Windows Mail Sloooww

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Dad

Hi,

I'm not sure if this is Vista or Windows Mail problem. Windows
Mail on my laptop is extremely slow. It will spend up to half a
minute "setting flags." The equivalent operation on my XP desktop
with Outlook Express takes less than a second.

I am running Vista Premium on a Compaq F572 (1.7GHz Athlon).

Thanks,
Gary
 
Dad said:
Hi,

I'm not sure if this is Vista or Windows Mail problem. Windows Mail on
my laptop is extremely slow. It will spend up to half a minute "setting
flags." The equivalent operation on my XP desktop with Outlook Express
takes less than a second.
I am running Vista Premium on a Compaq F572 (1.7GHz Athlon).
Thanks,
Gary
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Do you have your anti virus checking incoming and outgoing mail? If so,
disable it as it provides no extra protection and can cause problems
like you're experiencing.

Alias
 
Dad said:
Hi,

I'm not sure if this is Vista or Windows Mail problem. Windows Mail on my
laptop is extremely slow. It will spend up to half a minute "setting
flags." The equivalent operation on my XP desktop with Outlook Express
takes less than a second.
I am running Vista Premium on a Compaq F572 (1.7GHz Athlon).
Thanks,
Gary
Click to expand...

No question about it. On my end my laptop with OE is very fast for newsgroup
reading (I use Outlook for email and calendar) and on my Vista machine
Windows Mail for newsreading is very slow in all actions. If I could run OE
on my Vista box I'd switch in a heartbeat. Will be curious to see if Windows
Mail is improved in Windows 7.
 
Hi,
I'm not sure if this is Vista or Windows Mail problem. Windows
Mail on my laptop is extremely slow. It will spend up to half a
minute "setting flags." The equivalent operation on my XP desktop
with Outlook Express takes less than a second.
I am running Vista Premium on a Compaq F572 (1.7GHz Athlon).
Click to expand...

1.Clear the (IE) temporary Internet files and the history cache.
Click Start==>Run... then type (or copy/paste) "inetcpl.cpl" (w/out
quotation marks) into the box, then click the 'OK' button.
In Internet Properties panel 'General' tab, under 'Browsing history', click
'Delete...'button, in 'Delete Browsing History' panel, click the 'Delete
all...'button then place a checkmark into the box beside 'Also delete files
and settings stored by add-ons', Click 'Yes' and exit the Internet
Properties panel by clicking the 'OK' button.

2.Clean HDD
Delete files using Disk Cleanup (if on Vista)
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/1264bc24-72a8-48aa-84e3-a355327139d91033.mspx

3.Download/execute:
Malwarebytes© Corporation - Anti-Malware
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe
--and--
Kaspersky® AVPTool
http://avptool.virusinfo.info/en/
Direct:
http://downloads5.kaspersky-labs.com/devbuilds/AVPTool/
--and--
Dr.Web CureIt!® Utility - FREE
http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/
--and--
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html

NOTE:
Kaspersky® Virus Removal Tool, Dr.Web CureIt!® and the free version of
Malwarebytes© and SuperAntispyware are not capable for real-time protection
of your computer.
Kaspersky® AVPTool, Dr.Web CureIt!® have no update feature (so they don't
turn into full blown scanners). As soon as your computer is cleaned you are
supposed to remove these tools from your operating system.
Re: K/AVPTool; To uninstall/move this program 'enable self-defense' must be
unchecked!

The free version of Malwarebytes© and SuperAntispyware have an update
feature, keep them installed in addtion to your resident AV/A-S
applications and scan frequently.

After the software is updated, it is suggested scanning the system in Safe
Mode (this does not apply to MBAM).
How do you boot to Safe Mode?
By pressing/tabbing F8 (or F5 on some keyboards) during re-boot.
A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222
Start your computer in safe mode (Vista)
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/323ef48f-7b93-4079-a48a-5c58eec904a11033.mspx
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial61.html

Alternatively:
Click Start==>Run... then type (or copy/paste) "msconfig" (without
quotation marks), click OK. Then click onto BOOT.INI tab and 'check'
/SAFEBOOT then OK and click Restart. To go back to Normal Mode, you must
access the System Configuration utility again and click the General tab
then click/check the radio button 'Normal Startup'- load all device drivers
and services'.
===
"Malwarebytes actually performs better in Normal Mode" says Dustin Cook,
co-author of MBAM.
===

4.Download and execute HiJack This! (HJT)
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis

Please, do not post HJT logs to this newsgroup.
Fora where you can get expert advice for HiJack This! (HJT) logs.

http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/index.php?showforum=27
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showforum=7
http://www.5starsupport.com/ipboard/index.php?showforum=18
http://www.theeldergeek.com/forum/index.php?s=2e9ea4e19d3289dd877ab75a8220bff6&showforum=29

NOTE:
Registration is required in any of the above mentioned fora before posting
a HJT log and read the 'stickies' (instructions/guidelines) for the
respective HJT forum.

5.Routinely practice Safe-Hex.
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html

Additional references:
How to optimize or reset Internet Explorer 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936213
Applies to: Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista

How to use Reset Internet Explorer Settings (RIES)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
Read: "What you must know"
Applies to: Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP and
Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista

Why You Don't Need Your Anti-Virus Program to Scan Your E-Mail
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm
Viral Irony: The Most Common Cause of Corruption.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx

Good luck :)
 
No question about it. On my end my laptop with OE is very fast for newsgroup
reading (I use Outlook for email and calendar) and on my Vista machine
Windows Mail for newsreading is very slow in all actions. If I could run OE
on my Vista box I'd switch in a heartbeat. Will be curious to see if Windows
Mail is improved in Windows 7.
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Windows Mail is already a dead end. MS has moved on to Windows LIve
Mail. If you do not have a lot of email accounts you may want to try
it out (If you do have a lot, it sucks).
 
+Bob+ said:
Windows Mail is already a dead end. MS has moved on to Windows LIve
Mail. If you do not have a lot of email accounts you may want to try
it out (If you do have a lot, it sucks).
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Same deal...Windows Live Mail performs about the same and has some beta
issues with fonts and stuff right now.
 
Windows Mail on my laptop is extremely slow.
Try WMUtil from:
http://www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/Default.aspx
Despite its name it works with Windows Mail and Vista. I run it daily to
[Clear Outbox] [Clean Blank Files] and [Compact Database]. I have only used
the [Repair Database] function once and it did no damage, but caution is
advised for that one.
Over the years I have tried Outlook, The Bat, Thunderbird, Eudora and
Pegasus all of which are OK but Outlook Express/Windows Mail is the one I
prefer. I briefly tried Windows Live Mail and couldn't get it to work or
understand its mindset, whereas Windows Mail does everything I want just
about perfectly. Just my luck that MSoft want to get rid of it!
 
Dad said:
Hi,

I'm not sure if this is Vista or Windows Mail problem. Windows Mail on my
laptop is extremely slow. It will spend up to half a
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From the OP:

On a whim I tried the same newsgroups on a paid service rather than
my ISP. For setting flags the times were ...

rec.woodworking - 6 sec vs. 66 sec
sci.electronics.design - 2 sec vs. 80 sec

This is a huge reduction just by going to the paid server. Download
time also decreased with the paid server but they were not much
problem to begin with.

I can understand why download times would depend on the source
but I'd assumed that flags were set locally. Interesting.

Gary
 
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