Author Topic: Somethings Wrong (Read 1945 times)

GT-7 · « **on:** February 27, 2008, 10:26:44 AM »

Well, i was looking my Task Manager -window, or what is it's name. But i noticed that my prosessor really is working hard. I mean, before, just couple days ago for example, it have worked fine, runned around 30-70%, and the core at only 1-5%.

But today, i checked it again and i was like HOLY CRAP. And when im just going to another page in internet or starting a program or just doing my daily basics, the prosessor's and core's lines jump to 100%. My comp haven't made anything like this before, and its worrying me that my comp is not going to hold up long time anymore. And this is how it runs nowadays when im only doing my daily basics ive done always:

HELP!

Aries · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2008, 11:03:49 AM »

If your talking about the PF box, at 548mb in your picture. Thats the pagefile. Pagefile is a chunk of the hard drive (limit set by you) that the computer uses as RAM/Swapfile when you run out of virtual memory to be used.

Maybe this is a sign you should get more RAM, or that you should give your computer a good inside and outside clean out?

Hope I helped.

Neo Anderson · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2008, 11:13:52 AM »

Well you did have 68 processes running when you took this which was leaving you with squat for available physical memory. Try not running everything at once.

Turtle Boy · « **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2008, 11:15:51 AM »

I would recommend the clean out. But if that doesent work get more ram and set your virtual memory higher. Or use a chunk of the hardrive thats even bigger for virtual memory

GT-7 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2008, 11:05:10 PM »

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If your talking about the PF box, at 548mb in your picture. Thats the pagefile. Pagefile is a chunk of the hard drive (limit set by you) that the computer uses as RAM/Swapfile when you run out of virtual memory to be used.

Maybe this is a sign you should get more RAM, or that you should give your computer a good inside and outside clean out?

Hope I helped.

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I would recommend the clean out. But if that doesent work get more ram and set your virtual memory higher. Or use a chunk of the hardrive thats even bigger for virtual memory

We have added this comps RAM -memory to the max, which is 512MB. So what you mean with inside and ouside clean out? Oh and, im meaning the Prosessor Usage. *SuoritinkÃƒÂ¤yttÃƒÂ¶* Well, im meaning both.

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Well you did have 68 processes running when you took this which was leaving you with squat for available physical memory. Try not running everything at once.

Well, i shutted all my open programs, expect internet when i took that pic. And most of the processes were system's and some were which have been running ALWAYS. Heres a picture of them, and when theres just 34 processes, the prosessor and the core are still acting the same way, and i just started my computer.

GT-7 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2008, 07:02:21 AM »

BUMPa

KillaMarci · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2008, 09:55:48 AM »

Is it a 266mhz one with 32MB ram?

GT-7 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2008, 10:35:57 AM »

Well, dunno about the MHz's, but here was orginally 128MB or RAM memory, but we added nowadays its to the max, which still is 512MB.

Cody · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2008, 10:38:42 AM »

Do you have something like norton installed?

GT-7 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2008, 10:40:54 AM »

Nope.

VenomX · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2008, 10:42:46 AM »

Do a virus scan, you are bound to have some. I recommend downloading AVG Free Edition or something similar, and do a full system check.

GT-7 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2008, 10:47:18 AM »

*trying*

e: Is avast fine? Since downloading AVG will take almost 20 minutes..

torekk · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2008, 11:24:04 AM »

Avast will do its job.
Can you tell me what you were doing so your windows explorer.exe uses like 46%? Mine just uses, when I open a window, like 3%. When it's opened, then 0%.

GT-7 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2008, 11:35:57 AM »

Okey, ill do the virus scan because.. well since its 21:30 already in here, and it takes like 5 hours so..

And, well, i dunno. When i took that pic, it was pritty much as this in the picture. But now, when writing this, it was on 1-5%.

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e @ 21:41: Gonna go to sleep.

Aries · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2008, 11:54:39 AM »

Well, sounds like the computer is struggling to stay alive, 6-7 years is quite old man.

There are a number of ways to speed up a computer though, just search around on google. I'll post back in here with a list at some point when I find the time

One thing you could do, and this is only if you are comfortable with it.

Click start, go to Run and type in 'Msconfig'

This will open up a new screen, with like 6 tabs, IGNORE the first 4, just focus on the Services and Startup Tab.

Services - This is a list of all the services running on your computer at the moment.

At the bottom, click 'Hide Microsoft Services', you are now left with a list of services from custom programs.

Have a look through, if you see any services that are being ran by a program you are not familiar with, then untick it, make sure it's not something important though, use google to determin what program uses it.

Startup - This list is what starts up when your computer boots.

Have a look through this too, unchecking all that you do not want to run on startup. Obviously using common sense, and using google if needs be.

Hope this helps for now mate.