent CHKDSK and a disk defrag. Microsoft Security Essentials updates
> > every day and runs a full scan on all disks without reporting any
> malware.
> >
> > All operations on this computer appear to execute without errors. The
> only
> > problem is the momentary pauses.
> >
> > Any ideas what is causing these hangups? Any further troubleshooting
> > ideas?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Ray Shapp
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I suggest clearing temp files, using something like ccleaner. Just be
careful with any cookies saving your passwords. Defragment after this. I
have seen gigabytes of disk space freed up on some computers. Windows
really should clear the temp directory on regular basis. There is no reason
to keep temporary files for years.

Malwarebytes is a good tool with a free version that can clean up a lot
that regular anti-virus tools miss. You can download live CDs from various
anti-virus companies and do a full scan of the computer in Safe Mode. Some
viruses do a good job of hiding. If you can figure out what one of those
is, you can Google for how to recover from it. (I recommend backing up your
data and do a clean install of Windows if you find a virus like that. It
ends up taking less time in a lot of cases.)

Do you know what you have installed since it got slow? If so, you can
uninstall those programs one at a time and re-boot after each one and see
if that helps.

If none of these things help, there may be something in the registry that
is out of whack. I don't recommend rooting around there unless you have a
good backup. Registry cleaning programs tend to not be a good idea.

If all else fails, you can try restoring the registry from a known good
point in time. All programs installed since then will need to be
re-installed. That's less painful than installing Windows from scratch.

HTH,

~ Larry


On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Ray Shapp <rayshapp@...> wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> Since this problem began, I have tried many strategies including running
> with a very light load on the machine. For about a week, I've been using
> MSCONFIG to boot up without loading any startup items. This PC contains 3
> gigs of RAM. In the past, it has handled a much heavier load of
> simultaneous applications with no hangups. Currently, when it goes into a
> pause, I can see that the hard disk indicator light on the system unit
> blips sporadically less than ten times a minute. The disks are not being
> used for memory overload.
>
> Besides Task Manager, can anyone suggest software to monitor utilization of
> memory, hard disk, and CPU?
>
> Ray Shapp
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 7:41 AM, Dave <dmc43959@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hi
> > does this happen when notetab is running by itself and nothing else ?
> > this sort of thing is usually caused by to many programs running and
> there
> > is not enough memory for them to run so they turn to the harddrive
> instead
> > which is much slower.
> > THANKYOU DAVE M
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ray Shapp" <rayshapp@...>
> > To: <ntb-OffTopic@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 1:24 PM
> > Subject: [NTO] Momentary Hangups
> >
> > > To All,
> > >
> > > My secondary PC has momentary hangups that last for a few seconds to
> > > several minutes. I have Task Manager continuously open and displaying
> CPU
> > > usage sorted with greatest user at the top of the list, but it doesn't
> > > show
> > > any process using an inordinate amount of time. The greatest time
> > consumer
> > > is "System Idle Process" at about 95 to 99 percent. No process ties up
> > > more
> > > than 700MB or 800MB of memory. I also observe the disk drive in-use
> > > monitor
> > > light on the system unit and it shows only a few very short blips
> during
> > > both normal and hung-up operations.
> > >
> > > The PC isn't fully frozen during these hangups. The mouse is still
> active
> > > and I am able to change state of the Num Lock key, but I can't navigate
> > > within Windows Explorer or launch any applications or change views
> within
> > > them. Even Free Cell pauses.
> > >
> > > The machine contains 2.40 gigahertz Intel Core2 Quad processor and 3
> gigs
> > > of DIMM memory running WinXP SP3 with all updates current. I have done
> a
> > > recent CHKDSK and a disk defrag. Microsoft Security Essentials updates
> > > every day and runs a full scan on all disks without reporting any
> > malware.
> > >
> > > All operations on this computer appear to execute without errors. The
> > only
> > > problem is the momentary pauses.
> > >
> > > Any ideas what is causing these hangups? Any further troubleshooting
> > > ideas?
> > >
> > > Thank you.
> > >
> > > Ray Shapp
> > >
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Hi Larry,

Thanks for your reply. All good ideas...

I do regularly run Cleanup and occasionally also run CCleaner. This is my
secondary PC so it doesn't contain any passwords and I don't care about the
cookies.

I defrag about once a month (done recently with no effect on the hangups).

Malwarebytes, SuperAntispyware, and Microsoft Security Essentials all find
no malware. I run these applications one-at-a-time (never simultaneously).

The newest application on that PC was installed months before I noticed
this problem. To try to pinpoint the culprit, I have been booting up
without any startup items (using MSCONFIG). Notetab runs continually on my
primary PC, but on this problem PC, I close the editor (remove it from
system tray) after each use.

After the problem began, I ran the Registry clean-up utility in Glary
Utilities. It reported fixing some entries, but the hangups continue as
before. I take a backup of the Registry using ERUNT prior to and after any
operation that could alter the Registry. One of the first corrective
attempts when the problem began was to reinstall an early version of the
Registry backup. It didn't help.

To test a theory, I physically disconnected the PC from the internet and
from the LAN. I still saw hangups with about the same frequency as before.

