- High CPU and Memory Usage
- Posted by D. Brissenden on October 31st, 2005
Hi,
When I start my XP PRO laptop, it is really slow. Looking at Task Manager I
see that SVCHOST and EXPLORER and between them eating into memory quite
quickly and are using all the CPU.
I have tried using anti-spyware and anti-virus and this doesn't appear to
indicate a problem.
If anyone has any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated
David
- Posted by Gerry Cornell on October 31st, 2005
How much RAM memory? Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring Task Manager and
select the
Performance Tab. What is the Commit Charge? What was the Peak? What is
the processor speed?
Try and identify what applications are using the CPU. Task Manager is
useful but you could look at another freeware utility
Process Explorer, which provides similar information but adds that
little bit extra towards seeing what the running processes represent.
For further information about Process Explorer see here:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../procexp.shtml
Look at what start on booting the computer:
http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310353
How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;316434
What anti-spyware programmes have you run?
--
Hope this helps.
Gerry
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"D. Brissenden" <D. Brissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:7697B3E7-B206-4B34-BB6D-48AF77774D4D@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> When I start my XP PRO laptop, it is really slow. Looking at Task
> Manager I
> see that SVCHOST and EXPLORER and between them eating into memory
> quite
> quickly and are using all the CPU.
>
> I have tried using anti-spyware and anti-virus and this doesn't appear
> to
> indicate a problem.
>
> If anyone has any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated
>
> David
- Posted by D. Brissenden on October 31st, 2005
Hi Gerry,
Thanks for your reply. With reference to what you asked....
There is 256MB RAM
Commit charge:
Total: 457408
Limit: 631984
Peak: 459272
The processor is 1.6GHZ PIV mobile
Even using a clean boot the problem persists.....
Regards
David
"Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> How much RAM memory? Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring Task Manager and
> select the
> Performance Tab. What is the Commit Charge? What was the Peak? What is
> the processor speed?
>
> Try and identify what applications are using the CPU. Task Manager is
> useful but you could look at another freeware utility
> Process Explorer, which provides similar information but adds that
> little bit extra towards seeing what the running processes represent.
>
> For further information about Process Explorer see here:
> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../procexp.shtml
>
> Look at what start on booting the computer:
> http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
> How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310353
> How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;316434
>
> What anti-spyware programmes have you run?
>
> --
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>
> Using invalid email address
>
> Stourport, Worcs, England
> Enquire, plan and execute.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Please tell the newsgroup how any
> suggested solution worked for you.
>
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> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>
> "D. Brissenden" <D. Brissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:7697B3E7-B206-4B34-BB6D-48AF77774D4D@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > When I start my XP PRO laptop, it is really slow. Looking at Task
> > Manager I
> > see that SVCHOST and EXPLORER and between them eating into memory
> > quite
> > quickly and are using all the CPU.
> >
> > I have tried using anti-spyware and anti-virus and this doesn't appear
> > to
> > indicate a problem.
> >
> > If anyone has any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated
> >
> > David
>
>
- Posted by Gerry Cornell on October 31st, 2005
If possible add 256 mb RAM. You are using the pagefile too much , which
is much slower than RAM memory. Check Motherboard Manual for information
about capacity to add memory. If you do not have Motherboard Manual
download Everest.
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/U..._Download.html
This will give information about your motherboard and enable a search to
be made for a copy of the Manual. on the internet.
How large is your hard drive and how much free space does it have? If
your hard drive is partitioned then details for each partition would be
helpful.
--
Hope this helps.
Gerry
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"D. Brissenden" <DBrissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A586471F-5A91-48E9-9ECE-C1C8E217DC24@microsoft.com...
> Hi Gerry,
> Thanks for your reply. With reference to what you asked....
>
> There is 256MB RAM
>
> Commit charge:
> Total: 457408
> Limit: 631984
> Peak: 459272
>
> The processor is 1.6GHZ PIV mobile
>
> Even using a clean boot the problem persists.....
>
> Regards
> David
>
>
> "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>
>> How much RAM memory? Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring Task Manager and
>> select the
>> Performance Tab. What is the Commit Charge? What was the Peak? What
>> is
>> the processor speed?
>>
>> Try and identify what applications are using the CPU. Task Manager is
>> useful but you could look at another freeware utility
>> Process Explorer, which provides similar information but adds that
>> little bit extra towards seeing what the running processes represent.
