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Low System Resources Problem
When I boot up my system resources stand at 70% after I run anything it gets
down into the low 60's eventhough I closed the application. As it gets lower the system gets slow and eventually hangs. I have a PIII-600 with 256meg ram. I don't do anything fancy, just small spreadsheets or word documents. I did notice that my firewall 'Zone Alarm 4' is a real pig and uses up 13% of my resources. Is there a better product that uses less resources. How do I find out what the offending applications are and how do I turn off some of these things from being memory resident. I am not a techy which is why I am looking for the help. Many thanks in advance. Bob |
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"Bob Zimski" Bob wrote:
When I boot up my system resources stand at 70% after I run anything it gets down into the low 60's eventhough I closed the application. As it gets lower the system gets slow and eventually hangs. I have a PIII-600 with 256meg ram. I don't do anything fancy, just small spreadsheets or word documents. I did notice that my firewall 'Zone Alarm 4' is a real pig and uses up 13% of my resources. Is there a better product that uses less resources. How do I find out what the offending applications are and how do I turn off some of these things from being memory resident. I am not a techy which is why I am looking for the help. Many thanks in advance. Bob The value of Free System Resources should not be a concern unless and until you start getting "System Resources are getting low" type warning messages, which generally happens at about the 10% level. In test circumstances it has been shown possible for a computer to operate at full performance with System Resources showing zero percent free. See http://www.onlinehelp.bc.ca/tips.htm#resources and also http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/resource.htm for information about System Resources. One of the best ways to improve the value of free System Resources is to reduce the number of background "tools and toys" (a.k.a. crap and corruption) that gets loaded when the computer starts up. Use Start - Run - MSCONFIG and go to the Startup tab. Compare the list of items that are loading at startup with the following checklist web sites to see what can be safely dispensed with: http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Uncheck.htm http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html - has trojan related items listed Note: Please ensure that you fully understand the purpose of a startup item, how and why it was put into the startup, and the consequences (if any) of removing it before you make any changes. Some items are very important for the proper and safe functioning of your computer, including at least one item that is listed twice. Disabling an item by unchecking it in MSCONFIG should only be done for testing purposes or as a "last resort" when no other way of getting rid of the unwanted item can be found. Hope this explains the situation. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP http://aumha.org/alex.htm |
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On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:11:30 GMT, Ron Martell wrote:
Disabling an item by unchecking it in MSCONFIG should only be done for testing purposes or as a "last resort" when no other way of getting rid of the unwanted item can be found. Excuse me, but you could give an actual explanation as to why you do not think MSCONFIG is a good way to get rid of startup items on a single user machine. FACE |
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On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:11:30 GMT, Ron Martell wrote:
Disabling an item by unchecking it in MSCONFIG should only be done for testing purposes or as a "last resort" when no other way of getting rid of the unwanted item can be found. Excuse me, but you could give an actual explanation as to why you do not think MSCONFIG is a good way to get rid of startup items on a single user machine. FACE |
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Many applications contain their own flag to decide whether they should be
executed on startup or not. Flagging them in MSCONFIG simply means that they install themselves in the startup all over again. MSConfig has to engage in some fancy juggling to keep track of what's enabled and what's not. If the intention is to simply disable something then there's no need to keep track of it. It confuses the heck out of support people. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "FACE" wrote in message ... snip Excuse me, but you could give an actual explanation as to why you do not think MSCONFIG is a good way to get rid of startup items on a single user machine. |
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Many applications contain their own flag to decide whether they should be
executed on startup or not. Flagging them in MSCONFIG simply means that they install themselves in the startup all over again. MSConfig has to engage in some fancy juggling to keep track of what's enabled and what's not. If the intention is to simply disable something then there's no need to keep track of it. It confuses the heck out of support people. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "FACE" wrote in message ... snip Excuse me, but you could give an actual explanation as to why you do not think MSCONFIG is a good way to get rid of startup items on a single user machine. |
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Thank you. Some react well, others don't. I submit that RealPlayer is one
that does not react well. -- FACE On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:25:49 +1000, "Jeff Richards" wrote: Many applications contain their own flag to decide whether they should be executed on startup or not. Flagging them in MSCONFIG simply means that they install themselves in the startup all over again. MSConfig has to engage in some fancy juggling to keep track of what's enabled and what's not. If the intention is to simply disable something then there's no need to keep track of it. It confuses the heck out of support people. |
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