Re: HELP PLEASE

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 02/06/04 

Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 17:27:27 -0800

John,
I use McAfee Virus Scan and Personal Firewall. I disabled
both, still takes 3 min. to load.
This just started about 2 weeks ago; I've had McAfee for
over a year without problems. I tried restoring my system
to earlier dates, but it doesn't help.
I just don't understand why!! HELP!
Bette :)
PS...one other weird thing. I can't get into my banking
site, yet the other two computers on my home network I
can! Maybe it's related somehow??????

>-----Original Message-----
>Bette,
>
>Did you try Burt's suggestion of disabling your e-mail
virus protection?
>Try that, if you haven't. Just to test, you might try
totally disabling
>your virus program and see if OE opens any faster. Which
antivirus program
>do you use? In the past, Norton AntiVirus has been known
to slow things way
>down after some LiveUpdates. Did the slowdown just
start? Did it start
>after a LiveUpdate? Naturally, re-enable your antivirus
program after this
>test.
>
>Try clicking the checkbox to go directly to the Inbox --
that's on the main
>OE window, at the very bottom. It sounds like you don't
have many messages
>in the Inbox, so that's probably not the problem. Try
emptying the Inbox
>all together and see what happens.
>
>Let us know if anything works...
>
>John
>
>
>"Burt" <smokydog@damnthespamalaska.net> wrote in message
>news:OVI4y7U6DHA.2712@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Bette,
>> I suggest you go to the URL below and read up... I
think you
>> will find your answer there.
>>
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/performance.htm#slo
wstart
>> I hope this helps you.
>> --
>> Burt
>> The Old Alaskan
>> MVP's listed on TECKPAGE
>> http://www.cvinternet.net/~smokydog
>> http://www.cvinternet.net/~smokydog/teckpage.htm
>>
>>
>> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:832d01c3e94c$33eb70c0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> > Burt,
>> > I didn't have many emails in my folders, so it didn't
take
>> > me too long to get rid of them.
>> > I also did the "compact", but it took less than 5 sec
to
>> > finish.
>> > Still having the same slow opening of OE6. <sigh>
Any
>> > other suggestions?
>> > Thanks...I REALLY appreciate it!
>> > Bette :)
>> >
>> > >-----Original Message-----
>> > >Bette,
>> > > I will try to help you... Have you stored a
ton of
>> > E Mails in any of
>> > >the following folders? Inbox, Sent Items, Outbox,
>> > Drafts, or
>> > >Deleted Items folder? They are NOT to be used for
>> > storing mails
>> > >of any quantity... If you have a bunch of them in
any of
>> > those folders
>> > >I suggest that you RIGHT click LOCAL FOLDERS and
select
>> > NEW FOLDER
>> > >and put a name on it and move the bulk of the E
Mails to
>> > it. You might also
>> > >have a look at Tools/Options and at the Maintainance
tab,
>> > click Clean up
>> > >NOW button and make sure it says Outlook Express in
the
>> > top bar and
>> > >then click the COMPACT button.. This could take some
time
>> > if you have
>> > >a ton of mail.. OK your way out and close OE and then
>> > reopen it and see
>> > >if this helps any... If not, post back and we will
try to
>> > help you some
>> > >more.
>> > >Also, open your virus scanner and uncheck SCAN E
MAIL...
>> > It is not
>> > >necessary that this be checked... Your VS will scan
it
>> > anyway.
>> > >Hope this helps.
>> > >--
>> > >Burt
>> > >The Old Alaskan
>> > >MVP's listed on TECKPAGE
>> > >http://www.cvinternet.net/~smokydog
>> > >http://www.cvinternet.net/~smokydog/teckpage.htm
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >"Bette" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in
>> > message
>> > >news:87fa01c3e936$2ccfaf60$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> > >> For some weird reason, OE 6 has suddenly began
opening
>> > >> verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry slowly! It takes a good 3
min. to
>> > >> open! Once opened, it's fine. I have Windows XP.
>> > >>
>> > >> I went to the site previously suggested,
>> > >>
>> >
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/performance.htm#slo
>> > >> wstart ,but it doesn't give me clear instructions
on
>> > what
>> > >> to do. I am not that good at configuring and am a
bit
>> > >> afraid to start playing around with the registry.
Can
>> > >> anyone give me step by step instructions I can
print out
>> > >> and follow?
>> > >> This is driving me CRAZY!!!
>> > >> Thanks in advance,
>> > >> Bette :)
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >.
>> > >
>>
>>
>
>
>
>.
>

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