Considerable slowdown after last security update

[jshbckr]

I installed the new security update last night and since then I've noticed a considerable amount of slowdown on my 8-core Mac Pro (with 5GB of RAM). Clicking on the Apple takes a half-second or so for the menu to actually pull down, and clicking on a name in the address book takes around 3-5 seconds to actually pull up that persons card.

I've restarted the computer, tried to repair permissions (none needed repair), what should I try next? Resetting the PRAM?

 

[tribe3]

I installed the new security update last night and since then I've noticed a considerable amount of slowdown on my 8-core Mac Pro (with 5GB of RAM). Clicking on the Apple takes a half-second or so for the menu to actually pull down, and clicking on a name in the address book takes around 3-5 seconds to actually pull up that persons card.

I've restarted the computer, tried to repair permissions (none needed repair), what should I try next? Resetting the PRAM?

What does Activity Monitor show? Also, do you have stuff in your Login Items?

 

[mad jew]

Also, verify the drive in Disk Utility and check that you have plenty of free space on the boot drive. 🙂

 

[Evergreen]

Repair permissions.

 

[jshbckr]

I've repaired permissions and tried all of that stuff and it's still much slower than it used to be. Anyone else experience this?

 

[Evergreen]

I've repaired permissions and tried all of that stuff and it's still much slower than it used to be. Anyone else experience this?

Try a safe boot (hold down shift at startup).

 

[uMac]

Try a safe boot (hold down shift at startup).

My Computer was slow after the last update (Took a long time to start-up), so I repaired permissions and reset the PRAM (due to another problem I was having) and my computer is back up and running at full speed.