Maverick update slowing down computer
Hey,
I installed the Maverick update on my mac book pro (2012) about a week ago and since then the computer has felt pretty slow. Just clicking around or opening apps seem to be much slower then it used to be and I was wondering if anyone could help me out with what to do next. I havent tried reinstalling it or anything but after reading around a bit it seems like posting my Etresoft report is the first step so here is mine.
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 12 days 10:50:22
Disk Information:
ST9500325ASG disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (440 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.x3.x3daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[System] com.divx.dms.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.divx.update.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Photo Booth
Spotify
Alfred
RealPlayer Downloader Agent
Internet Plug-ins:
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 3rd-Party support link
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.0.0.126 - SDK 10.8 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
DivX Web Player: Version: 3.0.1.5 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 3.1.0.2 3rd-Party support link
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
Microsoft Language Register: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
SC2Switcher: Version: 1.4.3 (21029) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/StarCraft II/Support/SC2Switcher.app
Install Spotify: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Users/[redacted]/Downloads/Install Spotify.app
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
Solver: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
DivX Converter: Version: 10.0.1 (Build 10.0.1.57) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
DivX Player: Version: 10.0.2 (Build 11.2.1.1) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Excel: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Outlook: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Word: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Document Connection: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
Microsoft Graph: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Utility: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Office Reminders: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Upload Center: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
My Day: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
SyncServicesAgent: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Open XML for Excel: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Alerts Daemon: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Daemon: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Chart Converter: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Clip Gallery: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
SC2: Version: 1.4.2 (20141) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/StarCraft II/Versions/Base19679/SC2.app
SC2: Version: 1.4.3 (21029) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/StarCraft II/Versions/Base21029/SC2.app
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
StarCraft II Editor: Version: 1.4.3 (21029) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/StarCraft II/StarCraft II Editor.app
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
Microsoft Error Reporting: Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Ship Asserts: Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/DivX
DivXUpdate: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
DivXMediaServer: Version: 10.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
DivXTransferWizard: Version: 10.0.0 (Build 10.0.1.41) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
DMSLaunch: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
67% x3d
10% PluginProcess
4% coreaudiod
2% WindowServer
2% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
Top Processes by Memory:
174 MB PluginProcess
94 MB kextd
66 MB Safari
47 MB x3d
41 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
24 MB Free RAM
597 MB Active RAM
579 MB Inactive RAM
1.12 GB Wired RAM
18.05 GB Page-ins
1.94 GB Page-outs
Anyhelp would be awesome! Thanks everyone.
Kienan
I have any older 2010 i Mac and was having the same problem. Lots of spinning beach balls everytime I opened somethng and especially when I logged onto my machine. I found a solution from OSXDaily. Here's the link, www.osxdaily.com/2013/11/13/fix-finder-slow-high-cpu-use-mac-os-x/. In fact, I think this solution may have come from the Apple Support Community originally. At any rate, it worked great. No more slow opens or beach balls when I log on. I used this workaround with 10.9.1 and then had to again with 10.9.2, so any updates appear to return it to the original Mavericks bugginess. Hope this helps.
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Hi All,
I recently upgraded my MBP (mid-2009) to Yosemite. I noticed that people have been using EtreCheck to determine what is the root cause of these Yosemite upgrade slowdowns. My issue is that I am having difficulty interpreting the output file. Any help and recommendations would be appreciated.
Here is the file:
Problem description:
After upgrading my MacBook Pro 2009 to Yosemite from Mavericks, everything has slowed down substantially, including loading of pages in Safari.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 12, 2014 at 4:44:03 AM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: one day 12:16:13
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Mac HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (60.36 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5960S
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader 7.95 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
NO NAME (disk1s1) /Volumes/NO NAME : 7.94 GB (3.82 GB free)
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Parallels Access.app
[loaded] com.parallels.virtualsound (1.0.27 27 - SDK 10.6) Support
/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hidhook (9.0 24217.979618) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (9.0 24217.979618) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (9.0 24217.979618) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (9.0 24217.979618) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (9.0 24217.979618) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.3 - SDK 10.6) Support
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.audio.coreaudiod.plist
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.GSSCred.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist Support
[running] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[invalid?] com.kaspersky.kav.gui.plist Support
[running] com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.prl_deskctl_agent.launchagent.plist Support
[running] net.juniper.pulsetray.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[failed] com.kaspersky.kav.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[running] com.parallels.mobile.dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.kextloader.launchdaemon.plist Support
[invalid?] com.rogueamoeba.hermes.plist Support
[running] net.juniper.AccessService.plist Support
[not loaded] net.juniper.UninstallPulse.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[invalid?] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Annual Opt.plist Support
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Firmware Updater.plist Support
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Software Updater.plist Support
[running] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist Support
[invalid?] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper Support
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Garmin Express Service Application (/Applications/Garmin Express.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Garmin Express Service.app)
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.0.0.126 - SDK 10.8 Support
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.5 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
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iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.5.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.4.0 Release - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 60 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
WebEx: Version: 1.0 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
OpenIE
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Java Support
MacFUSE Support
Perian Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Mac HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 438.89 GB
Destinations:
Opt_NHD_1 [Local]
Total size: 999.74 GB
Total number of backups: 6
Oldest backup: 2014-07-10 03:42:30 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-08 22:33:01 +0000
Any recommendations that you might think of to remedy my crazily slow machine with OS X Yosemite would be appreciated.
