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    system runs slow and seems to have glitches

    I was messing with my wireless and screwed it up. It took some time to remember how to reconfigure my router and 2 computers. After I got things going I realised that things didn't seem right.

    When I reboot it takes 21 seconds for my desktop to appear. Then it takes another 31 seconds for the program icons to appear at the bottom of the desktop. Then when I click on the Firefox icon the rectangular Firefox button on the taskbar takes 15 seconds to appear then immediately disappears for another 30 seconds before Firefox actually opens.

    When I rebooted I got a message about a routine disk check.

    Even aside for this problem I had suspected for some time that my pc was running slow but I was never sure. So I quess my first question is, how to tell if things are happening at the correct speed on a computer? For instance, how long show it take for web pages to load? How long for programs to start?

    And now, what happened to my Firefox and what should I do?
    Last edited by sofasurfer; May 19th, 2008 at 04:07 AM.

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    Re: system runs slow and seems to have glitches

    Do you have the specs for your computer? That will go a long way to deciding a troubleshooting path.
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    Re: system runs slow and seems to have glitches

    Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-M61ME-S2
    CPU - AMD Athlon X64 Dual Core
    Memory - 1 gig DDR2
    Hard Drive - WD 250 gig
    Video Card GeForce 7200 GS
    Operating System - Ubuntu Hardy 64bit

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    Re: system runs slow and seems to have glitches

    I also just noticed that Synaptic will not run.
    I think I need a system repair. Anyone want to tell me how to do that?

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