Windows Animation

[Kevin]

I noticed that when Windows XP is first installed, windows animation when
minimizing/maximizing is pretty smooth, but after a while, becomes choppy
and flickering. Why is this, and is there a way to fix it, besides turning
the animation off?

Thanks, Kevin

 

[yabbadoo]

RAM, RAM and more RAM! though the recommended RAM for XP is 256Mb, that's
good for about a half-hour before such problems arise. I added 512Mb chip a
while back (now running 768Mb) - problem solved, and all apps improved
dramatically.


To answer Why? - once the RAM's used up, XP starts caching to HDD - slower
to access and refresh.

Hope this helps (memory's cheap right now - get as much as you can, it's
cost-effective way to improve any PC).
Sincerely, Len

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Also, Defrag the hard drive. When writing files (and caching included),
files become fragmented. Defrag usually helps.

 

[Kevin]

Thanks for the advice. Did adding RAM specifically solve the animation
problem on your computer? thanks Kevin

 

[yabbadoo]

yes

Thanks for the advice. Did adding RAM specifically solve the animation
problem on your computer? thanks Kevin