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Windows Blinds Slows Computer

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Does anyone else have problems with windows blinds slowing down their computers? I was wondering if anyone has any solutions to how to make it run faster.

My Specs:
AMD Atholon 1600+ (1.4ghz)
512ddr ram
GeForce 4 ti4200
Do most of you who use skins out there have lik super computers or somthing? Cause some of these skins i've tried slow your computer down a lot!

Thanks for all the help!!!!
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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hiya Jam hope all is well with you!


Hi there IPlural, I'm just fine and thank you for asking....
Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It'll do until next version of Winblowz comes out.


NO longhorn for me. I will stick to XP (although do to only having 64 MB of RAM right now until my ebay purchases get here I am stuck with a suprisingly very STABLE Windows ME.)
Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
WinME was never, ever "stable" for me, but I'll swear by WinXP...
Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Citizen r3fr, you have a good idea. That would be one of my recommendations too. But, the wrong program. Spybot Search and Destroy is a much better spyware killer. It also searches for bad registry references which can also slow down the computer. Optimizing your registry is important. If you have never done it before you may notice a hundred bad references. But, be careful. It is better to repair misplaced references than deleting ones that you are unfamilar with. If you mess up your registry, you can kiss windows goodbye. Spybot is free.


Yeah, I think you have to pay for the full version of Ad-Aware, but i'm not sure. Also Lenko, you might run disk defragger once, twice, or a thrice time to get them fragged files in order.

Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top
try diskkeeper. works better at defraging a drive than the regular windows defrag.

and diskkepper lite is free.
Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have a 2.2ghz Celeron w/256 megs of RAM and I do not experience any problems with WB or anything else I run on this rig, which is a Gateway btw.
Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh and Diskeeper Lite is the built in defrag in WinXP btw..(just open defrag then click help,then about,its made by Executive Software)it isnt so hot, but Diskeeper Pro is a champ, I really like the set it and forget it feature, really useful.
Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
/me has been relegated to using the server. Wife is Sick and I needed out of the house and the server is in the garage.


gahmmmm... no one seems to have Celron processors here.I wonder why???


The household server is a dual 500 MHz Celeron system and it works fine, though it no longer has any stardock products on it, when it did I had no problem.
Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Now don't laugh, but my system is as follows

Pentium II, 400mzh
512mb menory
64mb Geoforce Graphics card
1 9gb Hard drive and 1 8gb Hard drive
1 CD Rom and 1 CD-RW
1 useless floppy drive

and again everything runs fine here.



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Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Now don't laugh, but my system is as follows


don't worry my system is just as pathetic. I don't think anyone is laughing.

My system:
Pentium 3, 733mhz
192 megs SDRAM
4 mb Intel Video (onboard video card)
6.4 gig hard drive
16x DVD ROM drive
52x24x52 CD RW drive
Internal LS-120 drive
Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top
6.4 gig hard drive???WAAAA?!?!??


I am getting a 40 gig new in the box but I will wait until I build my new AMD 3200+ system for that one.