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Nephlyte
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new update on XP
#8017234 - 02/13/08 11:43 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Just yesterday there was a routine update on my computer. Also on my laptop.
Both machines run windows XP. Now it seems that for no good reason my computer bogs down for like 15-30 seconds. The mouse jumps around, its hard to select things. Programs don't want to load. This isn't constant, just random short bursts of slowness.
Anyone download this update and have a similar experience? I know it only happened yesterday, i'm just wondering because it occurred on both my laptop and desktop and i haven't installed any programs on either.
As a second note, do you think this is a clandestine effort to force us XP users to give it up for vista?
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Re: new update on XP [Re: Nephlyte]
#8017355 - 02/13/08 12:22 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yep! Same here 
I can't watch any of my movies without a 30 second pause before it starts up.
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Re: new update on XP [Re: Nephlyte]
#8017373 - 02/13/08 12:26 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Can't say I noticed this problem on any of my computers. You could narrow it down by uninstalling the updates one by one from Add / Remove programs (check 'show updates' or hit Alt-D). Put them back when you're done though, they address security vulnerabilities so they're kind of important. The ones to uninstall are Windows hotfixes KB943055 & KB946026 and IE7 hotfix KB944533.
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Re: new update on XP [Re: Nephlyte]
#8017415 - 02/13/08 12:34 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I've been having exactly the same symptoms you described. I think my update was downloaded about a week ago, but it seems that once or twice a day my computer gets unbearably slow for about 30 seconds to a minute.
Yay microsoft!
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Re: new update on XP [Re: Nephlyte]
#8019466 - 02/13/08 08:28 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Fine for me. In fact I could say it's improved a tiny bit.
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Nephlyte
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alright, well at least i know i'm not crazy then.
Not crazy about this anyway. Thanks.
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Re: new update on XP [Re: Nephlyte]
#8022912 - 02/14/08 03:43 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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oh this thread just reminded me, yesterday or the day before, when i went to shutdown my computer the turnoff button said "shutdown to install updates" but i didn't downlaod any updates!
anyways it kinda pissed me off
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same here the little yellow downloading updates popped up but wouldn't allow me to view them the next day my computer was slowed down a bit
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