PC running extremly slow with iTunes

Hello all,
Question is why my laptop would be running extremly slow with cover flow when it has more than enough horsepower to run almost any application (2.33 dual core, 512 graphics card, 2gig ram). iTunes runs just fine on my work laptop with cover flow, and its specs arent on par with my personal laptop. The only difference i can think of is that the work laptop (the good one) is running xp pro and the home is running vista 32bit. the other difference i can think of is that at home, all the music is stored via external HD while on the work laptop the files are stored locally on the laptops hard drive.
any advice would be greatly appreciated
Cheers!

Vista has been reported to be a bit more buggy/laggy/unstable with iTunes. Music running of an external will also be noticeably slower and more jumpy than running off an internal. You answered your own question.

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normalize(@a,2560000);normalize(@b,2560000);normalize(@c,10);normalize(@d,10);normalize(@e,10);normalize(@f,10);normalize(@g,10000000);normalize(@h,10240);printa(\"1\f%@d\f%s\f%d\n\",@a);printa(\"2\f%@d\f%s\f%d\n\",@b);printa(\"9\f%@d\f%s\f%d\f%s\f%d\n\",@c);printa(\"10\f%@d\f%s\f%d\f%d\n\",@d);printa(\"11\f%@d\f%s\f%d\f%d\n\",@e);printa(\"12\f%@d\f%s\f%d\f%d\n\",@f);printa(\"3\f%@d\f%s\f%d\n\",@g);printa(\"4\f%@d\f%s\f%d\n\",@h);exit(0);} '" '-f -pfc /var/db/r*/'${k[21]}'*.{BS,Bas,Es,J,OSXU,Rem,up}*.bom' '{/,}L*/Lo*/Diag* -type f -regex .\*[cght] ! -name .?\* ! -name \*ag $ -exec grep -lq "^Thread c" {} \; -exec printf \* \; -o -true $ -execdir stat -f'$'\f''%Sc'$'\f''%N -t%F {} \;' '/S*/*/Ca*/*xpc*' '-L /{S*/,}L*/StartupItems -type f -exec file {} +' /\ kMDItemContentTypeTree=${k[21]}{bundle,mach-o-dylib} :Label "/p*/e*/{auto*,{cron,fs}tab,hosts,{[lp],sy}*.conf,mach_i*/*,pam.d/*,ssh{,d}_config,*.local} {/p*,/usr/local}/e*/periodic/*/* /L*/P*{,/*}/com.a*.{Bo,sec*.ap}*t {/S*/,/,}L*/Lau*/*t .launchd.conf" list '-F "" -k Sender hidd -k Level Nle 3' /Library/Preferences/${k[21]}alf\ globalstate --proxy '-n get default' vm.swapusage --dns -get{dnsservers,info} dump-trust-settings\ {-s,-d,} -n1 '-R -ce -l1 -n5 -o'{'prt -stats prt','mem -stats mem'}',command,uid' -kl -l -s\ / '--regexp --files '${k[21]}'pkg.*' '+c0 -i4TCP:0-1023' ${k[21]}dashboard\ layer-gadgets '-d /L*/Mana*/$USER' '-app Safari WebKitDNSPrefetchingEnabled' '-Fcu +c0 -l' -m 'L*/{Con*/*/Data/L*/,}Pref* -type f -size 0c -name *.plist.???????' kern.memorystatus_vm_pressure_level '3>&1 >&- 2>&3' '-F \$Message -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq "'{'n Cause: -','(a und|I/O |jnl_io.+)err','USBF:.+bus'}'"' -name\ kMDItem${k[33]} -T\ hfs '-n get default' -listnetworkserviceorder :${k[33]} :CFBundleDisplayName $EUID {'$TMPDIR../C ','/{S*/,}'}'L*/{,Co*/*/*/L*/}{Cache,Log}s -type f -size +'${p[11]}'G -exec stat -f%z'$'\f''%N {} \;' \ /v*/d*/*/*l*d{,.*.$UID}/* '-app Safari UserStyleSheetEnabled' 'L*/A*/Fi*/P*/*/a*.json' users/$USER\ HomeDirectory '{/,}L*/{Con,Pref}* -type f ! -size 0 -name *.plist -exec plutil -s {} \;' ' -F "\$Time \$(Sender): \$Message" -k Sender Rne "launchd|nsurls" -k Level Nle 3 -k Facility R'{'ne "user|','eq "'}'console" -k Message CRne "[{}<>]|asser|commit - no t|deprec|done |fmfd|Goog|ksho|ndum|obso|realp|rned f|sandbox ex|/root" ' getenv '/ "kMDItemDateAdded>=\$time.now(-'${p[23]}')&&kMDItem'${k[33]}'=*"' -m\ / '' ' -F "\$Time \$(RefProc): \$Message" -k Sender Req launchd -k Level Nle 3 -k Message Rne "asse|bug|File ex|hij|Ig|Jet|key is|lid t|Plea|ship" ' print{,-disabled}\ {system,user/$UID} -r ' -F "\$Message" -k Sender nsurlstoraged -k Time ge -1h -k Level Nle 4 -k Message Req "^(ER|IN)" ' );N1=${#c2[@]};for