Delayred Response after Closing IE

[DavidB]

When I close my last Internet Explorer window and click on another
program icon (or the Start Menu), the hour glass sits there for almost
a minute and one-half (80 seconds) before the requested program
starts. I am running a Pentium 233 MHz with 128 Meg of Ram. Is there a
setting in Internet Options or elsewhere that I can use to try to fix
this delay?

 

[Lee]

On Jul 7, 1:06 pm, #davidb1...@sbcglobal.net (DavidB) wrote:
> When I close my last Internet Explorer window and click on another
> program icon (or the Start Menu), the hour glass sits there for almost
> a minute and one-half (80 seconds) before the requested program
> starts. I am running a Pentium 233 MHz with 128 Meg of Ram. Is there a
> setting in Internet Options or elsewhere that I can use to try to fix
> this delay?

I used to get that back when I used GoZilla download manager which I
always suspected as the culprit. Then I use a process viewer and
watched GO.exe and iexplore.exe simultaneously quit at the minute plus
mark. A trial removal of gozilla proved the connection to the massive
delay, but I still search in vain for a better download manager.

I have no clue what is causing your delay but here is a couple of
process viewers.
Process Viewer 2000
http://www.starburst2005.com/cp5826/Process_Viewer_2000_v2.3.zip 423k

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/ProcessExplorer.mspx

 

[PCR]

DavidB wrote:
| When I close my last Internet Explorer window and click on another
| program icon (or the Start Menu), the hour glass sits there for almost
| a minute and one-half (80 seconds) before the requested program
| starts. I am running a Pentium 233 MHz with 128 Meg of Ram. Is there a
| setting in Internet Options or elsewhere that I can use to try to fix
| this delay?

Does anything show as "(not responding)" in the Ctrl-Alt-Del window?

Maybe start with a Scandisk (Thorough, usually w/o write-testing) &
Defrag, but make sure nothing contantly restarts while running...

I must warn that Scandisk may not do a great job when there is a
great one to do...
http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/scandisk.htm
Therefore, perhaps UNcheck "Automatically fix errors" on it's front
screen. It will then ask whether you want each error fixed. If it sounds
truly horrible, say "No!", and post the log. The log will be
"C:\Scandisk.log". Do not let it constantly restart, either. (When
running Scandisk in DOS, there won't be such a box to uncheck. You must
"Scandisk /Checkonly", instead. It will write to the same .log. The
Auto-Scandisk that runs from DOS after a crash must be set to "Prompt"
the bad ones in C:\Windows\Command\Scandisk.ini.) REALLY, in light of
all THAT, the BEST thing to do is to have a full system backup to run
to! Would you like my list of backup apps?

1. Turn off screen saver (R-Clk Desktop, Properties, Screen Saver--
None)
2. Turn off power management (Control Panel, Power Management-- Always
On,Never,Never,Never)
3. Suspend Task Scheduler
4. Disable any permanent internet cable connection, perhaps.
5. Turn off interfering programs. Use "StartupCop" or "EndItAll2" from
PCMag (below). Or "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab". Note what is
unchecked. Then, go to the General tab & disable the entire Startup
Group, by clicking "Selective.." & unchecking "Load Startup...". Reboot.
Don't forget to re-enable before the next boot.
6. Use "HDValet" from PCMag, or
(a) "Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete Files button, bolt Delete
all offline content, OK, OK"
(b) "START, Run, %TEMP%", & delete all files that will let you. This
will likely be "C:\Windows\Temp". This is best done after a fresh boot,
unless you have not seen the message "Reboot to complete this install".
7. Run Scandisk (Thorough, usually w/o write testing. Check all three
items under "Scandisk, Advanced button, 'Check files for' box". If you
want to be informed as it does a fix, UNcheck "Automatically fix errors"
on the front screen, or look inside "C:\Scandisk.log" afterwards.)
8. "START, Run, Defrag /p /details". Apparently, "/p" Defrags the
unmovables.

The purpose of steps 1-5 is only to prevent constant restarts of
Scandisk & Defrag, if you get them but DEFINITELY turn off the Virus
Scanner. Scandisk should be done perhaps once a month, and certainly
after every serious crash. Do a Defrag after a sluggish boot or when
this says so:
http://www.pcmag.com/ 's CrackUp, by Gregory A. Wolking & Bob Flanders.
Also, take DiskAction, to determine what is constantly writing to the
HDD, which causes the restarts. Take BHOCop & StartupCop too.

"DiskAction" reports the last 12 processes that access any partition. It
discovered the Microsoft Windows Critical Update Notification tool was
accessing my HDD every five minutes. It can be uninstalled in "Control
Panel, Add/Remove Programs". Then, occasionally, "START, Windows Update"
on your own.

"BHOCop" found a Browser Helper Object called Wavehelper Class, created
by "Wavetop", that was building a monstrosity of an error log called
"Logit.txt" in here. "START, Find, F/F, Logit.txt"-- see one?

Now, my hard drive is quieter than my mouse. (Of course, I now also have
384 MB RAM, up from an initial 64, eliminating Swap File activity.)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kbEN-USq287914
Articles about Scandisk
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kben-usQ286263
Articles about Defrag


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Go here and do *everything* that is recommended. (Don't pick and choose, do
it all.) Make sure that when you create a HijackThis log, you post it to the
proper forum, NOT this one!
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

Making sure (as sure as possible, which isn't totally sure) that you're
malware free is the first step.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"DavidB" <#davidb105#@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:468fe41d.250735127@news.dallas.sbcglobal.net...
> When I close my last Internet Explorer window and click on another
> program icon (or the Start Menu), the hour glass sits there for almost
> a minute and one-half (80 seconds) before the requested program
> starts. I am running a Pentium 233 MHz with 128 Meg of Ram. Is there a
> setting in Internet Options or elsewhere that I can use to try to fix
> this delay?