Vista Tutorial - Windows Mail Fix for Slowness due to large Restricted Site List

Many users of Spybot (Immunize function) or SpywareBlaster or other programs
that add a large number of entries to Internet Explorer restricted sites
list experienced a severe performance problem in Windows Mail after running
the KB931768 critical update.

The following registry change resulted in an immediate return to normal
speed for a number of test cases. The following can be pasted to a .reg
file and run. Fix any word wrap so that the text from "[" to"]" is one
line.


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MIME_SNIFFING]
"winmail.exe"=dword:00000001

Not in my case..


"GTS" <x@y.net> wrote in message
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> Many users of Spybot (Immunize function) or SpywareBlaster or other
> programs that add a large number of entries to Internet Explorer
> restricted sites list experienced a severe performance problem in Windows
> Mail after running the KB931768 critical update.
>
> The following registry change resulted in an immediate return to normal
> speed for a number of test cases. The following can be pasted to a .reg
> file and run. Fix any word wrap so that the text from "[" to"]" is one
> line.
>
>
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
> Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MIME_SNIFFING]
> "winmail.exe"=dword:00000001

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Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

Hi GTS,

Just thought you should know this link below is for you.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72674-windows-mail-slow.html

Thank you for the answer,
Shawn

Sorry to hear it. This seems to work well for many (it cleared up the
problem my own PC as well as a few client machines immediately), but there
may be more than one issue causing Windows Mail performance problems.
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"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:euotjXStHHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Not in my case..
>
>
> "GTS" <x@y.net> wrote in message
> news:O80O0QQtHHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Many users of Spybot (Immunize function) or SpywareBlaster or other
>> programs that add a large number of entries to Internet Explorer
>> restricted sites list experienced a severe performance problem in Windows
>> Mail after running the KB931768 critical update.
>>
>> The following registry change resulted in an immediate return to normal
>> speed for a number of test cases. The following can be pasted to a .reg
>> file and run. Fix any word wrap so that the text from "[" to"]" is one
>> line.
>>
>>
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
>> Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MIME_SNIFFING]
>> "winmail.exe"=dword:00000001
>
> --
>
>
> Mike Hall
> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
>
>
>

Addendum:

See also:

SB restricted sites slows up Vista Windows Mail - Wilders Security Forums:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=1028898

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"GTS" <x@y.net> wrote in message news:O80O0QQtHHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Many users of Spybot (Immunize function) or SpywareBlaster or other programs
that add a large number of entries to Internet Explorer restricted sites
list experienced a severe performance problem in Windows Mail after running
the KB931768 critical update.

The following registry change resulted in an immediate return to normal
speed for a number of test cases. The following can be pasted to a .reg
file and run. Fix any word wrap so that the text from "[" to"]" is one
line.


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MIME_SNIFFING]
"winmail.exe"=dword:00000001

Ramesh

This fix didn't work for me at all.. I am back to no entries in 'restricted
sites' and not running SpywareBlaster.. it's all up to Windows Defender
now.. :-)


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:u$ejaeUtHHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
Addendum:

See also:

SB restricted sites slows up Vista Windows Mail - Wilders Security Forums:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=1028898

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"GTS" <x@y.net> wrote in message
news:O80O0QQtHHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Many users of Spybot (Immunize function) or SpywareBlaster or other programs
that add a large number of entries to Internet Explorer restricted sites
list experienced a severe performance problem in Windows Mail after running
the KB931768 critical update.

The following registry change resulted in an immediate return to normal
speed for a number of test cases. The following can be pasted to a .reg
file and run. Fix any word wrap so that the text from "[" to"]" is one
line.


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MIME_SNIFFING]
"winmail.exe"=dword:00000001


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Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

Hi Mike,

It certainly works fine here. Without the winmail.exe entry, every operation in Windows Mail (Forward/Reply/New Message) took a 3 second delay in my system. I just double checked it for you, and can confirm that the FEATURE_MIME_SNIFFING setting really works.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@mvps.org> wrote in message news:OkKF5tYtHHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Ramesh

This fix didn't work for me at all.. I am back to no entries in 'restricted
sites' and not running SpywareBlaster.. it's all up to Windows Defender
now.. :-)


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:u$ejaeUtHHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
Addendum:

See also:

SB restricted sites slows up Vista Windows Mail - Wilders Security Forums:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=1028898

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"GTS" <x@y.net> wrote in message
news:O80O0QQtHHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Many users of Spybot (Immunize function) or SpywareBlaster or other programs
that add a large number of entries to Internet Explorer restricted sites
list experienced a severe performance problem in Windows Mail after running
the KB931768 critical update.

The following registry change resulted in an immediate return to normal
speed for a number of test cases. The following can be pasted to a .reg
file and run. Fix any word wrap so that the text from "[" to"]" is one
line.


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MIME_SNIFFING]
"winmail.exe"=dword:00000001


--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

Thanks. That's nicely done.

"brink" <brink.2sm0p2@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> GTS;356030 Wrote:
>> Many users of Spybot (Immunize function) or SpywareBlaster or other
>> programs
>> that add a large number of entries to Internet Explorer restricted
>> sites
>> list experienced a severe performance problem in Windows Mail after
>> running
>> the KB931768 critical update.
>>
>> The following registry change resulted in an immediate return to normal
>> speed for a number of test cases. The following can be pasted to a .reg
>> file and run. Fix any word wrap so that the text from "[" to"]" is one
>> line.
>>
>>
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
>> Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MIME_SNIFFING]
>> "winmail.exe"=dword:00000001
>
> Hi GTS,
>
> Just thought you should know this link below is for you.
>
> 'http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72674-windows-mail-slow.html'
> (Windows Mail Slow)
>
> Thank you for the answer,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '_www.Vistax64.com_' (http://www.vistax64.com/www.Vistax64.com)
> Please post feedback to help others.

Your welcome. Credit is due to where it belongs.

Glad you liked it,
Shawn