Thank you.
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Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 999.74 GB < (Disk used 438.89 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
23% WindowServer
7% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
3% Safari
2% hidd
1% sandboxd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
120 MB Mail
64 MB Safari
60 MB Finder
56 MB WindowServer
47 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
990 MB Free RAM
863 MB Active RAM
528 MB Inactive RAM
803 MB Wired RAM
9.40 GB Page-ins
227 MB Page-outsCan you please help me as well? Thanks.
Problem description:
My Macbook runs very slow (slower than Windows). I upgraded to Yosemite right our of the box. Heard great things about Mac before buying, but really disappointed.
Hope this resolves my problem.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated 29 December 2014 12:45:34 pm IST
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 4 days 2:2:34
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 100.00 GB (46.67 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Windows (disk0s4) /Volumes/Windows : 100.00 GB (99.79 GB free)
Data (disk0s5) /Volumes/Data : 298.98 GB (202.44 GB free)
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS41N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Karabiner.app
[loaded] org.pqrs.driver.Karabiner (10.4.0 - SDK 10.9) [Support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[killed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
3 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
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Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.hikvision.iVMS-4200.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
[loaded] jp.co.canon.MasterInstaller.plist [Support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Support]
[loaded] org.pqrs.NoEjectDelay.load.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[running] com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
Mail Application (/Applications/Mail.app)
Messages Application (/Applications/Messages.app)
Karabiner Application (/Applications/Karabiner.app)
Android File Transfer Agent Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)
WD Quick View Application (/Library/Application Support/WDSmartware/WDQuickView.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
WebVideoPlugin: Version: 3.0.4.14 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Java [Support]
WDQuickView [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
22% Finder
19% firefox
18% WindowServer
14% uTorrent
0% AddressBookSourceSync
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
468 MB firefox
146 MB Mail
107 MB Finder
94 MB Microsoft Word
90 MB SubmitDiagInfo
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
17 MB Free RAM
1.26 GB Active RAM
1.26 GB Inactive RAM
894 MB Wired RAM
18.26 GB Page-ins
724 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 28, 2014, 12:43:22 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Preview_2014-12-28-124322_[redacted].hang
Dec 28, 2014, 12:36:17 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/MassStorageCamera_2014-12-28-1 23617_[redacted].crash
Dec 28, 2014, 12:11:57 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Mail_2014-12-28-121157_[redact ed].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 06:45:31 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/discoveryd_2014-12-27-184531_[redacted].crash -
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Any security update slow-down problem occuring ???
hi all,
My macbk has slowed to a crawl on the net. connecting from one site to another takes up to 20 seconds. I've done permissions / onyx/ scripts/ reset safari & camino /cleared browser caches and each time it speeds up a bit but within a few minutes online it's slow again. hangs up initially at "looking for..." in the bottom bar and shows highlighted bar hung right before "www". OR at the "go to" / "contacting" stage at the same WWW
The only thing I can think that I did at about the time it began slowing down was , using software update (which I rarely use- normally download directly from the apple site, but got momentarily lazy!).
My Techtool pro is 4.2.1 and won't run on my intel apparently - or so it says in the dialogue box and when I try to download and install the incremental update it says it can't find where to install. so I am stuck with out it at the moment.
If it weren't so rare I would think I had a WORM. but that IS rare on a mac I think.
so thinking about possible linked problems with that security update.
anyone heard of any problems ?
