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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 04:34 PM Original message |
My computer is running extremely slow |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Have you installed any new programs recently? |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I re-installed PS CS2 and Office 2003 |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 05:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Have you checked task manager to see what's being used? |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 06:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. This is what's running on five-digits |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 06:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Explorer is windows, internet explorer would be iexplorer |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 06:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. CPU usage is flucuating between 2 percent and 17 percent |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 07:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Click the start button, click on Run... and type: dxdiag |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 08:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I have 1006 MB RAM |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 10:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I take that back |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 09:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Now my CPU is running at 100 percent |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 11:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Does it only run slow when you're using PS? |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 11:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. It looks that way |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 11:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I think the problem might be that you have integrated video |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 12:14 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Now I'm really confused because I was doing nothing with video |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 12:36 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. A video card deals with everything graphical on a computer |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 01:12 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. But I'm on a laptop. I'm not sure if it would accept such a card. |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 01:37 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. You might not have much options with a laptop |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 02:10 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Wow |
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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. You might want to use "What's Running" to see if you can find the problem. |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-01-06 09:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Thanks, I will give it a try |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-02-06 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
17. Try this |
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