Re: HP Z540 MCE2005 slows down, needs periodic reboot

If you bring up Task Manager and switch to the Process tab, you can see
which processes use your CPU cycles as well as how much memory each process
takes. It may be that the WinDVD Creator leaves a process running that takes
all that ram, and if so you can kill that process from the Task Manager.

You might want to periodically run Windows Update if you don't have it on,
as there are always the occasional security fix that should be installed...

Dana Cline - MVP

<perfb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1125295818.183916.138410@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> have MCE2005 on an Hp Z540 with latest drivers from Hp, though Windows
> update is turned off
>
> After burning a few DVDs with WinDVD Creator, memory usage will creep
> beyond 500Mb and stay there, never coming down even when all apps are
> exited, and system gets sluggish though CPU task monitor shows normal
> ~2% idle activity
>
> IfI reboot, then memory is at 250-300Mb and sluggishness gone for about
> a day of usage
>
> It seems I need to reboot about once a day to maintain acceptable
> performance, though the PC doesnt ever crash per se, at times it will
> not shut down, and I get a crash report from Media Center sometimes
> when I reboot
>
> is this an MCE thing or an HP thing?
>
> Apparently there are still bugs with HP's front panel VFD display
> driver even after downloading the updates, as handle leakage is
> rampant, so would suspect it is HP related, wondering though if non-HP
> MCE users see gradually increasing sluggish MCE perf after few days of
> use?
>


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