vista slow after windows update and fav's question

Johannes

Johannes

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After the last windows updates my pc is extremely slow starting I.E 8, some web sites and windows mail. This happens intermittently, does anyone has the same problem and/or know how to fix this? (the same happened on our other pc with Windows XP home). Another pesky problem is that I can not seem to delete the favoreds bars and other MS web sites. See attachment. None of this is a serious problem for us, but it would be nice if it could be fixed. thanks.
 

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    HP a6418f
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    AMD Athlon 64 x2 5200+
    Motherboard
    MCP61PM-HM (Nettle3)
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDEA GeForce
    Hard Drives
    sata
Use system restore from a point before the updates*. You will then get all the updates again. Make sure that you change the settings to let you install yourself. Then put the updates in one by one, and test. When you find the bad one(s), uninstall and right click to hide. In the future download the updates as I described.
System Restore
Windows Update - Hide or Restore Hidden Updates
Windows Update Settings - Change
For Vista and Windows 7

I do not think that the favorites bar can be removed. It is suppose to be a convenience, any favories put in that folder will appear near the address bar, on top, for easy access. I do not know how you got more than one, however.



*You could uninstall each, but I prefer to use system restore if you do not have to go to far back.
 

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    Dell XPS420
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    6 gig
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    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
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    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
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    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
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    Dell USB 4 button optical
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Hi Richard,
I tried the system restore, but it did not complete the task. I shall try another date tomorrow, but I/we have had this problem several times that system restore did not work. I am not sure if other people have had this problem with SR.
I did try to delete those fav's entries separately in "manage favoreds", but they just went to the bottom like it is shown on the attachment. however, it is only a slight annoyance and does not to be fixed.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP a6418f
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 x2 5200+
    Motherboard
    MCP61PM-HM (Nettle3)
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDEA GeForce
    Hard Drives
    sata
System restore will work if it is performing correctly and you go back far enough. If it is defective you have to uninstall manually. I left instructions for all the scenarios.
Good Luck
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
To fix system restore you have to disable System Protection for the momemt:

Go to Control Panel >>System Protection and turn off system protection,apply and next turn on system protection back.

Of course consequences of this method is losing all checkpoints.
 

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Thank you for the replies and help. In addition to the suggested steps, I disabled the add-ons on both pc's and I.E. 8 works again like it did before. It seems to have been an issue with the flash player, but I am not sure. It maybe worth mentioning if someone else encounters the same problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP a6418f
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 x2 5200+
    Motherboard
    MCP61PM-HM (Nettle3)
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDEA GeForce
    Hard Drives
    sata
Always keep your flash plug ins up to date and uninstall old versions.
I think after update 10 they did the uninstall for you with the new install.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Thinkpad T400
    CPU
    Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53GHz
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    LENOVO 64734VM
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    2.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 531MHz
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    Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    Conexant 20561 SmartAudio HD
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    15 inch
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    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    1x 180GB Intel 530 series SSD
    1 x 120GB Hitachi 5400rmp
    1 x 650GB Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    1x 1Tb Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    Internet Speed
    Medium for New Zealand
    Other Info
    Weakest part of my computer is the graphics chipset.
    Only ever used a laptop.
    Also use USB Freeview TV Card
    Lenovo Docking Station
    External Speakers
    Other bits a pieces as needed
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