Windows Blinds Slows Computer
Saturday, November 1, 2003 by TheLenko | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
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!!!!
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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digital_trucker
Reply #2 Saturday, November 1, 2003 11:54 AM
Reply #2 Saturday, November 1, 2003 11:54 AM
My computer is roughly the equivalent of yours, and I notice no slow-down at all. A crazy idea, but are all of your drivers up-to-date? (Paying particular attention to DirectX)
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #3 Saturday, November 1, 2003 12:15 PM
Reply #3 Saturday, November 1, 2003 12:15 PM
Your PC is faster than mine and I hve no probs with WB. 
joetheblow
Reply #4 Saturday, November 1, 2003 12:24 PM
Reply #4 Saturday, November 1, 2003 12:24 PM
I'm on Win98 and it slows my computer down too!
I got a Celron 455mhz Processor
Well, it doesn't slow it down that much. Not to noticable.
Ok, I admit, I have nothing to add here
I got a Celron 455mhz Processor
Well, it doesn't slow it down that much. Not to noticable.
Ok, I admit, I have nothing to add here
TheLenko
Reply #5 Saturday, November 1, 2003 12:57 PM
Reply #5 Saturday, November 1, 2003 12:57 PM
Maybe my computer just hates me 
I've got both uptodate drivers and diretx9.
Well i got the soft as peach skin on and it seems to be working all right for the moment
THanks for the help tho!!
I've got both uptodate drivers and diretx9.Well i got the soft as peach skin on and it seems to be working all right for the moment
THanks for the help tho!!
paxx
Reply #6 Saturday, November 1, 2003 1:00 PM
Reply #6 Saturday, November 1, 2003 1:00 PM
Depends a lot on the skin you use too. Some skins have a serious impact on performance, some you don't notice any difference. Experiment with different skins, try simlper ones, and see if there's any difference.
The DJ
Reply #7 Saturday, November 1, 2003 1:18 PM
Reply #7 Saturday, November 1, 2003 1:18 PM
Paxx said it. There are 'heavy' skins. Also, defrag. Near a gig of skins in a fragmented state will have an impact.
azdruid
Reply #8 Saturday, November 1, 2003 1:51 PM
Reply #8 Saturday, November 1, 2003 1:51 PM
Oh sure, the hardware plays a big part in rendering Windowblinds skins, but the OS also is important. Because of XP features like Hyperpaint and that WB can hook the Themes service, slowdowns are more prone to happen on a 9xazdruid system. Plus, UIS2 skins require more process time that UIS1 skins.
SelfExiled
Reply #9 Saturday, November 1, 2003 1:54 PM
Reply #9 Saturday, November 1, 2003 1:54 PM
I have half the speed of your system and I have no slow down on any skins. I have more trouble with object Dock and DesktopX lags, but not windowblinds or sysmetrix. It just depends on how much memory you are using on your system. Win98 is not a very memory efficient machine. WinXP handles memory much better. After I get slammed maybe I'll come back with some of the tweaks that I used to speed it up a little on WinXP.
XX
Reply #11 Saturday, November 1, 2003 3:55 PM
Reply #11 Saturday, November 1, 2003 3:55 PM
My laptop, with crappy videocard, still has same speed with luna, classic or with almost any windowblinds skins. Like other said, some skins is 'heavy'.
JamMeister33
Reply #12 Saturday, November 1, 2003 4:11 PM
Reply #12 Saturday, November 1, 2003 4:11 PM
I use Windows XP, a Dell 1.5 Ghz Intel processor with 768 megs of RAM and I only use two Pixtudio skins and I have
absolutely no slowdown whatever. My system is at least three years old and still running like a champ...
absolutely no slowdown whatever. My system is at least three years old and still running like a champ...
carolelee
Reply #13 Saturday, November 1, 2003 4:45 PM
Reply #13 Saturday, November 1, 2003 4:45 PM
I have an Intel 3, 128 megs of ram and using Windows XP(it beats 98&ME by a long shot)and I have no problems at all....runs like a charm, quick as can be!!
