System Resources - WinME

[txtrapper]

My computer starts running real slow, I had several windows open since I am a stock trader; Scottrade and a charting program; I checked System Resources and it was 0%; after restarting this was the screen shot (below); Seems System Resources is a bit low;

Any Suggestions/Solutions Please?


TxTrapper
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IE6 Version 6.0.2800.1106
Cipher Strength; 128=bit

Right click My Computer - Performance

Memory: 256.0MB RAM
System Resources; 62% free
File System; 32-bit
Virtual Memory; 32-bit
Disc Compression; Not Installed
PC Cards; No PC Card sockets are installed

Your system is configured for optimal peformance.
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[snowmonkey]

Windows ME sucks big time,,, that is windows 98½ .. you should move away from Windows me since memory management in it is not very good. I don't even suggest Windows XP, your best bet probably is Windows 2000 with SP4. You got 256 meg of ram and that is plenty for Win2k.


cheers

[txtrapper]

Originally posted by snowmonkey
Windows ME sucks big time,,, that is windows 98½ .. you should move away from Windows me since memory management in it is not very good. I don't even suggest Windows XP, your best bet probably is Windows 2000 with SP4. You got 256 meg of ram and that is plenty for Win2k.


cheers

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That's exactly what I needed to hear, I was going to Altex today and buy XP, so now I will just buy Windows 2000 SP4 as you suggest.

Question; I am not computer savvy enough to reformat the disk, so should I have someone put Windows 2000 SP4 on, on would it be ok to just buy the software and put it over Windows ME myself?

Also, earlier today, I did some changes in system.ini , then went back to default; Let windows manage virtual memory, here is what system.ini shows now, I hope I didn't mess anything up. Does this look OK? I xxx'ed out pwl for security reasons. thanks in advance.

[boot]
oemfonts.fon=vgaoem.fon
shell=Explorer.exe
system.drv=system.drv
drivers=mmsystem.dll power.drv
user.exe=user.exe
gdi.exe=gdi.exe
sound.drv=mmsound.drv
dibeng.drv=dibeng.dll
comm.drv=comm.drv
mouse.drv=mouse.drv
keyboard.drv=keyboard.drv
*DisplayFallback=0
fonts.fon=8514sys.fon
fixedfon.fon=8514fix.fon
386Grabber=vgafull.3gr
display.drv=pnpdrvr.drv

[keyboard]
keyboard.dll=
oemansi.bin=
subtype=
type=4

[boot.description]
system.drv=Standard PC
mouse.drv=Microsoft Mouse
keyboard.typ=Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
aspect=100,120,120
display.drv=Rage 128 Pro

[386Enh]

ebios=*ebios
woafont=dosapp.fon
mouse=*vmouse, msmouse.vxd
device=*dynapage
device=*vcd
device=*vpd
device=*int13
display=*vdd,*vflatd
ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1
Paging=on


[NonWindowsApp]
TTInitialSizes=4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 22

[power.drv]

[drivers]
wavemapper=*.drv
MSACM.imaadpcm=*.acm
MSACM.msadpcm=*.acm
wave=mmsystem.dll
midi=mmsystem.dll

[iccvid.drv]

[mciseq.drv]

[mci]
cdaudio=mcicda.drv
sequencer=mciseq.drv
waveaudio=mciwave.drv
avivideo=mciavi.drv
videodisc=mcipionr.drv
vcr=mcivisca.drv
MPEGVideo=mciqtz.drv
MPEGVideo2=mciqtz.drv

[vcache]

[MSNP32]

[Password Lists]
xxxx=C:\WINDOWS\xxxxxxxx.PWL
xxxxxx=C:\WINDOWS\xxx.PWL
.=C:\WINDOWS\000.PWL

[vicax]
msacm711=69396
msacm811=132389
msacm911=42405



[drivers32]
msacm.lhacm=lhacm.acm
VIDC.VDOM=vdowave.drv
msacm.msaudio1=msaud32.acm
msacm.sl_anet=sl_anet.acm
MSACM.msg711=msg711.acm
vidc.CVID=iccvid.dll
VIDC.IV31=ir32_32.dll
VIDC.IV32=ir32_32.dll
vidc.MSVC=msvidc32.dll
VIDC.MRLE=msrle32.dll
VIDC.IV50=ir50_32.dll
msacm.iac2=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IAC25_32.AX
msacm.l3acm=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\L3CODECA.ACM
msacm.voxacm160=vct3216.acm
VIDC.YUY2=msyuv.dll
VIDC.UYVY=msyuv.dll
VIDC.YVYU=msyuv.dll
VIDC.IV41=ir41_32.dll
VIDC.YVU9=iyvu9_32.dll
msacm.msg723=msg723.acm
vidc.M263=msh263.drv
vidc.M261=msh261.drv
MSACM.imaadpcm=imaadp32.acm
MSACM.msadpcm=msadp32.acm
MSACM.msgsm610=msgsm32.acm
MSACM.trspch=tssoft32.acm

[Display]
SwCursor=1

[TTFontDimenCache]
0 4=2 4
0 5=3 5
0 6=4 6
0 7=4 7
0 8=5 8
0 9=5 9
0 10=6 10
0 11=7 11
0 12=7 12
0 13=8 13
0 14=8 14
0 15=9 15
0 16=10 16
0 18=11 18
0 20=12 20
0 22=13 22

TxTrapper

[snowmonkey]

looks OK to me.. you are computer savvy or else you wouldn't know system ini and all that.
Anyways, I don't know if you could buy Windows 2000 any more or not, I'm sure you can't get them in big department store, you may have to go to small computer shop and ask for it.

bets way of doing it is a clean install, don't install it over Windows ME. Installing Win2k from a boot able CD is not a big deal, it is very simple, but you will need to save your files and documents first (backup, and more backup).


cheers
p.s; if you lived close by then I could have done it for you

[txtrapper]

Originally posted by snowmonkey
looks OK to me.. you are computer savvy or else you wouldn't know system ini and all that.
Anyways, I don't know if you could buy Windows 2000 any more or not, I'm sure you can't get them in big department store, you may have to go to small computer shop and ask for it.

bets way of doing it is a clean install, don't install it over Windows ME. Installing Win2k from a boot able CD is not a big deal, it is very simple, but you will need to save your files and documents first (backup, and more backup).


cheers
p.s; if you lived close by then I could have done it for you

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Snowmonkey, this is how savvy I am;

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=twe...t&cop=mss&tab=

I just know how to search for solutions.

I do have a CD r/rw would that be the way to backup up everything? I also have Norton Ghost, but I bet there are better back up programs out there. I live in a big city, and we have a compter place call Altex Electronics;http://www.altex.com/locations.php?o...fff8499be 00d

here and they have and can do anything and at good prices. It's seems like a big task to me but I need to do something, after a few startup my scan disk and defrag takes hours instead of minutes.

I believe I will give it a go, and let you know on the Windows 2000 SP4.

In a back up I worry about losing my Favorites in IE and things like that, simple things I could back up ok.

TxTrapper

[txtrapper]

Altex has three versions of Windows 2000

http://www.altex.com/index.php?cPath...f ff8499be00d

which one would you suggest?


TxTrapper

[snowmonkey]

Norton Ghost will take an image of what you want... that's not what you are looking for.... just select any folder you want to backup and burn it into a CD or two (or 5).

Keep us posted

cheers

[snowmonkey]

Check your PM.

cheers