Freezing Screen

[Guest]

whenever i have a few applications open(internet, limewire, messenger) and i
flick between them the screen either freezes for a few seconds or the screen
kinda builds up?

I have run norton, spybot, adaware, ms antispyware, winsockxpfix, free
registry fixer and have run cleanmgr on C: and still the screen does the same?

Does anyone have any ideas, thanks in advance! Cheers!

 

[R. McCarty]

Are you describing a Slow response - Screen refresh (Broken pieces of
existing Windows linger before the Focused app appears) ?

A couple of things to check, first your memory footprint (Taskmgr, PF
meter) and also which version of DirectX are you running ? Are you
using the latest Chipset/Video drivers on your install ? Is your machine
using Fast User Switching ?, is so how many Users/Profiles are "Sleeping".

Just a guess, but I would suspect a process or a lack of memory is at
the root of your problem.

 

[Guest]

How do i get to users/profiles to check if its sleeping? and what should it
be set to?

cheers!

 

[R. McCarty]

If you use Fast User Switching then inactive Profiles and their data
are "Hibernated". This causes a loading effect on the PC. While FUS
is a convenience, it adversely affects the performance of the computer.
I would just disable it altogether - Control Panel (Classic View),
Users, Change the Way Users log on & Off and then uncheck "Use
Fast User Switching" -Reboot the PC, check TaskMgr - PF meter
and report back value (160-230) is a average value.
Taskmgr = Start, Run (Type) TaskMgr [Press Enter] when opened
maximize and click Performance (Tab).

 

[Guest]

PF Usage is now at 228, thank you very much! should this be all i should do
to help this or is there anything else i should do?

Cheers!

If you use Fast User Switching then inactive Profiles and their data
are "Hibernated". This causes a loading effect on the PC. While FUS
is a convenience, it adversely affects the performance of the computer.
I would just disable it altogether - Control Panel (Classic View),
Users, Change the Way Users log on & Off and then uncheck "Use
Fast User Switching" -Reboot the PC, check TaskMgr - PF meter
and report back value (160-230) is a average value.
Taskmgr = Start, Run (Type) TaskMgr [Press Enter] when opened
maximize and click Performance (Tab).

How do i get to users/profiles to check if its sleeping? and what should
it
be set to?

cheers!

 

[R. McCarty]

228 is a reasonable value - It always depends on your setup
as far as 3rd party applications and driver support software.
(Printer monitors, mice..etc). If the performance is acceptable
now, I wouldn't worry about additional steps.

PF Usage is now at 228, thank you very much! should this be all i should
do
to help this or is there anything else i should do?

Cheers!

If you use Fast User Switching then inactive Profiles and their data
are "Hibernated". This causes a loading effect on the PC. While FUS
is a convenience, it adversely affects the performance of the computer.
I would just disable it altogether - Control Panel (Classic View),
Users, Change the Way Users log on & Off and then uncheck "Use
Fast User Switching" -Reboot the PC, check TaskMgr - PF meter
and report back value (160-230) is a average value.
Taskmgr = Start, Run (Type) TaskMgr [Press Enter] when opened
maximize and click Performance (Tab).

How do i get to users/profiles to check if its sleeping? and what
should
it
be set to?

cheers!

:

Are you describing a Slow response - Screen refresh (Broken pieces of
existing Windows linger before the Focused app appears) ?

A couple of things to check, first your memory footprint (Taskmgr, PF
meter) and also which version of DirectX are you running ? Are you
using the latest Chipset/Video drivers on your install ? Is your
machine
using Fast User Switching ?, is so how many Users/Profiles are
"Sleeping".

Just a guess, but I would suspect a process or a lack of memory is at
the root of your problem.

whenever i have a few applications open(internet, limewire,
messenger)
and
i
flick between them the screen either freezes for a few seconds or
the
screen
kinda builds up?

I have run norton, spybot, adaware, ms antispyware, winsockxpfix,
free
registry fixer and have run cleanmgr on C: and still the screen does
the
same?

Does anyone have any ideas, thanks in advance! Cheers!

 

[Guest]

Ok thanks alot for your help!!!

228 is a reasonable value - It always depends on your setup
as far as 3rd party applications and driver support software.
(Printer monitors, mice..etc). If the performance is acceptable
now, I wouldn't worry about additional steps.

PF Usage is now at 228, thank you very much! should this be all i should
do
to help this or is there anything else i should do?

Cheers!

If you use Fast User Switching then inactive Profiles and their data
are "Hibernated". This causes a loading effect on the PC. While FUS
is a convenience, it adversely affects the performance of the computer.
I would just disable it altogether - Control Panel (Classic View),
Users, Change the Way Users log on & Off and then uncheck "Use
Fast User Switching" -Reboot the PC, check TaskMgr - PF meter
and report back value (160-230) is a average value.
Taskmgr = Start, Run (Type) TaskMgr [Press Enter] when opened
maximize and click Performance (Tab).

How do i get to users/profiles to check if its sleeping? and what
should
it
be set to?

cheers!

:

Are you describing a Slow response - Screen refresh (Broken pieces of
existing Windows linger before the Focused app appears) ?

A couple of things to check, first your memory footprint (Taskmgr, PF
meter) and also which version of DirectX are you running ? Are you
using the latest Chipset/Video drivers on your install ? Is your
machine
using Fast User Switching ?, is so how many Users/Profiles are
"Sleeping".

Just a guess, but I would suspect a process or a lack of memory is at
the root of your problem.

whenever i have a few applications open(internet, limewire,
messenger)
and
i
flick between them the screen either freezes for a few seconds or
the
screen
kinda builds up?

I have run norton, spybot, adaware, ms antispyware, winsockxpfix,
free
registry fixer and have run cleanmgr on C: and still the screen does
the
same?

Does anyone have any ideas, thanks in advance! Cheers!