j in {0..20};do c2[N1+j]=SP${k[j]}DataType;done;l=({Restricted\ ,Lock,Pro}files POST Battery {Safari,App,{Bad,Loaded}\ kernel,Firefox}\ extensions System\ load boot\ args FileVault\ {2,1} {Kernel,System,Console,launchd}\ log SMC Login\ hook 'I/O per process' 'High file counts' UID {Daemons,Agents}\ {load,disabl}ed {Admin,Root}\ access Stylesheet Library\ paths{,' ('{shell,launchd}\)} Font\ issues Firewall Proxies DNS TCP/IP Wi-Fi 'Elapsed time (sec)' {Root,User}\ crontab {Global,User}' login items' Spotlight Memory\ pressure Listeners Widgets Parental\ Controls Prefetching Nets Volumes {Continuity,I/O,iCloud,HID,HCI}\ errors {User,System}\ caches/logs XPC\ cache Startup\ items Shutdown\ codes Heat Diagnostic\ reports Bad\ {plist,cache}s 'VM (GiB)' Bundles{,' (new)'} Trust\ settings Activity Free\ space );N3=${#l[@]};for i in {0..8};do l[N3+i]=${k[5+i]};done;F() { local x="${s[$1]}";[[ "$x" =~ ^([\&\|\<\>]|$) ]]&&{ printf "$x";return;};:|${c1[30]} "$x" 2>&-;printf "%s \'%s\'" "|${c1[30+$?]}" "$x";};A0() { Q=6;v[2]=1;id -G|grep -qw 80;v[1]=$?;((v[1]))||{ Q=7;sudo -v;v[2]=$?;((v[2]))||Q=8;};v[3]=`date +%s`;date '+Start time: %T %D%n';printf '\n[Process started]\n\n'>&4;printf 'Revision: %s\n\n' ${p[0]};};A1() { local c="${c1[$1]} ${c2[$2]}";shift 2;c="$c ` while [[ "$1" ]];do F $1;shift;done`";((P2))&&{ c="sudo $c";P2=;};v=`eval "$c"`;[[ "$v" ]];};A2() { local c="${c1[$1]}";[[ "$c" =~ ^(awk|sed ) ]]&&c="$c '${s[$2]}'"||c="$c ${c2[$2]}";shift 2;local d=` while [[ "$1" ]];do F $1;shift;done`;((P2))&&{ c="sudo $c";P2=;};local a;v=` while read a;do eval "$c '$a' $d";done<<<"$v";`;[[ "$v" ]];};A3(){ v=$((`date +%s`-v[3]));};export -f A1 A2;B1() { v=No;! ((v[1]))&&{ v=;P1=1;};};eval "`type -a B1|sed '1d;s/1/2/'`";B3(){ v[$1]="$v";};B4() { local i=$1;local j=$2;shift 2;local c="cat` while [[ "$1" ]];do F $1;shift;done`";v[j]=`eval "{ $c;}"<<<"${v[i]}"`;};B5(){ v="${v[$1]}"$'\n'"${v[$2]}";};B6() { v=` paste -d$'\e' <(printf "${v[$1]}") <(printf "${v[$2]}")|awk -F$'\e' ' {printf("'"${f[$3]}"'",$1,$2)} ' `;};B7(){ v=`egrep -v "${v[$1]}"<<<"$v"|sort`;};eval "`type -a B7|sed '1d;s/7/8/;s/-v //'`";C0() { [[ "$v" ]]&&sed -E "$s"<<<"$v";};C1() { [[ "$v" ]]&&printf "${f[$1]}" "${l[$2]}" "$v"|sed -E "$s";};C2() { v=`echo $v`;[[ "$v" != 0 ]]&&C1 0 $1;};C3() { B4 0 0 63&&C1 1 $1;};C4() { echo $'\t'"Part $((++P)) of $Q done at $((`date +%s`-v[3])) sec">&4;};C5() { sudo -k;pbcopy<<<"$o";printf '\n\tThe test results are on the Clipboard.\n\n\tPlease close this window.\n';exit 2>&-;};for i in 1 2;do eval D$((i-1))'() { A'$i' $@;C0;};';for j in 2 3;do eval D$((i+2*j-3))'() { local x=$1;shift;A'$i' $@;C'$j' $x;};';done;done;trap C5 2;o=$({ A0;D0 0 N1+1 2;D0 0 $N1 1;B1;C2 27;B1&&! B2&&C2 28;D2 22 15 63;D0 0 N1+2 3;D0 0 N1+15 17;D4 3 0 N1+3 4;D4 4 0 N1+4 5;D4 N3+4 0 N1+9 59;D0 0 N1+16 99;for i in 0 1 2;do D4 N3+i 0 N1+5+i 6;done;D4 N3+3 0 N1+8 71;D4 62 1 10 7;D4 10 1 11 8;B2&&D4 18 19 53 67;D2 11 2 12 9;D2 12 3 13 10;D2 13 32 70 101 25;D2 71 6 76 13;D2 45 20 52 66;A1 7 77 14;B3 28;A1 20 31 111;B6 0 28 5;B4 0 0 110;C2 66;D4 70 8 15 38;D0 9 16 16 77 45;C4;B2&&D0 35 49 61 75 76 78 45;B2&&{ D0 28 17 45;C4;};D0 12 40 54 16 79 45;D0 12 39 54 16 80 45;D4 31 25 77 15&&{ B4 0 8 103;B4 8 0;A2 18 74;B6 8 0 3;C3 32;};B2&&D4 19 21 0;B2&&D4 40 10 42;D2 2 0 N1+19 46 84;D2 44 34 43 53;D2 59 22 20 32;D2 33 0 N1+14 51;for i in {0..2};do A1 29 35+i 104+i;B3 25+i;done;B6 25 27 5;B6 0 26 5;B4 0 0 110;C2 69;D2 34 21 28 35;D4 35 27 29 36;A1 40 59 81;B3 18;A1 33 60 82;B8 18;B4 0 19 83;A1 27 32 39&&{ B3 20;B4 19 0;A2 33 33 40;B3 21;B6 20 21 3;};C2 36;D4 50 38 5 68;B4 19 0;D5 37 33 34 42;B2&&D4 46 35 45 55;D4 38 0 N1+20 43;B2&&D4 58 4 65 76 91;D4 63 4 19 44 75 95 12;B1&&{ D4 53 5 55 75 69&&D4 51 6 58 