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I am having big problems with my Win 98 SE PC having the resources sucked
out of it. Right now, according to the Resource Meter, it is: System Resources: 32% User Resources: 32% GDI Resources: 63% I usually have to reboot in order to get it back up. Usually, I'm running Outlook, Outlook Express, and maybe a couple of IE windows. I have 256 RAM. I don't know what to tweak in order to fix this problem. Here's what is in my startup: command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG6\avgcc32.exe /startup - in my SysTray command: C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\Avgserv9.exe command: c:\windows\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup (Windows Critical Update) command: DAW9532.EXE (3COM network card) command: c:\mouse\system\em_exec.exe (mouse) command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\hpztsb04.exe (HP DeskJet Taskbar Utility) - in my SysTray command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme command: loadqm.exe (MSN Queue Manager) command: C:\NKLINE GLOBAL\MODEM BOOSTER\ModemBtr.exe - in my SysTray command: c:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE (Norton anti-virus) - in my SysTray command: C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMON.EXE (Norton Live Update) command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup (NVIDIA Media Center Library) command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit command: nwiz.exe /install (NVIDIA nView Wizard) command: c:\windows\scanregw.exe /autorun (Scan Registry) command: c:\windows\taskmon.exe (Task Monitor) command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\mainserv.exe command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\Display.exe (APC UPS Status) - in my SysTray command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MDM.EXE (Machine Debug Manager) command: mstask.exe (Scheduling Agent) - in my SysTray command: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYBOT - SEARCH & DESTROY\TeaTimer.exe - in my SysTray command: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE command: C:\WINDOWS\RSRCMTR.EXE (Resource Meter) - in my SysTray command: C:\WINDOWS\DRWATSON.EXE - in my SysTray Is something listed above sucking up resources? Is there something that I should uncheck? Is there somewhere else I should be checking? This is getting so old having to restart. Thanks for any advice, Debbie |
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You seem to have a LOT of stuff in there!!! You can (with prudence)
selectively uncheck each of the fluffy ones in there, one by one, to find out which ones are the real hogs. Why are you even running some of those in the startup, like (for example) Dr Watson? I don't know what the APC thing is, and Norton can be a bit of a hog too. Let's see if some others can weigh in with more specifics. DebbieG wrote: I am having big problems with my Win 98 SE PC having the resources sucked out of it. Right now, according to the Resource Meter, it is: System Resources: 32% User Resources: 32% GDI Resources: 63% I usually have to reboot in order to get it back up. Usually, I'm running Outlook, Outlook Express, and maybe a couple of IE windows. I have 256 RAM. I don't know what to tweak in order to fix this problem. Here's what is in my startup: command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG6\avgcc32.exe /startup - in my SysTray command: C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\Avgserv9.exe command: c:\windows\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup (Windows Critical Update) command: DAW9532.EXE (3COM network card) command: c:\mouse\system\em_exec.exe (mouse) command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\hpztsb04.exe (HP DeskJet Taskbar Utility) - in my SysTray command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme command: loadqm.exe (MSN Queue Manager) command: C:\NKLINE GLOBAL\MODEM BOOSTER\ModemBtr.exe - in my SysTray command: c:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE (Norton anti-virus) - in my SysTray command: C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMON.EXE (Norton Live Update) command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup (NVIDIA Media Center Library) command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit command: nwiz.exe /install (NVIDIA nView Wizard) command: c:\windows\scanregw.exe /autorun (Scan Registry) command: c:\windows\taskmon.exe (Task Monitor) command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\mainserv.exe command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\Display.exe (APC UPS Status) - in my SysTray command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MDM.EXE (Machine Debug Manager) command: mstask.exe (Scheduling Agent) - in my SysTray command: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYBOT - SEARCH & DESTROY\TeaTimer.exe - in my SysTray command: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE command: C:\WINDOWS\RSRCMTR.EXE (Resource Meter) - in my SysTray command: C:\WINDOWS\DRWATSON.EXE - in my SysTray Is something listed above sucking up resources? Is there something that I should uncheck? Is there somewhere else I should be checking? This is getting so old having to restart. Thanks for any advice, Debbie |
