Re: WMM Not Running Optimal

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Hummm, 1mb of ram just MIGHT be the problem, ya think? <lol> Sorry about
that. Yes, it's 1gb of ram.
Performance was already set to Programs.

I dropped the Hardware Accelerator down two stops and then three stops,
restarting WMM each time. It did NOT solve or help the issues.

My C drive is a (160gb) 145gb capacity with 37.2gb USED (108gb FREE)

Disabled Norton's AV, closed ZA, reopened WMM...no change.

Changed the Virtual Memory from 1533 to 3000 (really didn't know what to
change it to)
and doubled the max as well....no change in WMM. Any harm in leaving
the VM to 3000/6000?

Temp and IE Temp files are kept cleaned. Do a Disk Cleanup about once a
week. This was done yesterday
just prior to starting work on the video.

Search found no OLK* folders

My ATI Radeon software includes Direct 3D settings. I tried moving the Main
Settings slider
from "Balanced" to "Performance. Restarted the computer and tried the
movie and settings again...no change.

Only thing left to try is to check for Disk Error. I will start that
tonight when I go to bed and I guess I'll check Crucial.com
for the price of another GB of ram. Do they still have the best prices?

I'll check Dell (and the Dell newsgroup) for an update for my graphics card,
which, btw, is a Radeon X300 (SE) with 128mb ram.

Monica






"John Inzer" <oobie@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Monica wrote:
I run a clean and defragged machine...Dell 3.2ghz Pent. 4
with 1mb of RAM, 20" wide format flat panel monitor. With all programs
(except Norton AV and Zone Alarm)
closed, WMM is slow to react to commands and playback can
be choppy. I'm using WMM v.5.1, XP2. Is this typical? I have been
considering doubling my RAM. Surely my
processor is fast enough. Would adding more RAM be the
answer? Thanks,
Monica
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1MB of RAM? Maybe you mean 1GB? And
yes, it's not uncommon for users who work with video to increase this to
2GB or even more.
Increasing the size of your swap file can help also:

(308417) HOW TO: Set Performance Options
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308417

There is no Movie Maker 5.1 (that's your Windows version)...I'm guessing
you have Movie Maker ver. 2.1.

Some things that may help:

Try reducing your Graphics Hardware Acceleration as per the instructions
in the
following article. If an improvement is realized...
it's a strong indication that you need to update your video driver:

(263391) How to Change the Graphics Hardware Acceleration Setting in
Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=263391

A hard drive that has at least 50% free space
should result in smoother operation of your programs.

Disconnect from the net and disable Norton
and ZA before opening Movie Maker.
It's good that you defrag regularly but it's
even better if you run Error Checking before
defragging:

(315265) How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315265
(check the two boxes..."Automatically fix file system errors" and "Scan
for and attempt recovery of bad sectors") the utility will run
the next time you restart your computer.
(run error checking repeatedly until it finds no errors)

Also it's important to keep your temp and temporary internet files
deleted:

(310312) Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310312

Also the following article explains how to
empty the Temporary Internet Files folder:

(260897) How to Delete the Contents of the Temporary Internet Files Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=260897

And...the following info previously posted by MVP Yves Alarie may be
useful:

Files downloaded from the internet or e-mail, may be in a subfolder of
your Temporary Internet Files folder.
The folder name will start with OLK and there will be a number after OLK.
The easiest way to find this folder is to search for OLK* and once found
open it and see if the files are there.

Click on Start and Search and then: All files and folders More advanced
options
Search system folders
Search hidden files and folders
Search subfolders

In the top textbox "All or part..." type in exactly this OLK*
and click search

This search will take a while but should return all folders starting with
OLK.

Open the folders, change the view to Thumbnails and see if the unwanted
files are
there. If so, just select them and delete. They will go to your Recycle
bin, delete them from there also. Or, hold the Shift key down when you
delete them in order to prevent them from going into your Recycle bin.

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