Wildharp
Reply #14 Saturday, November 1, 2003 9:55 PM
Reply #14 Saturday, November 1, 2003 9:55 PM
try indemnity suites. slick and quick - but there are others. they would be a good test of your system. just an opinion.
r3fr
Reply #15 Sunday, November 2, 2003 12:03 AM
Reply #15 Sunday, November 2, 2003 12:03 AM
Theres always the possibility that you have spyware. Not from windowblinds (I hope ), though, but from websites that download stuff for you, even if you don't ask for it. A good tool to fight it is Ad-Aware. It scans your computer for spyware and gives you the option to delete it. It also scans cookies which can be deleted also, but you'll need to sign in again to this site. No biggie. The site to download it is here http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ . I'm not sure how much spyware can lag your computer, though, but its always a good thing to get rid of it.
), though, but from websites that download stuff for you, even if you don't ask for it. A good tool to fight it is Ad-Aware. It scans your computer for spyware and gives you the option to delete it. It also scans cookies which can be deleted also, but you'll need to sign in again to this site. No biggie. The site to download it is here http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ . I'm not sure how much spyware can lag your computer, though, but its always a good thing to get rid of it.
SelfExiled
Reply #17 Sunday, November 2, 2003 2:27 AM
Reply #17 Sunday, November 2, 2003 2:27 AM
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. Get it here. http://spybot.eon.net.au/
One of the biggest slow downs is lack of memory resources. I would recommend that you check your msconfig and look for programs that you don't recognize. This could be an indication of spyware. Having to much stuff loaded will definitely slow your computer. For example having mmtask and qttask loaded from Quicktime is useless. It just chews memory. Minimize those preloads. Take out what you don't need. Firewall is important to have pre-loaded and anti virus. And also tray server. This is one important area.
Another very good way to speed up the system is modifying your performance advanced settings. Get there by going to system in the control panel. Choose the advance tab and then performance settings.
Under the performance options choose advanced. you will see three areas. Prcessor scheduling and Memory usage are the important ones for now. Set those two to best performance for programs. That was a major improvement for me when running windowblinds. If your settings are different this may be your problem. Why any home user would want to optimize settings for background services is silly. Try setting both of these to programs. This may solve your memory problem.
There are more optimization tips, but try these for now.
One of the biggest slow downs is lack of memory resources. I would recommend that you check your msconfig and look for programs that you don't recognize. This could be an indication of spyware. Having to much stuff loaded will definitely slow your computer. For example having mmtask and qttask loaded from Quicktime is useless. It just chews memory. Minimize those preloads. Take out what you don't need. Firewall is important to have pre-loaded and anti virus. And also tray server. This is one important area.
Another very good way to speed up the system is modifying your performance advanced settings. Get there by going to system in the control panel. Choose the advance tab and then performance settings.
Under the performance options choose advanced. you will see three areas. Prcessor scheduling and Memory usage are the important ones for now. Set those two to best performance for programs. That was a major improvement for me when running windowblinds. If your settings are different this may be your problem. Why any home user would want to optimize settings for background services is silly. Try setting both of these to programs. This may solve your memory problem.
There are more optimization tips, but try these for now.
joetheblow
Reply #18 Sunday, November 2, 2003 3:26 AM
Reply #18 Sunday, November 2, 2003 3:26 AM
gahmmmm... no one seems to have Celron processors here.
I wonder why???
I wonder why???
kona0197
Reply #19 Sunday, November 2, 2003 10:31 AM
Reply #19 Sunday, November 2, 2003 10:31 AM
I used to have a celeron. now i have a pentium 3. much better. the pentium 3 works better.
bmetelsky
Reply #20 Sunday, November 2, 2003 10:53 AM
Reply #20 Sunday, November 2, 2003 10:53 AM
I have a celeron 2GHz with 512MB RAM and I have not experienced any performance issues with Windowblinds. I'm running XP.
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Reply #1 Saturday, November 1, 2003 11:07 AM