I do have applecare, so if all else fails I can call them I guess
Message was edited by: Sue brown1
Message was edited by: Sue brown1
Message was edited by: Sue brown1You're Welcome Sue!
I forgot about some of the cool options in the Safari View contextual menu, so thanks to your previous post, I took a look.
I haven't been exploring my system enough lately!
And Thank You, for extending the courtesy, of awarding in Discussions, as this is not a requirement, nor mandatory, but is much appreciated!
ali b -
Chart update slows down...
Hello,
I've got a transparent picture control over a chart. The picture is
used to place a horizontal line across the chart using a mouse click.
It all works fine until the chart is filled and it has to start
scrolling. Then it really slows down.
If I move the picture so that it isn't overlapping the chart then the
chart runs at a good speed again.
Is there anyway of speeding things up? Will the chart history length
affect this?
Regards,
Adrian.
PS - My PC is a 600MHz Athlon.> I've got a transparent picture control over a chart. The picture is
> used to place a horizontal line across the chart using a mouse click.
>
> It all works fine until the chart is filled and it has to start
> scrolling. Then it really slows down.
>
> If I move the picture so that it isn't overlapping the chart then the
> chart runs at a good speed again.
>
Charts, like most other controls have more work to do when overlapped.
An overlapped chart can redraw just the small area where the new data is
drawn until it fills up and starts scrolling. At that point, the chart
must redraw the entire chart. One thing you can do is change the update
mode from strip chart to either scope chart or sweep chart. You can
also make the overlay be optional, so that
it doesn't pay the overlap
price except when it needs to.
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Mountain lion update slowed down my macbook pro
hey guys,
I just updated to mountain lion
however, after the installation, my macbook pro has been noticably slow.
slow booting, slow when operating installed programs, chrome/safari got slowed down as well.
Also it freezes for couple of seconds and i was wondering why.
If any of u r experiencing same problems or know how to fix it please kindly let me know!
Thank you!Have tried everything possible, repairing permissions etc to no avail.
You haven't tried everything possible or you would have a solution. If you tried the most extreme possible solution (erasing the hard drive, then reinstalling the system and nothing else) and still had the same problems, you would have discovered that you almost certainly have a hardware problem. For some solutions that you haven't tried yet, I'll refer you to the same two links I referred sylee48 to.
As for that article, that's an extremely unprofessional piece of writing. They publish - as if they were fact - the conclusions of untrained, non-technical users who do not have the necessary expertise to make such conclusions. And they concluded that these were bugs that Apple should be working on.
In fact, this may be one of the smoothest upgrades I've seen in a while. (Boy-oh-boy, you should have seen the screaming here for the Snow Leopard and Lion upgrades! It's positively peaceful in this forum compared to that.) -
Is Java application slow down computer??
Hi all,
I was a newbie in java programming. I wanna make application with java, but some of my friend told me that java application can make u're system run slow cause u have to import all the classes that u need for u're application.
I wanna ask is java programming is slow down system when I compile and run the application that made u're application that I've made respond slowly?? How to avoid this??
Thanks for u're help.
My regrardsHi all,
I was a newbie in java programming. I wanna make
application with java, but some of my friend told me
that java application can make u're system run slow
cause u have to import all the classes that u need
for u're application.
I wanna ask is java programming is slow down system
when I compile and run the application that made u're
application that I've made respond slowly?? How to
avoid this??when you do something on your computer resources will be used. if you don't want to use computer resources turn the computer off.
if you don't want to program in java dont, noone is forcing you. when java runs it will load up a vm and a library for it. that's the way it is. it may take a little longer then the equiv native app, but that's because the native app's vm and so on is ALREADY loaded (it's the OS).
in summary: deal with it. it's not that bad. there are some very good examples of java desktop apps that work well; azereus being one, i'm sure there are others. -
Will the iPhone 6.1.3 update slow down my iPhone 4?
I've been a little reluctant to update my iPhone 4 from ios 5.0.1 to 6.1.3 because I'm worried that it will severely slow down my phone. I had this problem happen to me before with my iPhone 3. Every time I updated the softwear, my phone got slower and slower. I like some of the new features of the recent updates to the iPhone softwear, but I'm just afraid that it will make the phone slower than it already is.
I'd love to get the new iPhone 5, but I recently lost my job and just can't afford it.
Thanks, Paulvhj wrote:
Don't update it, You will end up with poor battery life and bricked wifi like everyone else.
