"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote:

>I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report

I think Gerry gets off reading those. He certainly asks for them
often enough.

Snidley

It's part of the process of investigating problems. You could try making
helpful rather than childish contributions.


--



Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Snidley W. wrote:
> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>> I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report
>
> I think Gerry gets off reading those. He certainly asks for them
> often enough.

Volume (C:)
Volume size = 69.82 GB
Cluster size = 4 KB
Used space = 34.44 GB
Free space = 35.38 GB
Percent free space = 50 %

Volume fragmentation
Total fragmentation = 6 %
File fragmentation = 12 %
Free space fragmentation = 0 %

File fragmentation
Total files = 133,554
Average file size = 446 KB
Total fragmented files = 1,545
Total excess fragments = 7,990
Average fragments per file = 1.05

Pagefile fragmentation
Pagefile size = 756 MB
Total fragments = 1

Folder fragmentation
Total folders = 11,948
Fragmented folders = 40
Excess folder fragments = 1,124

Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
Total MFT size = 165 MB
MFT record count = 146,761
Percent MFT in use = 86 %
Total MFT fragments = 3

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fragments File Size Most fragmented files
584 3 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp
481 37 MB \System Volume
Information\_restore{3DBD88D2-9FFC-498B-A689-A4771362F918}\RP1002\snapshot\_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SO FTWARE
324 3.41 GB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\My
Documents\My DVDs\Marvin Sapp Thirsty\Sources\IFO_T010000.mpv
271 17 MB \Program Files\Sonic\MyDVD\MyDVD.EXE
268 17 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song 6\Track
3.wav
237 19 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla474.tmp
187 14 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla470.tmp
152 12 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla491.tmp
140 9 MB
\WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\DataColl\CollectedData_2 5784.xml
136 1 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\ntuser.dat.LOG
124 9 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla464.tmp
119 10 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla48B.tmp
104 6 MB \Program Files\WordPerfect Office
12\Programs\Prwin12.exe
102 9 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla47A.tmp
96 7 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song 6\Track
1.wav
91 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla47B.tmp
87 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla478.tmp
86 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla481.tmp
86 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla476.tmp
84 6 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla480.tmp
80 15 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song 6\Track
2.wav
76 1 KB \WINDOWS\system32\config\system.LOG
75 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla48F.tmp
68 6 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla489.tmp
58 240 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\X3FP739K
54 4 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla48E.tmp
53 232 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\TM9HZBFN
52 3 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temp\fla1ED.tmp
52 220 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\K1YAOEOS


"Gerry" wrote:

> Lameex
>
> Your system is using all your RAM and making considerable use of your
> pagefile. The solution is to reduce usage or increase RAM.
>
> You have McAfee installed. McAfee (and Norton) both place considerable
> demands on available memory. For this reason many home users have chosen
> freeware anti-virus and anti-spyware software alternatives. When does
> your McAfee subscription expire. What exact McAfee package do you have?
>
> Leaving a computer on 24/7 means that any programme with a memory leak
> does not release the memory it has been using even after the programme
> has been closed. When the computer is rebooted the memory is released.
>
> There may be other programmes where you can save on memory. Some may be
> apparent if you post a Disk Defragmenter report with the Most fragmented
> files list.
>
> I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report . Open Disk
> Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and click on Save
> As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents Folder and post a
> copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as it is more
> informative.
>
> Something to do which will improve performance.
>
> Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to
> Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also
> select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp,
> More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System
> Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter.
>
> What is your computer make and model?
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Lameex wrote:
> > 512 RAM
> >
> > Right now the Total: 711060, Limit: 1256432, Peak: 824024, although
> > when I checked these yesterday, Total and Peak were considerably
> > higher (don't remember the actual numbers). The computer is running a
> > little faster than yesterday right now too.
> >
> > 6 highest figures: Mem usage, Peak Mem Usage, VM size (respectively)
> > iexplore.exe: 159512, 165936, 242768 (k)
> > svchost.exe: 20396, 49704, 22216
> > Mcshield.exe: 18324, 141032, 97264
> > msnmsgr.exe: 13080, 15240, 7984
> > SiteAdv.exe: 7584, 11400, 8032
> > explorer.exe: 7056, 20544, 13376
> >
> > And I do tend to leave my computer on all night. Should I shut it
> > down?
> >
> >
> > "Gerry" wrote:
> >
> >> How much RAM?
> >>
> >> Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
> >> Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?
> >>
> >> You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
> >> the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the
> >> boxes before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the
> >> figures for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?
> >>
> >> Do you leave your computer on 24/7?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >> ~~~~
> >> FCA
> >> Stourport, England
> >> Enquire, plan and execute
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Lameex wrote:
> >>> My system has been runing veeery slowly over the last few months.
> >>> Certain programs will freeze or just shut down altogether. Mostly it
> >>> happens to my Internet Explorer, but does happen with opther
> >>> programs as well. I've done the error-checking, disk cleanup,
> >>> defragment, and add remove programs (have been very selective with
> >>> what I've removed because I don't want to cause further problems by
> >>> removing the wrong thing). I have 69.8 GB on my computer of which
> >>> 34.4 GB are free space. Does anyone have advice on what I can do to
> >>> improve my performance???
>
>
>
>
>

"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote:

>Snidley
>
>It's part of the process of investigating problems. You could try making
>helpful rather than childish contributions.

I'm not newbie at troubleshooting problems and I can't remember when I
ever - EVER - looked at a defrag report except when I was curious
about a drive's fragmentation.

EVER.

IFO_T010000.mpv This file is 3.41 gb. Does it remain fragmented after
running Disk Defragmenter?

You have a lot of temporary files. Does Disk CleanUp remove these? You
might try cCleaner.

An alternative to Disk CleanUp is cCleaner (freeware) which does a more
thorough job than Disk CleanUp. Disk CleanUp has to be run for each user
profile, whereas cCleaner only needs to be run once.
http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp
http://www.ccleaner.com/

With any cleaner you need to proceed with caution. To be safe you
should create a restore point before using cCleaner. cCleaner also
offers backup before removal.

When using cCleaner think twice before checking Autocomplete Form
History under Internet Explorer. You do get a warning but this one has
irritating consequences. You may need to restore your system's
recollection of passwords after use so keep a record off computer so
that they can easily be re-entered.

Leave the Scan for Issues option alone.

cCleaner does not remove restore points. You need to use Disk CleanUp
for this. Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk
CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest
System Restore point.

What Add-Ons are you using with Internet Explorer? In Internet Explorer
select Tools, Manage Add Ons, Enable or Disable Add Ons.

What is your computer make and model? What is the CPU speed?




