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Have Vista Home Edition. When playing Spider Solitare, dragging the cards happen very slowly. I'm sure I see slowness in other things also, but it is real evident playing cards. I've tried everything I can think of to solve the problem (used registry cleaning programs, run available diagnostics, etc). Anybody have any thoughts?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz
    Memory
    2.00 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS
    Hard Drives
    288 GB Total 192 GB Free
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Keyboard
    Dell (Standard)
    Internet Speed
    Cable Connection
First, never use registry cleaners. They do more harm than good.
That being said its probably not enough memory. How much memory do you have.
If you do have sufficient memory, I would take a memory test.
If you pass the test. I would make a complete anti virus scan
and
Download and make a full scan with malwarebytes.
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/246994-guide-to-using-memtest86/
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
Not sure if this is on track with the problem but what are your computer specs? My computer would do the same with my Graphics card, if the driver crashed and was forced to use the Standard VGA Driver unless restarted. otherwise... do what richard said.

hope i helped in some way
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Gaming Rig 780G
    CPU
    AMG Athlon II X2 255 3.8/2MB/2500MHz 45nm AM3
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-S2 AM3, Core Boost, Ultra Durable 3
    Memory
    2X 4GB Kingston DDR3 1066MHz @ 1666MHz Dual Channel
    Graphics card(s)
    HIS HD Radeon 7770 GHz Edition iCooler Core: 1000MHz
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E2311H DVI/VGA 5ms response, Full HD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    320GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.02 SATA II
    PSU
    Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 700w
    Case
    Lian-Li PC-6010 With Side Window
    Cooling
    Aywun A4 80mm fan
    Mouse
    Logitech K120 Wired Mouse
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 Wired Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    802.11B/G/N 17Mb/s
    Other Info
    AMD Catalyst 12.6 Thomson A/B/G/N Router LiteON CD/DVD Player GAME PERFORMANCE: Battlefield 3: 41 FPS High 1x AA @ 1280x720 Mass Effect 2 and 3: 60 FPS Highest 4x AA @ 1920x1080 Counter Strike Source (and other Valve games): 300 FPS (max FPS in game) Highest settings 8x AA 16x AF @ 1920x1080!!!
Thanks for the replies (amazing you found me, since I didn't even know how to post a problem!)
Rich:
I have 2.0 GB Memory
Available Physical Memory is 927 MB
Total Virtual memory is 4.93 GB
Available Virtual Memory is 3.30 GB

I did run a full scan with the malwarebytes program, and it indicated no problems.
I use Norton Internet Security, and do frequent Quick Scans and a weekly Full Scan.
I was unable to get to the memory test. The download only produced an image with no program.

nostaw5:
What kind of computer specs are you looking for?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz
    Memory
    2.00 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS
    Hard Drives
    288 GB Total 192 GB Free
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Keyboard
    Dell (Standard)
    Internet Speed
    Cable Connection
Right click on computer, select properties, and then click on windows experience index. You'll then see a bunch of numbers--please tell us what they are.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 8.1 Industry Pro x64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
    CPU
    Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
    Memory
    8 gb
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware 25 AW2521HF
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 &1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.cnet.com/products/hp-pavilion-elite-hpe-250f/
  • Operating System
    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Poweredge T140
    CPU
    i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
    Memory
    8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB & 360 GB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetailstxn/poweredge-t140?~ck=bt
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nostaw5:
What kind of computer specs are you looking for?[/QUOTE]

CPU, Graphics card i know your ram. Also look in Device manager to see what the Display Adapter reports.

Start-control panel- system- (on you left) device manager- display adapter and report what it says (eg. Ati Radeon HD 6450 OR Standard VGA driver.

Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Gaming Rig 780G
    CPU
    AMG Athlon II X2 255 3.8/2MB/2500MHz 45nm AM3
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-S2 AM3, Core Boost, Ultra Durable 3
    Memory
    2X 4GB Kingston DDR3 1066MHz @ 1666MHz Dual Channel
    Graphics card(s)
    HIS HD Radeon 7770 GHz Edition iCooler Core: 1000MHz
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E2311H DVI/VGA 5ms response, Full HD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    320GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.02 SATA II
    PSU
    Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 700w
    Case
    Lian-Li PC-6010 With Side Window
    Cooling
    Aywun A4 80mm fan
    Mouse
    Logitech K120 Wired Mouse
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 Wired Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    802.11B/G/N 17Mb/s
    Other Info
    AMD Catalyst 12.6 Thomson A/B/G/N Router LiteON CD/DVD Player GAME PERFORMANCE: Battlefield 3: 41 FPS High 1x AA @ 1280x720 Mass Effect 2 and 3: 60 FPS Highest 4x AA @ 1920x1080 Counter Strike Source (and other Valve games): 300 FPS (max FPS in game) Highest settings 8x AA 16x AF @ 1920x1080!!!

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
Rich:
Every time I download Download - Pre-Compiled Bootable ISO (.zip) , all I end up getting is an image file. No program seems to be attached.

townsbg:
Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33 GHz - Subscore 5.3
Memory - 2.00 GB - Subscore 5.9
Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS - Subscore 3.4
Gaming Graphics - 895 MB Total available graphics memory - Subscore 4.5
Primary hard disk - 192GB Free (288GB Total) - Subscore 5.6
Base Score - 3.4
Note - This base score has been the same all along, before I started experiencing the slow down.

nostaw5:
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33 GHz
The Display adapter - NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS
Total available graphics memory - 895 MB
Dedicated graphics memory - 128 MB
Dedicated system memory - 0 MB
Shared system memory - 767 MB

Thanks again guys, for trying to help me.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz
    Memory
    2.00 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS
    Hard Drives
    288 GB Total 192 GB Free
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Keyboard
    Dell (Standard)
    Internet Speed
    Cable Connection
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