31;D4 56 5 56 97 75 98&&D0 0 N1+7 99;D2 55 5 27 84;D4 61 5 54 75 70;D4 14 5 14 96;D4 15 5 72 96;D4 17 5 78 96;C4;};D4 16 5 73 96;A1 13 44 74 18;C4;B3 4;B4 4 0 85;A2 14 61 89;B4 0 5 19 102;A1 17 41 50;B7 5;C3 8;B4 4 0 88;A2 14 24 89;C4;B4 0 6 19 102;B4 4 0 86;A2 14 61 89;B4 0 7 19 102;B5 6 7;B4 0 11 73 102;A1 42 83 114;j=$?;for i in 0 1;do ((! j))||((i))||B2&&A1 18 $((79+i-(i+53)*j)) 107+8*j 94 74;B7 11;B4 0 0 11;C3 23+2*i;D4 24+2*i 14 66+i 92+i;done;D4 60 4 21 24;D4 42 14 1 62;D4 43 37 2 90 48;D4 41 10 42;D2 48 36 47 25;A1 4 3 60&&{ B3 9;A2 14 61;B4 0 10 21;B4 9 0;A2 14 62;B4 0 0 21;B6 0 10 4;C3 5;};D4 9 41 69 100;D2 29 21 68 35;D2 49 21 48 49;B4 4 22 57 102;A1 21 46 56 74;B7 22;B4 0 0 58;C3 47;D4 54 5 7 75 76 69;D4 52 5 8 75 76 69;D4 57 4 64 76 91;D2 0 4 4 84;D2 1 4 51 84;D4 21 22 9 37;D0 0 N1+17 108;A1 23 18 28 89;B4 0 16 22 102;A1 16 25 33;B7 16;B4 0 0 34;D1 31 47;D4 64 4 71 41;D4 65 5 84 116 74;C4;B4 4 12 26 89 23 102;for i in {0..3};do A1 0 N1+10+i 72 74;B7 12;B4 0 0 52;C3 N3+5+i;((i))||C4;done;A1 24 22 29;B7 12;B3 14;A2 39 57 30;B3 15;B6 14 15 4;C3 67;A1 24 75 74;B3 23;A2 39 57 30;B3 24;B6 23 24 4;C3 68;B4 4 13 27 89 65;A1 24 23;B7 13;C3 30;B4 4 0 87;A2 14 61 89 20;B4 0 17;A1 26 50 64;B7 17;C3 6;D0 0 N1+18 109;D4 7 11 6;A3;C2 39;C4;} 4>&2 2>/dev/null;);C5
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
8. Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
Click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste by pressing command-V. The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press the return key.
9. If you see an error message in the Terminal window such as "Syntax error" or "Event not found," enter
exec bash
and press return. Then paste the script again.
10. If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. If you don't know the password, or if you prefer not to enter it, just press return three times at the password prompt. Again, the script will still run.
If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for a password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator privileges.
11. The test may take a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. While it's running, a series of lines will appear in the Terminal window like this:
[Process started]
        Part 1 of 8 done at … sec
        Part 8 of 8 done at … sec
        The test results are on the Clipboard.
        Please close this window.
[Process completed]
The intervals between parts won't be exactly equal, but they give a rough indication of progress. The total number of parts may be different from what's shown here.
Wait for the final message "Process completed" to appear. If you don't see it within about ten minutes, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, press the key combination control-C or command-period to stop it and go to the next step. You'll have incomplete results, but still something.
12. When the test is complete, or if you stopped it because it was taking too long, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
At the top of the results, there will be a line that begins with the words "Start time." If you don't see that, but instead see a mass of gibberish, you didn't wait for the "Process completed" message to appear in the Terminal window. Please wait for it and try again.
If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
13. When you post the results, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "You are not authorized to post." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
14. This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I may not agree with them.
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Windows 8.1 running extremely slow with high disk utilization

