Windows Bug

If removing the network cable suddenly speeds things up, then, you're the victim of an unknown Windows bug. For example, when you right-click in Windows Explorer, does it sometimes hang?

Also, is this a computer that's run on more than one network? This happens especially on laptops that have visitied multiple lans (including your home)

You PC's Registry, or something, has Vestiges of Pointers to network resources (not just shared drives) but Icons, things it thinks are out on the network but are not there anymore. You have to wait for the time-out to finish before you have response.

I believe this is also causing slowness in general when these timeouts are in series. Just an boatload of waiting for network things it will never find.

I completely wrote my own Window Explorer where every resource request is done in it's own thread. Any thread that doesn't complete within 1 second is ferociuosly killed. End result, I have my own custom Explorer and no delays. Doesn't have all the bells and whistles, so I haven't shared it.

This really sucks... Best of all! None of the Registry Cleaner Tools, spyware tools will solve this.

I read the article first thing this morning in the WSJ (Yes, I actually pay for it) and realized it was a fluff piece.

But, what you don't understand, is that, for WSJ to put AJAX on the front-page (this wasn't hidden back in the tech-section), sas alot for what is going on.

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The real story here is as follows:

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Seriously - to think that we're the only species that would wipe out another because we eat them, or because we build houses, or develop ranchland...is absurd. As long as food is available, some animals will eat until they die.

My point is, if humans were to vacate the planet today and leave the other animals to their own devices, there would still be extinctions. I don't think we should totally disregard responsible behavior and go killing every animal in sight, but I think a little thought is in order when we're paranoid about a species of fly vanishing from our world forever.

After all, if it evolved from something, won't it eventually come back (and no, I'm not a foe of evolution)?