--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lameex wrote:
> Volume (C:)
> Volume size = 69.82 GB
> Cluster size = 4 KB
> Used space = 34.44 GB
> Free space = 35.38 GB
> Percent free space = 50 %
>
> Volume fragmentation
> Total fragmentation = 6 %
> File fragmentation = 12 %
> Free space fragmentation = 0 %
>
> File fragmentation
> Total files = 133,554
> Average file size = 446 KB
> Total fragmented files = 1,545
> Total excess fragments = 7,990
> Average fragments per file = 1.05
>
> Pagefile fragmentation
> Pagefile size = 756 MB
> Total fragments = 1
>
> Folder fragmentation
> Total folders = 11,948
> Fragmented folders = 40
> Excess folder fragments = 1,124
>
> Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
> Total MFT size = 165 MB
> MFT record count = 146,761
> Percent MFT in use = 86 %
> Total MFT fragments = 3
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Fragments File Size Most fragmented files
> 584 3 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp
> 481 37 MB \System Volume
> Information\_restore{3DBD88D2-9FFC-498B-A689-A4771362F918}\RP1002\snapshot\_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SO FTWARE
> 324 3.41 GB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\My
> Documents\My DVDs\Marvin Sapp Thirsty\Sources\IFO_T010000.mpv
> 271 17 MB \Program Files\Sonic\MyDVD\MyDVD.EXE
> 268 17 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
> 6\Track
> 3.wav
> 237 19 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp\fla474.tmp
> 187 14 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp\fla470.tmp
> 152 12 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp\fla491.tmp
> 140 9 MB
> \WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\DataColl\CollectedData_2 5784.xml
> 136 1 KB \Documents and
> Settings\Maleek\ntuser.dat.LOG 124 9 MB
> \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local Settings\Temp\fla464.tmp
> 119 10 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp\fla48B.tmp
> 104 6 MB \Program Files\WordPerfect Office
> 12\Programs\Prwin12.exe
> 102 9 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp\fla47A.tmp
> 96 7 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
> 6\Track
> 1.wav
> 91 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp\fla47B.tmp
> 87 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp\fla478.tmp
> 86 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp\fla481.tmp
> 86 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp\fla476.tmp
> 84 6 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp\fla480.tmp
> 80 15 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
> 6\Track
> 2.wav
> 76 1 KB \WINDOWS\system32\config\system.LOG
> 75 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp\fla48F.tmp
> 68 6 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp\fla489.tmp
> 58 240 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\X3FP739K
> 54 4 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp\fla48E.tmp
> 53 232 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\TM9HZBFN
> 52 3 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temp\fla1ED.tmp
> 52 220 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\K1YAOEOS
>
>
> "Gerry" wrote:
>
>> Lameex
>>
>> Your system is using all your RAM and making considerable use of your
>> pagefile. The solution is to reduce usage or increase RAM.
>>
>> You have McAfee installed. McAfee (and Norton) both place
>> considerable demands on available memory. For this reason many home
>> users have chosen freeware anti-virus and anti-spyware software
>> alternatives. When does your McAfee subscription expire. What exact
>> McAfee package do you have?
>>
>> Leaving a computer on 24/7 means that any programme with a memory
>> leak does not release the memory it has been using even after the
>> programme has been closed. When the computer is rebooted the memory
>> is released.
>>
>> There may be other programmes where you can save on memory. Some may
>> be apparent if you post a Disk Defragmenter report with the Most
>> fragmented files list.
>>
>> I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report . Open
>> Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
>> click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
>> Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as
>> it is more informative.
>>
>> Something to do which will improve performance.
>>
>> Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp
>> to Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also
>> select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp,
>> More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System
>> Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter.
>>
>> What is your computer make and model?
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Lameex wrote:
>>> 512 RAM
>>>
>>> Right now the Total: 711060, Limit: 1256432, Peak: 824024, although
>>> when I checked these yesterday, Total and Peak were considerably
>>> higher (don't remember the actual numbers). The computer is running
>>> a little faster than yesterday right now too.
>>>
>>> 6 highest figures: Mem usage, Peak Mem Usage, VM size (respectively)
>>> iexplore.exe: 159512, 165936, 242768 (k)
>>> svchost.exe: 20396, 49704, 22216
>>> Mcshield.exe: 18324, 141032, 97264
>>> msnmsgr.exe: 13080, 15240, 7984
>>> SiteAdv.exe: 7584, 11400, 8032
>>> explorer.exe: 7056, 20544, 13376
>>>
>>> And I do tend to leave my computer on all night. Should I shut it
>>> down?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gerry" wrote:
>>>
>>>> How much RAM?
>>>>
>>>> Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the
>>>> Performance Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit
>>>> and the Peak?
>>>>
>>>> You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager.
>>>> With the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check
>>>> the boxes before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What
>>>> are the figures for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?
>>>>
>>>> Do you leave your computer on 24/7?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>> Gerry
>>>> ~~~~
>>>> FCA
>>>> Stourport, England
>>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> Lameex wrote:
>>>>> My system has been runing veeery slowly over the last few months.
>>>>> Certain programs will freeze or just shut down altogether. Mostly
>>>>> it happens to my Internet Explorer, but does happen with opther
>>>>> programs as well. I've done the error-checking, disk cleanup,
>>>>> defragment, and add remove programs (have been very selective with
>>>>> what I've removed because I don't want to cause further problems
>>>>> by removing the wrong thing). I have 69.8 GB on my computer of
>>>>> which
>>>>> 34.4 GB are free space. Does anyone have advice on what I can do
>>>>> to improve my performance???

>Yes, they are.
>
>Beware of any suggestions that 512MB is insufficient. How much RAM you
>need for good performance is *not* a one-size-fits-all situation. 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 512MB, or sometimes even less, works well, others
>need more. Almost anyone will see poor performance with less than
>256MB. Some people, particularly those doing things like editing large
>photographic images, can likely see a performance boost by adding 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.

Without any background on what this person has installed and running
the background, it's not good to assess it as sufficient. I do manage
around 55 old Dell GX260 that have 512MB RAM and do work well enough
but in terms of services and anything that fires up via RUN key or
Startup folder, it is minimal. When booted, my 512MB machines will sit
idle with 225MB +/- in use. Fire up word, open IE or Seamonkey and
student the remaining RAM gets eaten up.

It's just not a good assertion to say 512MB is sufficient. 1GB for the
average Joe user, yes.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

Snidley

Reports from Disk Defragmenter provide an insight into what the computer
is used for, apart from how much files are fragmented . It is easier to
ask for factual information using this approach than asking questions
which those seeking help might have difficulty answering. This is
something I have learned over a number of years trying to resolve
problems without direct access to the computer.


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



Snidley W. wrote:
> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>> Snidley
>>
>> It's part of the process of investigating problems. You could try
>> making helpful rather than childish contributions.
>
> I'm not newbie at troubleshooting problems and I can't remember when I
> ever - EVER - looked at a defrag report except when I was curious
> about a drive's fragmentation.
>
> EVER.

Thee Chicago Wolf

Read Ken's post carefully. He links the need for RAM to use of the
pagefile.


