Re: what's taking up room and resources?
- From: "Phillips" <afn18721@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 22:45:03 -0400
I did not understand if the system has been slow since you installed XP or
just got slower with usage.
With that hardware you are running on, 50% is not a lot.
Add 256MB RAM - more would be better, that type of RAM's cheap, but the
hardware will be obsolete when Vista comes out.
Other things to try and see if your performance improves:
1. SystemProperties/Advanced/Performance -> uncheck whatever fancy graphics
you don't need. If you like the looks of XP GUI, keep the last setting: "Use
visual styles on windows and buttons"
2. Disable unnecessary services.
3. Disable System Restore - you need some backup, though.
Well, there could be many ways to improve system performance - I assume you
do recommended XP maintenance, check for malware etc.
Michael
"New Guy" <newguy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A3V3f.8175$vD4.477553@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Phillips wrote:
>> Did you check ShowProcessesFromAllUsers in WTM/Processes?
>> If you have HyperThreading, one locked process can lock (use) one
>> thread - hence 50% one thread plus a few percents on the other thread.
>> If it does not show in processes (SysIdle=99% or a little less), look
>> after some app set to run on start up; that app (might be a driver as
>> well) wouldn't actually open and loops waiting for whatever input. You
>> should get a message at shutdown that WhateverApp is still running or
>> such.
>> Use msconfig/Startup (disable/reenable one at a time and see which one's
>> the culprit) or Hijakthis to isolate the faulty app.
>> Michael
>
> Yes, I have checked ShowProcessFromAllUsers.
> Older Duron 700 CPU, 256 meg ram,no hyperthreading.
> SysIdle=99% or just less.
> Cold boot with all startups disabled, no errors on shutdown.
> Still shows between 50% and 75% usage?
> Will try Hijakthis later tonight.
> Thanks.
>
>
>> "New Guy" <newguy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:mTy3f.7539$vD4.395450@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>>Phillips wrote:
>>>
>>>>1. Ctrl-Alt-Del ->Windows Task Manager/Processes
>>>
>>>But how does one determine what is hogging resources when no programs are
>>>shown running, no processes other than system idle, but CPU showing
>>>greater than 50%.
>>>
>>>
>>>>2. Some file manager - a gazillion of them on the web; ex.
>>>>http://www.explorerxp.com/ - free
>>>>Michael
>>>>
>>>>"Saudades" <kozure.okami@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>news:-oqdnQuV18cTStHeRVn-rg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi
>>>>>
>>>>>Can anyone tell me which utilities to use to determine:
>>>>>
>>>>>1) How much of my system's resources are in use at a given time, and
>>>>>what's using them?
>>>>>
>>>>>and
>>>>>
>>>>>2) How much room each of my programs/files are taking up on the hard
>>>>>drive?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks!
>>>>>s.
>>>>>----------------------------------------------------
>>>>>"We never really know too much. We really need to be humble about
>>>>>that.
>>>>>But we do get to know certain things, and we have to do the best with
>>>>>them.
>>>>> ---Sonny Rollins, 2005
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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