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Start menu (XP)
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 7:29 pm
by CableDude
Have two machines (XP) that have a very slow rendering start menu (classic). I can maybe accept the one because the install is a few years old.....
But, I just redid a machine today and that start menu (Classic) is a little slow to render.
Thoughts?
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 7:35 pm
by CableDude
Dell Optiplex 260
Integrated Video
512 MB Memory.
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 7:36 pm
by YARDofSTUF
Its not a morning PC?
Slower CPU, hard drive, memory, or less memory?
Malware?
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 7:51 pm
by CableDude
2.4 Ghz
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 8:01 pm
by CableDude
YARDofSTUF wrote:Its not a morning PC?
What?
YARDofSTUF wrote:
Malware?
Not on the "new" one
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 8:10 pm
by YARDofSTUF
Sarcasm
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 7:30 am
by BOWTYE8
Is it also slow when you click on features from the drop down menu's. Like Favorites, File, View, edit....etc?????
I had this on our Dell GX270 machines. Very close to your specs listed.
I am trying to remember teh fix I did. Had sometihng todo with Shading.
I am still look what I did. If its the same issue you are having.
Update
Right click my computer->Advanced->Performance(Settings)-> Visual effects-> Uncheck some of the fading options.
Hope this helps
Dennis
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 7:50 am
by YeOldeStonecat
The latest Intel graphics drivers from Intel or Dell, or just whatever Winders installed?
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 6:37 pm
by CableDude
BOWTYE8 wrote:Is it also slow when you click on features from the drop down menu's. Like Favorites, File, View, edit....etc?????
BOWTYE8 wrote:
I had this on our Dell GX270 machines. Very close to your specs listed.
I am trying to remember teh fix I did. Had sometihng todo with Shading.
I am still look what I did. If its the same issue you are having.
Update
Right click my computer->Advanced->Performance(Settings)-> Visual effects-> Uncheck some of the fading options.
Hope this helps
Dennis
Yeah, I'll give it a look tomorrow. The "newer" one was doing it on and off today. The older one I just went and disabled all the animation stuff.... Who really needs that on XP anymore...
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 6:43 pm
by CableDude
YeOldeStonecat wrote:The latest Intel graphics drivers from Intel or Dell, or just whatever Winders installed?
From Dell. I did go look on the Intel site after reading what you wrote today.
Video is:
Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV
Brings me to this:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_ ... 5&lang=eng
Which I
think I am using.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 11:58 pm
by Shinobi
Switch your display colors down to 256, and see if that speeds things up.
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 6:20 am
by YeOldeStonecat
Looks right...does the blue control panel icon show up in the systray?
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 7:23 pm
by CableDude
Shinobi wrote:Switch your display colors down to 256, and see if that speeds things up.
No can do good sir. I can only drop down to 16 bit color.
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 7:24 pm
by CableDude
YeOldeStonecat wrote:Looks right...does the blue control panel icon show up in the systray?
No sir.