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Geoff Buckley
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December 9th, 2007 11:00
Long time to switch users/log on
I have two users on my Dimension 3000. Over time, it has started to hang for up to a minute when I first log on or when we change identities. Occasionally I just get the mouse cursor and wallpaper so I have to reboot. I know that there's a tool/program somewhere to fix this - anyone know it?
London looks lovely in winter!
Geoff in London U.K.
Dimension 3000 1024 Mb RAM
Inspiron 6000 1024 Mb RAM
WIN XP Home Edition
IE7
Outlook Express 6
ADSL connection (8 Mb/s)
Dimension 3000 1024 Mb RAM
Inspiron 6000 1024 Mb RAM
WIN XP Home Edition
IE7
Outlook Express 6
ADSL connection (8 Mb/s)
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Posted December 11th, 2007 18:00
Thanks Ron, that did the trick.I see in Event Viewer (via Control Panel etc.) that there were several registry entries that were hanging around after logoff. This program closed them all down.London looks lovely in winter... and it's not too cold !332
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Posted December 11th, 2007 22:00
Glad that solved the problem.
Next time I'm in London, you're buying...
Ron
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Posted December 12th, 2007 18:00
OK, that's a deal. And the next time I'm in....? Where are you, by the way?Geoff in London U.K.
Dimension 3000 1024 Mb RAM
Inspiron 6000 1024 Mb RAM
WIN XP Home Edition
IE7
Outlook Express 6
ADSL connection (8 Mb/s)332
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Posted December 12th, 2007 19:00
@Geoff Buckley wrote:
OK, that's a deal. And the next time I'm in....? Where are you, by the way?Geoff in London U.K.
Dimension 3000 1024 Mb RAM
Inspiron 6000 1024 Mb RAM
WIN XP Home Edition
IE7
Outlook Express 6
ADSL connection (8 Mb/s)
I'm here, of course.
Ron
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Posted December 10th, 2007 00:00
1.Try installing User Profile Hive Cleanup Service, free from Microsoft, here:
http://snipurl.com/1v0mb
2. Delete all .tmp files
3. Clear browser cache
4. Start>run chkdsk c: /f (and follow prompts)
5. Defrag hard drive
6. How much free space is left on HD?
Ron