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

From: "Cy Selfridge" <cselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:21:27 -0500
James,
It seems to me that AVG hogs more resources today than it used to.
Somewhere long about 7 or so months ago AVG became much more greedy?
I am running JAWS 7.0 and, ever so often, JAWS just stalls out for a second
or so. I thought it was, most likely, my Triple Talk and buffering but,
after hearing of this phenomena from others I am not so sure it is Triple
Talk's problem.
Cy, the Ancient Okie... 

-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of James Homuth
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:14 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: AVG, a lovable system resources hog (was:Can Jaws slow down
your computer?)

It's not a JAWS thing, unfortunately. AVG is murder on system resources in
general. It's just more noticeable with JAWS. I used to run AVG on the
family computer, and JAWS didn't start up automatically there. I had AVG set
up to scan for viruses on boot, and that was perhaps my worst mistake. Thing
took a good 5 minutes to load, and was slower than the second coming during
scans. But, kill AVG, and that computer's faster than the laptop I'm using
now.

James,
List Admin
At 09:08 PM 9/27/2006, you wrote:
>I'm glad to know that it just isn't my computer that Jaws runs slower 
>with AVG when it's doing it's scan thing every morning.
>Natalie
>----- 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@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>.com>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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>>> >Checked by AVG Free Edition.
>>> >Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.9/457 - Release Date: 
>>> >>9/26/2006
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References:
- Re: AVG, a lovable system resources hog (was:Can Jaws slow down your computer?)
  - From: James Homuth
RE: AVG, a lovable system resources hog (was:Can Jaws slow down your computer?)

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