help with weird performance problem, please

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paperladee

When I tried to type my subjct just now, the currsor was blinking (and still
is) from cursor arror to boxed "enter your message". I can click and click on
the "X" to close a window and nothing happens, sometimes have to click many
times. Everything loads very, very slowly. I don't think this happens when I
am off the "net." Are there too many resources being used up?? I'm a novice
so please explain everything. I copied the info below after seeing this info
requested in another post. What can I close of the stuff that's running
below? I am on AOL (have to be) and on dialup (not even satellite available
here right now). Thank you for any help.
aoltpsd3.exe. . hp_Owner . . 00. . . 5,816k
alg.exe. . . . . . .LOCAL SERVICE. . 00. . 3,488K
WkCalRem.exe. . hp_oWNER. . 00. . 340K
firefox.exe. . hp_OWNER. . 00. . 92,480k
IAM.exe. . hp_owner. . 00. . 12,032k
waol.exe. . hp_Owner. . 00..92,884k
msmsgs.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 5,240k
ctfmon.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 1,972k
aolload.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 3,008k
lxdmamon.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00.. 15,128k
lxdmmon.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 6,020k
shellmon.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 2,500k
hpwuSchd2.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 456k
jusched.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 764K
kbd.exe.. . HP_Owner. . 00 . . 2,380K
hphmon06.exe . . . HP_Owner. . 00. . 3,334k
point32.exe. . HP_Owner. . 44. . 4,396K
type32.exe. . HP_Owner. . 02. . 588K
VTTimer.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 324K
ltmsg.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 1,700K
AGRSMMSG.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 468K
qttask.exe . . HP_Owner . . 00 . . 376K
realsched.exe . . HP_Owner . . 00 . . 168K
aolsoftware.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00 . . 6,964k
hpsysdrv.exe . . HP_Owner . . 00 . . 328K
notepad.exe. . . HP_Owner . . 04 . . 4,100K
taskmgr.exe . . HP_Owner . . 02 . . 6,296K
mcsysmon.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 5.108k
Mcshield.exe . . . SYSTEM. . . 00. . . 42,684k
RedirSvc.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 4,608
mcpromgr.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 524K
mcods.exe . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 164k
McNASvc.exe. . . SYSTEM. . . 00. . 11,832K
HWAPI.exe. . . SYSTEM. . . 00 . . 2,272K
lxdmcoms.exe. . . SYSTEM. . 00. . 6,756K
KodakCCS.exe. . SYSTEM. . 00. . 2,964K
ITMRTSVC.exe. . . SYSSTEM. . 00. . 2,868K
AOLacsd.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 3,756k
spoolsv.exe . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 13,668K
explorer.exe. . . HP_Owner. . . 00. . 32,784k
svchost.exe . . . LOCAL SERVICE . . 00. . 5,436K
svchost.exe. . . NETWORK SERRVICE . . 00 . . 4,252K
mcagent.exe . . HP_Owner. . 00. . 2,780K
svchost.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 37,320K
svchost.exe. . . NETWORK SERVICE. . . 00. . 8,112k
svchost.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 6,696k
wdfmgr.exe . . . LOCAl SERVICE . . 00. . . 1,760k
AcroRd32.exe . . . HP_Owner. . . 00. . . 27,908k
YPager.exe. . . HP_Owner . . 00. . . 28,060k
lsass.exe. . . SYSTEM . . . 00 . . 2,092K
services.exe . . SYSTEM . . 08 . . 8,352K
winlogon.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 29,688k
csrss.exe. . . system . . . 06 . . 7,284k
svchost.exe . . . system . . . 00. . . 8,204k
smss.exe. .. SYSTEM. . . 00. . 892K
ScsiAccess.EXE. . . SYSTEM . . . 00 . . 956k
HPZipm12.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 2,260K
MpfSrv.exe. . . SYSTEM . . . 00 . . 4,628K
MDM.EXE. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 3,056K
lxdmpswx.exe. . . SYSTEM. . . 00. . 15,304K
System. . . . SYSTEM . . . 00. . 236K
System Idle Process . . SYSTEM. . 96. . 16k

