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Your Page File problems and Machine Slowing could be two different problems.
Page File sounds like corrupt or missing system files
Machine Slowing sounds like malware or some other type of attack
especially if you are connected to the internet when it's happening.
I had heavy slowing using ZoneAlarm and was getting regular popups
from registrycleanerxp so I decided to try a new Firewall.
It was a major improvement instantly, no more popups and the speed
increased.
Comodo Firewall Pro Free
http://www.comodo.com/products/free_products.html
I am also trying Comodo BOClean Anti Malware as well although it
hasn't caught anything yet.
Another one of their programs that looks interesting is Comodo Memory
Firewall which protects against Internet attacks on the Memory buffer
overflow.
best regards
foolsgold
MG> Gentlemen:
MG> I realize this is off-topic but it's been discussed before & I need help.
MG> There has been a lot of opinion expressed re how to tweak the
MG> Pagefile in your OS (mine's XP Pro). Back when I ran TS2ki under
MG> Win2k Pro it was common to switch off letting Windoze auto-adjust
MG> your PF's size and instead create a fixed size based on your
MG> particular parameters.
MG> I did that with some success and repeated it again when I bought my
MG> next box with XP Pro.
MG> However, over the last few months I've experienced several BSD (blue
MG> screen of death) occurrences and noticed a severe slowdown in my PC.
MG> E.g. when I come to the desktop after a cold boot my desktop icons
MG> take seemingly forever to render. The background task icons load
MG> quite slowly, etc.
MG> Also, I've noticed slowdowns of apps behaviors; e.g., switching
MG> charts. This resembles memory leak issues but I memtested my RAM and
MG> it's OK. These slowdowns aren't just with TS but occur in other apps
MG> as the day wears on. I'm aware MS is notorious about its memory
MG> leakage issues but this degradation is worse than that.
MG> So, after all that background, I've totally cleaned my registry (used
MG> RegCure) and eliminated 1168(!) issues. Some improvement. However,
MG> the slowdowns eventually occur.
MG> I went to check for my Pagefile's setting and couldn't locate it
MG> under the root c: drive. Maybe it's been a long time and I've just
MG> forgotten, but I need to find out if my PF is being auto-sized by XP
MG> or if it was somehow deleted. If deleted I would think that would
MG> have a LOT to do with the problems I've described.
MG> Is there a way to restore my PF and what setting do you recommend? Do
MG> you think this is going to clear up the issues I've described or am I
MG> missing the boat?
MG> Sorry to take up so much space & time on the list but I'm unable to
MG> safely trade until this is resolved. I'm just praying I don't have to
MG> do a total re-install to fix things. I may have to kill myself if
MG> that's the case. :-(
MG> Thanx in advance for any help you can offer.
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