Window's explorer.exe is taking too much memory

  • Thread starter Thread starter Lauren
  • Start date Start date
L

Lauren

explorer.exe or something else is using 99% of my
computer's memory so that I can't open files, and when I
try it takes up to 5 minutes for them to show on the
screen but all I see is the flashlight icon... no actual
directory is displayed. Is this an eventual result
of "error: unable to find main" from the wjview startup
file?
 
Lauren

Start by downloading Adaware and / or update Reference file from
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
and use it to remove parasites. This will not remove all malware but it is a
good starting point.

Where are you getting the 99% figure you are quoting? Is it Task Manager?
Task Manager is useful but you could look at another freeware utility
Process Explorer, which provides similar
information but adds that little bit extra towards seeing what the running
processes represent. For further information about Process Explorer see
here:

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

I do hope your 99% figure is not for System Idle! If it is we need to try a
different approach to find out what is going on!


~~~~~~


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FCA

Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please tell the newsgroup how any
suggested solution worked for you.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-----Original Message-----
Lauren

Start by downloading Adaware and / or update Reference file from
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
and use it to remove parasites. This will not remove all malware but it is a
good starting point.

Where are you getting the 99% figure you are quoting? Is it Task Manager?
Task Manager is useful but you could look at another freeware utility
Process Explorer, which provides similar
information but adds that little bit extra towards seeing what the running
processes represent. For further information about Process Explorer see
here:

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

I do hope your 99% figure is not for System Idle! If it is we need to try a
different approach to find out what is going on!
~~~~~~~~~
Click to expand...
Hi,
funny you should mention that 99% system idle stuff,
because that is what mine is saying in the task
manager,should I be >worried< ?
 
No. It normal.

Please do not bury your message thereby making finding a search and rescue
mission! From my view point top posting makes answering much easier.

--

~~~~~~


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FCA

Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please tell the newsgroup how any
suggested solution worked for you.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
Jesus H Christ (Isa in arabic) how did you even find it. Without your hint it was there I would have missed it.
 
Sorry about that,didn't mean to bury my message.
Going straight back to my corner.
Thanks for the info though...
 
Back
Top