--



Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thee Chicago Wolf wrote:
>> Yes, they are.
>>
>> Beware of any suggestions that 512MB is insufficient. How much RAM
>> you need for good performance is *not* a one-size-fits-all
>> situation. 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 512MB, or sometimes even
>> less, works well, others need more. Almost anyone will see poor
>> performance with less than 256MB. Some people, particularly those
>> doing things like editing large photographic images, can likely see
>> a performance boost by adding 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.
>
> Without any background on what this person has installed and running
> the background, it's not good to assess it as sufficient. I do manage
> around 55 old Dell GX260 that have 512MB RAM and do work well enough
> but in terms of services and anything that fires up via RUN key or
> Startup folder, it is minimal. When booted, my 512MB machines will sit
> idle with 225MB +/- in use. Fire up word, open IE or Seamonkey and
> student the remaining RAM gets eaten up.
>
> It's just not a good assertion to say 512MB is sufficient. 1GB for the
> average Joe user, yes.
>
> - Thee Chicago Wolf

>Read Ken's post carefully. He links the need for RAM to use of the
>pagefile.

Yup, I did catch that. Thanks though.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

I'm running Defrag now to see if that mpv file defragments. And... it didn't.
It was the only one that wouldn't.

The .tmp files were cleaned up by disk cleanup

The computer is a Dell Dimension DM051 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4CPU 3.00GHz 2.99
GHz, 504MB of Ram. Don't know what the speed is unless I answered that
question with all the gobbeldy gook I just wrote.

"Gerry" wrote:

> IFO_T010000.mpv This file is 3.41 gb. Does it remain fragmented after
> running Disk Defragmenter?
>
> You have a lot of temporary files. Does Disk CleanUp remove these? You
> might try cCleaner.
>
> An alternative to Disk CleanUp is cCleaner (freeware) which does a more
> thorough job than Disk CleanUp. Disk CleanUp has to be run for each user
> profile, whereas cCleaner only needs to be run once.
> http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp
> http://www.ccleaner.com/
>
> With any cleaner you need to proceed with caution. To be safe you
> should create a restore point before using cCleaner. cCleaner also
> offers backup before removal.
>
> When using cCleaner think twice before checking Autocomplete Form
> History under Internet Explorer. You do get a warning but this one has
> irritating consequences. You may need to restore your system's
> recollection of passwords after use so keep a record off computer so
> that they can easily be re-entered.
>
> Leave the Scan for Issues option alone.
>
> cCleaner does not remove restore points. You need to use Disk CleanUp
> for this. Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk
> CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest
> System Restore point.
>
> What Add-Ons are you using with Internet Explorer? In Internet Explorer
> select Tools, Manage Add Ons, Enable or Disable Add Ons.
>
> What is your computer make and model? What is the CPU speed?
>
>
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Lameex wrote:
> > Volume (C:)
> > Volume size = 69.82 GB
> > Cluster size = 4 KB
> > Used space = 34.44 GB
> > Free space = 35.38 GB
> > Percent free space = 50 %
> >
> > Volume fragmentation
> > Total fragmentation = 6 %
> > File fragmentation = 12 %
> > Free space fragmentation = 0 %
> >
> > File fragmentation
> > Total files = 133,554
> > Average file size = 446 KB
> > Total fragmented files = 1,545
> > Total excess fragments = 7,990
> > Average fragments per file = 1.05
> >
> > Pagefile fragmentation
> > Pagefile size = 756 MB
> > Total fragments = 1
> >
> > Folder fragmentation
> > Total folders = 11,948
> > Fragmented folders = 40
> > Excess folder fragments = 1,124
> >
> > Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
> > Total MFT size = 165 MB
> > MFT record count = 146,761
> > Percent MFT in use = 86 %
> > Total MFT fragments = 3
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Fragments File Size Most fragmented files
> > 584 3 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp
> > 481 37 MB \System Volume
> > Information\_restore{3DBD88D2-9FFC-498B-A689-A4771362F918}\RP1002\snapshot\_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SO FTWARE
> > 324 3.41 GB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\My
> > Documents\My DVDs\Marvin Sapp Thirsty\Sources\IFO_T010000.mpv
> > 271 17 MB \Program Files\Sonic\MyDVD\MyDVD.EXE
> > 268 17 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
> > 6\Track
> > 3.wav
> > 237 19 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla474.tmp
> > 187 14 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla470.tmp
> > 152 12 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla491.tmp
> > 140 9 MB
> > \WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\DataColl\CollectedData_2 5784.xml
> > 136 1 KB \Documents and
> > Settings\Maleek\ntuser.dat.LOG 124 9 MB
> > \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local Settings\Temp\fla464.tmp
> > 119 10 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla48B.tmp
> > 104 6 MB \Program Files\WordPerfect Office
> > 12\Programs\Prwin12.exe
> > 102 9 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla47A.tmp
> > 96 7 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
> > 6\Track
> > 1.wav
> > 91 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla47B.tmp
> > 87 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla478.tmp
> > 86 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla481.tmp
> > 86 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla476.tmp
> > 84 6 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla480.tmp
> > 80 15 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
> > 6\Track
> > 2.wav
> > 76 1 KB \WINDOWS\system32\config\system.LOG
> > 75 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla48F.tmp
> > 68 6 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla489.tmp
> > 58 240 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\X3FP739K
> > 54 4 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla48E.tmp
> > 53 232 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\TM9HZBFN
> > 52 3 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla1ED.tmp
> > 52 220 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\K1YAOEOS
> >
> >
> > "Gerry" wrote:
> >
> >> Lameex
> >>
> >> Your system is using all your RAM and making considerable use of your
> >> pagefile. The solution is to reduce usage or increase RAM.
> >>
> >> You have McAfee installed. McAfee (and Norton) both place
> >> considerable demands on available memory. For this reason many home
> >> users have chosen freeware anti-virus and anti-spyware software
> >> alternatives. When does your McAfee subscription expire. What exact
> >> McAfee package do you have?
> >>
> >> Leaving a computer on 24/7 means that any programme with a memory
> >> leak does not release the memory it has been using even after the
> >> programme has been closed. When the computer is rebooted the memory
> >> is released.
> >>
> >> There may be other programmes where you can save on memory. Some may
> >> be apparent if you post a Disk Defragmenter report with the Most
> >> fragmented files list.
> >>
> >> I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report . Open
> >> Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
> >> click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
> >> Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as
> >> it is more informative.
> >>
> >> Something to do which will improve performance.
> >>
> >> Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp
> >> to Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also
> >> select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp,
> >> More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System
> >> Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter.
> >>
> >> What is your computer make and model?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >> ~~~~
> >> FCA
> >> Stourport, England
> >> Enquire, plan and execute
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Lameex wrote:
> >>> 512 RAM
> >>>
> >>> Right now the Total: 711060, Limit: 1256432, Peak: 824024, although
> >>> when I checked these yesterday, Total and Peak were considerably
> >>> higher (don't remember the actual numbers). The computer is running
> >>> a little faster than yesterday right now too.
> >>>
> >>> 6 highest figures: Mem usage, Peak Mem Usage, VM size (respectively)
> >>> iexplore.exe: 159512, 165936, 242768 (k)
> >>> svchost.exe: 20396, 49704, 22216
> >>> Mcshield.exe: 18324, 141032, 97264
> >>> msnmsgr.exe: 13080, 15240, 7984
> >>> SiteAdv.exe: 7584, 11400, 8032
> >>> explorer.exe: 7056, 20544, 13376
> >>>
> >>> And I do tend to leave my computer on all night. Should I shut it
> >>> down?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Gerry" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> How much RAM?
> >>>>
> >>>> Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the
> >>>> Performance Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit
> >>>> and the Peak?
> >>>>
> >>>> You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager.
> >>>> With the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check
> >>>> the boxes before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What
> >>>> are the figures for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?
> >>>>
> >>>> Do you leave your computer on 24/7?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hope this helps.
> >>>>
> >>>> Gerry
> >>>> ~~~~
> >>>> FCA
> >>>> Stourport, England
> >>>> Enquire, plan and execute
> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>> Lameex wrote:
> >>>>> My system has been runing veeery slowly over the last few months.
> >>>>> Certain programs will freeze or just shut down altogether. Mostly
> >>>>> it happens to my Internet Explorer, but does happen with opther
> >>>>> programs as well. I've done the error-checking, disk cleanup,
> >>>>> defragment, and add remove programs (have been very selective with
> >>>>> what I've removed because I don't want to cause further problems
> >>>>> by removing the wrong thing). I have 69.8 GB on my computer of
> >>>>> which
> >>>>> 34.4 GB are free space. Does anyone have advice on what I can do
> >>>>> to improve my performance???
>
>
>