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You seem to have a LOT of stuff in there!!! You can (with prudence)
selectively uncheck each of the fluffy ones in there, one by one, to find out which ones are the real hogs. Why are you even running some of those in the startup, like (for example) Dr Watson? I don't know what the APC thing is, and Norton can be a bit of a hog too. Let's see if some others can weigh in with more specifics. DebbieG wrote: I am having big problems with my Win 98 SE PC having the resources sucked out of it. Right now, according to the Resource Meter, it is: System Resources: 32% User Resources: 32% GDI Resources: 63% I usually have to reboot in order to get it back up. Usually, I'm running Outlook, Outlook Express, and maybe a couple of IE windows. I have 256 RAM. I don't know what to tweak in order to fix this problem. Here's what is in my startup: command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG6\avgcc32.exe /startup - in my SysTray command: C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\Avgserv9.exe command: c:\windows\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup (Windows Critical Update) command: DAW9532.EXE (3COM network card) command: c:\mouse\system\em_exec.exe (mouse) command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\hpztsb04.exe (HP DeskJet Taskbar Utility) - in my SysTray command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme command: loadqm.exe (MSN Queue Manager) command: C:\NKLINE GLOBAL\MODEM BOOSTER\ModemBtr.exe - in my SysTray command: c:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE (Norton anti-virus) - in my SysTray command: C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMON.EXE (Norton Live Update) command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup (NVIDIA Media Center Library) command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit command: nwiz.exe /install (NVIDIA nView Wizard) command: c:\windows\scanregw.exe /autorun (Scan Registry) command: c:\windows\taskmon.exe (Task Monitor) command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\mainserv.exe command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\Display.exe (APC UPS Status) - in my SysTray command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MDM.EXE (Machine Debug Manager) command: mstask.exe (Scheduling Agent) - in my SysTray command: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYBOT - SEARCH & DESTROY\TeaTimer.exe - in my SysTray command: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE command: C:\WINDOWS\RSRCMTR.EXE (Resource Meter) - in my SysTray command: C:\WINDOWS\DRWATSON.EXE - in my SysTray Is something listed above sucking up resources? Is there something that I should uncheck? Is there somewhere else I should be checking? This is getting so old having to restart. Thanks for any advice, Debbie |
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OK, I should have done this before bothering this group ... I found a cool
website (http://answersthatwork.com/) that explains almost everything that was on my list. I removed 6 from my startup: loadqm.exe NvMcTray.dll taskmon.exe TeaTimer.exe OSA9.exe DRWATSON.EXE I could remove the Resource Meter because it takes up resources also, but I've gotten to where I keep an eye on it to see if I need to reboot. We'll see if removing these improves my performance. I still would like to know if there is some other tweaking I could do. Thanks, Debbie "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... | You seem to have a LOT of stuff in there!!! You can (with prudence) | selectively uncheck each of the fluffy ones in there, one by one, to find | out which ones are the real hogs. | | Why are you even running some of those in the startup, like (for example) Dr | Watson? I don't know what the APC thing is, and Norton can be a bit of a | hog too. | | Let's see if some others can weigh in with more specifics. | | | DebbieG wrote: | I am having big problems with my Win 98 SE PC having the resources sucked | out of it. Right now, according to the Resource Meter, it is: | | System Resources: 32% | User Resources: 32% | GDI Resources: 63% | | I usually have to reboot in order to get it back up. Usually, I'm running | Outlook, Outlook Express, and maybe a couple of IE windows. I have 256 | RAM. | | I don't know what to tweak in order to fix this problem. Here's what is in | my startup: | | command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG6\avgcc32.exe /startup - in my SysTray | command: C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\Avgserv9.exe | | command: c:\windows\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup (Windows Critical Update) | | command: DAW9532.EXE (3COM network card) | | command: c:\mouse\system\em_exec.exe (mouse) | | command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\hpztsb04.exe (HP DeskJet Taskbar Utility) - in my | SysTray | | command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme | command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme | | command: loadqm.exe (MSN Queue Manager) | | command: C:\NKLINE GLOBAL\MODEM BOOSTER\ModemBtr.exe - in my SysTray | | command: c:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE (Norton anti-virus) - in my | SysTray | command: C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMON.EXE (Norton Live Update) | | command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup (NVIDIA Media | Center Library) | command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit | command: nwiz.exe /install (NVIDIA nView Wizard) | | command: c:\windows\scanregw.exe /autorun (Scan Registry) | | command: c:\windows\taskmon.exe (Task Monitor) | | command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\mainserv.exe | command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\Display.exe | (APC UPS Status) - in my SysTray | | command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MDM.EXE (Machine Debug Manager) | | command: mstask.exe (Scheduling Agent) - in my SysTray | | command: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script | Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg | | command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYBOT - SEARCH & DESTROY\TeaTimer.exe - in my | SysTray | | command: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE | | command: C:\WINDOWS\RSRCMTR.EXE (Resource Meter) - in my SysTray | | command: C:\WINDOWS\DRWATSON.EXE - in my SysTray | | Is something listed above sucking up resources? Is there something that I | should uncheck? Is there somewhere else I should be checking? This is | getting so old having to restart. | | Thanks for any advice, | Debbie |
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OK, I should have done this before bothering this group ... I found a cool
website (http://answersthatwork.com/) that explains almost everything that was on my list. I removed 6 from my startup: loadqm.exe NvMcTray.dll taskmon.exe TeaTimer.exe OSA9.exe DRWATSON.EXE I could remove the Resource Meter because it takes up resources also, but I've gotten to where I keep an eye on it to see if I need to reboot. We'll see if removing these improves my performance. I still would like to know if there is some other tweaking I could do. Thanks, Debbie "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... | You seem to have a LOT of stuff in there!!! You can (with prudence) | selectively uncheck each of the fluffy ones in there, one by one, to find | out which ones are the real hogs. | | Why are you even running some of those in the startup, like (for example) Dr | Watson? I don't know what the APC thing is, and Norton can be a bit of a | hog too. | | Let's see if some others can weigh in with more specifics. | | | DebbieG wrote: | I am having big problems with my Win 98 SE PC having the resources sucked | out of it. Right now, according to the Resource Meter, it is: | | System Resources: 32% | User Resources: 32% | GDI Resources: 63% | | I usually have to reboot in order to get it back up. Usually, I'm running | Outlook, Outlook Express, and maybe a couple of IE windows. I have 256 | RAM. | | I don't know what to tweak in order to fix this problem. Here's what is in | my startup: | | command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG6\avgcc32.exe /startup - in my SysTray | command: C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\Avgserv9.exe | | command: c:\windows\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup (Windows Critical Update) | | command: DAW9532.EXE (3COM network card) | | command: c:\mouse\system\em_exec.exe (mouse) | | command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\hpztsb04.exe (HP DeskJet Taskbar Utility) - in my | SysTray | | command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme | command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme | | command: loadqm.exe (MSN Queue Manager) | | command: C:\NKLINE GLOBAL\MODEM BOOSTER\ModemBtr.exe - in my SysTray | | command: c:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE (Norton anti-virus) - in my | SysTray | command: C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMON.EXE (Norton Live Update) | | command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup (NVIDIA Media | Center Library) | command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit | command: nwiz.exe /install (NVIDIA nView Wizard) | | command: c:\windows\scanregw.exe /autorun (Scan Registry) | | command: c:\windows\taskmon.exe (Task Monitor) | | command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\mainserv.exe | command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\Display.exe | (APC UPS Status) - in my SysTray | | command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MDM.EXE (Machine Debug Manager) | | command: mstask.exe (Scheduling Agent) - in my SysTray | | command: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script | Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg | | command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYBOT - SEARCH & DESTROY\TeaTimer.exe - in my | SysTray | | command: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE | | command: C:\WINDOWS\RSRCMTR.EXE (Resource Meter) - in my SysTray | | command: C:\WINDOWS\DRWATSON.EXE - in my SysTray | | Is something listed above sucking up resources? Is there something that I | should uncheck? Is there somewhere else I should be checking? This is | getting so old having to restart. | | Thanks for any advice, | Debbie |