>>
>> For further information about Process Explorer see here:
>> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../procexp.shtml
>>
>> Look at what start on booting the computer:
>> http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
>> How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310353
>> How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;316434
>>
>> What anti-spyware programmes have you run?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> FCA
>>
>> Using invalid email address
>>
>> Stourport, Worcs, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>> suggested solution worked for you.
>>
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>> "D. Brissenden" <D. Brissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:7697B3E7-B206-4B34-BB6D-48AF77774D4D@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> > When I start my XP PRO laptop, it is really slow. Looking at Task
>> > Manager I
>> > see that SVCHOST and EXPLORER and between them eating into memory
>> > quite
>> > quickly and are using all the CPU.
>> >
>> > I have tried using anti-spyware and anti-virus and this doesn't
>> > appear
>> > to
>> > indicate a problem.
>> >
>> > If anyone has any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated
>> >
>> > David
>>
>>
- Posted by D. Brissenden on October 31st, 2005
Hi Gerry,
Unfortunately at this point in time I cannot add more RAM 
I don't know
whether this is of any help but it has only just started this today after I
installed Autocad - until then it has been fine???
It is a 20GB hard disk with approx 13GB free space. It is not partitioned.
Kind regards
David
"Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> If possible add 256 mb RAM. You are using the pagefile too much , which
> is much slower than RAM memory. Check Motherboard Manual for information
> about capacity to add memory. If you do not have Motherboard Manual
> download Everest.
> http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/U..._Download.html
>
> This will give information about your motherboard and enable a search to
> be made for a copy of the Manual. on the internet.
>
> How large is your hard drive and how much free space does it have? If
> your hard drive is partitioned then details for each partition would be
> helpful.
>
> --
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>
> Using invalid email address
>
> Stourport, Worcs, England
> Enquire, plan and execute.
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>
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> "D. Brissenden" <DBrissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A586471F-5A91-48E9-9ECE-C1C8E217DC24@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Gerry,
> > Thanks for your reply. With reference to what you asked....
> >
> > There is 256MB RAM
> >
> > Commit charge:
> > Total: 457408
> > Limit: 631984
> > Peak: 459272
> >
> > The processor is 1.6GHZ PIV mobile
> >
> > Even using a clean boot the problem persists.....
> >
> > Regards
> > David
> >
> >
> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> >
> >> How much RAM memory? Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring Task Manager and
> >> select the
> >> Performance Tab. What is the Commit Charge? What was the Peak? What
> >> is
> >> the processor speed?
> >>
> >> Try and identify what applications are using the CPU. Task Manager is
> >> useful but you could look at another freeware utility
> >> Process Explorer, which provides similar information but adds that
> >> little bit extra towards seeing what the running processes represent.
> >>
> >> For further information about Process Explorer see here:
> >> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../procexp.shtml
> >>
> >> Look at what start on booting the computer:
> >> http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
> >> How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310353
> >> How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;316434
> >>
> >> What anti-spyware programmes have you run?
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> FCA
> >>
> >> Using invalid email address
> >>
> >> Stourport, Worcs, England
> >> Enquire, plan and execute.
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Please tell the newsgroup how any
> >> suggested solution worked for you.
> >>
> >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >>
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >>
> >> "D. Brissenden" <D. Brissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message news:7697B3E7-B206-4B34-BB6D-48AF77774D4D@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi,
> >> > When I start my XP PRO laptop, it is really slow. Looking at Task
> >> > Manager I
> >> > see that SVCHOST and EXPLORER and between them eating into memory
> >> > quite
> >> > quickly and are using all the CPU.
> >> >
> >> > I have tried using anti-spyware and anti-virus and this doesn't
> >> > appear
> >> > to
> >> > indicate a problem.
> >> >
> >> > If anyone has any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated
> >> >
> >> > David
> >>
> >>
>
>
- Posted by Gerry Cornell on October 31st, 2005
David
What version of Autocad?
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Hope this helps.
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"D. Brissenden" <DBrissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9DFFB71D-98C0-4B6A-9B5A-C0733303104C@microsoft.com...
> Hi Gerry,
> Unfortunately at this point in time I cannot add more RAM I don't
> know
> whether this is of any help but it has only just started this today
> after I
> installed Autocad - until then it has been fine???
>
> It is a 20GB hard disk with approx 13GB free space. It is not
> partitioned.