By the way, I have about 29 add ons. I can write tham out but if there's
afaster way for me to show them 2 you let me know

"Gerry" wrote:

> IFO_T010000.mpv This file is 3.41 gb. Does it remain fragmented after
> running Disk Defragmenter?
>
> You have a lot of temporary files. Does Disk CleanUp remove these? You
> might try cCleaner.
>
> An alternative to Disk CleanUp is cCleaner (freeware) which does a more
> thorough job than Disk CleanUp. Disk CleanUp has to be run for each user
> profile, whereas cCleaner only needs to be run once.
> http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp
> http://www.ccleaner.com/
>
> With any cleaner you need to proceed with caution. To be safe you
> should create a restore point before using cCleaner. cCleaner also
> offers backup before removal.
>
> When using cCleaner think twice before checking Autocomplete Form
> History under Internet Explorer. You do get a warning but this one has
> irritating consequences. You may need to restore your system's
> recollection of passwords after use so keep a record off computer so
> that they can easily be re-entered.
>
> Leave the Scan for Issues option alone.
>
> cCleaner does not remove restore points. You need to use Disk CleanUp
> for this. Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk
> CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest
> System Restore point.
>
> What Add-Ons are you using with Internet Explorer? In Internet Explorer
> select Tools, Manage Add Ons, Enable or Disable Add Ons.
>
> What is your computer make and model? What is the CPU speed?
>
>
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Lameex wrote:
> > Volume (C:)
> > Volume size = 69.82 GB
> > Cluster size = 4 KB
> > Used space = 34.44 GB
> > Free space = 35.38 GB
> > Percent free space = 50 %
> >
> > Volume fragmentation
> > Total fragmentation = 6 %
> > File fragmentation = 12 %
> > Free space fragmentation = 0 %
> >
> > File fragmentation
> > Total files = 133,554
> > Average file size = 446 KB
> > Total fragmented files = 1,545
> > Total excess fragments = 7,990
> > Average fragments per file = 1.05
> >
> > Pagefile fragmentation
> > Pagefile size = 756 MB
> > Total fragments = 1
> >
> > Folder fragmentation
> > Total folders = 11,948
> > Fragmented folders = 40
> > Excess folder fragments = 1,124
> >
> > Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
> > Total MFT size = 165 MB
> > MFT record count = 146,761
> > Percent MFT in use = 86 %
> > Total MFT fragments = 3
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Fragments File Size Most fragmented files
> > 584 3 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp
> > 481 37 MB \System Volume
> > Information\_restore{3DBD88D2-9FFC-498B-A689-A4771362F918}\RP1002\snapshot\_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SO FTWARE
> > 324 3.41 GB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\My
> > Documents\My DVDs\Marvin Sapp Thirsty\Sources\IFO_T010000.mpv
> > 271 17 MB \Program Files\Sonic\MyDVD\MyDVD.EXE
> > 268 17 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
> > 6\Track
> > 3.wav
> > 237 19 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla474.tmp
> > 187 14 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla470.tmp
> > 152 12 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla491.tmp
> > 140 9 MB
> > \WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\DataColl\CollectedData_2 5784.xml
> > 136 1 KB \Documents and
> > Settings\Maleek\ntuser.dat.LOG 124 9 MB
> > \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local Settings\Temp\fla464.tmp
> > 119 10 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla48B.tmp
> > 104 6 MB \Program Files\WordPerfect Office
> > 12\Programs\Prwin12.exe
> > 102 9 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla47A.tmp
> > 96 7 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
> > 6\Track
> > 1.wav
> > 91 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla47B.tmp
> > 87 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla478.tmp
> > 86 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla481.tmp
> > 86 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla476.tmp
> > 84 6 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla480.tmp
> > 80 15 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
> > 6\Track
> > 2.wav
> > 76 1 KB \WINDOWS\system32\config\system.LOG
> > 75 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla48F.tmp
> > 68 6 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla489.tmp
> > 58 240 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\X3FP739K
> > 54 4 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla48E.tmp
> > 53 232 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\TM9HZBFN
> > 52 3 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temp\fla1ED.tmp
> > 52 220 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
> > Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\K1YAOEOS
> >
> >
> > "Gerry" wrote:
> >
> >> Lameex
> >>
> >> Your system is using all your RAM and making considerable use of your
> >> pagefile. The solution is to reduce usage or increase RAM.
> >>
> >> You have McAfee installed. McAfee (and Norton) both place
> >> considerable demands on available memory. For this reason many home
> >> users have chosen freeware anti-virus and anti-spyware software
> >> alternatives. When does your McAfee subscription expire. What exact
> >> McAfee package do you have?
> >>
> >> Leaving a computer on 24/7 means that any programme with a memory
> >> leak does not release the memory it has been using even after the
> >> programme has been closed. When the computer is rebooted the memory
> >> is released.
> >>
> >> There may be other programmes where you can save on memory. Some may
> >> be apparent if you post a Disk Defragmenter report with the Most
> >> fragmented files list.
> >>
> >> I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report . Open
> >> Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
> >> click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
> >> Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as
> >> it is more informative.
> >>
> >> Something to do which will improve performance.
> >>
> >> Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp
> >> to Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also
> >> select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp,
> >> More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System
> >> Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter.
> >>
> >> What is your computer make and model?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >> ~~~~
> >> FCA
> >> Stourport, England
> >> Enquire, plan and execute
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Lameex wrote:
> >>> 512 RAM
> >>>
> >>> Right now the Total: 711060, Limit: 1256432, Peak: 824024, although
> >>> when I checked these yesterday, Total and Peak were considerably
> >>> higher (don't remember the actual numbers). The computer is running
> >>> a little faster than yesterday right now too.
> >>>
> >>> 6 highest figures: Mem usage, Peak Mem Usage, VM size (respectively)
> >>> iexplore.exe: 159512, 165936, 242768 (k)
> >>> svchost.exe: 20396, 49704, 22216
> >>> Mcshield.exe: 18324, 141032, 97264
> >>> msnmsgr.exe: 13080, 15240, 7984
> >>> SiteAdv.exe: 7584, 11400, 8032
> >>> explorer.exe: 7056, 20544, 13376
> >>>
> >>> And I do tend to leave my computer on all night. Should I shut it
> >>> down?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Gerry" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> How much RAM?
> >>>>
> >>>> Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the
> >>>> Performance Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit
> >>>> and the Peak?
> >>>>
> >>>> You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager.
> >>>> With the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check
> >>>> the boxes before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What
> >>>> are the figures for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?
> >>>>
> >>>> Do you leave your computer on 24/7?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hope this helps.
> >>>>
> >>>> Gerry
> >>>> ~~~~
> >>>> FCA
> >>>> Stourport, England
> >>>> Enquire, plan and execute
> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>> Lameex wrote:
> >>>>> My system has been runing veeery slowly over the last few months.
> >>>>> Certain programs will freeze or just shut down altogether. Mostly
> >>>>> it happens to my Internet Explorer, but does happen with opther
> >>>>> programs as well. I've done the error-checking, disk cleanup,
> >>>>> defragment, and add remove programs (have been very selective with
> >>>>> what I've removed because I don't want to cause further problems
> >>>>> by removing the wrong thing). I have 69.8 GB on my computer of
> >>>>> which
> >>>>> 34.4 GB are free space. Does anyone have advice on what I can do
> >>>>> to improve my performance???
>
>
>