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Glad you found something to help steer you through the resolution of this problem. My comments for whatever they're worth are; 1) You appear to be running two AV programs, one of which is an known resource hog as Richard Harper indicated. As long as you using Grisoft, you do not require Norton. Disable it and watch the improvement. 2) I note you have removed from your STARTUP Microsoft Office. I don't know if this automatically stops the known resource hog FIND FAST, or if it must be disabled separately . Maybe someone with knowledge will chime in. Dan "DebbieG" wrote in message ... OK, I should have done this before bothering this group ... I found a cool website (http://answersthatwork.com/) that explains almost everything that was on my list. I removed 6 from my startup: loadqm.exe NvMcTray.dll taskmon.exe TeaTimer.exe OSA9.exe DRWATSON.EXE I could remove the Resource Meter because it takes up resources also, but I've gotten to where I keep an eye on it to see if I need to reboot. We'll see if removing these improves my performance. I still would like to know if there is some other tweaking I could do. Thanks, Debbie "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... | You seem to have a LOT of stuff in there!!! You can (with prudence) | selectively uncheck each of the fluffy ones in there, one by one, to find | out which ones are the real hogs. | | Why are you even running some of those in the startup, like (for example) Dr | Watson? I don't know what the APC thing is, and Norton can be a bit of a | hog too. | | Let's see if some others can weigh in with more specifics. | | | DebbieG wrote: | I am having big problems with my Win 98 SE PC having the resources sucked | out of it. Right now, according to the Resource Meter, it is: | | System Resources: 32% | User Resources: 32% | GDI Resources: 63% | | I usually have to reboot in order to get it back up. Usually, I'm running | Outlook, Outlook Express, and maybe a couple of IE windows. I have 256 | RAM. | | I don't know what to tweak in order to fix this problem. Here's what is in | my startup: | | command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG6\avgcc32.exe /startup - in my SysTray | command: C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\Avgserv9.exe | | command: c:\windows\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup (Windows Critical Update) | | command: DAW9532.EXE (3COM network card) | | command: c:\mouse\system\em_exec.exe (mouse) | | command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\hpztsb04.exe (HP DeskJet Taskbar Utility) - in my | SysTray | | command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme | command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme | | command: loadqm.exe (MSN Queue Manager) | | command: C:\NKLINE GLOBAL\MODEM BOOSTER\ModemBtr.exe - in my SysTray | | command: c:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE (Norton anti-virus) - in my | SysTray | command: C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMON.EXE (Norton Live Update) | | command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup (NVIDIA Media | Center Library) | command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit | command: nwiz.exe /install (NVIDIA nView Wizard) | | command: c:\windows\scanregw.exe /autorun (Scan Registry) | | command: c:\windows\taskmon.exe (Task Monitor) | | command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\mainserv.exe | command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\Display.exe | (APC UPS Status) - in my SysTray | | command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MDM.EXE (Machine Debug Manager) | | command: mstask.exe (Scheduling Agent) - in my SysTray | | command: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script | Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg | | command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYBOT - SEARCH & DESTROY\TeaTimer.exe - in my | SysTray | | command: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE | | command: C:\WINDOWS\RSRCMTR.EXE (Resource Meter) - in my SysTray | | command: C:\WINDOWS\DRWATSON.EXE - in my SysTray | | Is something listed above sucking up resources? Is there something that I | should uncheck? Is there somewhere else I should be checking? This is | getting so old having to restart. | | Thanks for any advice, | Debbie |
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Debbie
