All of a sudden, computer getting REALLY slow

liquid wrote on 9/4/2011, 8:54 PM
Just this morning my computer was acting normal. I could edit videos experiencing no choppiness or problems to speak of. But I had a tone of programs open, light room, Photoshop and Vegas not to mention many instances of chrome. Things started not to work. So I closed down shop and re-booted, but since then, I'm still having the same problem and I don't understand why. How can my computer go from working silky smooth to feeling almost broken in a day? Has anyone experienced this before, and does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

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PeterDuke wrote on 9/4/2011, 9:44 PM
What operating system, Win 7? I find Vegas sluggish at times but strangely improves with time.

Do you have a recent full backup you could restore to to see if that fixes it? (Don't forget to backup data before you do a restore!)
liquid wrote on 9/4/2011, 9:56 PM
I agree, Vegas does seem to get better or worse over time. Some times it gets sluggish, then goes normal again. I just wish I knew why! I use Vista and by and large I have almost no problems with my computer or with Vegas.
altarvic wrote on 9/4/2011, 10:57 PM
Do you have an antivirus installed? I have a similar situation with my laptop that is running Vista + Microsoft Security Essentials.
MSmart wrote on 9/4/2011, 11:14 PM
What processes does Process Explorer show getting CPU usage? Anything you don't recognize?
GenJerDan wrote on 9/4/2011, 11:15 PM
Anythign weird in Task Manager? Take a look at WinLogon.exe

Don't know what does it, but mine sometimes grows and grows and grows...eating memory, cpu, and so forth.
amendegw wrote on 9/5/2011, 4:30 AM
"How can my computer go from working silky smooth to feeling almost broken in a day? Has anyone experienced this before, and does anyone have any suggestions?"Yeah, over the years this type of behavior has occurred frequently. Here's some thoughts (Task Manager is your friend):

1) Your Anti-virus is running a scan.
2) Windows (or other software) updates are being applied.
3) You have some Malware (highly recommend Malwarebytes)
4) You are a victim of Windows Rot (although this normally does not occur suddenly).
5) Disk has become fragmented. Run a defrag (some controversy over how much this helps, and it's not as important as it was years ago).
6) Some frequently used, but not critical, file has become corrupted. It's always a good idea to run a chkdsk /r or /f on a regular basis.
7) Sometimes, nothing seems to work - that's when I rebuild my system - and that has never failed to speed things up.

Good Luck!
...Jerry

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PeterDuke wrote on 9/5/2011, 5:43 AM
I heartily endorse the 7th amendegw recommendation. An image backup of a pristine system + must-have apps saves a lot of work.
ushere wrote on 9/5/2011, 6:08 AM
i would try to adapt your workflow so that you don't need to have:

a tone of programs open, light room, Photoshop and Vegas not to mention many instances of chrome.

seems rather a lot of programs to have open while editing (especially chrome).....
liquid wrote on 9/5/2011, 7:00 PM
Thanks for all the replies. I figured out what it was tonight. My C drive was filling up to the brim, so I had no scratch disks left. Getting rid of bunch of crap made everything work again! Yahoo...back in business. Thanks people.
PeterDuke wrote on 9/5/2011, 7:25 PM
It is a good idea to reserve your C drive for system and apps only. All data should be on other physical disks. They are very cheap these days.
rs170a wrote on 9/5/2011, 7:28 PM
Make sure you change the settings of all the various temp folders in both Vegas and DVDA to something other than the defaults which is always on drive C.

Mike