Brian Teitell
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thanx for the info!!
Make computer faster?
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TomT
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If you have dsl then why do you have AOL? AOL is notorious for putting needless crap on your computer. Get rid of it and it might solve your problem.
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Good point TomT. AOL will install a whole boatload of crap on your computer that is basically useless. AIM instant messenger is almost as bad. I hate how it throws "GET AOL now" icons everywhere.
Brian Teitell
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I did event viewer and it say 1,754 applications, what does thqat mean?
Thomas Rogers
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How much memory Pimped? (tapping foot, waiting)...
Dale Carlson
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Pimped,
Before TJR blows a gasket, try Belarc Advisor - it's a free (and small) download and will tell you worlds about your computer, including how much memory you have installed and how many slots you have.
Before TJR blows a gasket
, try Belarc Advisor - it's a free (and small) download and will tell you worlds about your computer, including how much memory you have installed and how many slots you have.
Thomas Rogers
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My friends at work call me Tweak because I finish everyone's sentences and drink coff-ey all the time!
Brian Teitell
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here is all the info TJR. Thanx
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Gerald Pierce
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pimped... you need to upload the file to your library and THEN link it into the post!
Brian Teitell
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all the info is know in my library under belarc check it out see if it helps, thanx!!
Dale Carlson
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Pimped,
Looks like to me that at 512MB of RAM, with a 2GB CPU, you have enough juice to run just about anything you need to without straining your system (except for serious 3D games released in the last year).
Just a quick question about your computer habits. There are few other users listed for your system. Do each one of you guys logout when you're done with a session, or does the next user just "switch" to their own account? I ask because there's a mechanism called Fast User Switching. It basically lets the other logged on accounts stay active in the background while you use your own.
You can probably see where I'm going with this. Those other logged on accounts use resources even if they're not in the foreground. Spyware, adware, unnecessary services, or programs running in the background, from your family's logged on accounts will reduce your system's overall resources, and therefore its performance. If you cleaned out your account, you may need to go and clean out everybody else's also.
You might also think about disabling Fast User Switching, or having everybody log out when they're done with the computer.
BTW, your D: drive is also getting close to full. You might want to clean it out also. At some point, you won't be able to defrag that drive (Defrag needs some room to work).
Looks like to me that at 512MB of RAM, with a 2GB CPU, you have enough juice to run just about anything you need to without straining your system (except for serious 3D games released in the last year).
Just a quick question about your computer habits. There are few other users listed for your system. Do each one of you guys logout when you're done with a session, or does the next user just "switch" to their own account? I ask because there's a mechanism called Fast User Switching. It basically lets the other logged on accounts stay active in the background while you use your own.
You can probably see where I'm going with this. Those other logged on accounts use resources even if they're not in the foreground. Spyware, adware, unnecessary services, or programs running in the background, from your family's logged on accounts will reduce your system's overall resources, and therefore its performance. If you cleaned out your account, you may need to go and clean out everybody else's also.
You might also think about disabling Fast User Switching, or having everybody log out when they're done with the computer.
BTW, your D: drive is also getting close to full. You might want to clean it out also. At some point, you won't be able to defrag that drive (Defrag needs some room to work).
Brian Teitell
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thanx, normally for the most part we log out instead of swtich names, ya my d: drive is almost full but thats because it is all of my music and my sister. All try to remove a lilttle of it.
TomT
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Get you an external USB hard drive like I did for my son's laptop. He also collected music and had his original hd filled.
Kevin Palmer
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I'm with Tom on the external Drive. For music and those types of huge files it is the best way to go. Lets you computer operate closer to it's potential...
Thomas Rogers
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The log that Pimped posted displays 3 slots, two each filled with 256MB DIMMs, but above that it says 480MB total memory? WTF?
256 and 512MB DIMMs are cheap now, I would slap one is since he as the free slot.
Oh, and as others said, clean up that system...It should be much faster than that. Use Clean Sweep or Windows Washer or something. Or pay someone $40 to Exorcise the beast (find a knowledgable buddy who likes beer and buy him a case).
I have bartered for more stuff that way the past couple of years.
I haven't paid for babysitting for the kids in that same amount of time either. But, I am getting rather sick if chocolate chip cookies (my wife seems to keep telling people whose computers I work on that I like them, which I do...but I think I have put on 5 lbs).
TJR
256 and 512MB DIMMs are cheap now, I would slap one is since he as the free slot.
Oh, and as others said, clean up that system...It should be much faster than that. Use Clean Sweep or Windows Washer or something. Or pay someone $40 to Exorcise the beast (find a knowledgable buddy who likes beer and buy him a case).
I have bartered for more stuff that way the past couple of years.
I haven't paid for babysitting for the kids in that same amount of time either. But, I am getting rather sick if chocolate chip cookies (my wife seems to keep telling people whose computers I work on that I like them, which I do...but I think I have put on 5 lbs).
TJR
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Dale Carlson
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TJR, if memory serves me correctly, I think the difference between the two is what's available to the system when Belarc Advisor runs. It's usually best to run Belarc Advisor after a cold boot to get the best results. By comparison, my laptop has 504MB out of 512MB installed RAM available to the system.
Thomas Rogers
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I considered that Kefguy, but what you describe is "Total Available", not "Megabytes Installed Memory", which is reported. Installed is installed, available = installed - used.
Furthermore, if it truely were 480MB available, than that means the OS and all apps are only taking 32MB which I kinda doubt....it would be great if that were the case, but if it were, why the slow performance?
TJR
Furthermore, if it truely were 480MB available, than that means the OS and all apps are only taking 32MB which I kinda doubt....it would be great if that were the case, but if it were, why the slow performance?
TJR
Thomas Rogers
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Oh, and Pimped, if as others have said, if you do have DSL, dump AOL for Broadband, and also if your Norton's subscription has expired (and maybe even if it hasn't), uninstall it and install the free version of Grisoft's AVG antivirus program. Those two things alone will probably give you a significant speed boost.
Dale Carlson
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TJR,
Yeah, I'll have to admit that it's a puzzle to me. Belarc and the General tab in System Properties agree that I have 504MB of RAM. However, System Information actually shows Total Physical Memory of 512MB (but not the number of physical slots available).
Yeah, I'll have to admit that it's a puzzle to me. Belarc and the General tab in System Properties agree that I have 504MB of RAM. However, System Information actually shows Total Physical Memory of 512MB (but not the number of physical slots available).