>
> Kind regards
> David
>
>
> "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>
>> If possible add 256 mb RAM. You are using the pagefile too much ,
>> which
>> is much slower than RAM memory. Check Motherboard Manual for
>> information
>> about capacity to add memory. If you do not have Motherboard Manual
>> download Everest.
>> http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/U..._Download.html
>>
>> This will give information about your motherboard and enable a search
>> to
>> be made for a copy of the Manual. on the internet.
>>
>> How large is your hard drive and how much free space does it have? If
>> your hard drive is partitioned then details for each partition would
>> be
>> helpful.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> FCA
>>
>> Using invalid email address
>>
>> Stourport, Worcs, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>> suggested solution worked for you.
>>
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> "D. Brissenden" <DBrissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:A586471F-5A91-48E9-9ECE-C1C8E217DC24@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi Gerry,
>> > Thanks for your reply. With reference to what you asked....
>> >
>> > There is 256MB RAM
>> >
>> > Commit charge:
>> > Total: 457408
>> > Limit: 631984
>> > Peak: 459272
>> >
>> > The processor is 1.6GHZ PIV mobile
>> >
>> > Even using a clean boot the problem persists.....
>> >
>> > Regards
>> > David
>> >
>> >
>> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>> >
>> >> How much RAM memory? Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring Task Manager and
>> >> select the
>> >> Performance Tab. What is the Commit Charge? What was the Peak?
>> >> What
>> >> is
>> >> the processor speed?
>> >>
>> >> Try and identify what applications are using the CPU. Task Manager
>> >> is
>> >> useful but you could look at another freeware utility
>> >> Process Explorer, which provides similar information but adds that
>> >> little bit extra towards seeing what the running processes
>> >> represent.
>> >>
>> >> For further information about Process Explorer see here:
>> >> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../procexp.shtml
>> >>
>> >> Look at what start on booting the computer:
>> >> http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
>> >> How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310353
>> >> How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;316434
>> >>
>> >> What anti-spyware programmes have you run?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hope this helps.
>> >>
>> >> Gerry
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >> FCA
>> >>
>> >> Using invalid email address
>> >>
>> >> Stourport, Worcs, England
>> >> Enquire, plan and execute.
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>> >> suggested solution worked for you.
>> >>
>> >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> >>
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "D. Brissenden" <D. Brissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message news:7697B3E7-B206-4B34-BB6D-48AF77774D4D@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> > When I start my XP PRO laptop, it is really slow. Looking at
>> >> > Task
>> >> > Manager I
>> >> > see that SVCHOST and EXPLORER and between them eating into
>> >> > memory
>> >> > quite
>> >> > quickly and are using all the CPU.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have tried using anti-spyware and anti-virus and this doesn't
>> >> > appear
>> >> > to
>> >> > indicate a problem.
>> >> >
>> >> > If anyone has any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated
>> >> >
>> >> > David
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
- Posted by Gerry Cornell on October 31st, 2005
David
Further thought. If you have just installed a programme you need to do
some housekeeping.
Run Disk CleanUp to remove Temporary Internet Files in all User Profiles
and also
selecting More Options, System Restore and remove all restore points
except the most recent one.
Run Disk Defragmenter.
--
Hope this helps.
Gerry
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"D. Brissenden" <DBrissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9DFFB71D-98C0-4B6A-9B5A-C0733303104C@microsoft.com...
> Hi Gerry,
> Unfortunately at this point in time I cannot add more RAM I don't
> know
> whether this is of any help but it has only just started this today
> after I
> installed Autocad - until then it has been fine???
>
> It is a 20GB hard disk with approx 13GB free space. It is not
> partitioned.
>
> Kind regards
> David
>
>
> "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>
>> If possible add 256 mb RAM. You are using the pagefile too much ,
>> which
>> is much slower than RAM memory. Check Motherboard Manual for
>> information
>> about capacity to add memory. If you do not have Motherboard Manual
>> download Everest.
>> http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/U..._Download.html
>>
>> This will give information about your motherboard and enable a search
>> to
>> be made for a copy of the Manual. on the internet.
>>
>> How large is your hard drive and how much free space does it have? If
>> your hard drive is partitioned then details for each partition would
>> be
>> helpful.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> FCA
>>
>> Using invalid email address
>>
>> Stourport, Worcs, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>> suggested solution worked for you.
>>
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> "D. Brissenden" <DBrissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:A586471F-5A91-48E9-9ECE-C1C8E217DC24@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi Gerry,
>> > Thanks for your reply. With reference to what you asked....