If I can't fix the problem, I'll probably do a clean install of the Windows
OS on the C: drive. Most of the data I care about is on separate physical
D: and E: drives. The current OS is WinXP, and I've been thinking about
getting Win7 for that PC anyway.

Before I take the plunge, my fundamental question remains: besides Task
Manager, can anyone suggest software to monitor utilization of memory, hard
disk, and CPU? When hangups occur, the machine doesn't just get slow. all
functions except the mouse movements, a few blips on the disk in-use light,
and the Num Lock key freeze. Repeated clicks on any application window
brings up the "Not responding" message. Then after a few seconds or a
minute or two, all functions return to normal with no corrective action by
me. Sometimes hangups occur in quick succession. Other times, the PC runs
normally for 30 or 40 minutes. I haven't detected any pattern in the pauses.

Thanks again for your help.

Ray Shapp


On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Larry Hamilton
<lmh@...>wrote:

> **
>
>
> I suggest clearing temp files, using something like ccleaner. Just be
> careful with any cookies saving your passwords. Defragment after this. I
> have seen gigabytes of disk space freed up on some computers. Windows
> really should clear the temp directory on regular basis. There is no reason
> to keep temporary files for years.
>
> Malwarebytes is a good tool with a free version that can clean up a lot
> that regular anti-virus tools miss. You can download live CDs from various
> anti-virus companies and do a full scan of the computer in Safe Mode. Some
> viruses do a good job of hiding. If you can figure out what one of those
> is, you can Google for how to recover from it. (I recommend backing up your
> data and do a clean install of Windows if you find a virus like that. It
> ends up taking less time in a lot of cases.)
>
> Do you know what you have installed since it got slow? If so, you can
> uninstall those programs one at a time and re-boot after each one and see
> if that helps.
>
> If none of these things help, there may be something in the registry that
> is out of whack. I don't recommend rooting around there unless you have a
> good backup. Registry cleaning programs tend to not be a good idea.
>
> If all else fails, you can try restoring the registry from a known good
> point in time. All programs installed since then will need to be
> re-installed. That's less painful than installing Windows from scratch.
>
> HTH,
>
> ~ Larry
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Ray Shapp <rayshapp@...> wrote:
>
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > Thanks for the reply.
> >
> > Since this problem began, I have tried many strategies including running
> > with a very light load on the machine. For about a week, I've been using
> > MSCONFIG to boot up without loading any startup items. This PC contains 3
> > gigs of RAM. In the past, it has handled a much heavier load of
> > simultaneous applications with no hangups. Currently, when it goes into a
> > pause, I can see that the hard disk indicator light on the system unit
> > blips sporadically less than ten times a minute. The disks are not being
> > used for memory overload.
> >
> > Besides Task Manager, can anyone suggest software to monitor utilization
> of
> > memory, hard disk, and CPU?
> >
> > Ray Shapp
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 7:41 AM, Dave <dmc43959@...> wrote:
> >
> > > **
>
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi
> > > does this happen when notetab is running by itself and nothing else ?
> > > this sort of thing is usually caused by to many programs running and
> > there
> > > is not enough memory for them to run so they turn to the harddrive
> > instead
> > > which is much slower.
> > > THANKYOU DAVE M
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ray Shapp" <rayshapp@...>
> > > To: <ntb-OffTopic@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 1:24 PM
> > > Subject: [NTO] Momentary Hangups
> > >
> > > > To All,
> > > >
> > > > My secondary PC has momentary hangups that last for a few seconds to
> > > > several minutes. I have Task Manager continuously open and displaying
> > CPU
> > > > usage sorted with greatest user at the top of the list, but it
> doesn't
> > > > show
> > > > any process using an inordinate amount of time. The greatest time
> > > consumer
> > > > is "System Idle Process" at about 95 to 99 percent. No process ties
> up
> > > > more
> > > > than 700MB or 800MB of memory. I also observe the disk drive in-use
> > > > monitor
> > > > light on the system unit and it shows only a few very short blips
> > during
> > > > both normal and hung-up operations.
> > > >
> > > > The PC isn't fully frozen during these hangups. The mouse is still
> > active
> > > > and I am able to change state of the Num Lock key, but I can't
> navigate
> > > > within Windows Explorer or launch any applications or change views
> > within
> > > > them. Even Free Cell pauses.
> > > >
> > > > The machine contains 2.40 gigahertz Intel Core2 Quad processor and 3
> > gigs
> > > > of DIMM memory running WinXP SP3 with all updates current. I have
> done
> > a
> > > > recent CHKDSK and a disk defrag. Microsoft Security Essentials
> updates
> > > > every day and runs a full scan on all disks without reporting any
> > > malware.
> > > >
> > > > All operations on this computer appear to execute without errors. The
> > > only
> > > > problem is the momentary pauses.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas what is causing these hangups? Any further troubleshooting
> > > > ideas?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you.
> > > >
> > > > Ray Shapp
> > > >
> > > >
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Op 24/11/2012 6:25, Ray Shapp schreef:
> Before I take the plunge, my fundamental question remains: besides Task
> Manager, can anyone suggest software to monitor utilization of memory, hard
> disk, and CPU? When hangups occur, the machine doesn't just get slow. all

A wild idea.
What do you think of a linux-live CD, to analyse the hardware, or any
others from the CDs that exist in this field, like "ultimate boot cd" ?
--
Translatie > www.adrien-verlee.be

Hi Adrien,

Thanks for the reply.

