Tiger 10.4.8 running one computer very slow...

I have 2 main computers in my photography studio. Running all with Tiger
10.4.8.
One is a powerbook G4 with 17" screen. This one seems to be running OK.
The other is a G4 tower (733 processor - memory 1GB) and this computer seems to be running all apps very slow (Photoshop, Appleworks, printing, saving files ect.). I have begun have begun having problems on 'start-up' of a 'gray screen' saying I have to restart the computer (not exact on what it says but sure you all have seen it before...).
I run 'cocktail', 'disk warrior', 'techtool deluxe' and the 'disk utility' on a regular basis (at least once a week) and they don't seem to help.
I have 2 firewire external HD's hooked up to it (got alot of photos to work with).
Am wondering if anyone else is having a problem since updating to 10.4.8 or if the HD is just getting ready to end it's life?
Any help is appreciated!!!

1. You wrote: "I have been running cocktail, disk warrior, disk utility and techtool deluxe everyday and have not had the kernal panic issue in the last few days. So I think that issue has been cleared up."Hard to say without seeing the panic logs as to what may have caused the panic. If they return, follow the troubleshooting road map in my "Resolving Kernel Panics" FAQ.
2. You wrote: "Photoshop CS2, Bridge and even Appleworks (which I don't use all that often) is still running very, very slow. "Some additional suggestions:• See the "Troubleshooting performance problems" section of my "Tuning Mac OS X Performance" FAQ.
• An errant Startup or Login Item maybe the cause on the affected computer. My "Troubleshooting Startup and Login Items" FAQ can help you pin that down if such an item is causing the problem.
• Try troubleshooting the FireWire drives by process of elimination: try running without them, then one of them, then the other. If the problem occurs when one of the FireWire drives is connected, it could be a problem with the FireWire drive, the cable, or the FireWire port.
• To rule out broader hardware problems with the Mac itself, run the Apple Hardware Test (AHT) that came the affected computer. See my "Apple Hardware Test" FAQ for comprehensive advice on using the AHT in troubleshooting.3. You wrote: "Do you think that my HD (running the operating system) is just slowly beginning to die??? "You can rule that out by checking its SMART status. See Step 1 of the Procedure in my "Resolving Disk, Permission, and Cache Corruption" FAQ if you need step-by-step instructions.
Good luck!
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    APPLE SSD TS128C disk0 : (121.33 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 120.47 GB (24.01 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. FaceTime Camera (Built-in)
    Apple Inc. iPhone
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Applications/Transmit.app
    [not loaded]    com.panic.TransmitDisk.transmitdiskfs (4.0.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.marvell.kext.USBGenericPrinterClass (1.0.0) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [killed]    com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.coreservices.uiagent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.lookupd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.pluginkit.pkd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.recentsd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.sbd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.syncdefaultsd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
    18 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [killed]    com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.awdd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.diagnosticd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.GSSCred.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.ifdreader.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.sandboxd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.tccd.system.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
    [killed]    org.cups.cupsd.plist
    17 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [running]    com.amazon.sendtokindle.launcher.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.hp.printerAgent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    Dropbox    Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    AllMyTube
    Make It Short
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Perian [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Skip System Files: NO
    Mobile backups: ON
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 120.47 GB Disk used: 96.47 GB
    Destinations:
        Ben's Data [Network]
        Total size: 997.71 GB
        Total number of backups: 11
        Oldest backup: 2015-01-24 23:52:11 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-03-14 15:50:23 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Excellent
            Backup size 997.71 GB > (Disk size 120.47 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        16%    WindowServer
         8%    Mail
         7%    Activity Monitor
         3%    sysmond
         1%    launchservicesd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    247 MB    Mail
    45 MB    WindowServer
    30 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
    24 MB    Activity Monitor
    15 MB    CalNCService
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    201 MB    Free RAM
    375 MB    Active RAM
    334 MB    Inactive RAM
    681 MB    Wired RAM
    52.65 GB    Page-ins
    832 MB    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Mar 16, 2015, 02:23:35 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2015-03-16-142335_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Mar 16, 2015, 10:58:37 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2015-03-16-105837_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Mar 14, 2015, 01:34:36 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/installd_2015-03-14-133436_[redacted].cpu_resou rce.diag [Click for details]

Launch the Console 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.
Step 1
For this step, the title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
          SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
          View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
In the top right corner of the Console window, there's a search box labeled Filter. Initially the words "String Matching" are shown in that box. Enter the name of the crashed application or process. For example, if Safari crashed, you would enter "Safari" (without the quotes.)
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Select the messages from the time of the last crash, if any. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
☞ The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
☞ Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.
Step 2
In the Console window, select
          DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION ▹ User Diagnostic Reports
(not Diagnostic and Usage Messages) from the log list on the left. There is a disclosure triangle to the left of the list item. If the triangle is pointing to the right, click it so that it points down. You'll see a list of crash reports. The name of each report starts with the name of the process, and ends with ".crash". Select the most recent report related to the process in question. The contents of the report will appear on the right. Use copy and paste to post the entire contents—the text, not a screenshot.
I know the report is long, maybe several hundred lines. Please post all of it anyway.
If you don't see any reports listed, but you know there was a crash, you may have chosen Diagnostic and Usage Messages from the log list. Choose DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION instead.
In the interest of privacy, I suggest that, before posting, you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if it’s present (it may not be.)
Please don’t post other kinds of diagnostic report—they're very long and rarely helpful.