Processes=63
CPU Usage 19-49%
Commit Charge =514M/15
 
D

Daave

paperladee said:
When I tried to type my subjct just now, the currsor was blinking
(and still is) from cursor arror to boxed "enter your message". I can
click and click on the "X" to close a window and nothing happens,
sometimes have to click many times. Everything loads very, very
slowly. I don't think this happens when I am off the "net." Are there
too many resources being used up?? I'm a novice so please explain
everything. I copied the info below after seeing this info requested
in another post. What can I close of the stuff that's running below?
I am on AOL (have to be) and on dialup (not even satellite available
here right now). Thank you for any help.
aoltpsd3.exe. . hp_Owner . . 00. . . 5,816k
alg.exe. . . . . . .LOCAL SERVICE. . 00. . 3,488K
WkCalRem.exe. . hp_oWNER. . 00. . 340K
firefox.exe. . hp_OWNER. . 00. . 92,480k
IAM.exe. . hp_owner. . 00. . 12,032k
waol.exe. . hp_Owner. . 00..92,884k
msmsgs.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 5,240k
ctfmon.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 1,972k
aolload.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 3,008k
lxdmamon.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00.. 15,128k
lxdmmon.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 6,020k
shellmon.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 2,500k
hpwuSchd2.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 456k
jusched.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 764K
kbd.exe.. . HP_Owner. . 00 . . 2,380K
hphmon06.exe . . . HP_Owner. . 00. . 3,334k
point32.exe. . HP_Owner. . 44. . 4,396K
type32.exe. . HP_Owner. . 02. . 588K
VTTimer.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 324K
ltmsg.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 1,700K
AGRSMMSG.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00. . 468K
qttask.exe . . HP_Owner . . 00 . . 376K
realsched.exe . . HP_Owner . . 00 . . 168K
aolsoftware.exe. . HP_Owner. . 00 . . 6,964k
hpsysdrv.exe . . HP_Owner . . 00 . . 328K
notepad.exe. . . HP_Owner . . 04 . . 4,100K
taskmgr.exe . . HP_Owner . . 02 . . 6,296K
mcsysmon.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 5.108k
Mcshield.exe . . . SYSTEM. . . 00. . . 42,684k
RedirSvc.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 4,608
mcpromgr.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 524K
mcods.exe . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 164k
McNASvc.exe. . . SYSTEM. . . 00. . 11,832K
HWAPI.exe. . . SYSTEM. . . 00 . . 2,272K
lxdmcoms.exe. . . SYSTEM. . 00. . 6,756K
KodakCCS.exe. . SYSTEM. . 00. . 2,964K
ITMRTSVC.exe. . . SYSSTEM. . 00. . 2,868K
AOLacsd.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 3,756k
spoolsv.exe . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 13,668K
explorer.exe. . . HP_Owner. . . 00. . 32,784k
svchost.exe . . . LOCAL SERVICE . . 00. . 5,436K
svchost.exe. . . NETWORK SERRVICE . . 00 . . 4,252K
mcagent.exe . . HP_Owner. . 00. . 2,780K
svchost.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 37,320K
svchost.exe. . . NETWORK SERVICE. . . 00. . 8,112k
svchost.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 6,696k
wdfmgr.exe . . . LOCAl SERVICE . . 00. . . 1,760k
AcroRd32.exe . . . HP_Owner. . . 00. . . 27,908k
YPager.exe. . . HP_Owner . . 00. . . 28,060k
lsass.exe. . . SYSTEM . . . 00 . . 2,092K
services.exe . . SYSTEM . . 08 . . 8,352K
winlogon.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 29,688k
csrss.exe. . . system . . . 06 . . 7,284k
svchost.exe . . . system . . . 00. . . 8,204k
smss.exe. .. SYSTEM. . . 00. . 892K
ScsiAccess.EXE. . . SYSTEM . . . 00 . . 956k
HPZipm12.exe. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 2,260K
MpfSrv.exe. . . SYSTEM . . . 00 . . 4,628K
MDM.EXE. . . SYSTEM . . 00 . . 3,056K
lxdmpswx.exe. . . SYSTEM. . . 00. . 15,304K
System. . . . SYSTEM . . . 00. . 236K
System Idle Process . . SYSTEM. . 96. . 16k

Processes=63
CPU Usage 19-49%
Commit Charge =514M/15
Click to expand...

