Re: AVG, a lovable system resources hog (was:Can Jaws slow down your computer?)

  • From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:36:06 -0700

I dont' think my Free Edition can have its ctime changed.  I looked at the 
control center menus and this doesn't seem possible.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Grossoehme" <davegross1@xxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: AVG, a lovable system resources hog (was:Can Jaws slow down 
your computer?)


Why don't you schedule AVG so it runs at a time that you aren'ta on the
computer.  I've used this same program for many years and haven't had any
problems.  I have the scan to run about 2 o'clock in the morning when I'm
not on my computer.Your Friend
Dave

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 4:11 PM
Subject: AVG, a lovable system resources hog (was:Can Jaws slow down your
computer?)


> Cy,
> I'm a longtime user of AVG Free Edition, and I certainly haven't had any
> virus hassles all this time, and I'm not about to try another such
> program.
> But I have to say that while it's running its morning scan of my hard
> drive,
> which takes it more than 25 minutes, it slows down things just terribly.
> I'm partially sighted, so I can see that things on the screen are
> responding
> more or less normally to commands I may key in, and I suspect that if I'm
> typing an email or something that my typing is also appearing on the
> screen
> as it should.  But Jaws is really crippled by having to operate at this
> time.  I press a key, and it may be 20 seconds before Jaws speaks what
> I've
> just done, whether it's a letter I've typed or a control key I've pressed
> to
> execute something.
>
> as soon as AVG finishes its scan, it puts up a closing dialogue that
> reports
> the scan's activities and results, and allows me to close the dialogue if
> I
> don't want to wait 30 seconds for it to close itself.  I generally close
> it
> so I can go on using the computer immediately without that dialogue
> getting
> in Jaws's way or my accidentally hitting a key that activates some control
> in the dialogue and screws things up.
>
> Anyway, I've learned to just go make another cup of coffee and listen to
> some radio news during this time, and I can live with that.  But just to
> chime in.  and of course, this isn't about Jaws itself slowing down
> things,
> so I'll change the subject line.
> dialoguew dialgoue ialgoue ,=eduituib
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cy Selfridge" <cselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:51 PM
> Subject: RE: ***DHSPAM*** Re: Can Jaws slow down your computer?
>
>
> Use AVG.
> Cy, the Ancient Okie...
>
>  _____
>
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Jeanette
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 3:22 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: ***DHSPAM*** Re: Can Jaws slow down your computer?
>
>
> How can I test if it is Norton without getting a virus in the process of
> no
> antivirus software?
> Jeanette
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: James Homuth <mailto:james@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 4:18 PM
> Subject: Re: ***DHSPAM*** Re: Can Jaws slow down your computer?
>
> Well, my immediate reaction is to suggest that you replace Norton
> with something good that'll actually get the job done and not cost
> you so much in the performance department, but I understand that
> might not be a viable option for you. At which point, I'm afraid,
> you're out of luck.
>
> James,
> List Admin
> At 03:59 PM 9/27/2006, you wrote:
>>If it is Worton then how can I fix this?
>>Jeanette
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:dennisc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:dennisc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>dennis> >dennis
>>To: <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 3:56 PM
>>Subject: Re: Can Jaws slow down your computer?
>>
>>i bet its the norton thats doing it.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:jtorres6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:jtorres6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Jeanette> >Jeanette
>>To: <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 2:22 PM
>>Subject: Re: Can Jaws slow down your computer?
>>
>>xp media addition and I have Norton security. I all ready
>>defragmented, checked for errors, and did a dis cleanup. Both
>>computers have been slow since I first got them but now there even slower.
>>Jeanette
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:dkeen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dkeen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Shawn>
>> >Shawn
> Keen
>>To: <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 3:15 PM
>>Subject: Re: Can Jaws slow down your computer?
>>
>>hmmm, what version of windows are you running? 98? XP?
>>XP cleans up after itself pretty well I've had it on this work
>>computer for over 2 years and everything still runs fairly
>>well.  I've had xp on my home computer for  4 years and it is
>>starting to slow down quite a bit. 3 or 4 minutes at bootup.
>>
>>98SE didn't clean house very well and can drasticly slow down after
>>a year or 2
>>
>>other things you might think about, is getting a cleaner for ad
>>aware, spy ware, etc.  Defragging all that fun stuff.
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:jtorres6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:jtorres6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Jeanette> >Jeanette
>>To: <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 2:09 PM
>>Subject: Re: Can Jaws slow down your computer?
>>
>>What else could cause computers to be slow? I have alot of memory
>>and ram so It should not be slow but it is.
>>Jeanette
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:james@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:james@xxxxxxxxxxx>James> >James
> Homuth
>>To: <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 3:07 PM
>>Subject: Re: Can Jaws slow down your computer?
>>
>>Well, it's no secret JFW can at times be resource intensive. But,
>>somehow, I doubt the performance hit you take running it will be very
>>much different from if you didn't have it running. Particularly on
>>today's computers. I've run several processes I know full well are
>>more resource intensive than JFW, and this computer's nothing
>>special, but it was still fairly fast all things considered.
>>
>>James,
>>List Admin
>>At 02:45 PM 9/27/2006, you wrote:
>> >
>> >Yeah, it can! that's why when I bought this new laptop I went for
>> >over kill.  if jaws slows it down I won't notice it, this laptop is
>> >hard core enough to run a neuclear power plant. hehehehe
>> >
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From:
>> <<mailto:jtorres6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:jtorres6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Jeanette>mailto:jtorres6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Je
> anette> >Jeanette>mailto:jtorres6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Jeanette
>> >To:
>> <<mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>jfw@fre
> elists.org> >jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:24 PM
>> >Subject: Can Jaws slow down your computer?
>> >
>> >I've been using Jaws for 8 years now and I've had 2 computers both
>> >of them have always been slow. Can Jaws bee the reason?
>> >Jeanette
>> >
>> >
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