Start menu (XP)

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue May 25, 2010 7:29 pm

Have two machines (XP) that have a very slow rendering start menu (classic). I can maybe accept the one because the install is a few years old.....

But, I just redid a machine today and that start menu (Classic) is a little slow to render.

Thoughts?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue May 25, 2010 7:35 pm

Dell Optiplex 260
Integrated Video
512 MB Memory.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue May 25, 2010 7:36 pm

Its not a morning PC?

Slower CPU, hard drive, memory, or less memory?

Malware?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue May 25, 2010 7:51 pm

2.4 Ghz

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue May 25, 2010 8:01 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Its not a morning PC?

What?

YARDofSTUF wrote: Malware?

Not on the "new" one

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue May 25, 2010 8:10 pm

Sarcasm

BOWTYE8 · Post by **BOWTYE8** » Wed May 26, 2010 7:30 am

Is it also slow when you click on features from the drop down menu's. Like Favorites, File, View, edit....etc?????
I had this on our Dell GX270 machines. Very close to your specs listed.
I am trying to remember teh fix I did. Had sometihng todo with Shading.

I am still look what I did. If its the same issue you are having.

Update
Right click my computer->Advanced->Performance(Settings)-> Visual effects-> Uncheck some of the fading options.

Hope this helps
Dennis

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Wed May 26, 2010 7:50 am

The latest Intel graphics drivers from Intel or Dell, or just whatever Winders installed?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Wed May 26, 2010 6:37 pm

BOWTYE8 wrote:Is it also slow when you click on features from the drop down menu's. Like Favorites, File, View, edit....etc?????

BOWTYE8 wrote: I had this on our Dell GX270 machines. Very close to your specs listed.
I am trying to remember teh fix I did. Had sometihng todo with Shading.

I am still look what I did. If its the same issue you are having.

Update
Right click my computer->Advanced->Performance(Settings)-> Visual effects-> Uncheck some of the fading options.

Hope this helps
Dennis

Yeah, I'll give it a look tomorrow. The "newer" one was doing it on and off today. The older one I just went and disabled all the animation stuff.... Who really needs that on XP anymore...

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Wed May 26, 2010 6:43 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:The latest Intel graphics drivers from Intel or Dell, or just whatever Winders installed?

From Dell. I did go look on the Intel site after reading what you wrote today.

Video is:

Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV

Brings me to this:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_ ... 5&lang=eng

Which I think I am using.

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Wed May 26, 2010 11:58 pm

Switch your display colors down to 256, and see if that speeds things up.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu May 27, 2010 6:20 am

CableDude wrote: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_ ... 5&lang=eng

Which I think I am using.

Looks right...does the blue control panel icon show up in the systray?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Thu May 27, 2010 7:23 pm

Shinobi wrote:Switch your display colors down to 256, and see if that speeds things up.

No can do good sir. I can only drop down to 16 bit color.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Thu May 27, 2010 7:24 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Looks right...does the blue control panel icon show up in the systray?

No sir.