My recently purchased Toshiba laptop with Windows 8.1 with 16 GB and I7 processor takes 3 minutes to start new programs. Running programs like Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF reader,etc stop in their track with every few minutes and show a circling
cursor. Task Manager shows 100% Disk Utilization all the time.
I ran McKAfee as well as Kaspersky to see if this was a virus/Trojan issue. Both came up with nothing.
At this point the laptop (though spanking new) is completely USELESS and I have no hopes of using it !!!!!
I noticed from many forums that I am not the only one facing this issue. The complaint count for this issue is growing in multitudes.
Please help!

Try these steps.
Open task manager
Click on processes tab. You can see all the apps and processes that are consuming memory.
Click on top of column showing the memory. This will arrange them in ascending or descending order of how much memory is consumed.
Find the ones which is consuming maximum memory
Uninstall if you don’t need the program or app. Re-configure or re-install the software or app if it is an important one.
Hope it helps.

Imac 27' is running extremely slow with pinwheel

Ok so everytime I open any program I get the pinwheel for up to 10 min. If I go online and try to log into any account I get the same thing. If I get into my email I can't attach files and it takes about 7 minutes to log into my accounts. As soon as it comes out of sleep i get the pinwheel. Some one please help!!!!
quick update, I just tried to check and verify my software system. When it came out of sleep I had the piwhell for over 10 min. Shut down for now.

sounds like your machine is going the same way as mine - good luck.
My son convinced me, after many years of suffering the indignities of Microsoft, that Apple computers were the way to go. So we purchased a shiney new, top of the range iMac 27" in November 2010.This machine has been plagued with countless problems and has been a horror from day one.
Foolishly, I struggled on with this machine only to suffer the ultimate indignity of total hard disk failure. This left me with a £1600 paperweight. Apple computers could not be less helpful. The machine should just be replaced – it is obviously a dud.
No chance with Apple computers –happy to replace the hard disk of a machine that is only 18 months old at a further, extortionate, £250+VAT cost to me. This is outrageous.
Article here - http://www.thematerconsultancy.com/apple-computers-customer-care-a-lesson/