Glad you found something to help steer you through the resolution of this problem. My comments for whatever they're worth are; 1) You appear to be running two AV programs, one of which is an known resource hog as Richard Harper indicated. As long as you using Grisoft, you do not require Norton. Disable it and watch the improvement. 2) I note you have removed from your STARTUP Microsoft Office. I don't know if this automatically stops the known resource hog FIND FAST, or if it must be disabled separately . Maybe someone with knowledge will chime in. Dan "DebbieG" wrote in message ... OK, I should have done this before bothering this group ... I found a cool website (http://answersthatwork.com/) that explains almost everything that was on my list. I removed 6 from my startup: loadqm.exe NvMcTray.dll taskmon.exe TeaTimer.exe OSA9.exe DRWATSON.EXE I could remove the Resource Meter because it takes up resources also, but I've gotten to where I keep an eye on it to see if I need to reboot. We'll see if removing these improves my performance. I still would like to know if there is some other tweaking I could do. Thanks, Debbie "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... | You seem to have a LOT of stuff in there!!! You can (with prudence) | selectively uncheck each of the fluffy ones in there, one by one, to find | out which ones are the real hogs. | | Why are you even running some of those in the startup, like (for example) Dr | Watson? I don't know what the APC thing is, and Norton can be a bit of a | hog too. | | Let's see if some others can weigh in with more specifics. | | | DebbieG wrote: | I am having big problems with my Win 98 SE PC having the resources sucked | out of it. Right now, according to the Resource Meter, it is: | | System Resources: 32% | User Resources: 32% | GDI Resources: 63% | | I usually have to reboot in order to get it back up. Usually, I'm running | Outlook, Outlook Express, and maybe a couple of IE windows. I have 256 | RAM. | | I don't know what to tweak in order to fix this problem. Here's what is in | my startup: | | command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG6\avgcc32.exe /startup - in my SysTray | command: C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\Avgserv9.exe | | command: c:\windows\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup (Windows Critical Update) | | command: DAW9532.EXE (3COM network card) | | command: c:\mouse\system\em_exec.exe (mouse) | | command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\hpztsb04.exe (HP DeskJet Taskbar Utility) - in my | SysTray | | command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme | command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme | | command: loadqm.exe (MSN Queue Manager) | | command: C:\NKLINE GLOBAL\MODEM BOOSTER\ModemBtr.exe - in my SysTray | | command: c:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE (Norton anti-virus) - in my | SysTray | command: C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMON.EXE (Norton Live Update) | | command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup (NVIDIA Media | Center Library) | command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit | command: nwiz.exe /install (NVIDIA nView Wizard) | | command: c:\windows\scanregw.exe /autorun (Scan Registry) | | command: c:\windows\taskmon.exe (Task Monitor) | | command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\mainserv.exe | command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\Display.exe | (APC UPS Status) - in my SysTray | | command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MDM.EXE (Machine Debug Manager) | | command: mstask.exe (Scheduling Agent) - in my SysTray | | command: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script | Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg | | command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYBOT - SEARCH & DESTROY\TeaTimer.exe - in my | SysTray | | command: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE | | command: C:\WINDOWS\RSRCMTR.EXE (Resource Meter) - in my SysTray | | command: C:\WINDOWS\DRWATSON.EXE - in my SysTray | | Is something listed above sucking up resources? Is there something that I | should uncheck? Is there somewhere else I should be checking? This is | getting so old having to restart. | | Thanks for any advice, | Debbie |
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I agree - get rid of Norton, and Find Fast (that is probably in Control
Panel). Dapper Dan wrote: Debbie Glad you found something to help steer you through the resolution of this problem. My comments for whatever they're worth are; 1) You appear to be running two AV programs, one of which is an known resource hog as Richard Harper indicated. As long as you using Grisoft, you do not require Norton. Disable it and watch the improvement. 2) I note you have removed from your STARTUP Microsoft Office. I don't know if this automatically stops the known resource hog FIND FAST, or if it must be disabled separately . Maybe someone with knowledge will chime in. Dan "DebbieG" wrote in message ... OK, I should have done this before bothering this group ... I found a cool website (http://answersthatwork.com/) that explains almost everything that was on my list. I removed 6 from my startup: loadqm.exe NvMcTray.dll taskmon.exe TeaTimer.exe OSA9.exe DRWATSON.EXE I could remove the Resource Meter because it takes up resources also, but I've gotten to where I keep an eye on it to see if I need to reboot. We'll see if removing these improves my performance. I still would like to know if there is some other tweaking I could do. Thanks, Debbie "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... You