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Posted on Dec 07, 2004 04:16 pm
Renegade
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Member Since: Nov 28, 2004
Hello again i have a computer question in general nothing to do with recording (sorry I don't know who or where to ask) but what is it the actually consumes RAM i ask because my computer is still very new about three months and I have this little uttility that shows memmory usage and a month or 2 ago it showed i was only using about 20% during almost any task i did and during this last month is been more like 35-50% any help would great
oh yeah I got 1024MB DDR dual channel
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cooloFrisco's Most UnderratedMember
Since: Jan 28, 2003
Dec 07, 2004 05:19 pm That should be plenty of RAM for whatever you are doing. Check the system tray, the little box in the bottom right hand corner of your screen. Do you have a whole bunch of stuff open? Sometimes you get programs that automatically turn themselves on when you start up your computer. They can run in the background and take up your memory, even though your not really using them.
pjkPrince CZAR-mingMember
Since: Apr 08, 2004
Dec 07, 2004 06:01 pm If it's the same PC that you internet on, then you could be picking up adware and spybots and the ilk. They can run themselves in memory and you may not know it. I use ad-aware, and i know others use spybot.
I run ad-aware at least once a week on my work PC and always find something.
General PC speed seems like a recording-related question, at least for PCs anyway.
Dec 07, 2004 06:17 pm hi there uhm is spyware doctor the same type of program as the ones you listed pjk? cause thats what i got and im unsure about it
it lists the adware and spybots but it also lists some things i think are not so i never know what to remove/quarantine is there any that should absolutly not remove?
and do messengers and p2p's take up alot of memmory?
thanks 4 the info
any further tips would be very helpfull
thanks again
Dec 07, 2004 06:36 pm Wow thanks that was extremly helpfull!!!
man u guys rock
ciinxMember
Since: May 15, 2004
Dec 07, 2004 06:46 pm Cool! By the way youve got an awesome RAM there Renegade. Shouldnt be a problem if you want to run two movies at the same time I guess. haha.
pjkPrince CZAR-mingMember
Since: Apr 08, 2004
Dec 07, 2004 06:57 pm Yeah, that program sounds like the same. As far as it removing proggies your not sure of, I'd remove all the others AT LEAST, actually, I'd remove the possibles as well, but that's me. I don't mind being aggressive when it comes to unwanted junk.
Also, the msgr and p2p will take up ram, I'd kill them and check again.
Though not sure of your OS, in W2K you can CTRL-ALT-DEL and click on task manager, then click on processes. This will tell you how much memory each process is taking up. Don't worry about the ones you don't know (there will be bunches) but the ones you do know, you can see how much memory they're using. I think XP works the same, though I don't have it on this PC to check.
ciinxMember
Since: May 15, 2004
Dec 07, 2004 07:04 pm I'm currently using System Mechanic 5 Pro (since Version 3)when dealing with the spywares/virusses and the tweakings of Windows settings. I had no slow infected computer problems ever since. You should try that out.
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