Resolved Slow responce

Hi,
Win 7 RC worked fine and was "snappy" after I installed, but now,
even opening local folders, it is very slow.
I have tried system restore to a earlier date but no joy.
Anyone ?? TIA

 

Here is my growing list of things that could be responsible for slowing the start up, normal running and shutting down of your computer. Not all of them will apply to you but look through the list and try those that seem appropriate:

1. Make sure your computer is free from malware as that can slow it down, i.e. run your "˜anti’ programs.
2. Insufficient memory (RAM) can slow the system down. A minimum of 2GB is recommended, more if your system can cope with it. Also, SuperFetch preloads into memory the programs and data it expects you to use based on past usage. This does result in quite a lot of disk activity after startup as files are read from disk into memory but it can make a difference to the launch times of frequently used programs where a large amount of RAM is installed. Disable it on systems with less than 2GB of RAM via the Windows Orb (Start), type services.msc and press Enter. Scroll down to Superfetch, double-click it and change the Startup type to Disabled and click Stop to immediately turn it off.
3. Indexing takes a day or so to settle down on a new computer. However, if you don’t do much internal searching, turn it off completely.
4. Turn off Scheduled defragmentation via Windows Orb (Start) > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmentation. However, every so often you need to check if any disks have become excessively fragmented, which can affect disk performance.
5. If you’re using Windows Defender, stop it from auto-scanning and check if your antivirus program is scanning at boot time.
6. You’ll get a slightly faster start up if you optimise the boot files and applications by running a special defragmentation from an elevated CMD prompt, i.e. click the Windows Orb (Start) > All Programs > Accessories and right-click Command Prompt, then "˜Run as Administrator’. Type defrag C:\ -b (note the two spaces) and press Enter.
7. When you have a slow boot, check that no external drives have media in them. If they have, experiment by booting with it inserted and without. If you have a built-in card reader remove the little plastic cover that protects the slot, which can occasionally cause a slow down.
8. To check if a particular program is slowing the machine when you switch on or shut down, e.g. an antivirus program, go to Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Performance Information and Tools > Advanced Tools (in the left pane). On this screen the problem is sometimes shown. If not, click View Performance Details in Event Log (Event Viewer). Events in the 100 series are boot events and those in the 200 series are shut down events. These can be followed up by double-clicking them, then clicking Event Log Online at the bottom.
9. You can use Process Explorer to see what services are running. To see the svchost processes, let the mouse pointer hover over each svchost.exe in the left pane. Download it from here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx
10. Reduce the number of programs that start up when you switch on the computer.

 

Thanks for your reply BW.
My problem is not with "boot up ", but the slow
opening of programs and folders after the system is booted.
I can click on a program/folder and it may be 20-30 seconds
before the proggy opens. I don't remember windows 7 being
this slow when it was first installed.
Anyone having the same problems or a suggestion
for a "fix "
TIA, Ramjet

 

Looking at other Event Viewer errors may help. Start with any disk errors, as follows:

1. Click the Windows Orb (Start) > All Programs > Accessories, right-click Command Prompt then ‘Run as Administrator’. Copy & Paste or type wevtutil qe Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnostic/Operational /f:text > %userprofile%\Desktop\DiskEvent.txt (note the five spaces) and press Enter. If you Copy & Paste the command, use mouse right-click to Paste it into the prompt. Close the command prompt and double-click DiskEvent.txt on the Desktop to open it. Go to the end of the file (Ctrl+End) to see the most recent events.

2. Repeat the above for the system by changing the wevutil statement to wevtutil qe system /f:text > %userprofile%\Desktop\SystemEvent.txt

3. Then for all hardware errors using wevtutil qe HardwareEvents /f:text > %userprofile%\Desktop\HardwareEvent.txt

 

slow respomce

BW, Thanks..I have tried your suggestion several times and
I get: "Failed to open event qurey..The RPL server is unavailable "
Any further ideas ?
TIA
ramjet

 

Ramjet

I’ve double-checked my typing and it works for me, perhaps someone running Vista or Windows 7 could confirm it for me.

Have a look at any disk errors directly in Event Viewer > Application and Service Logs > Microsoft > Windows > DiskDiagnostic > Operational, which is equivalent to my number 1 above.

Other than that, I don’t know what else to suggest, malware?

 

WB,
I finally got the rpc working..get nothing under the disk or hardware. and I get this using system:Event[19558]:
Log Name: System
Source: Service Control Manager
Date: 2009-06-15T17:11:33.375
Event ID: 7036
Task: N/A
Level: Information
Opcode: N/A
Keyword: Classic
User: N/A
User Name: N/A
Computer: Shuttle
Description:
The Multimedia Class Scheduler service entered the running state.
So is this OK ?
TIA ramjet

 

Event ID 7036 is just information, e.g. a service has been started/stopped. What does surprise me is that you have had nearly 20,000 System events since the installation, which makes the log difficult to go through.

You could go to Event Viewer > Windows Logs > System > Action > Clear Log then monitor the new events, looking for errors identified with red exclamation marks.

Have you tried Arie’s suggestion of running the system file checker?