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  1. lab33

    PC Locks up 100% memory

    Yeah, I noticed that too. When I dumped it. my PC behaved better. Found it in Adobe Photoshop, renamed it xex. I also updated my video drivers. That made a huge improvement to my problem. The app had gotten to running herky-jerky but doing that made it run smooth. Better still, my CPU is now...
  2. lab33

    CPU and Memory Usage?

    Further - I ran MS mtinst.exe from a boot disk. I let it run for a while. It found no errors. Yet the Memtest34 showed apparent errors with no details. So, which one is right? -lab33
  3. lab33

    CPU and Memory Usage?

    My q was CPU usage vs memory usage. From what I see, I'm short of mem. But is that true? Compare the numbers I supplied. -lab33
  4. lab33

    CPU and Memory Usage?

    Wow. I did d/l and install referenced v 3.4. I don't get the entire information as described but I got a summary one. Apparently I have at least some bad memory. Without the additional capability described at the website, I cannot run a test which sounds like the old DOS ones. Would you or...
  5. lab33

    CPU and Memory Usage?

    Elsewhere, here, I've been questioning 100% CPU problems. Received a lot of good advice. One or two of those suggestions still to be followed up, bloated caps, for one. This q is how to interpret CPU Usage. I have 1 gb RAM. When CPU is 92 - 100%, in Memory Usage col I might see 25,000k to...
  6. lab33

    PC Locks up 100% memory

    Off-hand, no. I don't know the wattage. And I re-installed the old one as a slave. Neither have exhibited any problems. The voltages are normal. I'll have to check further. Thanks for all the good info. -lab33
  7. lab33

    PC Locks up 100% memory

    I will do that. Thanks -labay
  8. lab33

    PC Locks up 100% memory

    Those are good ideas. Yes, I'm using SP2 and all the upgrades are installed. Yes, I blew out everything and am running temp probe. Temps are within limits. So are voltages. And I will have to consider power supply and video card issues. No, I have no objections to your ideas. They're all...
  9. lab33

    PC Locks up 100% memory

    Thanks. I'll have to figure @ out. As for heat, I blew out everything when I installed new HD. I also installed USAS temp probe s/w. Temps are within normal limits. I'm not saying frag causes spikes. But when I observe performance window while running certain programs, it goes to 100%. When I...
  10. lab33

    PC Locks up 100% memory

    Yes, it is. I have 1 gb of ram. One reason I renewed my XP PRO was because it was acting clunky. OE was falling apart. So I installed new HD, loaded newer version of XP PRO. Did that two weeks ago. So I don't think defrag is needed yet. But I might try it to make sure. CPU still goes to 100%...
  11. lab33

    PC Locks up 100% memory

    Thanks for all the suggestions. This version XP PRO newer than previous. No ??'s in Device manager. Will have to check the other features. His "sparkplug" reference was not a problem. But this one is: "@acewarlock - how about italics and spaced down a bit, about your sig that is, so as...
  12. lab33

    PC Locks up 100% memory

    Thanks for all the suggestions. His "sparkplug" reference was not a problem. But this one is: "@acewarlock - how about italics and spaced down a bit, about your sig that is, so as that new members don't get confused... smile " I have no idea what you are referring to. Please enlighten. I...
  13. lab33

    PC Locks up 100% memory

    I might add this PC has run 12 hrs a day, 7 days a week for 4 - 5 yrs. -lab33
  14. lab33

    PC Locks up 100% memory

    Trying to find out if I need to replace the sparkplugs! Cheers -lab33
  15. lab33

    PC Locks up 100% memory

    To say "100 of memory" is the wrong term. I'm referring to CPU usage. I sometimes monitor tasks performance by observing the cpu usage in the systray. Is there a way to tell which app is taking it all? I do run 2 - 4 tabs in Firefox. In processes, it is nr one at 60k. I have 1mb of memory...
  16. lab33

    PC Locks up 100% memory

    I have USAS PC4e mb. running XP PRO. New Hard drive. 1mb memory. MB 4 yrs old. Old XP was 4 yrs old and cranky. Started locking up. After fresh install, runs much better but still occasionally locks up. Have to cold - reboot. Internal temps within spec. What are the major issues that might...

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