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Thread started 08/16/15 2:39pm

Ace

Can you help me with my PC problem?

Have, of course, been googling and trying certain things, but no fix yet. Windows 7 Home Premium.


Some symptoms:

- reduced speed

- some graphics look slightly less slick (e.g. fonts more pixelated)

- Flash video halting and/or dropping frames



Any help would be MOST appreciated!

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Reply #1 posted 08/16/15 2:41pm

Graycap23

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Do u have an image of your harddrive 2 restore?

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Reply #2 posted 08/16/15 2:45pm

JoeTyler

sounds like a graphic card drivers problem; though: the reduced speed is in general (starting windows, opening folders/browser, software, etc), or just while watching videos?

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Reply #3 posted 08/16/15 2:46pm

Ace

Graycap23 said:

Do u have an image of your harddrive 2 restore?


I don't think so.

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Reply #4 posted 08/16/15 2:46pm

Ace

JoeTyler said:

sounds like a graphic card drivers problem; though: the reduced speed is in general (starting windows, opening folders/browser, software, etc), or just while watching videos?


In general.

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Reply #5 posted 08/16/15 3:05pm

Graycap23

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Ace said:

Graycap23 said:

Do u have an image of your harddrive 2 restore?


I don't think so.

Most computers can restore to a date when things were running well.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/restore-refresh-reset-pc

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Reply #6 posted 08/16/15 5:06pm

Ace

Graycap23 said:

Ace said:


I don't think so.

Most computers can restore to a date when things were running well.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/restore-refresh-reset-pc


I already tried a couple of restores and it didn't help. sad

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Reply #7 posted 08/16/15 6:00pm

Graycap23

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Ace said:

Graycap23 said:

Most computers can restore to a date when things were running well.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/restore-refresh-reset-pc


I already tried a couple of restores and it didn't help. sad

In the case, backup your personal files and reinstall with the start up disk.

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Reply #8 posted 08/16/15 6:08pm

Ace

Graycap23 said:

Ace said:


I already tried a couple of restores and it didn't help. sad

In the case, backup your personal files and reinstall with the start up disk.


Thanks, Graycap. I'm a-scurred, though. boxed

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Reply #9 posted 08/16/15 6:30pm

XxAxX

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i think i kind of hate flashplayer. i have a LOT of trouble with auto updates on that program, it sets itself up; i read steve jobs condemned it to the deepest parts of PC hell. i'd uninstall it if i could but it's so freaking necessary on the internets ....

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Steve Jobs hated Flash. Hated it. And not just a little bit.

"Flash is a spaghetti-ball piece of technology that has lousy performance and really bad security problems," he said, according to biographer Walter Isaacson in his book published earlier this month.

On Wednesday, Adobe announced it will no longer be developing Flash, its media-player tool, for mobile devices. More than a few bloggers have noted the news would have been vindication for the late Apple co-founder, who felt betrayed by Adobe more than a decade ago. . . .

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/tech/mobile/flash-steve-jobs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/tech/mobile/flash-steve-jobs/index.html

[Edited 8/16/15 18:33pm]

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Reply #10 posted 08/16/15 6:30pm

Graycap23

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Ace said:

Graycap23 said:

In the case, backup your personal files and reinstall with the start up disk.


Thanks, Graycap. I'm a-scurred, though. boxed

Make sure u back up your stuff.

There is nothing 2 it.

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Reply #11 posted 08/16/15 6:32pm

Ace

XxAxX said:

i think i kind of hate flashplayer. i have a LOT of trouble with auto updates on that program, it sets itself up; i read steve jobs condemned it to the deepest parts of PC hell. i'd uninstall it if i could but it's so freaking necessary on the internets ....

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Steve Jobs hated Flash. Hated it. And not just a little bit.

"Flash is a spaghetti-ball piece of technology that has lousy performance and really bad security problems," he said, according to biographer Walter Isaacson in his book published earlier this month.