MacPro Running Super slow with Photoshop CS5

My MacPro is running extremely slow with Adobe Photoshop CS5. I have tried uppping the ram usage to over 14 gigs of ram and its still even slower than my macbook pro. the healing brush is the slowest, but even layer masking seems to lag a lot. how can I fix this?

There are dozens of threads, faq, guides, tips on how to configure a Mac especially for CS5. Best places to start.
http://macperformanceguide.com/index_topics.html
http://macperformanceguide.com/OptimizingPhotoshopCS5-Intro.html
Scratch drive or array
Disable Spotlight on scratch
Move your files to scratch for work and then save as you go and move back to media drive when done
fast system drives. maybe even SSD if you can, or 10K 600GB VR
Upping RAM helps if you work with large images, layers, etc (in some cases 16 or 24 or 32GB, and if you can run in 64-bit mode get a little better).
Some specs on the setup?
http://www.macgurus.com/guides/storageaccelguide.php
http://homepage.mac.com/boots911/.Public/PhotoshopAccelerationBasics2.4W.pdf
Quadro CX (Windows CUDA for Photoshop Windows only)
http://www.nvidia.com/object/productquadro_cxus.html
Adobe Optimize CS5 Mac
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/404/kb404440.html

Dreamweaver cc 2014 running extremely slow

Dreamweaver CC 2014 is running extremely slow - with essentially no response (using split mode or any other mode). My version of CC runs perfectly - quick & clean. I haven't changed anything - all I did was install the new CC 2014 and tried it out and it basically doesn't work. What is going on? I have a 2012 iMac - my OS is updated plenty of RAM, etc. I have a lot of fonts open but this has never effected any other program - just wondering if maybe behind the scenes its reading all of that stuff (why would it?).

1. Re: Dreamweaver cc 2014 running extremely slow
Preran
I've determined why MY Dreamweaver 2014 was "slow." BUT AGAIN, I HAD NO PROBLEM running CC with the exact setup.
I'm running and I-Mac with OSX (version 10.9.4) 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 and 16 GB of 1600 MHz DDR2 ram.
I have 8 exterior drives with 10 Terabytes total.
I noticed lots of activity accessing drives when running Dreamweaver 2014. I unhooked all drives AND DREAMWEAVER 2014 acted "normal" with it's spinning cursor retired.
Again, no problem with all of the drives on while using Dreamweaver CC.
Any thoughts from DreamWeaver/Adobe?
Thanks,
Greg

Hello, I have a macbook pro late 2011 15 inch with 4 gb ram. My macbook runs extremely slow when logging in after waking up from sleep, locking up and I am unable to use the keyboard. Is there a fix?

My macbook runs extremely slow when logging in after waking up from sleep, locking up and I am unable to use the keyboard. Furthermore, when just using safari to watch streaming television, my computer gets really slow, and locks up, and the dock appears blank and I sit here frustrated. Anytime i wake up my computer, my keys don't respond and I've waited at most 3 minutes untill i can type in my password. Even sometimes when i type in my password and hit enter, it takes forever to open up my mac. I have barely used any storage in my macbook, since i only use it for college, and I have run clamscan wiht no viruses showing... Any ideas?

when just using safari to watch streaming television, my computer gets really slow, and locks up, and the dock appears blank
Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, or by a peripheral device.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output andWi-Fi on certain iMacs. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin. Test while in safe mode. Same problem? After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

My final cut is running extremely slow after having for 6 months. I use external hard drives and save nothing on my computer. it takes a long time to render now. do you think something is wrong with computer. took it to mac store but they fail to help

my final cut is running extremely slow after having for 6 months. I use external hard drives and save nothing on my computer. it takes a long time to render now. do you think something is wrong with computer. took it to mac store but they fail to help me. I have a 13 inch mac book pro 10.6.8 8gb 2.3 gfz intel core i5

What did Apple tell you about what they did (or did not) find here?
See if working on the main disk is any faster.
USB2 is glacial, as I/O interconnects go. And USB2 disks have been known to fail, or sometimes to drop back to USB1 speeds, too. FireWire 800 is substantially faster than USB2, but still not as fast as the internal drive connections can provide.
Put another way, start varying your configuration, and see which configuration changes (still) have the problem, and which don't.

