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Okay, thanks. I'll give that a try. Yesterday, just for the sake of
comparison, I performed a search on both my five-year-old WinMe desktop and
on the month-old XP noteook for a filename that I knew would not be found.
It took 18 seconds on the WinMe machine--and almost 180 seconds, ten times
as long, on the new notebook.
Joan
"T. Waters" <@$%$%#^@jdjgkl.com> wrote in message
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> In my opinion, if the Search function has been as you describe from the
> start, it would be wise to take the issue up with your laptop
manufacturer's
> support people, assuming the computer is still in warranty.
>
> A Baffled User wrote:
> > Thanks for writing. I've gradually been trying to get this notebook
> > set up for regular use beginning next month. So far, I've installed
> > Netscape 7.2, Outlook 2000, Word, Excel, Quicken 2000, Nortel
> > Networks connectivity software (which allows me to connect to my
> > university's network from remote locations), InCD packet-writing
> > software. I've also added small programs such as the Atomic Clock
> > Sync. My antivirus program is McAfee, which is updated every time
> > there's a new DAT file, but I have not yet begun accessing the
> > Internet with this machine for any significant amount of time.
> >
> > The notebook came loaded with a 60-day trial version of Office 2003,
> > which I have not used. It also came loaded with Quicken 2004, which I
> > uninstalled in favor of Quicken 2000, and Norton Antivirus, which I
> > uninstalled in favor of McAfee. Microsoft Money 2004, various
> > programs beginning with MSN, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Works, the
> > usual Accessories, various movie-making programs, and so on. When you
> > run MSCONFIG, there is an incredibly long list of items checked to
> > run at Startup--maybe four or five times as many as are there on my
> > Windows Me desktop.
> >
> > The problem with the incredibly sluggish Search function has been
> > there, however, from the very beginning, before I ever made any
> > changes at all to the original machine.
> >
> > When I speak of "adding text" to a Word document, I simply mean
> > typing words on a Word "page."
> >
> > Joan
> >
> > "T. Waters" <@$%$%#^@jdjgkl.com> wrote in message
> > news:OmU728DSFHA.3156@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >> Your search function is not functioning properly.
> >> This could be due to other software you have on your computer, since
> >> it is a new machine and you have had little chance to cause this
> >> yourself. What software applications do you have on your computer
> >> (including preloaded programs)
> >> Not sure of your meaning in regard to adding text to a Word Document
> >> - would you please elaborate?
> >>
> >> "A Baffled User" <vze265vd@verizon.net> wrote in message
> >> news:kIwae.1003$O2.310@trndny04...
> >>> Windows XP SP2 Home Edition came loaded on my new HP Pavilion
> >>> laptop. I'm used to Windows 98 SE and Windows Me. There are 512 MB
> >>> of RAM on this unit.
> >>>
> >>> Every time I perform a Search (i.e., Start>Search>[filename]), (1)
> >>> it takes forever, and (2) the Search function seems to use every MB
> >>> of available resources, with the result that I can't really do
> >>> anything else on the computer at the same time I'm searching for a
> >>> file. This is ridiculous! I'm not talking about anything
> >>> heavy-duty. I'm talking about, say, adding text to a Word document.
> >>>
> >>> Has anyone else noticed this? What can be done to keep resources
> >>> from being gobbled up by this simple task?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>
> >>> Joan
>
>
>
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