Re: WinXP very slow (virtual memory low)
- From: Eve379 <Eve379.40p0vb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:52:20 +0530
Bill Bowden;4657374 Wrote:
I have an old emachine, 900MHz, 128Meg, running WinXP that is very
slow using the FireFox web browser. Sometimes it
requires a couple minutes just to open the web browser offline. I
notice quite a bit of disk activity and sometimes the disk runs for
several minutes when switching from one application to another.
Using the CTRL ALT DEL keys and looking at the task manager, I notice
about 163MB of PF (page file) usage with all applications closed.
Opening 3 or more applications sometimes generates an error indicating
virtual disk memory is too low.
Looking at the processes running, I see the list below. Some of these
are never used such as ipodService and ItunesHelper, but if I try and
end the process, I get a warning that bad things may happen when
terminating a process, so I'm unsure how to proceed. I also have a
virus scanner AVG that slows thing down a bit and is out of date for a
couple months now and needs to be upgraded. There could be a new virus
in the machine that has not been detected.
Any suggestions on how to clean up the mess and
speed up the machine?
These Processes are running:
ntvdm.exe
cmd.exe
sychost.exe SYSTEM
pctspk.exe
MDM.exe
avgupsvc.exe
avgamsur.exe
alg.exe
Spoolsv.exe
sychost.exe Local Service
sychost.exe Network Service
sychost.exe SYSTEM
sychost.exe SYSTEM
taskmgr.exe
lsass.exe
services.exe
ctfmon.exe
winlogin.exe
csrss.exe
ipodService.exe
smss.exe
itunesHelper.exe
qttask.exe
avgcc.exe
msmsgs.exe
wuauclt.exe
explorer.exe
System
SystemIdleProcess
-Bill
I know this is a little old but I stumbled upon this site and thread
while I was googling :)
What version of Firefox are you using? I'm assuming since you mentioned
it specifically that its the only time you are seeing the Virtual Memory
error msgs. The reason I ask is because since they released Firefox 3.5,
its been a pretty common problem. Its happened with both XP and Vista
users, with all ranges of memory. Obviously the worst of it has been for
people like you and I who aren't overflowing with memory. Personally I
only have a gig. (And yeah I know, its time to bite the bullet and go
shopping!) If you are running 3.5, try to make sure you are updated to
3.5.3 because it seemed to nearly stop the memory errors. Unfortunately
they haven't fixed everything yet. Still slow at times.. Still bogs down
the comp at 100%, but its much more rare. Luckily, its almost time for
3.6 (aka Namoroka)!
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