Re: How much time do you spend waiting on the OS?
From: Colin Barnhorst (colinbarharst_at_msn.com)
Date: 09/23/04
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 02:18:14 -0600
How much memory do you have and what is your processor? I believe in Mark
Minasi's first law of computer hardware: If the lights don't dim when you
turn on your computer, add more memory. The less memory you have, the more
time the system spends accessing the swap file on your hard disk.
"John Herbster" <no-swen@no-swen.com> wrote in message
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> It seems that with Win2K and WinXP I am frequently waiting on
> the OS:
>
> Sometimes I click to display a drop-down, see no evidence of
> action for a second and click again, only to see the drop-down
> and then to see it closing (as a result of the second click). It
> happens with many or all Windows program functions.
> If the OS would at least show the hourglass between the time of
> my click and when it does the work I would not complain so much.
>
> Then to delete a little file from the File Explorer, it may take over
> thirty seconds if it is the first file that I have deleted in a while.
>
> About twice a month, I spend about 15 minutes doing another
> WindowsUpdate download and install of critical updates.
> This year I have had to download and install major service packs.
> Right now I am having to delay a trip to a customer while I am
> waiting for the huge WinXP SP2 95MB update to download
> and install. It has already taken over 90 minutes. (The pre-DL
> and post-DL install are taking longer than the actual DL.)
>
> I think that I am spending too much time waiting for the OS.
> I am starting to think fondly of the older versions of Windows
> and even DOS.
>
> Do these waits bother you?
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