-----Original Message-----
Thank you very much for all you sugeestion.
I have downloaded Process Explorer and realized that one
signle program was causing errors and holding my CPU load
between 95% to 99%...
Since I have removed it (not really useful anyway) and my
CPU load at idle is running at 3% to 5%. I have use
Pcpitstop again and got a very good score this time.
My temperatur of my CPU is running now between 37C to 41C
a difference of 10C
I will change my Video card next month for a ATI 9600 XT
and also probably upgrade to Windows XP
Thank you veru much.
Pat
-----Original Message-----
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...s/contents/wut
o
ys/w95kerneltoy/default.asp
or the free "Process Explorer" www.sysinternals.com
2) Troubleshooting MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on Hard
Disks:
http://support.microsoft.com/support...icles/Q130/1/7
9
..asp
MS-DOS Compatibility Mode Problems with PCI IDE
Controllers
http://support.microsoft.com/support...icles/q151/9/1
1
..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
------
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
...
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
. If your running both hard drives on the same IDE 1
make sure your jumper setting are correct with master
slave and ...even tho they are the same speed..the busing
is different...1's ata100 and the other ata66..which ever
is the slowest hardware on a ribbion or usbline that is
that your transfer rate will be. Also you might want to
check if your SDRAM is compatible with MB chipset and It
might be faulty. cheap or bad mem. makes the system
unstable and slow. hope this helps Ro
.