Gerry,

Standalone. Brand new PC with 2gig ram new build. I built it for a friend so
immediate acces to it (but I will get it). I have a suspicion that it might
be explorer causing the problems.

Regards
Solda

"Gerry" wrote:

> Solda
>
> Standalone or networked computer?
>
> How much RAM?
>
> Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
> Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?
>
> I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report. Open Disk
> Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
> click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
> Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as it
> is more informative.
>
> Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in the
> System log in Event Viewer relating to the last boot in
> normal mode . No Information Reports or Duplicates please. Indicate
> which also appear in a previous boot.
>
> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
> of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
> are important.
>
> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
> click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
> button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
> Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
> the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
> Event Viewer.
>
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>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
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> Solda wrote:
> > After installing a dial up internet connection when I double click on
> > a file, for example a word document, it takes a long time for the
> > assocaited application to start. I can start the application and load
> > the document wothout any issues. Any ideas?
>
>
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