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    hp hdx16 not so responsive, and slow.

    Discussion in 'HP' started by sandrodz, Sep 21, 2009.

  1. sandrodz

    sandrodz Notebook Consultant

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    My hp hdx16 is less responsive and fast as 1 year old Samsung with less specification and brutal usage! how is this possible? how do I diagnose the problem?
     
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    "less responsive" is subjective. Do you have some specific examples, this will help with determining what corrective actions might be needed. Also your specs on your hdx16 and samsung would help too.

    Jim
     
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  3. Th3_uN1Qu3

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    It's called "bloatware". HP likes to install a lot of it. Your task is to remove it. :)
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Sep 21, 2009
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    under responsiveness I mean, how long it takes to startup, load windows. to open a simple folder and word document, how long it takes to load photoshop.

    only difference is that samsung has 2.2 ghz core duo (P) and HP has 2.0 P series, with L2 cache same no significant difference. other then this everything equal, ram 4gb each, 5200rpm, video on hp much better.

    Also running basic programs and basic combination of tasks, Samsung seems lighter (faster).
     
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  5. sandrodz

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    how to identify bloat ware, I looked through services running, and there is nothing scary...
     
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  6. Th3_uN1Qu3

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    Think Norton, that AOL stuff, the crappy volume OSD, QuickPlay, things like that.
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Sep 21, 2009
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    Just do a clean install...get all the updated/lastest drivers...you should be set.
     
    sendmarksmail, Sep 21, 2009
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  8. sandrodz

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    I'm in Europe, don't have AOL, norton I like it's not so heavy as it used to be...

    what is volume osd? quickplay? will this make media buttons unfunctional?
     
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  9. Th3_uN1Qu3

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    As far as i remember the OSD is called quicktouch, and it will not make the media buttons lose their function. The Quickplay button driver handles the buttons themselves, but the only things that Windows can't handle on its own are the proprietary quickplay/dvd/media center/whatever buttons, and i have developed an alternative solution for those, look in my signature for details.

    If you say you like Norton i'm only going to ask this: Does that Samsung have Norton on it as well? Also, are both systems running the same OS version (32/64-bit)?
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Sep 21, 2009
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    ehm, samsung runs on 32, HP on 64 bit. would that be a huge difference factor?

    yes both run norton.
     
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    www.malwarebytes.org, download, install and update. Boot to safe mode and run full scan, remove anything it finds.
     
    RW-One, Sep 21, 2009
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  12. sandrodz

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    it's a brand new installation of windows. format / installation. no possibility of malware.
     
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    When a computer runs slow, its usually because of spyware, and or viruses etc. That or it is because too many processes are going on at the same time. Use the task manager. How many processes do you see? Mine came stock with 80+ mostly HP bloatware.
     
    optimustarzan, Sep 21, 2009
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  14. sandrodz

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    that's the point, on HP I've removed everything from startup, and old samsung is full of crap - msn, skype, yahoo messenger, mail notifiers and even icq... loads faster, works more easily, I'm going nuts!
     
    sandrodz, Sep 22, 2009
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    please post screenshots of cpuz and gpuz for both machines, thanks.
     
    newsposter, Sep 22, 2009
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  16. sandrodz

    sandrodz Notebook Consultant

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    this is HP screeny

    [​IMG]
     
    sandrodz, Sep 22, 2009
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