Re: Applications sluggish after inactivity

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"Tom" <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a Win XP Pro installation on which I experience sluggish
application
> performance whenever the system has been idle for a while (e.g. after 30
> minutes). Several different types of activities are affected: outlook,
> office, custom Java application, ...
>
> When bringing an application to the foreground, the system starts
swapping.
> After bringing each aplication to the foreground, switching between
> applications is very responsive.
>
> The CPU is a 2.8GHz AMD Sempron with 512 MB RAM. However, the problem
> persists even if not all RAM is in use.
>
> The system has been defragmented, virus scanned and the problem persists
> even if 'on access scan' is disabled.
>
> Any help, suggestions or pointers to more information will be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Tom

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