Lameex

My reaction is that's too many. I would examine the function of each and
eliminate duplication. I have 11 enabled and 2 disabled. Toolbar helpers
tend to get installed when you only need one.


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lameex wrote:
> By the way, I have about 29 add ons. I can write tham out but if
> there's afaster way for me to show them 2 you let me know
>
> "Gerry" wrote:
>
>> IFO_T010000.mpv This file is 3.41 gb. Does it remain fragmented after
>> running Disk Defragmenter?
>>
>> You have a lot of temporary files. Does Disk CleanUp remove these?
>> You might try cCleaner.
>>
>> An alternative to Disk CleanUp is cCleaner (freeware) which does a
>> more thorough job than Disk CleanUp. Disk CleanUp has to be run for
>> each user profile, whereas cCleaner only needs to be run once.
>> http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp
>> http://www.ccleaner.com/
>>
>> With any cleaner you need to proceed with caution. To be safe you
>> should create a restore point before using cCleaner. cCleaner also
>> offers backup before removal.
>>
>> When using cCleaner think twice before checking Autocomplete Form
>> History under Internet Explorer. You do get a warning but this one
>> has irritating consequences. You may need to restore your system's
>> recollection of passwords after use so keep a record off computer so
>> that they can easily be re-entered.
>>
>> Leave the Scan for Issues option alone.
>>
>> cCleaner does not remove restore points. You need to use Disk CleanUp
>> for this. Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk
>> CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest
>> System Restore point.
>>
>> What Add-Ons are you using with Internet Explorer? In Internet
>> Explorer select Tools, Manage Add Ons, Enable or Disable Add Ons.
>>
>> What is your computer make and model? What is the CPU speed?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> Lameex wrote:
>>> Volume (C:)
>>> Volume size = 69.82 GB
>>> Cluster size = 4 KB
>>> Used space = 34.44 GB
>>> Free space = 35.38 GB
>>> Percent free space = 50 %
>>>
>>> Volume fragmentation
>>> Total fragmentation = 6 %
>>> File fragmentation = 12 %
>>> Free space fragmentation = 0 %
>>>
>>> File fragmentation
>>> Total files = 133,554
>>> Average file size = 446 KB
>>> Total fragmented files = 1,545
>>> Total excess fragments = 7,990
>>> Average fragments per file = 1.05
>>>
>>> Pagefile fragmentation
>>> Pagefile size = 756 MB
>>> Total fragments = 1
>>>
>>> Folder fragmentation
>>> Total folders = 11,948
>>> Fragmented folders = 40
>>> Excess folder fragments = 1,124
>>>
>>> Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
>>> Total MFT size = 165 MB
>>> MFT record count = 146,761
>>> Percent MFT in use = 86 %
>>> Total MFT fragments = 3
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Fragments File Size Most fragmented files
>>> 584 3 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp
>>> 481 37 MB \System Volume
>>> Information\_restore{3DBD88D2-9FFC-498B-A689-A4771362F918}\RP1002\snapshot\_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SO FTWARE
>>> 324 3.41 GB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\My
>>> Documents\My DVDs\Marvin Sapp Thirsty\Sources\IFO_T010000.mpv
>>> 271 17 MB \Program Files\Sonic\MyDVD\MyDVD.EXE
>>> 268 17 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
>>> 6\Track
>>> 3.wav
>>> 237 19 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla474.tmp
>>> 187 14 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla470.tmp
>>> 152 12 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla491.tmp
>>> 140 9 MB
>>> \WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\DataColl\CollectedData_2 5784.xml
>>> 136 1 KB \Documents and
>>> Settings\Maleek\ntuser.dat.LOG 124 9 MB
>>> \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local Settings\Temp\fla464.tmp
>>> 119 10 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla48B.tmp
>>> 104 6 MB \Program Files\WordPerfect Office
>>> 12\Programs\Prwin12.exe
>>> 102 9 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla47A.tmp
>>> 96 7 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
>>> 6\Track
>>> 1.wav
>>> 91 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla47B.tmp
>>> 87 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla478.tmp
>>> 86 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla481.tmp
>>> 86 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla476.tmp
>>> 84 6 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla480.tmp
>>> 80 15 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
>>> 6\Track
>>> 2.wav
>>> 76 1 KB \WINDOWS\system32\config\system.LOG
>>> 75 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla48F.tmp
>>> 68 6 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla489.tmp
>>> 58 240 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\X3FP739K
>>> 54 4 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla48E.tmp
>>> 53 232 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\TM9HZBFN
>>> 52 3 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla1ED.tmp
>>> 52 220 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\K1YAOEOS
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gerry" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Lameex
>>>>
>>>> Your system is using all your RAM and making considerable use of
>>>> your pagefile. The solution is to reduce usage or increase RAM.
>>>>
>>>> You have McAfee installed. McAfee (and Norton) both place
>>>> considerable demands on available memory. For this reason many home
>>>> users have chosen freeware anti-virus and anti-spyware software
>>>> alternatives. When does your McAfee subscription expire. What exact
>>>> McAfee package do you have?
>>>>
>>>> Leaving a computer on 24/7 means that any programme with a memory
>>>> leak does not release the memory it has been using even after the
>>>> programme has been closed. When the computer is rebooted the memory
>>>> is released.
>>>>
>>>> There may be other programmes where you can save on memory. Some
>>>> may be apparent if you post a Disk Defragmenter report with the
>>>> Most fragmented files list.
>>>>
>>>> I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report . Open
>>>> Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
>>>> click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My
>>>> Documents Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk
>>>> Defragmenter as it is more informative.
>>>>
>>>> Something to do which will improve performance.
>>>>
>>>> Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp
>>>> to Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also
>>>> select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk
>>>> CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and remove all but the
>>>> latest System Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter.
>>>>
>>>> What is your computer make and model?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>> Gerry
>>>> ~~~~
>>>> FCA
>>>> Stourport, England
>>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> Lameex wrote:
>>>>> 512 RAM
>>>>>
>>>>> Right now the Total: 711060, Limit: 1256432, Peak: 824024,
>>>>> although when I checked these yesterday, Total and Peak were
>>>>> considerably higher (don't remember the actual numbers). The
>>>>> computer is running a little faster than yesterday right now too.
>>>>>
>>>>> 6 highest figures: Mem usage, Peak Mem Usage, VM size
>>>>> (respectively) iexplore.exe: 159512, 165936, 242768 (k)
>>>>> svchost.exe: 20396, 49704, 22216
>>>>> Mcshield.exe: 18324, 141032, 97264
>>>>> msnmsgr.exe: 13080, 15240, 7984
>>>>> SiteAdv.exe: 7584, 11400, 8032
>>>>> explorer.exe: 7056, 20544, 13376
>>>>>
>>>>> And I do tend to leave my computer on all night. Should I shut it
>>>>> down?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Gerry" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> How much RAM?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the
>>>>>> Performance Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit
>>>>>> and the Peak?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager.
>>>>>> With the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and
>>>>>> check the boxes before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory
>>>>>> size. What are the figures for the 6 processes using the largest
>>>>>> amounts?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you leave your computer on 24/7?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gerry
>>>>>> ~~~~
>>>>>> FCA
>>>>>> Stourport, England
>>>>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>> Lameex wrote:
>>>>>>> My system has been runing veeery slowly over the last few
>>>>>>> months. Certain programs will freeze or just shut down
>>>>>>> altogether. Mostly it happens to my Internet Explorer, but does
>>>>>>> happen with opther programs as well. I've done the
>>>>>>> error-checking, disk cleanup, defragment, and add remove
>>>>>>> programs (have been very selective with what I've removed
>>>>>>> because I don't want to cause further problems by removing the
>>>>>>> wrong thing). I have 69.8 GB on my computer of which
>>>>>>> 34.4 GB are free space. Does anyone have advice on what I can do
>>>>>>> to improve my performance???