Wow, that's a whole mess of processes!

I'm not sure what that last line means. When you are in Task Manager
(accessed by Ctrl + Alt + Del), select the Performance tab. You should
see three figures under Commit Charge (K): Total, Limit, and Peak. What
are they?

It looks like AOL is using up lots of resources. Are you *sure* you
can't do without it? I'd like to think there are other dial-up
alternatives where you live! McAfee is another well-know resource hog.
There are better alternative anti-virus apps, many free (including Avast
and AVG). You may do your own research with regard to your other startup
apps/processes:

http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php?

Also have a look at:

http://www.answersthatwork.com/ and click on the Task List button.
 
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paperladee

Daave, I have to use AOL because of cost, next least expensive in this area
is phone company service, which is twice the $9.99 a month I pay for AOL. I
didn't know AVG was still free. I thought it went to all paid service. I used
to use it and loved it. Will check that out and if it's still free, dump the
McAfee.
Now, for those numbers under Commit Charge (K): Total: 385336; Limit:
1587212, and Peak: 419136. Now, I'll go read the articles you suggested and
see if it is something I can learn. Any more suggestions? Thanks!
 
D

Daave

I'd still look into alternatives to AOL if I were you. Local is usually
better, but if you're looking to spend less than $10 a month, I'm sure
there are still national alternatives in your area (perhaps NetZero or
PeoplePC?). I also would avoid any "accelerator" add-ons; it's usually
better just to tweak your own settings.

Where do you live? Perhaps this site can help:

http://www.findanisp.com/

AVG has always been free. See:

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-virus/us/frt/0

Very often, McAfee leaves its nasty tentacles in systems. If the
add/remove method is less than effective, have a look at:

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=107083&lc=4105&partner

I forgot to ask one little thing: how much RAM do you have! If you have
256 MB, that would surely explain your sluggishness. Your "total" figure
(amount of memory: RAM plus pagefile) is equivalent to 376 MB and your
"peak" figure (highest memory used in your session) is equivalent to 409
MB. Both of these figures are considerably greater than 256 MB, so if
that's all the RAM you have, that means your PC is constantly relying on
your pagefile (which is located on the hard drive and which is therefore
slower than your physical memory). If you have at least 512 MB of RAM,
that may actually be enough. The best way to determine how much you
over-rely on your pagefile is by using PageFileMon:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_pagefilemon.htm

But I would first trim down your unneeded applications/processes. You
may find that that is all you need to do.

If you do have enough RAM, then something else is slowing you down. It's
important to perform regular routine maintenance on your PC. It's also
possible you unknowingly have malware running on your PC. The following
site can be very useful in speeding up a PC:

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm

Pay special attention to Steps 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10.

Also, AutoRuns is superior to msconfig:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/AutoRuns.mspx

One last thing: If you always keep your PC on, at least one off your
apps may be "leaking memory." So it is always advisable to reboot your
PC at least once a day.

I'm aware this is a lot to digest, so take your time!
 
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Angie

Hi, paperladee,
There are lots of dial-up Internet Service Providers out there. One word of
caution, though: Be careful about choosing one. I was stung by an unethical
and criminal operator, who probably is doing time now. There are at least
three cheaper providers that I know of that have been around for several
years, and I or a family member have used them. They are Juno, PeoplePC and
NetZero. Go here to check what is available in your location, assuming you
are in the USA: http://www.findanisp.com/
Good luck,
angie
 
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