RE: System Idle Process and disk thrashing
From: r (r_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/09/04
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Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 12:09:02 -0700
With 384 MB Ram, 1Gb of VM is too much. Don't make the "Max" > than RAMx2.
If your HD is "always on", most likely it's System Restore or some other
background application/service.
Check this out:
How to optimize Windows XP, 2000, ME
for the best performance (Step-by-step Visual Guide):
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/optimizewindows.htm
Good Luck!
--- Spyware and Virus Removal and Prevention: http://www.fixyourwindows.com/windowsxpsolutions.htm "srtriano" wrote: > I have a Pentium II 350 (home built) with 384 MB Ram, 30 > GB on THREE SCSI Hard Drives (15 GB free total, and no > dive with less than 20% free), and Riva TNT video (16 MB) > running Windows XP Home. My swapfile is set to a fixed > size of 1 GB on E Drive (a big, fast SCSI drive with lots > of free space). > > It's getting old (and a 16 MB video card is a bit pathetic > these days), but seems far too slow even for it's age. I > frequently hear the disk thrashing which causes severe > slowdowns. When I use Ctrl+Alt+Del to call up the task > manager, I verify that no programs are running, and no > unusual processes. When I do this, I find that the "System > Idle Process" is using 60 to 90% of the CPU cycles! > > I have up-to-date antivirus, I frequently scan for > Adware/Malware, I defragment regularly, and I don't run > excessive items in the taskbar (Norton Antivirus, Norton > Internet Security, Cookie Pal, clock and volume. > > Any idea why the System Idle Process would be using so > much of the CPU and my disk thrashing incessantly? Could > the 16 MB video card be the culprit? >
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