MacBook Pro running extremely slow- something with RAM maybe?

I'm using a MacBook Pro, and yesterday, out of nowhere it stated running extremely slow and constantly freezes. I did some research and ended up looking in the Activity Monitor, and it seemed like I have no free space available - so I deleted a bunch of files and the computer is still running exactly as slow as it was before. My stats on the activity monitor are:
Free: 9.7 MB
Wired: 851.7 MB
Active: 2.11 GB
Inactive: 1.05 GB
Used: 3.99 GB
VM Size: 162.33 GB
Page ins: 541.0 MB
Page outs: 4.02 GB
Swap Used: 10.41 GB
Finder says I have 317.3 GB available. What's the problem here?

Safe mode prevents almost all third-party software from running such as preference panes, plug-ins, extensions, and launchagents and launch daemons. Normal boot lets all that run. So the issue is with one or more of these third-party items. Perhaps you can download EtreCheck 1.9.10 and run it when your system is at it's worst state. Then post the results here for us to check.
Also,
Pre-Mavericks
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Mavericks and later
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the View menu. Click on the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.

Recently my IMac with osx 10.4.11 has been running extremely slow. To the point where I have tried restarting.I have run Sophos antivirus software and have found nothing. Any suggestions?

Recently my IMac with osx 10.4.11 has been running extremely slow. It takes forever for Safari to switch screens. You can hear the computer constantly working. To the point where I have tried restarting.I have run Sophos antivirus software and have found nothing. Any suggestions?

First remove the antivirus software, it's possible that could be part of your problem! Slow Mac's can be caused by many different issues, including failing HD's, a HD that is too full (OS X really likes to have about 10-15% of the HD available), insufficient RAM, etc.. To troubleshoot your problem I'd recommend looking over 25 Ways to Speed Up Your Mac.

I am having trouble with PS running extremely slow any ideas?

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Please read these and proceed accordingly:
http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/optimize-performance-photoshop-cs4-cs5.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/crawlspace/2012/07/photoshop-basic-troubleshooting-steps-to-fix-mos t-issues.html
http://forums.adobe.com/docs/DOC-2325

Macbook Pro running extremely slow since updating to Yosemite

Hello All,
I am new to the community and I'm hoping your pooled expertise can assist me with my issues. I went ahead and posted the results of my diagnostic scan below. My main concerns are that my Macbook Pro is now extremely slow after OSX updates. Also, laptop is running extremely hot to touch. I have mentioned other ongoing issues. I offer thanks in advance for any assistance.
Problem description:
Macbook Pro 13":
Purchased in mid-2010.
Most Recent Issue (Main Concern):
(1) I recently updated OS X from Mountain Lion to Maverick. Computer began running extremely slow and “jerky.”
(1.1) Shortly after this I updated to OS X Yosemite. Computer runs, and types, even slower than before.
Ongoing Issues (Greater than one year):
(1) Extremely short battery life (may last two hours on full charge)
(2) Macbook runs extremely hot to touch (fan runs continuously but can’t begin to keep it cool)
(3) SD Card reader doesn't recognize/open an SD card when inserted.
Lex Cschellings Requested the Following:
No obvious elements in the list.
This may well be a dying disk and/or a very bad battery.
Do following:
make a new etrecheck list and in the problem description put what Applications->Utilities->SystemInformation says about the battery (under the Power heading in the left panel): give cycle count and battery condition.
Then post the link in a new thread.
In the meantime the crash report is probably a French Dictionary issue (font? garcon garçon) you have installed, uninstall that and see if it happens again.
Lex
Battery Information is as follows:
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: W00324SYZD3LA
Manufacturer: SMP
Device Name: bq20z451
Pack Lot Code: 0
PCB Lot Code: 0
Firmware Version: 201
Hardware Revision: 000a
Cell Revision: 165
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh): 3205
Fully Charged: No
Charging: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 4350
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 987
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -2489
Voltage (mV): 11143
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated January 4, 2015 at 11:09:57 PM CST
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
1 2.4 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 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: one day 1:57:26
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST9250315ASG disk0 : (250.06 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Untitled (disk0s2) / : 249.20 GB (85.96 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed]      com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed]      com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed]     com.apple.sbd.plist
[killed]      com.apple.spindump_agent.plist
4 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed]      com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[killed]      com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed]      com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[killed]      com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed]      com.apple.MobileFileIntegrity.plist
[killed]      com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed]      com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
[killed]      com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
[killed]      com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[killed]      com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[killed]      com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
11 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[running] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.7 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.7 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.0 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      6% ARM
      5% Google Chrome
      2% launchservicesd
      0% AppleSpell
      0% WindowServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
90 MB Google Chrome
38 MB Google Chrome Helper
21 MB mds
17 MB WindowServer
17 MB System Information
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
25 MB Free RAM
952 MB Active RAM
944 MB Inactive RAM
578 MB Wired RAM
9.26 GB Page-ins
278 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jan 3, 2015, 09:13:10 PM Self test - passed