>> >
>> > There is 256MB RAM
>> >
>> > Commit charge:
>> > Total: 457408
>> > Limit: 631984
>> > Peak: 459272
>> >
>> > The processor is 1.6GHZ PIV mobile
>> >
>> > Even using a clean boot the problem persists.....
>> >
>> > Regards
>> > David
>> >
>> >
>> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>> >
>> >> How much RAM memory? Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring Task Manager and
>> >> select the
>> >> Performance Tab. What is the Commit Charge? What was the Peak?
>> >> What
>> >> is
>> >> the processor speed?
>> >>
>> >> Try and identify what applications are using the CPU. Task Manager
>> >> is
>> >> useful but you could look at another freeware utility
>> >> Process Explorer, which provides similar information but adds that
>> >> little bit extra towards seeing what the running processes
>> >> represent.
>> >>
>> >> For further information about Process Explorer see here:
>> >> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../procexp.shtml
>> >>
>> >> Look at what start on booting the computer:
>> >> http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
>> >> How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310353
>> >> How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;316434
>> >>
>> >> What anti-spyware programmes have you run?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hope this helps.
>> >>
>> >> Gerry
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >> FCA
>> >>
>> >> Using invalid email address
>> >>
>> >> Stourport, Worcs, England
>> >> Enquire, plan and execute.
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>> >> suggested solution worked for you.
>> >>
>> >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> >>
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "D. Brissenden" <D. Brissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message news:7697B3E7-B206-4B34-BB6D-48AF77774D4D@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> > When I start my XP PRO laptop, it is really slow. Looking at
>> >> > Task
>> >> > Manager I
>> >> > see that SVCHOST and EXPLORER and between them eating into
>> >> > memory
>> >> > quite
>> >> > quickly and are using all the CPU.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have tried using anti-spyware and anti-virus and this doesn't
>> >> > appear
>> >> > to
>> >> > indicate a problem.
>> >> >
>> >> > If anyone has any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated
>> >> >
>> >> > David
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
- Posted by D. Brissenden on November 1st, 2005
Hi Gerry,
It was Autocad R14. I have pretty much convinced myself that was the
problem because I removed it this morning and there has been no problems
since.
I did try disk cleanup with no luck. I will reinstall and try deleting the
restore points and the defrag and see how I get along.
Are there any known issues with this version of Autocad? If the problems
persist, then I suspect that I will have to try and source some extra memory
and reduce the pagefile limit??
Thanks very much for your help.
"Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> David
>
> Further thought. If you have just installed a programme you need to do
> some housekeeping.
>
> Run Disk CleanUp to remove Temporary Internet Files in all User Profiles
> and also
> selecting More Options, System Restore and remove all restore points
> except the most recent one.
>
> Run Disk Defragmenter.
>
> --
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> FCA
>
> Using invalid email address
>
> Stourport, Worcs, England
> Enquire, plan and execute.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Please tell the newsgroup how any
> suggested solution worked for you.
>
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
> "D. Brissenden" <DBrissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9DFFB71D-98C0-4B6A-9B5A-C0733303104C@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Gerry,
> > Unfortunately at this point in time I cannot add more RAM I don't
> > know
> > whether this is of any help but it has only just started this today
> > after I
> > installed Autocad - until then it has been fine???
> >
> > It is a 20GB hard disk with approx 13GB free space. It is not
> > partitioned.
> >
> > Kind regards
> > David
> >
> >
> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> >
> >> If possible add 256 mb RAM. You are using the pagefile too much ,
> >> which
> >> is much slower than RAM memory. Check Motherboard Manual for
> >> information
> >> about capacity to add memory. If you do not have Motherboard Manual
> >> download Everest.
> >> http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/U..._Download.html
> >>
> >> This will give information about your motherboard and enable a search
> >> to
> >> be made for a copy of the Manual. on the internet.
> >>
> >> How large is your hard drive and how much free space does it have? If
> >> your hard drive is partitioned then details for each partition would
> >> be
> >> helpful.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> FCA
> >>
> >> Using invalid email address
> >>
> >> Stourport, Worcs, England
> >> Enquire, plan and execute.
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Please tell the newsgroup how any
> >> suggested solution worked for you.
> >>
> >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >>
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >> "D. Brissenden" <DBrissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:A586471F-5A91-48E9-9ECE-C1C8E217DC24@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi Gerry,
> >> > Thanks for your reply. With reference to what you asked....
> >> >
> >> > There is 256MB RAM
> >> >
> >> > Commit charge:
> >> > Total: 457408
> >> > Limit: 631984
> >> > Peak: 459272
> >> >
> >> > The processor is 1.6GHZ PIV mobile
> >> >
> >> > Even using a clean boot the problem persists.....
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> > David
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> How much RAM memory? Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring Task Manager and
> >> >> select the
> >> >> Performance Tab. What is the Commit Charge? What was the Peak?
> >> >> What
> >> >> is
> >> >> the processor speed?
> >> >>
> >> >> Try and identify what applications are using the CPU. Task Manager
> >> >> is
> >> >> useful but you could look at another freeware utility
> >> >> Process Explorer, which provides similar information but adds that
> >> >> little bit extra towards seeing what the running processes
> >> >> represent.
> >> >>
> >> >> For further information about Process Explorer see here:
> >> >> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../procexp.shtml
> >> >>
> >> >> Look at what start on booting the computer:
> >> >> http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
> >> >> How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
> >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310353
> >> >> How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
> >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;316434
> >> >>
> >> >> What anti-spyware programmes have you run?
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Hope this helps.
> >> >>
> >> >> Gerry
> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >> FCA
> >> >>
> >> >> Using invalid email address
> >> >>
> >> >> Stourport, Worcs, England
> >> >> Enquire, plan and execute.
> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >> Please tell the newsgroup how any
> >> >> suggested solution worked for you.
> >> >>
> >> >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >> >>
> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "D. Brissenden" <D. Brissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> >> message news:7697B3E7-B206-4B34-BB6D-48AF77774D4D@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> > When I start my XP PRO laptop, it is really slow. Looking at
> >> >> > Task
> >> >> > Manager I
> >> >> > see that SVCHOST and EXPLORER and between them eating into
> >> >> > memory
> >> >> > quite
> >> >> > quickly and are using all the CPU.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have tried using anti-spyware and anti-virus and this doesn't
> >> >> > appear
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > indicate a problem.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > If anyone has any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated
> >> >> >
> >> >> > David
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
- Posted by Gerry Cornell on November 1st, 2005
David
When did you buy Autocad R14?
The link below gives the System Requirements for the current version:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...112&id=5127273
If this applies to your version then you need more memory. However,
System Requirements are usually quoted as a minimum when more is
required for a smooth journey.
--
Hope this helps.
Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FCA
Using invalid email address
Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please tell the newsgroup how any
suggested solution worked for you.
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"D. Brissenden" <DBrissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A766911-C2F2-46BF-96DE-DE6D8417E44F@microsoft.com...
> Hi Gerry,
> It was Autocad R14. I have pretty much convinced myself that was the
> problem because I removed it this morning and there has been no
> problems
> since.
>
> I did try disk cleanup with no luck. I will reinstall and try
> deleting the
> restore points and the defrag and see how I get along.
>
> Are there any known issues with this version of Autocad? If the
> problems
> persist, then I suspect that I will have to try and source some extra
> memory
> and reduce the pagefile limit??
>
> Thanks very much for your help.
>
> "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>
>> David
>>
>> Further thought. If you have just installed a programme you need to
>> do
>> some housekeeping.
>>
>> Run Disk CleanUp to remove Temporary Internet Files in all User
>> Profiles
>> and also
>> selecting More Options, System Restore and remove all restore points
>> except the most recent one.
>>
>> Run Disk Defragmenter.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> FCA
>>
>> Using invalid email address
>>
>> Stourport, Worcs, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>> suggested solution worked for you.
>>
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>>
>> "D. Brissenden" <DBrissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:9DFFB71D-98C0-4B6A-9B5A-C0733303104C@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi Gerry,
>> > Unfortunately at this point in time I cannot add more RAM I
>> > don't
>> > know
>> > whether this is of any help but it has only just started this today
>> > after I
>> > installed Autocad - until then it has been fine???
>> >
>> > It is a 20GB hard disk with approx 13GB free space. It is not
>> > partitioned.
>> >
>> > Kind regards
>> > David
>> >
>> >
>> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If possible add 256 mb RAM. You are using the pagefile too much ,
>> >> which
>> >> is much slower than RAM memory. Check Motherboard Manual for
>> >> information
>> >> about capacity to add memory. If you do not have Motherboard
>> >> Manual
>> >> download Everest.
>> >> http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/U..._Download.html
>> >>
>> >> This will give information about your motherboard and enable a
>> >> search
>> >> to
>> >> be made for a copy of the Manual. on the internet.
>> >>
>> >> How large is your hard drive and how much free space does it have?
>> >> If
>> >> your hard drive is partitioned then details for each partition
>> >> would
>> >> be
>> >> helpful.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hope this helps.
>> >>
>> >> Gerry
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >> FCA
>> >>
>> >> Using invalid email address
>> >>
>> >> Stourport, Worcs, England
>> >> Enquire, plan and execute.
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>> >> suggested solution worked for you.
>> >>
>> >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> >>
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >>
>> >> "D. Brissenden" <DBrissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:A586471F-5A91-48E9-9ECE-C1C8E217DC24@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi Gerry,
>> >> > Thanks for your reply. With reference to what you asked....
>> >> >
>> >> > There is 256MB RAM
>> >> >
>> >> > Commit charge:
>> >> > Total: 457408
>> >> > Limit: 631984
>> >> > Peak: 459272
>> >> >
>> >> > The processor is 1.6GHZ PIV mobile
>> >> >
>> >> > Even using a clean boot the problem persists.....
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards
>> >> > David
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> How much RAM memory? Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring Task Manager
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> select the
>> >> >> Performance Tab. What is the Commit Charge? What was the Peak?
>> >> >> What
>> >> >> is
>> >> >> the processor speed?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Try and identify what applications are using the CPU. Task
>> >> >> Manager
>> >> >> is
>> >> >> useful but you could look at another freeware utility
>> >> >> Process Explorer, which provides similar information but adds
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> little bit extra towards seeing what the running processes
>> >> >> represent.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> For further information about Process Explorer see here:
>> >> >> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../procexp.shtml
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Look at what start on booting the computer:
>> >> >> http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
>> >> >> How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
>> >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310353
>> >> >> How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows
>> >> >> XP
>> >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;316434
>> >> >>
>> >> >> What anti-spyware programmes have you run?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hope this helps.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Gerry
>> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >> >> FCA
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Using invalid email address
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Stourport, Worcs, England
>> >> >> Enquire, plan and execute.
>> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >> >> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>> >> >> suggested solution worked for you.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "D. Brissenden" <D. Brissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:7697B3E7-B206-4B34-BB6D-48AF77774D4D@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Hi,
>> >> >> > When I start my XP PRO laptop, it is really slow. Looking at
>> >> >> > Task
>> >> >> > Manager I
>> >> >> > see that SVCHOST and EXPLORER and between them eating into
>> >> >> > memory
>> >> >> > quite
>> >> >> > quickly and are using all the CPU.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I have tried using anti-spyware and anti-virus and this
>> >> >> > doesn't
>> >> >> > appear
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > indicate a problem.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > If anyone has any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > David
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
- Posted by D. Brissenden on November 2nd, 2005
Yep this applies!!.....although it quoted 512MB minimum, we have a number of
users quite successfully usin 256MB which is quite surprising that it works
as well as it does. Having said that I do have a lot more thirsty programs
on mine so this is likely to be why.
Thanks very much for your help Gerry, it is much appreciated.
Kind regards
"Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> David
>
> When did you buy Autocad R14?
>
> The link below gives the System Requirements for the current version:
> http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...112&id=5127273
>
> If this applies to your version then you need more memory. However,
> System Requirements are usually quoted as a minimum when more is
> required for a smooth journey.
>
> --
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> FCA
>
> Using invalid email address
>
> Stourport, Worcs, England
> Enquire, plan and execute.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Please tell the newsgroup how any
> suggested solution worked for you.
>
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
> "D. Brissenden" <DBrissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8A766911-C2F2-46BF-96DE-DE6D8417E44F@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Gerry,
> > It was Autocad R14. I have pretty much convinced myself that was the
> > problem because I removed it this morning and there has been no
> > problems
> > since.
> >
> > I did try disk cleanup with no luck. I will reinstall and try
> > deleting the
> > restore points and the defrag and see how I get along.
> >
> > Are there any known issues with this version of Autocad? If the
> > problems
> > persist, then I suspect that I will have to try and source some extra
> > memory
> > and reduce the pagefile limit??
> >
> > Thanks very much for your help.
> >
> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> >
> >> David
> >>
> >> Further thought. If you have just installed a programme you need to
> >> do
> >> some housekeeping.
> >>
> >> Run Disk CleanUp to remove Temporary Internet Files in all User
> >> Profiles
> >> and also
> >> selecting More Options, System Restore and remove all restore points
> >> except the most recent one.
> >>
> >> Run Disk Defragmenter.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> FCA
> >>
> >> Using invalid email address
> >>
> >> Stourport, Worcs, England
> >> Enquire, plan and execute.
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Please tell the newsgroup how any
> >> suggested solution worked for you.
> >>
> >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >>
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "D. Brissenden" <DBrissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:9DFFB71D-98C0-4B6A-9B5A-C0733303104C@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi Gerry,
> >> > Unfortunately at this point in time I cannot add more RAM I
> >> > don't
> >> > know
> >> > whether this is of any help but it has only just started this today
> >> > after I
> >> > installed Autocad - until then it has been fine???
> >> >
> >> > It is a 20GB hard disk with approx 13GB free space. It is not
> >> > partitioned.
> >> >
> >> > Kind regards
> >> > David
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> If possible add 256 mb RAM. You are using the pagefile too much ,
> >> >> which
> >> >> is much slower than RAM memory. Check Motherboard Manual for
> >> >> information
> >> >> about capacity to add memory. If you do not have Motherboard
> >> >> Manual
> >> >> download Everest.
> >> >> http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/U..._Download.html
> >> >>
> >> >> This will give information about your motherboard and enable a
> >> >> search
> >> >> to
> >> >> be made for a copy of the Manual. on the internet.
> >> >>
> >> >> How large is your hard drive and how much free space does it have?
> >> >> If
> >> >> your hard drive is partitioned then details for each partition
> >> >> would
> >> >> be
> >> >> helpful.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Hope this helps.
> >> >>
> >> >> Gerry
> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >> FCA
> >> >>
> >> >> Using invalid email address
> >> >>
> >> >> Stourport, Worcs, England
> >> >> Enquire, plan and execute.
> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >> Please tell the newsgroup how any
> >> >> suggested solution worked for you.
> >> >>
> >> >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >> >>
> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >>
> >> >> "D. Brissenden" <DBrissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> >> message
> >> >> news:A586471F-5A91-48E9-9ECE-C1C8E217DC24@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hi Gerry,
> >> >> > Thanks for your reply. With reference to what you asked....
> >> >> >
> >> >> > There is 256MB RAM
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Commit charge:
> >> >> > Total: 457408
> >> >> > Limit: 631984
> >> >> > Peak: 459272
> >> >> >
> >> >> > The processor is 1.6GHZ PIV mobile
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Even using a clean boot the problem persists.....
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Regards
> >> >> > David
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> How much RAM memory? Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring Task Manager
> >> >> >> and
> >> >> >> select the
> >> >> >> Performance Tab. What is the Commit Charge? What was the Peak?
> >> >> >> What
> >> >> >> is
> >> >> >> the processor speed?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Try and identify what applications are using the CPU. Task
> >> >> >> Manager
> >> >> >> is
> >> >> >> useful but you could look at another freeware utility
> >> >> >> Process Explorer, which provides similar information but adds
> >> >> >> that
> >> >> >> little bit extra towards seeing what the running processes
> >> >> >> represent.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> For further information about Process Explorer see here:
> >> >> >> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../procexp.shtml
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Look at what start on booting the computer:
> >> >> >> http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
> >> >> >> How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
> >> >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310353
> >> >> >> How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows
> >> >> >> XP
> >> >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;316434
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> What anti-spyware programmes have you run?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Hope this helps.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Gerry
> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >> >> FCA
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Using invalid email address
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Stourport, Worcs, England
> >> >> >> Enquire, plan and execute.
> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >> >> Please tell the newsgroup how any
> >> >> >> suggested solution worked for you.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "D. Brissenden" <D. Brissenden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> >> >> >> in
> >> >> >> message
> >> >> >> news:7697B3E7-B206-4B34-BB6D-48AF77774D4D@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >> > When I start my XP PRO laptop, it is really slow. Looking at
> >> >> >> > Task
> >> >> >> > Manager I
> >> >> >> > see that SVCHOST and EXPLORER and between them eating into
> >> >> >> > memory
> >> >> >> > quite
> >> >> >> > quickly and are using all the CPU.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > I have tried using anti-spyware and anti-virus and this
> >> >> >> > doesn't
> >> >> >> > appear
> >> >> >> > to
> >> >> >> > indicate a problem.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > If anyone has any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > David
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
