dial up and memory xp problems

skysidhe · 08-23-2006, 01:34 PM

I just got my new phone line in yesterday and tried to install AOL for dial up. I guess my systems memory allocation is used up...apparently by spyware of which many spyware cleaners think there it is a clean system. NOT! I found a process list which I plan to go through with a fine tooth comb and root out resource hogs. I have tried to download cleaners but nothing that addresses this specific problem. If anyof you know of a good XPp process manager I would be grateful.

as a side thought.....
I am not very happy with XP. I thought windows ME was more user friendly. I have huge amount of disk space with tiny memory....This computer is too new to be having such a hard time. I am using a lesser dial up service and my speed tops out at 48. I have read everything possible and cleaned up every obsolite file. I have run tests and everything seems to be fine but it's not. I plan to get more memory later but for right now I need a good XP process list...and or manager.

Thanks

MaggieL · 08-23-2006, 03:27 PM

I like Process Explorer from SysInternals, but it can take some Windows tech knowlege to use it well.

Bullitt · 08-23-2006, 03:39 PM

XP is a memory hog skysidhe.. I'm running a 3ghz pentium 4 processor and a dedicated video card with 128mb memory, and it still hangs up from time to time because i only have 512mb of RAM.

Beestie · 08-23-2006, 03:57 PM

These sites have some good tips:

http://www.petri.co.il/customize_a_n...stallation.htm

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/index.html

skysidhe · 08-24-2006, 02:04 AM

eee gads my sloppy hunt and peck spelling. sorry bout that...

anyway, I appreciate the tips. I will try as many of those links as I can and let you know which ones are above my learning curve.:p It shouldn't be hard as long as the directions are set out in a simple way.

oh and bullitt. My pc has about the same kind of specs.

thanks beestie and maggie too.

headsplice · 08-24-2006, 01:12 PM

You could try Hijack This! if you're having problems w/ spyware (I like it a lot, but I'm a pretty technical person, and so is HT!).
SpywareBlaster is good a preventing malware infections as well.
Also, try MS's tools (I don't have links for those, but I hear they work well).
Last resort: switch to Linux. It isn't that difficult anymore, if you aren't running server processes (no harder than Windows, anyway).

mbpark · 08-24-2006, 02:57 PM

Try Autoruns from Sysinternals. It's one of the best tools for cleaning out bad browser hijacks.

It also helps remove a lot of the crap that vendors put in at startup, like Dell.

Mitch

skysidhe · 08-26-2006, 10:47 AM

Thanks for the advice. I tried many of those applications.I liked the tools. End of the day I ended up buying a graphics card that was missing after I bought the computer. Someone like me would have never known that companys rip consumers by leaving out componets like that. I still need a gig of memory but it was 50 dollars cheaper to just to buy the card. It 'relieved some of the pressure' as my kid put it. It seems to be more stable and quicker although all those same processes are running and it's still dial up slow. PLUS computer games don't jag and pull. So...It's good to have a brain in the house.

08-23-2006, 01:34 PM	#1
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	dial up and memory xp problems I just got my new phone line in yesterday and tried to install AOL for dial up. I guess my systems memory allocation is used up...apparently by spyware of which many spyware cleaners think there it is a clean system. NOT! I found a process list which I plan to go through with a fine tooth comb and root out resource hogs. I have tried to download cleaners but nothing that addresses this specific problem. If anyof you know of a good XPp process manager I would be grateful. as a side thought..... I am not very happy with XP. I thought windows ME was more user friendly. I have huge amount of disk space with tiny memory....This computer is too new to be having such a hard time. I am using a lesser dial up service and my speed tops out at 48. I have read everything possible and cleaned up every obsolite file. I have run tests and everything seems to be fine but it's not. I plan to get more memory later but for right now I need a good XP process list...and or manager. Thanks

08-23-2006, 03:27 PM	#2
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	I like Process Explorer from SysInternals, but it can take some Windows tech knowlege to use it well. __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."

08-23-2006, 03:39 PM	#3
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	XP is a memory hog skysidhe.. I'm running a 3ghz pentium 4 processor and a dedicated video card with 128mb memory, and it still hangs up from time to time because i only have 512mb of RAM. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

08-23-2006, 03:57 PM	#4
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	These sites have some good tips: http://www.petri.co.il/customize_a_n...stallation.htm http://windowsxp.mvps.org/index.html __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

08-24-2006, 02:04 AM	#5
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	eee gads my sloppy hunt and peck spelling. sorry bout that... anyway, I appreciate the tips. I will try as many of those links as I can and let you know which ones are above my learning curve.:p It shouldn't be hard as long as the directions are set out in a simple way. oh and bullitt. My pc has about the same kind of specs. thanks beestie and maggie too. Last edited by skysidhe; 08-24-2006 at 02:19 AM.

08-24-2006, 01:12 PM	#6
headsplice Relaxed Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 676	You could try Hijack This! if you're having problems w/ spyware (I like it a lot, but I'm a pretty technical person, and so is HT!). SpywareBlaster is good a preventing malware infections as well. Also, try MS's tools (I don't have links for those, but I hear they work well). Last resort: switch to Linux. It isn't that difficult anymore, if you aren't running server processes (no harder than Windows, anyway). __________________ Don't Panic

08-24-2006, 02:57 PM	#7
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	If you want to see what your system really is running... Try Autoruns from Sysinternals. It's one of the best tools for cleaning out bad browser hijacks. It also helps remove a lot of the crap that vendors put in at startup, like Dell. Mitch

08-26-2006, 10:47 AM	#8
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Thanks for the advice. I tried many of those applications.I liked the tools. End of the day I ended up buying a graphics card that was missing after I bought the computer. Someone like me would have never known that companys rip consumers by leaving out componets like that. I still need a gig of memory but it was 50 dollars cheaper to just to buy the card. It 'relieved some of the pressure' as my kid put it. It seems to be more stable and quicker although all those same processes are running and it's still dial up slow. PLUS computer games don't jag and pull. So...It's good to have a brain in the house.

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