Lameex

Your computer seems to be a Dell Dimension 5150 but I cannot quite match
the CPU. It has four memory slots and takes matched pairs up to 4 gb. I
imagine you have 2 x 256 mb = 512 mb with 8 mb being used to support
some like a graphics card.
http://support.dell.com/support/edoc....htm#wp1052310

http://support.dell.com/support/edoc....htm#wp1364711

However, before adding memory you need to determine what difference
replacing McAfee would make to system performance. Replacing it with
freeware substitutes would cost nothing whereas adding memory would
require a cash outlay.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lameex wrote:
> I'm running Defrag now to see if that mpv file defragments. And... it
> didn't. It was the only one that wouldn't.
>
> The .tmp files were cleaned up by disk cleanup
>
> The computer is a Dell Dimension DM051 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4CPU
> 3.00GHz 2.99 GHz, 504MB of Ram. Don't know what the speed is unless I
> answered that question with all the gobbeldy gook I just wrote.
>
> "Gerry" wrote:
>
>> IFO_T010000.mpv This file is 3.41 gb. Does it remain fragmented after
>> running Disk Defragmenter?
>>
>> You have a lot of temporary files. Does Disk CleanUp remove these?
>> You might try cCleaner.
>>
>> An alternative to Disk CleanUp is cCleaner (freeware) which does a
>> more thorough job than Disk CleanUp. Disk CleanUp has to be run for
>> each user profile, whereas cCleaner only needs to be run once.
>> http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp
>> http://www.ccleaner.com/
>>
>> With any cleaner you need to proceed with caution. To be safe you
>> should create a restore point before using cCleaner. cCleaner also
>> offers backup before removal.
>>
>> When using cCleaner think twice before checking Autocomplete Form
>> History under Internet Explorer. You do get a warning but this one
>> has irritating consequences. You may need to restore your system's
>> recollection of passwords after use so keep a record off computer so
>> that they can easily be re-entered.
>>
>> Leave the Scan for Issues option alone.
>>
>> cCleaner does not remove restore points. You need to use Disk CleanUp
>> for this. Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk
>> CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest
>> System Restore point.
>>
>> What Add-Ons are you using with Internet Explorer? In Internet
>> Explorer select Tools, Manage Add Ons, Enable or Disable Add Ons.
>>
>> What is your computer make and model? What is the CPU speed?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> Lameex wrote:
>>> Volume (C:)
>>> Volume size = 69.82 GB
>>> Cluster size = 4 KB
>>> Used space = 34.44 GB
>>> Free space = 35.38 GB
>>> Percent free space = 50 %
>>>
>>> Volume fragmentation
>>> Total fragmentation = 6 %
>>> File fragmentation = 12 %
>>> Free space fragmentation = 0 %
>>>
>>> File fragmentation
>>> Total files = 133,554
>>> Average file size = 446 KB
>>> Total fragmented files = 1,545
>>> Total excess fragments = 7,990
>>> Average fragments per file = 1.05
>>>
>>> Pagefile fragmentation
>>> Pagefile size = 756 MB
>>> Total fragments = 1
>>>
>>> Folder fragmentation
>>> Total folders = 11,948
>>> Fragmented folders = 40
>>> Excess folder fragments = 1,124
>>>
>>> Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation
>>> Total MFT size = 165 MB
>>> MFT record count = 146,761
>>> Percent MFT in use = 86 %
>>> Total MFT fragments = 3
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Fragments File Size Most fragmented files
>>> 584 3 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp
>>> 481 37 MB \System Volume
>>> Information\_restore{3DBD88D2-9FFC-498B-A689-A4771362F918}\RP1002\snapshot\_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SO FTWARE
>>> 324 3.41 GB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\My
>>> Documents\My DVDs\Marvin Sapp Thirsty\Sources\IFO_T010000.mpv
>>> 271 17 MB \Program Files\Sonic\MyDVD\MyDVD.EXE
>>> 268 17 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
>>> 6\Track
>>> 3.wav
>>> 237 19 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla474.tmp
>>> 187 14 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla470.tmp
>>> 152 12 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla491.tmp
>>> 140 9 MB
>>> \WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\DataColl\CollectedData_2 5784.xml
>>> 136 1 KB \Documents and
>>> Settings\Maleek\ntuser.dat.LOG 124 9 MB
>>> \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local Settings\Temp\fla464.tmp
>>> 119 10 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla48B.tmp
>>> 104 6 MB \Program Files\WordPerfect Office
>>> 12\Programs\Prwin12.exe
>>> 102 9 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla47A.tmp
>>> 96 7 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
>>> 6\Track
>>> 1.wav
>>> 91 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla47B.tmp
>>> 87 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla478.tmp
>>> 86 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla481.tmp
>>> 86 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla476.tmp
>>> 84 6 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla480.tmp
>>> 80 15 MB \Program Files\MtStudio\MySongs\Song
>>> 6\Track
>>> 2.wav
>>> 76 1 KB \WINDOWS\system32\config\system.LOG
>>> 75 7 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla48F.tmp
>>> 68 6 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla489.tmp
>>> 58 240 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\X3FP739K
>>> 54 4 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla48E.tmp
>>> 53 232 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\TM9HZBFN
>>> 52 3 MB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temp\fla1ED.tmp
>>> 52 220 KB \Documents and Settings\Maleek\Local
>>> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\K1YAOEOS
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gerry" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Lameex
>>>>
>>>> Your system is using all your RAM and making considerable use of
>>>> your pagefile. The solution is to reduce usage or increase RAM.
>>>>
>>>> You have McAfee installed. McAfee (and Norton) both place
>>>> considerable demands on available memory. For this reason many home
>>>> users have chosen freeware anti-virus and anti-spyware software
>>>> alternatives. When does your McAfee subscription expire. What exact
>>>> McAfee package do you have?
>>>>
>>>> Leaving a computer on 24/7 means that any programme with a memory
>>>> leak does not release the memory it has been using even after the
>>>> programme has been closed. When the computer is rebooted the memory
>>>> is released.
