1) your "Kernel Processor Usage" issue.
MS System Monitor is known to utilize a faulty algorithm
to measure "cpu usage", or "load".
Obtain the free MS "process viewer" tool, Wintop, at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/d...oy/default.asp
or the free "Process Explorer"
www.sysinternals.com
2) Troubleshooting MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on Hard Disks:
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q130/1/79.asp
MS-DOS Compatibility Mode Problems with PCI IDE Controllers
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q151/9/11.asp
Look for a copy of the free HD test program, HDTach, to evaluate disk
I/O.
3) New M/B installation
You will likely need to reinstall Windows over itself after swapping
motherboards, especially if this is a major change in hardware (P3 to
Athlon, Celeron to P4, etc) due to a special driver file named
"VMM32.VXD".
This file is custom-built when you install Windows, has the CPU and
motherboard-level drivers in it, and can only be rebuilt by reinstalling
Windows.
Your previously-installed software and documents should survive the
reinstall OK but you'll need to reinstall all Windows updates again.
Also,
if you have installed Windows Media Player Beta 9, you'll need to take
some
special precautions before reinstalling - let me know if that's the
case.
--
Richard G. Harper (MVP Win9x 1/07/2003
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Before you reinstall, assuming you have a retail Windows (9X) disc, do
this:
1. Make a bootable floppy disk and make sure you can boot from it and
see
your Windows CD-ROM disc with it.
2. Before you shut down Windows to replace your hardware, use
SCANREGW.EXE
to make a backup copy of the Registry, then delete the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum branch of the Registry. This removes all
hardware
data from the Registry.
3. Restart in MS-DOS Mode, find the file VMM32.VXD in the
\Windows\System
directory and rename it to VMM32.OLD
4. Finally, shut down, boot with the floppy, reinstall Windows.
--
Richard G. Harper (MVP MPS-D)
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Repost with additional information after reviewing the above
suggestions.
If your finances permit, I strongly urge you to replace the ATA66 HD
with a ATA100 or 133 and to replace the now ancient MX400 video card.
Create a 2.1 GB primary partition, using 4 KB cluster size, at the start
of the second drive and move the swapfile to it, leaving only a 50 MB
swapfile on the first drive for backward compatibility. This will
increase disk performance.
A nVidia 5200 or ATI 9200 should be your minimal consideration --- ca.
$US 50-70 at many internet vendors. Whichever you choose, confirm that
it will support most DX 9.b features in hardware.
--
Jack E. Martinelli 2002-04 MVP for Win9X / DTS
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"Rick T" wrote in message
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Well, you can upgrade to XP if you want (though does the MX400 have XP
drivers? better check), and it will possibly cure your problems,
simply
because you're installing fresh, but reinstalling ME would have the
same
effect (if any).
Your HD and CPU benchmarks are ridiculous though. I suspect some sort
of
pest and/or incredibly crappy system settings.
But first things, first:
Did you disable HT properly ?
Is it still slow in SafeMode?
Rick
Pat wrote:
I have upgraded my computer to:
P4 2.8E GHZ
512 MB ram
P4P800 Asus Motherboard
Geforce 2 MX400 (From old computer)
DVD & Cd Burner (From old computer)
Maxtor 40Gb 2Mb cache 7200 RPM 100ATA (From old computer)
IBM 12 Gb 2mb cache 7200 RPM 66ATA (From old computer)
O/S Win ME
My computer is choppy in everything and very slow. My CPU
temperature never goes over 49C / 120F. I have no
hardware conflict and have all up to date Drivers.
I have run the PCpitstop benchmark and some others and
obtained those results:
-My harddrives score very low at 0.36 MB/sec
(I had run scandisk and Defrag before testing session)
-My CPU load is alway at 100%
(I had disable CPU cooling software)
This new computer run slower than my PIII 500 MHz. I had
to disable HT tech because ME doesn't support it.
What can I do to get some speed:
Is my video card slowing everything down?
Should I update to Windows XP?
Any solutions out there....
Thanks
Pat