Sorry, but I disagree with your post. I have 4 iPhones in my household and none of them have poor battery life and the wifi is working on all 4 of the, so that shoots your theory out of the water, unless I don't count as part of "everyone else". -
Acrord32 slows down computer, graps cpu time.
Acrord32 slows computer, grabs cpu time.
Win XP Pro SP3, Acrobat 11.0.01.36.
(If this is not the correct forum, kindly direct me to where it should be re-posted.)
Every time the cursor floats over a .pdf file in any file manager, acrord32 slows down the computer, hangs the cursor, takes cpu time and makes scrolling jerky. The more .pdf’s in a list, the more jerky as acrord32 opens and closes, again and again. The cursor is not pausing over a .pdf file, no .pdf is being selected, Acrobat is not running. How can this be stopped? I DO NOT have Reader installed.
Acrotray and Acrord32 are NOT loaded in msconfig. They do not appear in task manager UNTIL the cursor floats over a .pdf. After a second or two, acrord32 disappears out of task manager. However, it is obviously lurking because it comes back next time the mouse encounters a .pdf.
Questions:
1) how to stop this behavior?
2) how do these exe/dll’s get loaded when they are not marked to start?
3) where does acrord32 “lurk,” and how can it be ferreted out?
This is very annoying.AcroRd32 is related to Reader, so not sure why you have it if you do not have Reader installed. If no Acrobat product is running, the only process that should be running should be AcroTray that provides the process when printing to the Adobe PDF printer and should not be disabled. Be sure you check the processes list and not the applications. AcroRd32 runs in the background processes when it is running.
I checked on both AA9 and AA XI systems with Windows 7. Neither one had AcroRd32 running. My guess is you have it installed, even if it does not appear to be. -
10.4.10 update slows down SMB traffic?
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This is my first mac-post. Forgive my mac-related ignorance, I'm trying to learn.. It's kind of an old-dog-new-tricks deal..
Anyway, I've been researching a clients recent complaints that reading and writing files to and from their Windows Small Business Server 2003 server suddenly (a few days ago) slowed down immensely - to the point where it's almost unusable. They use VectorWorks for CAD and loading/saving a 20MB file will take several minutes on their 100Mbit/s network! Also playing video from the server is choppy.
I've been researching the problem, and I've tested and checked out the normal networking problems like cabling, switches, server NIC, speed/duplex settings etc.. I've also tried various solutions to slow SMB traffic from other Mac-forums, like disabling TCP/IP v6 and disabling ACK delay on the macs, seeing absolutely NO improvements.
I believe, however, that I've isolated the problem to the recent 10.4.10 update:
* Their 1 Macbook with the 10.4.10 update has this problem.
* Their 4 iMacs with the 10.4.10 update has this problem.
* Their 1 iMac still on 10.4.9 DOES NOT have this problem.
* Their 1 Mac Pro with the 10.4.10 update DOES NOT have this problem.
So, it looks to me like the 10.4.10 breaks "something" on the "little" Macs while the Mac Pro seems unaffected.
What can I do to rectify this problem? My client complains about lost efficiency and I'm at a loss about what to do next. Can anyone help me out?{quote:title=BDAqua wrote:}
Not exactly clear where we are right now, but did Applejack report any fixins?{quote}
Ok, I'll try to summarize todays findings...
* AppleJack was run in interactive mode, ran all five tests, found nothing (as far as I could see)
* Rebooted twice, still no better.
* AppleJack was run in the AUTO mode. Same result.
* I tested the transfer speed with smbget, it starts at 100kbps and rises to about 700kbps as the transfer progresses. On a 100MB Ethernet, I'd expect to see at least 1MB to about 10MB.
* Then I downloaded Pacifist and installed everything that matched a search for "smbfs" in the install files, which are OS X 10.4.3 (or was it .7?? argh.. I forget, check tomorrow).
* I was now out of luck, as the previously created aliases failed and a connection to the server through Finder was impossible. Smbget still works though!
* The kextstat -b com.apple.filesystems.smbfs command now only displays infoheader, but no info.
* Now, I'm looking at a backup of a few files and a complete reinstall of the Macbook to see if that does the trick.
My client hasn't seen the bill for these hours of troubleshooting yet, but I have a feeling I'll have to throw in the towel real soon. Ooops, I sent him the link for this thread, maybe he's watching!? -
HT6114 Mavericks update slow download
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