RemoteFX configured and running - but still very slow

Hello!
The goal:
To install and test RemoteFX performance before purchase expensive server/vga.
The success so far:
installed and configured Windows 2008 R2 SP1 with Hyper-V
installed and configured Windows 7 Enterprice SP1 virtual machine with RemoteFX video adapter enabled
running Windows 7 SP1 client with the supported version (7.1) RDP
successful RDP connection and confirmed RemoteFX running (the shut down button + event with ID:2 on the VM and so on)
no errors/warnings in the event viewer, RDP client is 10mbit or more etc.. all settings seems to be perfect.
The hardware used (I know it's not a real server, but the idea is to "feel" the RemoteFX performance before purchase and for a single VM it's quite enough):
AMD 6800k (SLAT enabled) cpu
nVidia GTX560 1G GDDR5 (also tested with ATI R7 240 2G)
8g DDR3 2400mhz memory
The problem:
The performance is.. let say the same as with the normal RDP connection. Pretty much no difference.
I checked almost every problem on the internet related to the RemoteFX, but without a single log/message I just can't do more.
The VGA is not Quadro/FirePro.. but from what I saw, the people are just using normal cards without any problems and for test purposes should be fine.
I also tried to install the cap driver (dism / ...), without any difference (actually I'm not 100% sure that this is needed, can someone explain?).
I'll be happy if someone can point me the way I can "debug" it.
Best!

So I was typing out a long detailed reply indicating how I was seeing exactly the same issues, and why I was pretty sure it was happening for all of us.
However, it now appears that I've been able to get it up and running pretty well. Like the OP, I am simply using desktop hardware at first to test it out but here's what I'm working with:
Windows Server 2012R2 with 8.1 Enterprise VM connecting using an 8.1 Pro machine.
AMD FX-8150
16GB DDR3
120GB SSD
Radeon HD6950 - 1GB
Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 Motherboard
When I was seeing the issues you all are seeing, it was when RemoteFX was working fine. This was verified by dxdiag and openhardwaremonitor on the server itself watching the GPU utilization rise while rendering the fishbowl.
However, another thing I noticed was that due to the AMD software of desktops (what I have installed on the windows server itself), the CPU and GPU both clock down to conserve power. Because of this, the one VM wasn't enough to raise them both to max. Once
I forced the CPU and GPU to both stay at max frequency, everything runs pretty amazingly. VM is using 4 cores, No limit on RAM (hits about 4GB max), vGPU is set to 3 monitors at 1920x1080, and a 35GB chunk of the SSD. Here's what I see now:
HTML5 Fishbowl - Fullscreen at 1680x1050 on Auto makes it to 250 fish at 60FPS
HTML5 Fishbowl - Windowed at about 1/3rd size Auto makes it to 850 fish at 60FPS
Borderlands 2 - Able to install, use XBOX controller with USB Passthrough at about 25FPS at 1280x1024.
I would also like to point out that the biggest bottleneck it seems is actually the VM's ability to encode the data stream sending to the client at the far end. Evidence of this is shown by just taking a window and placing it over the fishbowl (I used the
task manager). Once you cover some of the fish, you'll see the framerate go up fairly significantly. (since not as many pixels are changing, and so there's less traffic to send).
Anyway, just thought I'd share! Hope you're all doing better on this!

Problem with Java cache which makes the computer very slow.

Hello!
I think that Java has installed som code that creats problems to my processor when I am working with the computer.
I have got the following wrong code: 0x805 8023 and the containerfile & file below:
1) Containerfile C:\Users\Oskar\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\11\37a4040b-62415be5
2) File C:\Users\Oskar\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\11\37a4040b-62415be5->cuumfrsmeyghklbvetb/bljwt
hwbhkkbsywmtwjeqk.class
Could you please help me to get rid of the problem?
You can do it directly or give me the instructions by e-mail : [email protected]
Thank you in advance
Best regards

Check for malware infection. The names of these files really indicate the system is infected.
Which version of Java client is installed? Especially older versions are very vulnerable against website or email based attacks.
Since malware infections are very different, detailed support can hardly be given via forums.
Best greetings from Germany
Olaf

Computer very slow to do anything. Takes minutes to even move to trash.

How can I speed up computer? It takes a long time for anything to happen. It even takes minutes to move items to trash!

Hi Henry,
How old is it?
How much RAM is installed?
Exactly which model is it?
How much free space is available on the HD?
Have you tried anything, like repairing permission or verifying/repairing disk?

Ordered 2 new iMacs, got 2 different DVD players, one is very slow

I just helped my sister and my girlfriend buy new iMacs, both 24" 2.4GHz. with 500 GB drives. Ordered a week apart. Interestingly they came with two different drives: A Pioneer for my sister and a Matshita for my wife. Both ordered online from Apple. Why the two different drives is my first question?
But I can tell you the Pioneer is slow as molasses. Its read speeds seem pathetic. As a test I tried copying a Stargate DVD on each iMac using Mac The Ripper 3.0. The Matshita copied it in just over 9 minutes. The Pioneer took 44 minutes! - what is up with that? Even our 2 year-old iMac copies faster!
Something seems very wrong ... and my sister is mad at me for convincing her to get a Mac.

there might have been an update of drivers used in that week apart?
Very unlikely though :l
I would call AppleCare, since they are recently bought, there should be a warranty still valid.
-Connor

Computer very slow

I have had FIOS for at least 6 years, with the same router.
I did a speakeasy speed test and 5 mg's upload, 7 mgs download.
I have a icon on my laptop that shows internet speed and its never full bars (it is bars, no I'm not talking verizon wireless) is it possible I need a new router. I do use my laptop wirelessly. I'm thinking I might need a new router. Anybody agree?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Just for comparison try this speed test also http://my.verizon.com/services/speedtest/. The experts above have covered the issue well!
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http://forums.verizon.com/t5/Verizon-net-Email/Fix-for-Missing-Inbox-sent-folders-etc-with-Internet-Explorer-11/m-p/647399

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