can restore slow the system?

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Every time I have done a "restore" operation the system
seems ever so slightly slower. Is that possible? - RM

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Will Denny wrote:

> Hi
>
> How far back did you go to restore your system? It 'may' be possible to
> slow the system down if you went too far back.

One (1) day only. It would be Really Slow if I went all the way back ;-)

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Will Denny wrote:
> Hi
>
> I can't see that one day is going to slow the system down. Try the
> following link:
>
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm

I've id'd the problem, but don't know what to do about it:
the mouse and touchpad controls got messed up with the "restore."
The laptop has a touch pad AND an intellimouse (usb). What happens is
that some mouse "clicks" are not seen and some are seen twice.
(I have treat-as-links enabled). - RM

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Harry Ohrn wrote:

> I guess I have to ask what does "ever so slightly slower" mean? Is it truly
> slower or does it just "seem to be". Anyway you might try running defrag and
> see if that helps. Also if you use the NTFS format you might want to turn
> off indexing services. Right click your hard drive icon and select
> Properties. Uncheck the indexing box and at the screen the pops up ensure
> you check for all subdirectories.

Response to the mouse is definately slower, and sometimes in error. The
problem appears to be that (now, after a restore) mouse clicks interact
with a delayed change of "focus". For example, press ( and button
depresses and focus changes to the button or folder) the release is
"seen" as another "click"! Click and drag on desktop gives different
results at different times! Ayee! - RM

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Harry Ohrn wrote:

> "Rick Merrill" <RickMerrill@comTHROW.net> wrote in message
> news:%23cq0bYVpEHA.800@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> | Harry Ohrn wrote:
> |
> | > I guess I have to ask what does "ever so slightly slower" mean? Is it
> truly
> | > slower or does it just "seem to be". Anyway you might try running defrag
> and
> | > see if that helps. Also if you use the NTFS format you might want to
> turn
> | > off indexing services. Right click your hard drive icon and select
> | > Properties. Uncheck the indexing box and at the screen the pops up
> ensure
> | > you check for all subdirectories.
> |
> | Response to the mouse is definately slower, and sometimes in error. The
> | problem appears to be that (now, after a restore) mouse clicks interact
> | with a delayed change of "focus". For example, press ( and button
> | depresses and focus changes to the button or folder) the release is
> | "seen" as another "click"! Click and drag on desktop gives different
> | results at different times! Ayee! - RM
>
> Wow Rick. That problem seems to be a lot different that the one you
> mentioned in your original post. We aren't mind readers here ;-)

NO?! Well, I found that "slow" was because it was failing to respond
to my mouse clicks. That's ok, I forgive you.

> If you have a special mouse try reinstalling the drivers for it.

"intellimouse explorer" is an old optical mouse (no new drivers).
Besides, if I do install the mouse drivers, it wipes out the ALPS
touchpad system. Sigh!