On Wednesday, Adobe announced it will no longer be developing Flash, its media-player tool, for mobile devices. More than a few bloggers have noted the news would have been vindication for the late Apple co-founder, who felt betrayed by Adobe more than a decade ago. . . .


Yeah, I know Jobs hated Flash.

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Reply #12 posted 08/16/15 6:33pm

Ace

Graycap23 said:

Ace said:


Thanks, Graycap. I'm a-scurred, though. boxed

Make sure u back up your stuff.

There is nothing 2 it.


I back up my stuff all the time, but I'm gonna try and restore once more.


Thanks, Graycap!

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Reply #13 posted 08/16/15 6:36pm

XxAxX

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Ace said:

XxAxX said:

i think i kind of hate flashplayer. i have a LOT of trouble with auto updates on that program, it sets itself up; i read steve jobs condemned it to the deepest parts of PC hell. i'd uninstall it if i could but it's so freaking necessary on the internets ....

.

Steve Jobs hated Flash. Hated it. And not just a little bit.

"Flash is a spaghetti-ball piece of technology that has lousy performance and really bad security problems," he said, according to biographer Walter Isaacson in his book published earlier this month.

On Wednesday, Adobe announced it will no longer be developing Flash, its media-player tool, for mobile devices. More than a few bloggers have noted the news would have been vindication for the late Apple co-founder, who felt betrayed by Adobe more than a decade ago. . . .


Yeah, I know Jobs hated Flash.

i once accidentally 'updated' to a virus-laden version of flashplayer. suffice it to say - beware the pop-ups that demand you upgrade to the new version of flash, go to the official page for updates. if a pop-up upgrade happened to you, have your PC checked. hope things work out!

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Reply #14 posted 08/16/15 6:48pm

Ace

XxAxX said:

Ace said:


Yeah, I know Jobs hated Flash.

i once accidentally 'updated' to a virus-laden version of flashplayer. suffice it to say - beware the pop-ups that demand you upgrade to the new version of flash, go to the official page for updates. if a pop-up upgrade happened to you, have your PC checked. hope things work out!


Thanks, XxAxX!

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Reply #15 posted 08/16/15 6:51pm

Graycap23

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Ace said:

XxAxX said:

i once accidentally 'updated' to a virus-laden version of flashplayer. suffice it to say - beware the pop-ups that demand you upgrade to the new version of flash, go to the official page for updates. if a pop-up upgrade happened to you, have your PC checked. hope things work out!


Thanks, XxAxX!

This is one the main reasons I switced 2 Mac's at home.

I have one PC attached to my Printers at home, other I'm 100% Mac at the house.

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Reply #16 posted 08/16/15 6:57pm

XxAxX

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Graycap23 said:

Ace said:


Thanks, XxAxX!

This is one the main reasons I switced 2 Mac's at home.

I have one PC attached to my Printers at home, other I'm 100% Mac at the house.

because of flash specifically, or because of the various security threats PC offers in general???

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Reply #17 posted 08/16/15 6:58pm

Ace

Graycap23 said:

Ace said:


Thanks, XxAxX!

This is one the main reasons I switced 2 Mac's at home.

I have one PC attached to my Printers at home, other I'm 100% Mac at the house.


I went PC because Macs weren't available with a Blu-ray drive. Is that still the case?

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Reply #18 posted 08/16/15 10:58pm

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Every few days i run this utility program called glary utilities. It's a program that cleans up temporary files, start ups, shortcuts and old registry entries. It works good and might help. Also you can use the task manager to see which programs and processes you're running when things start acting up. You can try closing a program or process tree(in task manager), to see if the problem goes away, once the program is closed. Something running in the background(and starts up automatically) could be causing the problem and taxing your CPU. It also could be a ram memory problem or a display/apperance or personalization, problem. That's in addition to what JoeTyler said about the graphics card.

The sucky thing is it could be almost anything that's causing the problem. Its probably something simple though.