Lex,
I'm not sure if I did this correctly, or if posting this is what you meant, but here is the DriveDX Health report.
### SYSTEM INFORMATION ###
Report Timestamp                     : January 6, 2015 3:09:15 PM CST
Report Timestamp (ISO 8601 format)   : 2015-01-06T15:09:15
Application Name                     : DriveDx
Application Version                  : 1.3.0.444
App SubBuild                         : 0
Application Edition                  : 1
DriveDx Knowledge Base Revision      : 1/1
Computer Name                        : <BLOCKED>
Host Name                            : <BLOCKED>
IP Address                           : <BLOCKED>
Computer Model                       : MacBookPro7,1
OS Boot Time                         : 2015-01-06T13:54:46
Time Since Boot                      : 01h 14m 29s
OS Name                              : Mac OS X
OS Version                           : 10.10.1
OS Build                             : 14B25
OS Kernel Version                    : Darwin 14.0.0
ATA Command Support Tolerance        : verypermissive
N of drives with S.M.A.R.T support   : 1
### DRIVE 1 OF 1 ###
Last Checked                         : January 6, 2015 2:59:53 PM CST
Last Checked (ISO 8601 format)       : 2015-01-06T14:59:53
Advanced SMART Status                : OK
Overall Health Rating                : GOOD 100%
Overall Performance Rating           : GOOD 100%
Issues found                         : 2
Serial Number                        : 5VCK3CCN
WWN Id                               : 5 000c50 029e6a4c3
Volumes                              : Untitled
Device Path                          : /dev/disk0
Total Capacity                       : 250.1 GB (250,059,350,016 Bytes)
Model Family                         : Seagate Momentus 5400.6
Model                                : ST9250315ASG
Firmware Version                     : 0008APM2
Drive Type                           : HDD 5400 rpm
Power On Time                        : 7,694 hours (10 months 20 days 14 hours)
Power Cycles Count                   : 4,772
Current Power Cycle Time             : 1.2 hours
=== DEVICE CAPABILITIES ===
S.M.A.R.T. support enabled           : yes
DriveDx Active Diagnostic Config     : Seagate HDDs config [hdd.seagate]
Sector Logical Size                  : 512
Sector Physical Size                 : 512
Physical Interconnect                : SATA
Removable                            : no
Ejectable                            : no
ATA Version                          : ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version                         : SATA 2.6, 1.5 Gb/s
Attributes Data Structure Revision   : 10
SMART Command Transport (SCT) flags : 0x103f
SCT Status supported                 : yes
SCT Feature Control supported        : yes
SCT Data Table supported             : yes
Error logging capabilities           : 0x1
Self-tests supported                 : yes
Offline Data Collection capabilities : 0x73
Offline Data Collection status       : 0x0
Auto Offline Data Collection flags   : 0x0
Bay #                                : 1
I/O Path                             : IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@A/AppleMCP89AHCI/PR T0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice
[Known device                       ]: yes
[Drive State Flags                  ]: 0xc0000000
[Last State Change Timestamp        ]: 2015-01-06T14:52:48
[Last State Change Flags            ]: 0x40000000
[Last State Change Diff Flags       ]: 0x1
=== CURRENT POWER CYCLE STATISTICS ===
Data Read                           : 2.2 GB
Data Written                        : 768.4 MB
Data Read/Write Ratio               : 2.91
Average Throughput (Read)           : 2.6 MB/s
Average Throughput (Write)          : 865.2 KB/s
Operations (Read)                   : 43,921
Operations (Write)                  : 28,114
Operations Read/Write Ratio         : 1
Throughput per operation (Read)     : 52.2 KB/Op
Throughput per operation (Write)    : 28.0 KB/Op
Latency Time (Read)                 : 0 ns
Latency Time (Write)                : 0 ns
Retries (Read)                      : 0
Retries (Write)                     : 0
Errors (Read)                       : 0
Errors (Write)                      : 0
=== PROBLEMS SUMMARY ===
Failed Indicators (life-span / pre-fail) : 0 (0 / 0)
Failing Indicators (life-span / pre-fail) : 0 (0 / 0)
Warnings (life-span / pre-fail)           : 2 (2 / 0)
