Windows Explorer consuming too much system resource

[Crux Crux]

Hello
My Desktop which has 256 SD RAM has Win XP pro and it consumes too much
resources.The taskmanager shows that it consumes about 29000 K memory
when I am not running any application.There is abnormal diskactivity.At
every other second the led showing disk activity is lit for about a
second.
My laptop's Windows Explorer consumes only about 10000 K. What could
possibly cause this?
How can I check the real reason?
Thanks in advance
Cru_______X

 

[Malke]

Hello
My Desktop which has 256 SD RAM has Win XP pro and it consumes too
much resources.The taskmanager shows that it consumes about 29000 K
memory when I am not running any application.There is abnormal
diskactivity.At every other second the led showing disk activity is
lit for about a second.
My laptop's Windows Explorer consumes only about 10000 K. What could
possibly cause this?
How can I check the real reason?
Thanks in advance
Cru_______X

Make sure the computer is virus/malware-free:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

If the computer is clean, do clean-boot troubleshooting:

Clean boot in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

Clean-boot advanced troubleshooting in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

You also don't really have enough RAM in that machine. Adding at least
another 256MB of memory would be a good idea. Make sure you check your
motherboard/computer manual and get the correct memory. Crucial has a
good memory chooser at www.crucial.com.

Malke

 

[Larry Gardner]

Additionally, check to see if Indexer Service is turned on. Did you install
the new Desktop Search ... which has it's own indexer.

Also, you get download FileMon or RegMon from www.sysinternals.com , and
just watch what's going on to see.

Finally, start Task Manager and add two additional columns (under View) ...
CPU TIME and Write I/O bytes or anything else you want. Then sort the
column from high to low to see who's grabbing what.