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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: inzanity on February 06, 2009, 08:09:32 PM

Title: JPEG images are waaaaayyyy too slow....
Post by: inzanity on February 06, 2009, 08:09:32 PM

hello there...i've got a problem with jpg/jpeg images rendering or even copying...
it tends to be verrrryyyy slow
ie. too slow to open, too slow to delete,
even when installing some softwares that have a jpg image in it, it tends to get stuck when the jpg part's turn...
i've already scanned my box, run a chdsk, defrag the hd and registry, updated my drivers but still to no avail...
i had this problem once before and what i did was to reformat my hd...tsk tsk...ok. now the image processing is going smoothly but when updates for my box was installed the problem reoccured...it was M$ update..but am not sure which one is causing this problem...

i have a windows xp home edition running on a compaq presario v3000 series with a 512 mb ram, 160 gb hd...

any help would be appreciated...thank you

Title: Re: JPEG images are waaaaayyyy too slow....
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on February 07, 2009, 06:12:25 AM

When did the problem start?

Title: Re: JPEG images are waaaaayyyy too slow....
Post by: billrich on February 08, 2009, 11:30:43 AM

inzanity,

My guess is a RAM problem. Even though you have 512MB of Ram, you have too many applications running.  Shut down all windows and tabs not needed.  Run Msconfig  and disable startup programs not needed.

Check Ram usuage with the Task Manager.  Right click open spot on the taskbar  at the bottom of the screen and choose Task Manager.  Click the Performance Tab and observe RAM usage.

A crucial.com scan will tell you what you need:

http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/

Reset Virtual memory

Clean your computer of all temp files

Scan again for virus

Clean your registry:

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/cleanup.htm

Resize your jpg  images with an image editor for dimensions and byte size
or
Mail the images to yourself.  Xp will resize the jpg images.
or
XP Tools has a resize option

Title: Re: JPEG images are waaaaayyyy too slow....
Post by: inzanity on February 08, 2009, 05:11:33 PM

carbon :
 the psoblem started when i updated my system through M$ update... not sure which one though...

billrich :
 i've tried what you suggested but to no avail...

this problem did not happen to me before the M$ update... i wonder if there is an undocumented bug on some of M$ update?

Title: Re: JPEG images are waaaaayyyy too slow....
Post by: patio on February 08, 2009, 05:34:07 PM

I like how you spelled way...

Title: Re: JPEG images are waaaaayyyy too slow....
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on February 08, 2009, 11:47:14 PM

Try a System Restore (http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000589.htm) to a few days before the problem started.

Title: Re: JPEG images are waaaaayyyy too slow....
Post by: inzanity on February 09, 2009, 12:50:24 AM

yep, that did it...going fine now...the thing that worries me is that the problem might reoccur once i updated my system again.... gotta find this bug..

thanks  :)

Title: Re: JPEG images are waaaaayyyy too slow....
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on February 09, 2009, 12:57:53 AM

You can make a note of the updates and install them one by one if you want to.