Recently failed Self-tests (Short / Full) : 0 (0 / 0)
I/O Errors Count                          : 0 (0 / 0)
Time in Under temperature                 : 0 minutes
Time in Over temperature                  : 0 minutes
=== IMPORTANT HEALTH INDICATORS ===
ID NAME                                         RAW VALUE            STATUS
5 Reallocated Sector Count                     0                    100% OK
197 Current Pending Sectors Count                0                    100% OK
198 Offline Uncorrectable Sector Count           0                    100% OK
199 UDMA CRC Error Count                         20,154               100% Warning
=== TEMPERATURE INFORMATION (CELSIUS) ===
Current Temperature                  : 31
Power Cycle Min Temperature          : 29
Power Cycle Max Temperature          : 34
Lifetime Min Temperature             : 0
Lifetime Max Temperature             : 46
Recommended Min Temperature          : 3
Recommended Max Temperature          : 62
Temperature Min Limit                : 0
Temperature Max Limit                : 65
=== DRIVE HEALTH INDICATORS ===
ID   | NAME                                        | TYPE      | UPDATE | RAW VALUE        | VALUE | THRESHOLD | WORST | STATUS
   1   Raw Read Error Rate                           Life-span   online        0x173A0E        120           6     99     100% OK
   3   Spin Up Time                                  Pre-fail    online           0            100           0     99     100% OK
   4   Start Stop Count                              Life-span   online         5,034           96          20     96    95.0% OK
   5   Reallocated Sector Count                      Pre-fail    online           0            100          36    100     100% OK
   7   Seek Error Rate                               Pre-fail    online       0x5391F35         79          30     60     100% OK
   9   Power On Hours                                Life-span   online         7,694           92           0     92    92.0% OK
10   Spin Retry Count                              Pre-fail    online           0            100          97    100     100% OK
12   Power Cycle Count                             Life-span   online         4,772           96          20     96    95.0% OK
184   End-to-End Error                              Life-span   online           0            100          99    100     100% OK
187   Reported Uncorrect                            Life-span   online           0            100           0    100     100% OK
188   Command Timeout                               Life-span   online      0x500050192       100           0     94     100% OK
189   High Fly Writes                               Life-span   online           0            100           0    100     100% OK
190   Airflow Temperature Celsius                   Life-span   online           31            69          45     56    43.6% OK
191   G-Sense Error Rate                            Life-span   online          239           100           0    100     100% OK
192   Power-Off Retract Count                       Life-span   online         3,162           99           0     99    99.0% OK
193   Load Cycle Count                              Life-span   online        720,544           1           0      1     1.0% Warning
194   Temperature (Celsius)                         Life-span   online           31            31           0     44    31.0% OK
195   Hardware ECC Recovered                        Life-span   online        0x173A0E         50           0     43    50.0% OK
197   Current Pending Sectors Count                 Life-span   online           0            100           0    100     100% OK
198   Offline Uncorrectable Sector Count            Life-span   offline          0            100           0    100     100% OK
199   UDMA CRC Error Count                          Life-span   online         20,154         200           0    199     100% Warning
254   Free Fall Sensor                              Life-span   online         2,441            1           0      1     100% OK
=== DRIVE ERROR LOG ===
error log is empty
=== DRIVE SELF-TEST LOG ===
#   | LIFETIME (H)   | TEST TYPE         | PROGRESS | STATUS                          | LBA of 1st error
1          7694        Short offline         100%     Completed without error              -

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