I heard somewhere that FindFast (Office 9x app?) can drag your machine to a
crawl... remove that and see how it works.  Other than that, methinks you have
WAY too many apps running.

Steve Patterson
Halifax Port Authority
http://www.portofhalifax.ca

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Christensen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 4:57 PM
Subject: OT: Win 98 Computer performance


> I finally found my installation CD so I could hook up the HP1150C
> (ALL-IN-ONE color copier printer scanner)  that I had
> attached to my Compaq computer to the new Gateway computer that I got a
> couple of months ago.
>
> After installation, my new Gateway now acts like my old Compaq, in that the
> performance sucks.
> The cursor movement is jerky, and I was in Eudora typing an email before I
> accessed the internet, and the
> character display was 3 or 4 characters behind my typing.
>
> Other than adding fonts for testing QCTERM, this printer is the only change
> I've made on this computer,
> and the performance seemed to degrade very soon after the installation.
>
> When I look at the task list, this is what is running
>
> Explorer
> Procdb
> Findfast
> Auconsol
> Dtole
> Reminder
> Wkealrem
> Mhprmind
> Iowatch
> Webscanx
> Rundll
> Atiptaga
> Starter
> Systray
> Vsstat
> Vschwin32
> Wmexe
> Ocrow32
> Ocraware
>
> (aplogies, if I mistyped any of these programs, as I can't always read my
> handwritting)!!
>
> Now I don't see solitare on this list.   SO what game is my computer
> playing, instead of doing work for me??
> Is there anyway to get better performance?
> Thanks
>
>
> Paul D. Christensen
> PC Enterprises Inc.
> Osakis MN