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Reply #19 posted 08/17/15 3:48am

Graycap23

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XxAxX said:

Graycap23 said:

This is one the main reasons I switced 2 Mac's at home.

I have one PC attached to my Printers at home, other I'm 100% Mac at the house.

because of flash specifically, or because of the various security threats PC offers in general???

PC's in general.

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Reply #20 posted 08/17/15 6:51am

Ace

JoeyC said:

Every few days i run this utility program called glary utilities. It's a program that cleans up temporary files, start ups, shortcuts and old registry entries. It works good and might help. Also you can use the task manager to see which programs and processes you're running when things start acting up. You can try closing a program or process tree(in task manager), to see if the problem goes away, once the program is closed. Something running in the background(and starts up automatically) could be causing the problem and taxing your CPU. It also could be a ram memory problem or a display/apperance or personalization, problem. That's in addition to what JoeTyler said about the graphics card.


Thanks, JoeyC!

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Reply #21 posted 08/17/15 10:46am

JoeTyler

Ace said:

JoeyC said:

Every few days i run this utility program called glary utilities. It's a program that cleans up temporary files, start ups, shortcuts and old registry entries. It works good and might help. Also you can use the task manager to see which programs and processes you're running when things start acting up. You can try closing a program or process tree(in task manager), to see if the problem goes away, once the program is closed. Something running in the background(and starts up automatically) could be causing the problem and taxing your CPU. It also could be a ram memory problem or a display/apperance or personalization, problem. That's in addition to what JoeTyler said about the graphics card.


Thanks, JoeyC!

now that I think about it, delete ALL content in the %TEMP% folder

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Reply #22 posted 08/17/15 1:23pm

Ace

JoeTyler said:

Ace said:


Thanks, JoeyC!

now that I think about it, delete ALL content in the %TEMP% folder


Will try!

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Reply #23 posted 08/17/15 2:20pm

JoeTyler

Ace said:

JoeTyler said:

now that I think about it, delete ALL content in the %TEMP% folder


Will try!

win+R, type %TEMP% + enter, delete all content (don't hesitate)

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Reply #24 posted 08/18/15 8:35am

LeonardZelig

Ace said:

Have, of course, been googling and trying certain things, but no fix yet. Windows 7 Home Premium.


Some symptoms:

- reduced speed

- some graphics look slightly less slick (e.g. fonts more pixelated)

- Flash video halting and/or dropping frames



Any help would be MOST appreciated!

Sounds like your hard drive is overloaded and killing your video card. They are all connected to the motherboard so when one is on overkill everything else attached gets burned out. You may need a new video card + clear your cache and temp files so increases processing times. Does your fan come on often? Is your PC loud?

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Reply #25 posted 08/18/15 8:43am

Genesia

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Get a Mac. You're welcome.

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Reply #26 posted 08/18/15 10:36am

Ace

LeonardZelig said:

Ace said:

Have, of course, been googling and trying certain things, but no fix yet. Windows 7 Home Premium.


Some symptoms:

- reduced speed

- some graphics look slightly less slick (e.g. fonts more pixelated)

- Flash video halting and/or dropping frames



Any help would be MOST appreciated!

Sounds like your hard drive is overloaded and killing your video card. They are all connected to the motherboard so when one is on overkill everything else attached gets burned out. You may need a new video card + clear your cache and temp files so increases processing times. Does your fan come on often? Is your PC loud?


It was for a little while. Will check this out. Thanks!

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Reply #27 posted 08/18/15 10:37am

Ace

Genesia said:

Get a Mac. You're welcome.


lol

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Reply #28 posted 08/18/15 10:55am

domainator2010

Bro, why dont you take this opportunity to try out LINUX?

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Reply #29 posted 08/18/15 11:44am

Ace

domainator2010 said:

Bro, why dont you take this opportunity to try out LINUX?


Let's not get crazy here. lol

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