I ran the SpinRite disk analysis/repair tool in level 5 (most thorough).
The three hard disks on that PC are all healthy.

I have a copy of Hirin's Ultimate Boot CD. I'll look on it to see if it has
any tools for memory and CPU monitoring that will run concurrently with
WinXP.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Ray Shapp


On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 3:53 AM, Adrien Verlee <adrien.verlee@...>wrote:

> What do you think of a linux-live CD, to analyse the hardware,


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Hi
have you tried moving your memory around into different slots or going down
to one slot then two ??
     THANKYOU DAVE M

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Shapp" <rayshapp@...>
To: <ntb-OffTopic@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 1:24 PM
Subject: [NTO] Momentary Hangups


> To All,
>
> My secondary PC has momentary hangups that last for a few seconds to
> several minutes. I have Task Manager continuously open and displaying CPU
> usage sorted with greatest user at the top of the list, but it doesn't
> show
> any process using an inordinate amount of time. The greatest time consumer
> is "System Idle Process" at about 95 to 99 percent. No process ties up
> more
> than 700MB or 800MB of memory. I also observe the disk drive in-use
> monitor
> light on the system unit and it shows only a few very short blips during
> both normal and hung-up operations.
>
> The PC isn't fully frozen during these hangups. The mouse is still active
> and I am able to change state of the Num Lock key, but I can't navigate
> within Windows Explorer or launch any applications or change views within
> them. Even Free Cell pauses.
>
> The machine contains 2.40 gigahertz Intel Core2 Quad processor and 3 gigs
> of DIMM memory running WinXP SP3 with all updates current. I have done a
> recent CHKDSK and a disk defrag. Microsoft Security Essentials updates
> every day and runs a full scan on all disks without reporting any malware.
>
> All operations on this computer appear to execute without errors. The only
> problem is the momentary pauses.
>
> Any ideas what is causing these hangups? Any further troubleshooting
> ideas?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Ray Shapp
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
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>
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>
>
>

Hi,

Eudora doesn't really cut it anymore. Before I start the tedious task
of installing and trying different email clients I thought I'd ask if
you guys have any recommendations. There used to be many Eudora users
here once.

One thing I feel I can't compromise with and that's how the mail is
stored. I want it in some text format. Unix mailbox format would be
nice, but anything text is alright I guess. I don't want emails and
attachments baked together in a binary lump.  Another thing is that I
should be able to set the SMTP port for each account individually.
That's actually one of the reasons I want to retire Dora. No, I'm not
a spammer. I just want to use other SMTP services than my ISPs.
Unicode, of course, but I guess they all have that now.

A couple of things I'm not adamant about but would very much like to
have.  A threaded view and labels. I don't know if threaded view is
the right term, but you know, when you can make the inbox look like a
threaded forum, each reply under the email its a reply too. Labels I
fear is an Eudora thing. It's simply a way of marking email headers
in the overview window with different colors. I've used it
extensively for email lists and private mail to and I'd miss it
tremendously. Not to speak of that my old labels will probably be
gone forever when I import my old mail to another program.

I'm also picky about program interfaces. Nice, clean and simple is
preferred. Classic.  I can't stand these modern programs that look
like web pages with text links instead of proper menus. It takes me
forever to learn to navigate that type of interface. Typically all AV
programs and Firewalls are like that. I want easy to recognize icons
that don't all look the same and normal menus.

I don't like the new open source Eudora, so that's no option as of now.

I'm not THAT picky, really!

TIA
Lotta

Hey Lotta,

I've tried Outlook, I've tried Thunderbird.

I'm a stick-in-the-mud still using Eudora v7.1.0.9..,

So I am of absolutely no help!

Sorry,
Julie

Hi Lotta: I'll recommend Thunderbird (been using it for about four
years). I stopped updating at version 3.17 when Firefox +T'bird started
bumping a major version every couple of weeks (or at least it seems that
fast) just because I didn't want the hassle of wrestling with different
versions of extensions.

Most of what you want seems to be present in Thunderbird, including
threading and the ability to set labels (ie. color the emails in list
view) using filters or manually. It doesn't keep individual emails in
separate files but all emails in a given folder are kept in a single
file and when desired can be processed using any text editor (ie. Notetab).

FWIW - when I used to use Outlook Express and before GMail came out I
kept large archive ..DBX files to allow retrieval of old messages. I now
use GMail and auto forward  all received email to my POP3 ISP account,
keeping only emails I know I'll need again and use GMail search otherwise.

On 2012-11-28 17:43, loro wrote:
> Eudora doesn't really cut it anymore. Before I start the tedious task
> of installing and trying different email clients I thought I'd ask if
> you guys have any recommendations. There used to be many Eudora users
> here once.
Regards ... Alec   (buralex@gmail&  WinLiveMess - alec.m.burgess@skype)