i usually multitask and have different applications open; but it' s annoying when i switch applications (if it hasnt been active for a bit), it kinda lags a bit - takes a few long seconds for me to be able to work on it; what causes that and what can i do to correct that? it must have been a setting that i changed b/c it used to not be that slow.
what causes delay in program?
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Yeah, I get the same, I've put it down to the non freeing up of ram. I've got plenty of ram but some programs seem to hog all the available spare ram and if you then start another program or try to do something on another program it seems to crawl along on a go slow. I don't know if it's me but it seems worse on Windows 98SE than on 2000.
Perhaps some of you graphics experts out there maybe with Paint Shop Pro, Adobe PhotoShop and some kind of web page creation program all open at the same time could give your view on this problem.
Perhaps some of you graphics experts out there maybe with Paint Shop Pro, Adobe PhotoShop and some kind of web page creation program all open at the same time could give your view on this problem.
There are some Windows 2000 SP3 updates that cause some weird problems- not only on shutdown, but in overall system performane- unfortaunately i have installed 2000 in my system with SP3 integrated, so I caan only kick out a few (eg the ones that make the puter shutting down after several minutes).
Can you uninstall SP3 and go back to SP2, or not?
I may well do that myself, as most of the SP3 new features are annoying at best.
One of the last IE6 security updates (cannot figure out which yet...) makes IE coming to a standstill afte some browsing time, I have to drop connection and reconnect to resolve this- needless to say, Mozilla 1.3b works brilliantly without any problem like that...
Can you uninstall SP3 and go back to SP2, or not?
I may well do that myself, as most of the SP3 new features are annoying at best.
One of the last IE6 security updates (cannot figure out which yet...) makes IE coming to a standstill afte some browsing time, I have to drop connection and reconnect to resolve this- needless to say, Mozilla 1.3b works brilliantly without any problem like that...
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memory management
Hi guys. Thought I would try to clearify a little.
"File caching usually improves the speed of accessing files. When they are read again, the system can retrieve them from the faster memory, instead of reading from the slower hard disk. Windows NT/2000/XP accesses your hard disk for reading and writing through its integrated File Cache-Management. Unfortunately, NT/2000/XP's file caching shows a misbehavior when handling file operations. It allocates main memory for the file cache, which is no longer available for running applications. If applications request new memory, the system will be forced to swap out currently unused memory areas into the paging file, thus requiring read/write access to the hard disk. This paradox situation leads to a dramatic decrease in system performance, caused by the file caching, which slows down your machine instead of making it faster. Up to now, the user could neither control its behavior nor adjust it to its personal needs. O&O_CleverCache solves this problem by taking control over the resource management for file caching and applications. Applications can now allocate memory without forcing NT/2000/XP to swap. This leads to a performance increase and to lower response times, especially if you are running many applications at the same time. Our tests have shown that NT/2000/XP systems are able to run twice as fast when using O&O_CleverCache – no matter if it is a Server or a Workstation."
The best solution is having enough ram. IMHO at least 512mb for a win2k or xp installation
As for win95,win98\se and winMe, the slowing comes not from deliberate file caching but from not releasing programs from main memory. This is an "error" that microsoft seems unwilling to correct (much like the 60hz refresh rate "bug" running games).
Win98 etc can only handle max 512mb so these osses are sort of capped when it comes to capasity.
Here are links to my preffered memory "managers"
Win98\Me
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/system/maxmem.htm
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/system/cb.htm
Win2k
http://www.oosoft.de/english/products/ooccpro/index.html
Btw Service pack 4 is in the final beta stages
Hi guys. Thought I would try to clearify a little.
"File caching usually improves the speed of accessing files. When they are read again, the system can retrieve them from the faster memory, instead of reading from the slower hard disk. Windows NT/2000/XP accesses your hard disk for reading and writing through its integrated File Cache-Management. Unfortunately, NT/2000/XP's file caching shows a misbehavior when handling file operations. It allocates main memory for the file cache, which is no longer available for running applications. If applications request new memory, the system will be forced to swap out currently unused memory areas into the paging file, thus requiring read/write access to the hard disk. This paradox situation leads to a dramatic decrease in system performance, caused by the file caching, which slows down your machine instead of making it faster. Up to now, the user could neither control its behavior nor adjust it to its personal needs. O&O_CleverCache solves this problem by taking control over the resource management for file caching and applications. Applications can now allocate memory without forcing NT/2000/XP to swap. This leads to a performance increase and to lower response times, especially if you are running many applications at the same time. Our tests have shown that NT/2000/XP systems are able to run twice as fast when using O&O_CleverCache – no matter if it is a Server or a Workstation."
The best solution is having enough ram. IMHO at least 512mb for a win2k or xp installation
As for win95,win98\se and winMe, the slowing comes not from deliberate file caching but from not releasing programs from main memory. This is an "error" that microsoft seems unwilling to correct (much like the 60hz refresh rate "bug" running games).
Win98 etc can only handle max 512mb so these osses are sort of capped when it comes to capasity.
Here are links to my preffered memory "managers"
Win98\Me
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/system/maxmem.htm
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/system/cb.htm
Win2k
http://www.oosoft.de/english/products/ooccpro/index.html
Btw Service pack 4 is in the final beta stages
Np guys
Reinstalling surely help(often) in fixing different issues, although time consuming and boring
A couple of things you might want to check out first.
Try cleaning your registry and check what programs are loaded on startup(excellent prog here).
Get the latest drivers for your system.
Check your hardware for possible heat issues and consult your motherboard manual for optimal/safe settings in bios.
Good luck
Reinstalling surely help(often) in fixing different issues, although time consuming and boring
A couple of things you might want to check out first.
Try cleaning your registry and check what programs are loaded on startup(excellent prog here).
Get the latest drivers for your system.
Check your hardware for possible heat issues and consult your motherboard manual for optimal/safe settings in bios.
Good luck