seem to have a LOT of stuff in there!!! You can (with prudence) selectively uncheck each of the fluffy ones in there, one by one, to find out which ones are the real hogs. Why are you even running some of those in the startup, like (for example) Dr Watson? I don't know what the APC thing is, and Norton can be a bit of a hog too. Let's see if some others can weigh in with more specifics. DebbieG wrote: I am having big problems with my Win 98 SE PC having the resources sucked out of it. Right now, according to the Resource Meter, it is: System Resources: 32% User Resources: 32% GDI Resources: 63% I usually have to reboot in order to get it back up. Usually, I'm running Outlook, Outlook Express, and maybe a couple of IE windows. I have 256 RAM. I don't know what to tweak in order to fix this problem. Here's what is in my startup: command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG6\avgcc32.exe /startup - in my SysTray command: C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\Avgserv9.exe command: c:\windows\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup (Windows Critical Update) command: DAW9532.EXE (3COM network card) command: c:\mouse\system\em_exec.exe (mouse) command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\hpztsb04.exe (HP DeskJet Taskbar Utility) - in my SysTray command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme command: loadqm.exe (MSN Queue Manager) command: C:\NKLINE GLOBAL\MODEM BOOSTER\ModemBtr.exe - in my SysTray command: c:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE (Norton anti-virus) - in my SysTray command: C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMON.EXE (Norton Live Update) command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup (NVIDIA Media Center Library) command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit command: nwiz.exe /install (NVIDIA nView Wizard) command: c:\windows\scanregw.exe /autorun (Scan Registry) command: c:\windows\taskmon.exe (Task Monitor) command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\mainserv.exe command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\Display.exe (APC UPS Status) - in my SysTray command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MDM.EXE (Machine Debug Manager) command: mstask.exe (Scheduling Agent) - in my SysTray command: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYBOT - SEARCH & DESTROY\TeaTimer.exe - in my SysTray command: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE command: C:\WINDOWS\RSRCMTR.EXE (Resource Meter) - in my SysTray command: C:\WINDOWS\DRWATSON.EXE - in my SysTray Is something listed above sucking up resources? Is there something that I should uncheck? Is there somewhere else I should be checking? This is getting so old having to restart. Thanks for any advice, Debbie |
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I agree - get rid of Norton, and Find Fast (that is probably in Control
Panel). Dapper Dan wrote: Debbie Glad you found something to help steer you through the resolution of this problem. My comments for whatever they're worth are; 1) You appear to be running two AV programs, one of which is an known resource hog as Richard Harper indicated. As long as you using Grisoft, you do not require Norton. Disable it and watch the improvement. 2) I note you have removed from your STARTUP Microsoft Office. I don't know if this automatically stops the known resource hog FIND FAST, or if it must be disabled separately . Maybe someone with knowledge will chime in. Dan "DebbieG" wrote in message ... OK, I should have done this before bothering this group ... I found a cool website (http://answersthatwork.com/) that explains almost everything that was on my list. I removed 6 from my startup: loadqm.exe NvMcTray.dll taskmon.exe TeaTimer.exe OSA9.exe DRWATSON.EXE I could remove the Resource Meter because it takes up resources also, but I've gotten to where I keep an eye on it to see if I need to reboot. We'll see if removing these improves my performance. I still would like to know if there is some other tweaking I could do. Thanks, Debbie "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... You seem to have a LOT of stuff in there!!! You can (with prudence) selectively uncheck each of the fluffy ones in there, one by one, to find out which ones are the real hogs. Why are you even running some of those in the startup, like (for example) Dr Watson? I don't know what the APC thing is, and Norton can be a bit of a hog too. Let's see if some others can weigh in with more specifics. DebbieG wrote: I am having big problems with my Win 98 SE PC having the resources sucked out of it. Right now, according to the Resource Meter, it is: System Resources: 32% User Resources: 32% GDI Resources: 63% I usually have to reboot in order to get it back up. Usually, I'm running Outlook, Outlook Express, and maybe a couple of IE windows. I have 256 RAM. I don't know what to tweak in order to fix this problem. Here's what is in my startup: command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG6\avgcc32.exe /startup - in my SysTray command: C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\Avgserv9.exe command: c:\windows\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup (Windows Critical Update) command: DAW9532.EXE (3COM network card) command: c:\mouse\system\em_exec.exe (mouse) command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\hpztsb04.exe (HP DeskJet Taskbar Utility) - in my SysTray command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme command: loadqm.exe (MSN Queue Manager) command: C:\NKLINE GLOBAL\MODEM BOOSTER\ModemBtr.exe - in my SysTray command: c:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE (Norton anti-virus) - in my SysTray command: C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMON.EXE (Norton Live Update) command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup (NVIDIA Media Center Library) command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit command: nwiz.exe /install (NVIDIA nView Wizard) command: c:\windows\scanregw.exe /autorun (Scan Registry) command: c:\windows\taskmon.exe (Task Monitor) command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\mainserv.exe command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\Display.exe (APC UPS Status) - in my SysTray command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MDM.EXE (Machine Debug Manager) command: mstask.exe (Scheduling Agent) - in my SysTray command: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYBOT - SEARCH & DESTROY\TeaTimer.exe - in my SysTray command: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE command: C:\WINDOWS\RSRCMTR.EXE (Resource Meter) - in my SysTray command: C:\WINDOWS\DRWATSON.EXE - in my SysTray Is something listed above sucking up resources? Is there something that I should uncheck? Is there somewhere else I should be checking? This is getting so old having to restart. Thanks for any advice, Debbie |
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APC is American Power Conversion, sellers of UPS's.
Power Chute is there system power monitor which kicks in if power is lost. Can also shutdown after set amount of minutes of power loss and then restart when power is regained, supposedly without loss of data. -- Brian A. Conflicts start where information lacks. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... You seem to have a LOT of stuff in there!!! You can (with prudence) selectively uncheck each of the fluffy ones in there, one by one, to find out which ones are the real hogs. Why are you even running some of those in the startup, like (for example) Dr Watson? I don't know what the APC thing is, and Norton can be a bit of a hog too. Let's see if some others can weigh in with more specifics. DebbieG wrote: I am having big problems with my Win 98 SE PC having the resources sucked out of it. Right now, according to the Resource Meter, it is: System Resources: 32% User Resources: 32% GDI Resources: 63% I usually have to reboot in order to get it back up. Usually, I'm running Outlook, Outlook Express, and maybe a couple of IE windows. I have 256 RAM. I don't know what to tweak in order to fix this problem. Here's what is in my startup: command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG6\avgcc32.exe /startup - in my SysTray command: C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\Avgserv9.exe command: c:\windows\SYSTEM\wucrtupd.exe -startup (Windows Critical Update) command: DAW9532.EXE (3COM network card) command: c:\mouse\system\em_exec.exe (mouse) command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\hpztsb04.exe (HP DeskJet Taskbar Utility) - in my SysTray command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme command: Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme command: loadqm.exe (MSN Queue Manager) command: C:\NKLINE GLOBAL\MODEM BOOSTER\ModemBtr.exe - in my SysTray command: c:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE (Norton anti-virus) - in my SysTray command: C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMON.EXE (Norton Live Update) command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup (NVIDIA Media Center Library) command: RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\SYSTEM\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit command: nwiz.exe /install (NVIDIA nView Wizard) command: c:\windows\scanregw.exe /autorun (Scan Registry) command: c:\windows\taskmon.exe (Task Monitor) command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\mainserv.exe command: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\Display.exe (APC UPS Status) - in my SysTray command: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MDM.EXE (Machine Debug Manager) command: mstask.exe (Scheduling Agent) - in my SysTray command: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg command: C:\PROGRAM FILES\SPYBOT - SEARCH & DESTROY\TeaTimer.exe - in my SysTray command: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE command: C:\WINDOWS\RSRCMTR.EXE (Resource Meter) - in my SysTray command: C:\WINDOWS\DRWATSON.EXE - in my SysTray Is something listed above sucking up resources? Is there something that I should uncheck? Is there somewhere else I should be checking? This is getting so old having to restart. Thanks for any advice, Debbie |
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