>>>>
>>>> There may be other programmes where you can save on memory. Some
>>>> may be apparent if you post a Disk Defragmenter report with the
>>>> Most fragmented files list.
>>>>
>>>> I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report . Open
>>>> Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
>>>> click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My
>>>> Documents Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk
>>>> Defragmenter as it is more informative.
>>>>
>>>> Something to do which will improve performance.
>>>>
>>>> Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp
>>>> to Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also
>>>> select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk
>>>> CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and remove all but the
>>>> latest System Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter.
>>>>
>>>> What is your computer make and model?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>> Gerry
>>>> ~~~~
>>>> FCA
>>>> Stourport, England
>>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> Lameex wrote:
>>>>> 512 RAM
>>>>>
>>>>> Right now the Total: 711060, Limit: 1256432, Peak: 824024,
>>>>> although when I checked these yesterday, Total and Peak were
>>>>> considerably higher (don't remember the actual numbers). The
>>>>> computer is running a little faster than yesterday right now too.
>>>>>
>>>>> 6 highest figures: Mem usage, Peak Mem Usage, VM size
>>>>> (respectively) iexplore.exe: 159512, 165936, 242768 (k)
>>>>> svchost.exe: 20396, 49704, 22216
>>>>> Mcshield.exe: 18324, 141032, 97264
>>>>> msnmsgr.exe: 13080, 15240, 7984
>>>>> SiteAdv.exe: 7584, 11400, 8032
>>>>> explorer.exe: 7056, 20544, 13376
>>>>>
>>>>> And I do tend to leave my computer on all night. Should I shut it
>>>>> down?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Gerry" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> How much RAM?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the
>>>>>> Performance Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit
>>>>>> and the Peak?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager.
>>>>>> With the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and
>>>>>> check the boxes before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory
>>>>>> size. What are the figures for the 6 processes using the largest
>>>>>> amounts?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you leave your computer on 24/7?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gerry
>>>>>> ~~~~
>>>>>> FCA
>>>>>> Stourport, England
>>>>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>> Lameex wrote:
>>>>>>> My system has been runing veeery slowly over the last few
>>>>>>> months. Certain programs will freeze or just shut down
>>>>>>> altogether. Mostly it happens to my Internet Explorer, but does
>>>>>>> happen with opther programs as well. I've done the
>>>>>>> error-checking, disk cleanup, defragment, and add remove
>>>>>>> programs (have been very selective with what I've removed
>>>>>>> because I don't want to cause further problems by removing the
>>>>>>> wrong thing). I have 69.8 GB on my computer of which
>>>>>>> 34.4 GB are free space. Does anyone have advice on what I can do
>>>>>>> to improve my performance???

I've got 3 other other malwares. Is there any special wayto get rid of them?

"Daave" wrote:

> It's quite possible you have a malware infection. You first need to rule
> that out. Please see:
>
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...iruses_Malware
>
> Svchost.exe is a valid file *if* it is in the correct location, which
> should be:
>
> C:\WINDOWS\system32
>
> If you have another one of these, it's surely malware.
>
> Search your entire C: drive for svchost.exe. In "More advanced options,"
> be sure to check "Search system folders" and "Search subfolders." Again,
> if you see another instance of svhost.exe where it doesn't belong, you
> have a malware infection!
>
> I agree with Gerry with regard to McAfee. It's a resource/memory hog and
> is very likely responsible (at least in part) for your very poor
> performance.
>
> Note that the MB equivalents for your Total and Peak figures are 694MB
> and 805MB, respectively, which are both considerable more than your
> physical memory (RAM). You need to get those figures below 524000! At
> this point, you need to be absolutely sure you are malware-free. Once
> this is the case, ditch McAfee and instead use AVG, Avast, or AntiVir
> (there are free versions of all three). You will probably need MCPR.exe
> to completely rid your system of McAfee. For forther information, see:
>
> http://www.wikihow.com/Uninstall-McAfee-Security-Center
>
> Good luck.
>
>
> Lameex wrote:
> > 512 RAM
> >
> > Right now the Total: 711060, Limit: 1256432, Peak: 824024, although
> > when I checked these yesterday, Total and Peak were considerably
> > higher (don't remember the actual numbers). The computer is running a
> > little faster than yesterday right now too.
> >
> > 6 highest figures: Mem usage, Peak Mem Usage, VM size (respectively)
> > iexplore.exe: 159512, 165936, 242768 (k)
> > svchost.exe: 20396, 49704, 22216
> > Mcshield.exe: 18324, 141032, 97264
> > msnmsgr.exe: 13080, 15240, 7984
> > SiteAdv.exe: 7584, 11400, 8032
> > explorer.exe: 7056, 20544, 13376
> >
> > And I do tend to leave my computer on all night. Should I shut it
> > down?
> >
> >
> > "Gerry" wrote:
> >
> >> How much RAM?
> >>
> >> Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
> >> Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?
> >>
> >> You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
> >> the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the
> >> boxes before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the
> >> figures for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?
> >>
> >> Do you leave your computer on 24/7?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >> ~~~~
> >> FCA
> >> Stourport, England
> >> Enquire, plan and execute
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Lameex wrote:
> >>> My system has been runing veeery slowly over the last few months.
> >>> Certain programs will freeze or just shut down altogether. Mostly it
> >>> happens to my Internet Explorer, but does happen with opther
> >>> programs as well. I've done the error-checking, disk cleanup,
> >>> defragment, and add remove programs (have been very selective with
> >>> what I've removed because I don't want to cause further problems by
> >>> removing the wrong thing). I have 69.8 GB on my computer of which
> >>> 34.4 GB are free space. Does anyone have advice on what I can do to
> >>> improve my performance???
>
>
>

