[Rd] System slow down (PR#3668)

[Marc Schwartz]

The first MS URL seems to have been stripped off the e-mail as it was
sent from r-devel. Not sure if the direct e-mails retained it. If not,
then there was a problem on my end. Here it is again:



Hopefully this comes through.

Marc

On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 10:39, Marc Schwartz wrote:
> In addition to Prof. Ripley's suggestion:
> 
> 1. Specifically as it pertains to anti-virus software, if you are using
> any, be sure that it is checking only executables and not "all" files.
> The latter setting, under McAfee for example, can slow system
> performance down notably. Presumably there is a similar setting under
> Norton and others.
> 
> 2. If you are using any type of firewall program (ie. ZoneAlarm),
> consider un-installing it completely, re-booting and re-installing.
> There have been problems noted with some of these programs after a time,
> where system performance can slow.
> 
> 3. If you recently installed any WinXP service pack updates and or
> security updates, there are well known and MS acknowledged system slow
> downs with some of them under certain circumstances. Please review the
> following:
> 
> 
> 
> The following is a rather rare scenario, but can also result in system
> slow downs:
> 
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815411
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Marc Schwartz
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 10:13, Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> > Don't submit *two* bug reports as a question.  That's not what R-bugs is 
> > for, rather R-help.  And it is never necessary to send a report twice.
> > 
> > The answer to your question is that no one else has reported a change, and 
> > with XP Pro no one here has a problem.  I can suggest you look into your 
> > antivirus software, as there is a known problem with XP auto-update and 
> > most virus checking.
> > 
> > On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 E3QJ at unb.ca wrote:
> > 
> > > Full_Name: Jeff Benjamin
> > > Version: 1.7.1
> > > OS: XP Home Edition
> > > Submission from: (NULL) (131.202.163.72)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Recently have been using R1.7.1 on a new laptop computer.  System and software
> > > worked fine for at least two weeks.  Now the entire OS slows down to the point
> > > where one would think it had frozen.  I feel there must be a compatibility issue
> > > between R and XP Home (including auto updates / service packs) as these are the
> > > only items I have changed recently.  Has anyone else had any similar problems
> > > lately?
> >
> 
> ______________________________________________
> R-devel at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list
> https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
>