Win7 PC not responding for a minute, then works fine

[pmonett]

Greetings,

I have an annoying problem on the second PC of my home network. I use it to host the servers I need to work on from my primary PC. I know it is working because I can access the servers and my clients work fine, but every time I need to check on the configuration or do something on that PC, I hit the Windows key on the keyboard and I have to wait around a minute before the thing actually reacts. Then I can perform the checks I need and continue working from the primary.

I know for a fact that the PC is far from overloaded. Win7/64 with 16GB DDR3, i7 950 and loads of disk space for a single client access is not the issue. The CPU never reports more than 10% usage, and Windows Update reports that it is up to date. So where do I have to look to see what is holding it up ?

Any information welcome,

Pascal.

I've got nothing to hide, and I'd very much like to keep that away from prying eyes.

 

[goombawaho]

I use it to host the servers I need to work on from my primary PC. I know it is working because I can access the servers and my clients work fine

To me, this is very unclear as to what you mean and the function of the problem computer. Can you clarify?
Do you mean the other windows PC is being used as a server, in effect, to store data files for your main PC?

Did you do these registry tweaks for using it in such a way?
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[technome]

Are the bios and all drivers up to date?

Have you run Malwarebytes and a couple rootkit scanners.

Have you run chkdsk /f and sfc /scannow

Process Monitor...

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

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[pmonett]

Thank you for your replies.

To respond :

The PC that is bothering me is used to house application servers for my development processes. Domino, to be precise. There is no file hosting, as I commonly understand it.

I have not applied any registry tweaks. The Win7/64 OS is optimized for applications, not background services.

Windows Update states there are no new updates. BIOS is as up to date as it should be. Disks are in fine working order.

Funny thing is, if I leave the Windows Task Manager open on the desktop, the PC responds normally when I touch the keyboard or use the mouse.

I've got nothing to hide, and I'd very much like to keep that away from prying eyes.

 

[technome]

"Funny thing is, if I leave the Windows Task Manager open on the desktop, the PC responds normally when I touch the keyboard or use the mouse."

Sounds like the CPU is throttling down due to bios or a power saving setting.


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Chernobyl disaster..a must see pictorial

http://www.kiddofspeed.com/default.htm

"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
Popular Mechanics, 1949

 

[cdogg]

1. When you search for Windows Updates, the important/critical updates may be empty, but do you have any recommended updates listed? If so, install them.

2. Go to the PC manufacturer's website, look up drivers for your model, and install every single one that applies for your OS and hardware configuration. Even if Device Manager doesn't have anything flagged, I highly recommend this. I've run into a few situations where the PC had an updated driver provided from Microsoft through Windows Updates, but it was not truly compatible with the hardware. The manufacturer had a slightly older version (fully tested by the OEM) that fixed the issue.

3. Make sure your virtual memory settings are set to Microsoft's default settings. If you "tweaked" the swap file setting, it might have been set incorrectly. Reboot after making changes.

4. Seems obvious, but check hard drive space. Make sure it's not running low.


Still having problems? Create a new local user and log in under this account. Give the system a minute or two to settle, and see if you still have the delay.



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