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Thread ID: 27907	2002-12-06 05:19:00	Computer acting VERY sluggishly	Wilky (776)	Press F1

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103693	2002-12-06 21:51:00	and on Mark C's note you should go into the device manager. Click on your hard disk drive and ensure that DMA is enabled	roofus (483)
103694	2002-12-06 21:59:00	Check how much free drive spave you have on your primary (windows) partition. Windows likes to have a fair bit of space to move, if yah know what I mean:)	tango (2697)
103695	2002-12-06 22:48:00	Try opening System Monitor (Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools->System Monitor) to see the usage of your processor. If System Monitor isn't in the Start menu you may need to install it from the Windows CD. A program may be hogging the processor at a certain time. Windows can only use up to 256MB of RAM, so after that it will use virtual memory which slows your computer down significantly, as a hard drive is nowhere as quick as RAM, no matter how fast the drive is. If you have any programs that hog RAM you will find that they may use virtual memory as well, and your computer will really slow. There is no real fix to this except upgrading to Windows XP.	wintertide (1306)
103696	2002-12-06 23:21:00	I recently reloaded winXP on my machine.:) After loading several progies on, when I clicked on Analyze in the Disk Defrag it seriously needed a defrag. Nothing was where it should have been. After your next reformat, try a Defrag. Better safe then sorry. :D rads:)	raddersnz (684)
103697	2002-12-06 23:52:00	> Windows can only use up to 256MB of RAM, so after > that it will use virtual memory. Incorrect, you too should also refer to the mentioned FAQ	roofus (483)
103698	2002-12-07 00:05:00	Well well well, it seems to have all gone away except at startup, when loading all the programs! Much of the problem went away after I disabled task scheduler... *Glares at screen*	Wilky (776)
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