something is hogging my resources ....
 

Win98SE, 512MB RAM, P3-667 platform.

After operating for a while, suddenly things start to go wacky. For instance,
fonts in Win message boxes change. Or I go to save an Excel spreadsheet and I
get a "not enough resources" message, which is sometimes truncated due
presumably to ... not enough resources.

On boot-up, Eudora is the only task electively started. A Ctrl-Alt-Del shows
the following other running tasks:

Explorer
Rundll32
Stimon
Systray

If I initialise SystemMonitor, it indicates about 213MB of RAM as allocated when
nothing (else) is running. 50 kernel threads, processor 50% now with Agent
running (otherwise this would be somewhat lower). Swapfile size 50MB. Locked
memory 143MB.

If I remove Eudora from the startup process, the figures look a tad better but
not dramatically so.

Have done a virus scan and all reports clean.

Machine is networked using DHCP via a NAT router.

Can anyone suggest what else to look at/for in finding the underlying cause?

something is hogging my resources ....
 

The System Monitor memory readings don't tell us much of importance. Processor
usage of 50% with only Eudora running is not what one would expect unless youhave a
lot of background processes running. However, processor usage readings in System
Monitor are often inaccurate and not necessarily trustworthy.

Use Process Explorer to see what processes are running:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb896653.aspx

I also suggest you register at a site such as http://aumha.net and post a
HijackThis! log there, in the HijackThis! forum:
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30

Follow all the instructions here before posting your log:
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=4075

--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
http://dts-l.net/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm


"stumped" wrote in message
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Win98SE, 512MB RAM, P3-667 platform.

After operating for a while, suddenly things start to go wacky. For instance,
fonts in Win message boxes change. Or I go to save an Excel spreadsheet and I
get a "not enough resources" message, which is sometimes truncated due
presumably to ... not enough resources.

On boot-up, Eudora is the only task electively started. A Ctrl-Alt-Del shows
the following other running tasks:

Explorer
Rundll32
Stimon
Systray

If I initialise SystemMonitor, it indicates about 213MB of RAM as allocated when
nothing (else) is running. 50 kernel threads, processor 50% now with Agent
running (otherwise this would be somewhat lower). Swapfile size 50MB. Locked
memory 143MB.

If I remove Eudora from the startup process, the figures look a tad better but
not dramatically so.

Have done a virus scan and all reports clean.

Machine is networked using DHCP via a NAT router.

Can anyone suggest what else to look at/for in finding the underlying cause?

something is hogging my resources ....
 

The System Monitor memory readings don't tell us much of importance. Processor
usage of 50% with only Eudora running is not what one would expect unless youhave a
lot of background processes running. However, processor usage readings in System
Monitor are often inaccurate and not necessarily trustworthy.

Use Process Explorer to see what processes are running:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb896653.aspx

I also suggest you register at a site such as http://aumha.net and post a
HijackThis! log there, in the HijackThis! forum:
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30

Follow all the instructions here before posting your log:
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=4075

--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
http://dts-l.net/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm


"stumped" wrote in message
...
Win98SE, 512MB RAM, P3-667 platform.

After operating for a while, suddenly things start to go wacky. For instance,
fonts in Win message boxes change. Or I go to save an Excel spreadsheet and I
get a "not enough resources" message, which is sometimes truncated due
presumably to ... not enough resources.

On boot-up, Eudora is the only task electively started. A Ctrl-Alt-Del shows
the following other running tasks:

Explorer
Rundll32
Stimon
Systray

If I initialise SystemMonitor, it indicates about 213MB of RAM as allocated when
nothing (else) is running. 50 kernel threads, processor 50% now with Agent
running (otherwise this would be somewhat lower). Swapfile size 50MB. Locked
memory 143MB.

If I remove Eudora from the startup process, the figures look a tad better but
not dramatically so.

Have done a virus scan and all reports clean.

Machine is networked using DHCP via a NAT router.

Can anyone suggest what else to look at/for in finding the underlying cause?