Hi, Yes, I will most definitely agree! At least on my system, if I leave my system unattended with Jaws still running for any amount of time, I will return to a sluggish system! There is not much I have not tried! I even did a Jaws repair! Thanks, Chris Chaffin ----- Original Message ----- From: <ptusing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 9:47 AM Subject: Re: sluggish with XP > HI, > I have found that leaving the computer unattended with JAWS loaded using X P > is an invitation for sluggishness. > So if I am away for an hour, I close out JAWS for sure. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry Neufeld" <jerry.neufeld@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 9:44 AM > Subject: Re: sluggish with XP > > > > I have experienced the same slow response when running Jaws on 3mhz > > machines, although not all the time. Try as I might to run down the > problem, > > I have not managed to do so other than to confirm that, with Jaws closed, > > speed returns to normal. > > > > Jerry > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chris Chaffin" <chaffin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 8:49 AM > > Subject: sluggish with XP > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > I just got my drive reformated and windows XP installed on it. I am > > running service pack one, a 1.66 AMD processor, 512 of RAM, and Jaws 5.1. > > > Sometimes I have to wait a few seconds and maybe even up to a minute for > > things to happen. > > > For example, hitting the windows key to bring up the start menu, > bringing > > up programs like outlook express and internet explorer, and even sometimes > > when working inside a program like outlook express. When reading a > message, > > it will start fine, but in the middle of the message, it will pause a few > > seconds before going to the next line. It will also do this when > deleteing > > a message. Now during this pause, whether in a program or not, it is like > > the system is temporarily froze. > > > I do plan on upgrading my processor speed and RAM, but I did not know if > > my current processor speed or RAM was causing the sluggishiness? > > > It is just like it is taking some time for the computer to respond to > the > > command you have given it. > > > Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated! > > > Thank you in advance, > > > Chris Chaffin > > > -- > > > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > > > > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > > the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather > contact > > the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -- > > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact > the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx