Dr Alok Modi MD wrote:
> Thanks guys for the help. Can increasing my RAM to 1 GB from 512 MB
> help me? Dr Alok Modi MD
You get good performance if the amount of RAM you have keeps you from using
the page file, and that depends on what apps you run. Most people running a
typical range of business applications find that somewhere around 256-384MB
works well, others need 512MB. Almost anyone will see poor performance with
less than 256MB. Some people, particularly those doing things like editing
large photographic images, can see a performance boost by adding even more
than 512MB--sometimes much more.
If you are currently using the page file significantly, more memory will
decrease or eliminate that usage, and improve your performance. If you are
not using the page file significantly, more memory will do nothing for you.
Go to
http://billsway.com/notes%5Fpublic/winxp%5Ftweaks/ and download
WinXP-2K_Pagefile.zip and monitor your pagefile usage. That should give you
a good idea of whether more memory can help, and if so, how much more.
--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> "Harry Ohrn" wrote:
>
>> I'd suggest you remove the Google Desktop software - through Control
>> Panel->Add and Remove Programs and also disable Indexing Services -
>> through Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Services->Indexing
>> Services. Both of these will be creating databases of all the files
>> on your system and really bog it down.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
>> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>>
>>
>> "Dr Alok Modi MD" <DrAlokModiMD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:7609B8D3-ABFF-4327-888A-D6E28639E8FA@microsoft.com...
>>> Regularly whenever I am working on my laptop, I notice that
>>> intermittently my desktop becomes background blue, all the icons on
>>> my desktop disappear, the system tray becomes empty and then after
>>> 10 - 15 secs or more everything comes back. I have loaded Google
>>> search sidebar and it shows the amount of processor and the memory
>>> that I am continuously using. I was suspecting that these symptoms
>>> are because explorer shuts off in between dues to inadequate
>>> resources. Mostly my CPU is 2-8-34% in use and memory is 74-85% in
>>> use. The lowest memory usage is always 65%. I have Toshiba
>>> satellite M 30, Intel Pentium M 1.5GHz, 512 MB DDR RAM, and 60 GB
>>> 5400 rpm HDD. DMA enabled.
>>> I am enclosing the task manager details outlining my processor and
>>> memory consumptions. I realize that zone alarm pro consumes the
>>> maximum of my processor and memory capacities, but I haven't got a
>>> satisfactory solution even from the help line from zone alarm guys
>>> and obviously I cannot shut off zone alarm.
>>>
>>> Here is the log file from procexp:
>>>
>>> Process PID CPU Description Company Name
>>> System Idle Process 0 95.10
>>> Interrupts n/a 0.98 Hardware Interrupts
>>> DPCs n/a Deferred Procedure Calls
>>> System 4
>>> smss.exe 1216 Windows NT Session Manager Microsoft Corporation
>>> csrss.exe 1280 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft
>>> Corporation winlogon.exe 1308 Windows NT Logon Application
>>> Microsoft Corporation services.exe 1356 Services and Controller
>>> app Microsoft Corporation svchost.exe 1552 Generic Host
>>> Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation
>>> WINWORD.EXE 3176 Microsoft Office Word Microsoft Corporation
>>> svchost.exe 1592 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services
>>> Microsoft Corporation
>>> svchost.exe 1864 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services
>>> Microsoft Corporation
>>> svchost.exe 1892 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services
>>> Microsoft Corporation
>>> CCSETMGR.EXE 580 Symantec Settings Manager Service Symantec
>>> Corporation SNDSrvc.exe 600 Network Driver Service Symantec
>>> Corporation SPBBCSvc.exe 692 SPBBC Service Symantec Corporation
>>> CCEVTMGR.EXE 744 Symantec Event Manager Service Symantec
>>> Corporation spoolsv.exe 876 Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft
>>> Corporation schedul2.exe 968 Acronis Scheduler 2 Acronis
>>> AluSchedulerSvc.exe 988 Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler
>>> Service Symantec Corporation
>>> BTNtService.exe 1012
>>> CFSvcs.exe 1024 Service of ConfigFree. TOSHIBA CORPORATION
>>> cisvc.exe 1064 Content Index service Microsoft Corporation
>>> cidaemon.exe 3280 Indexing Service filter daemon Microsoft
>>> Corporation DkService.exe 592 DKSERVICE.EXE Executive Software
>>> International, Inc. MDM.EXE 1120 Machine Debug Manager
>>> Microsoft Corporation NAVAPSVC.EXE 1288 Norton AntiVirus
>>> Auto-Protect Service Symantec Corporation
>>> NPFMNTOR.EXE 1544 Norton AntiVirus Firewall Install Monitor
>>> Symantec Corporation
>>> nvsvc32.exe 1624 NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 45.62
>>> NVIDIA Corporation
>>> WRSSSDK.exe 1784 Spy Sweeper SDK Webroot Software, Inc.
>>> symlcsvc.exe 2120 Symantec Core Component Symantec Corporation
>>> wdfmgr.exe 2152 Windows User Mode Driver Manager Microsoft
>>> Corporation UAService7.exe 2188
>>> vsmon.exe 2256 TrueVector Service Zone Labs, LLC
>>> lsass.exe 1368 LSA Shell (Export Version) Microsoft Corporation
>>> explorer.exe 5996 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation
>>> procexp.exe 4728 2.94 Sysinternals Process Explorer
>>> Sysinternals ctfmon.exe 2428 CTF Loader Microsoft Corporation
>>> 00THotkey.exe 2440 THotkey TOSHIBA Corp.
>>> TFNF5.exe 2472 TFnF5 TOSHIBA Corp.
>>> ltsmmsg.exe 2532 SoftModem Messaging Applet LT
>>> TPSMain.exe 2540 TOSHIBA Corporation
>>> TPSBattM.exe 2588 TOSHIBA Corporation
>>> TFncKy.exe 2556 TFncKy TOSHIBA Corporation
>>> CCAPP.EXE 2572 Symantec User Session Symantec Corporation
>>> stacmon.exe 2580 SigmaTel Inc.
>>> GoogleDesktop.exe 2608
>>> GoogleDesktopIndex.exe 2680
>>> GoogleDesktopDisplay.exe 2820
>>> GoogleDesktopCrawl.exe 2848
>>> GoogleDesktopMail.exe 3028
>>> TrueImageMonitor.exe 2648 TrueImage Acronis
>>> SpySweeper.exe 2692 Spy Sweeper Client Executable Webroot Software,
>>> Inc. ima.exe 2700 LCD3 for Cranberry Publishing Ltd
>>> zlclient.exe 2712 0.98 Zone Labs Client Zone Labs, LLC
>>> wcescomm.exe 2804 ActiveSync Connection Manager Microsoft
>>> Corporation msmsgs.exe 2856 Messenger Microsoft Corporation
>>> OUTLOOK.EXE 2912 Microsoft Office Outlook Microsoft Corporation
>>> HDDlifePro.exe 2988 HDDlife executable file BinarySense, Ltd.
>>> Konfabulator.exe 3092 Konfabulator Yahoo, Inc.
>>> Konfabulator.exe 3520 Konfabulator Yahoo, Inc.
>>>
>>> Process: Procexp Pid: -2
>>>
>>> Type Name
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Dr Alok Modi MD