Just as I suspected. :-(

You have two choices:

1. A clean install will ensure you start off with a clean slate. And
depending on how much your PC has been compromised, it might be the only
reasonable solution.

or

2. You can attempt to rid yourself of the malware. At this point, you
will need expert guided advice. That includes installing and running
specialty programs like HijackThis and ComboFix and posting your results
in an appropriate forum, then following all the advice you recieve,
which will involve removing particular files and registry entries and
posting new scan results and further analysis/instruction. It might take
a while, and there is no 100% guarantee everything will have been
removed. But depending on the nature of the malware, it might be worth a
shot. Every now and then David Lipman posts the following information,
which is what you need to look at right now if you choose to follow
Method #2:

<quote>

1. Download and execute HiJack This! (HJT)
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en...HJTInstall.exe


2. Disable Notepad's word wrap:
In Notepad.exe; Format --> uncheck; "Word wrap"


3. Download/run Deckard's System Scanner:
http://www.techsupportforum.com/sect...eckard/dss.exe

[Daave's Note: There is a warning that a "recent rootkit infection has
been interfering with Deckard's System Scanner (DSS) resulting in
possible damage to the Operating System." Has this been addressed?
To OP: You may want to hold off on DSS for the time being!]


4. Save the scan results (Main.txt and Extra.txt)


5. And then post the contents of Main.txt and Extra.txt in your post in
one of the below expert forums...


{ Please - Do NOT post the HJT and Deckard's System Scanner Logs here! }


Forums where you can get expert advice for HiJack This! (HJT) and
Deckard's System Scanner
Logs.


NOTE: Registration is REQUIRED in any of the below before posting a log


Suggested primary:
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0


Suggested secondary:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/i...hp?showforum=7


Suggested tertiary:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/...splay.php?f=25
http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malwa..._Here-f37.html
http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum...?showforum=170
http://forum.networktechs.com/forumdisplay.php?f=130
http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showforum=17
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showforum=18
http://forums.techguy.org/f54-s.html
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/index.php?showforum=27
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7
http://www.5starsupport.com/ipboard/...p?showforum=18
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
http://makephpbb.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=2
http://forums.techguy.org/54-security/
http://forums.security-central.us/forumdisplay.php?f=13

</quote>

I'm not too familiar with the first site (thespykiller), but I am
familiar with Bleeping Computer. And if you wind up going there, you
will probably going to need to see this page:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/comb...o-use-combofix

In the event you choose to go with Method #1 instead, you will need to
have the proper method to return your PC to its original state. And if
that method involves using an installation CD, you will also need to
make sure you have all the installation media/files for your programs.
Also copy all your data and settings to another hard drive (or to CDs or
DVDs) if you haven't done so already; this includes douments,
spreadsheets, powerpoints, music and video files, etc., e-mail folders,
Web browser favorites, and any other important settings. This page has a
very good step-step method for performing a clean install:

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

And remember not to use McAfee or Norton! Instead use one of the free
versions of AVG, Avast, or AntiVir.


"Lameex" <Lameex@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7C920AF2-D8DF-4F04-AA9F-2F8700975E13@microsoft.com...
> I've got 3 other other malwares. Is there any special wayto get rid of
> them?
>
> "Daave" wrote:
>
>> It's quite possible you have a malware infection. You first need to
>> rule
>> that out. Please see:
>>
>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...iruses_Malware
>>
>> Svchost.exe is a valid file *if* it is in the correct location, which
>> should be:
>>
>> C:\WINDOWS\system32
>>
>> If you have another one of these, it's surely malware.
>>
>> Search your entire C: drive for svchost.exe. In "More advanced
>> options,"
>> be sure to check "Search system folders" and "Search subfolders."
>> Again,
>> if you see another instance of svhost.exe where it doesn't belong,
>> you
>> have a malware infection!
>>
>> I agree with Gerry with regard to McAfee. It's a resource/memory hog
>> and
>> is very likely responsible (at least in part) for your very poor
>> performance.
>>
>> Note that the MB equivalents for your Total and Peak figures are
>> 694MB
>> and 805MB, respectively, which are both considerable more than your
>> physical memory (RAM). You need to get those figures below 524000! At
>> this point, you need to be absolutely sure you are malware-free. Once
>> this is the case, ditch McAfee and instead use AVG, Avast, or AntiVir
>> (there are free versions of all three). You will probably need
>> MCPR.exe
>> to completely rid your system of McAfee. For forther information,
>> see:
>>
>> http://www.wikihow.com/Uninstall-McAfee-Security-Center
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>>
>> Lameex wrote:
>> > 512 RAM
>> >
>> > Right now the Total: 711060, Limit: 1256432, Peak: 824024, although
>> > when I checked these yesterday, Total and Peak were considerably
>> > higher (don't remember the actual numbers). The computer is running
>> > a
>> > little faster than yesterday right now too.
>> >
>> > 6 highest figures: Mem usage, Peak Mem Usage, VM size
>> > (respectively)
>> > iexplore.exe: 159512, 165936, 242768 (k)
>> > svchost.exe: 20396, 49704, 22216
>> > Mcshield.exe: 18324, 141032, 97264
>> > msnmsgr.exe: 13080, 15240, 7984
>> > SiteAdv.exe: 7584, 11400, 8032
>> > explorer.exe: 7056, 20544, 13376
>> >
>> > And I do tend to leave my computer on all night. Should I shut it
>> > down?
>> >
>> >
>> > "Gerry" wrote:
>> >
>> >> How much RAM?
>> >>
>> >> Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the
>> >> Performance
>> >> Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the
>> >> Peak?
>> >>
>> >> You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager.
>> >> With
>> >> the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the
>> >> boxes before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are
>> >> the
>> >> figures for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?
>> >>
>> >> Do you leave your computer on 24/7?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hope this helps.
>> >>
>> >> Gerry
>> >> ~~~~
>> >> FCA
>> >> Stourport, England
>> >> Enquire, plan and execute
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >> Lameex wrote:
>> >>> My system has been runing veeery slowly over the last few months.
>> >>> Certain programs will freeze or just shut down altogether. Mostly
>> >>> it
>> >>> happens to my Internet Explorer, but does happen with opther
>> >>> programs as well. I've done the error-checking, disk cleanup,
>> >>> defragment, and add remove programs (have been very selective
>> >>> with
>> >>> what I've removed because I don't want to cause further problems
>> >>> by
>> >>> removing the wrong thing). I have 69.8 GB on my computer of which
>> >>> 34.4 GB are free space. Does anyone have advice on what I can do
>> >>> to
>> >>> improve my performance???
>>
>>
>>