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Why is my computer windows Vista is running very slow despite CPU/RAM usage at not 100%?
My HP Pavilion DV3 laptop is running very slow. OS is windows Vista. I initially thought it could be due to low RAM (it has 4GB), and bought new RAM 8 GB that I have yet to put in. But when I see the ...
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Identify CPU usage by thread or service [duplicate]
How can I analyze the CPU usage that is associated with a Windows thread or service? Sometimes my dual processor CPU will show 49% CPU usage for task SVCHOST - for example, yesterday it used 49% for ...
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Why is there the Installed Memory: 4.00 GB & Available Memory ONLY: 536 MB - 2.20 GB
This is a desktop computer, the problem is the difference between the installed memory versus the available memory. I search everywhere, for a fix to this problem.
Installed Physical Memory (RAM): 4....
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Disabled programs at Startup - broke my computer
So my Vista laptop is painfully slow. It's about 5 years old now, a Toshiba satellite with Vista Home Premium. It's due for a clean up. I can't afford a new laptop, so I run all my adobe programs ...
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Linking computers to increase performance [duplicate]
I have 2 laptops (one of which is my primary PC) and a desktop PC. The desktop run on Vista Home Edition, the secondary laptop also runs on vista and the primary laptop runs on windows 8.
It is ...
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Ms access Speed issue with vista office 07
Greeting,
I lately upgraded my MS Office from 03 to office 07, Using windows Vista.
I am using an access based program for my business and it was very smooth and fast, but since the upgrade ...
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windows is unresponsive but works well in safe mode
I was installing a few utility apps and things when my laptop running windows 7 stopped responding. I tried to reboot and still very unresponsive... the mouse moves but i am unable to click on icons ...
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Changing RAM from 2 GB up to 4 GB
I use Windows Vista 32 bit with 2 GB of RAM and now want to increase my RAM of 2 GB up to 4 GB.
Does changing RAM of 2 GB up to 4 GB needs reinstalling windows vista 32 bit? And does 4 GB of RAM ...
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Does compressing all files on a 50% full disk partition slow down performance?
Windows Vista SP2, (uncompressed 100 GB Drive C is 50% full and Windows file indexing is on):
Drive C, where all the program files, \Windows folder and all my data is located is half full, enjoys ...
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audiodg.exe is hogging my CPU
Every time I play audio on my computer, it starts lagging badly. After checking with the processes, audiodg.exe is being a greedy b**** and hogging my CPU. I've tried ending the process (with regret) ...
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Does laptop speed increase with 1 more GB of RAM? [closed]
Hey I have a HP Pavilion DV6500 laptop running windows vista. It only has 2 sticks of 512Mb which is only 1 GB. I am wondering how much faster will it be if I swap those for 2 sticks of 1GB each?
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Why is Windows Vista slow? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are the first steps for diagnosing a slow machine?
Why does my computer run fast after a clean install?
I am using Windows Vista. It has been installed for over two ...
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What is svchost.exe (LocalSystemNetworkRestricted) when I see it in the Resource Monitor in Windows vista and why is it slowing me down?
Sometimes, when my computer is frozen and just about unusable, it seems that the cause is some heavy background processing. Sometimes, I can catch who is using all my disk-bandwidth using Resource ...
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Slow performance when watching YouTube videos – related to ReadyBoost?
I got 2GB of RAM and a ReadyBoost SD card that's a 16bg SDHC card. Maximum ReadyBoost is 4GB, and I never remove it.
My virtual memory is now 4GB and it's staying at that – is that good? When I'm on ...
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System and Interrupts causing high CPU
Under Process Explorer, I noticed that System -- and occasionally Interrupts -- are taking between 5% and 20% CPU constantly, for hours on end. This is resulting in weird video playback problems. (...
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