Memory hogs
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Memory hogs
Windows did another massive "Update" on my laptop last night - ostensibly only the usual two things it does every night (Security Update, and Malicious Software Removal Tool) but the screen display said there were 771 items. It took several hours to download all the toot via my Voda PAYG Dongle (BT still haven't managed to get Openreach to connect us to the telephone network).
After the update, the nifty performance meter on the desktop showed "idle" CPU usage around 30% (used to be a couple of percent), and "used memory" at 89% (used to be around 50 - 60%). The machine was crawling compared with its previous sprightly performance.
Investigation via MSCONFIG showed that the update has added a second "starter" for a whole bunch of rubbish software that will start at boot-up (iTunes, Quicktime, Adobe Reader, Corel File Share, Corel File Shell Monitor, Windows Mobile Devicer Center (sic) and a couple of dozen others) which I had turned OFF previously because I rarely if ever use them. Not only that, but it had created a second example of all of them - the previous "off" ones were still there as well.
I've turned 'em all off again, and also turned off the Windows Update. I have a little red flag telling me I have done so - that's the "All is well" flag, I suppose.
After the update, the nifty performance meter on the desktop showed "idle" CPU usage around 30% (used to be a couple of percent), and "used memory" at 89% (used to be around 50 - 60%). The machine was crawling compared with its previous sprightly performance.
Investigation via MSCONFIG showed that the update has added a second "starter" for a whole bunch of rubbish software that will start at boot-up (iTunes, Quicktime, Adobe Reader, Corel File Share, Corel File Shell Monitor, Windows Mobile Devicer Center (sic) and a couple of dozen others) which I had turned OFF previously because I rarely if ever use them. Not only that, but it had created a second example of all of them - the previous "off" ones were still there as well.
I've turned 'em all off again, and also turned off the Windows Update. I have a little red flag telling me I have done so - that's the "All is well" flag, I suppose.
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From: Chez Sprog
Same here & did the same as you plus a session with cc cleaner & switched off windows indexing, seems to have returned to normal. I have one machine set to accept all updates & one that notifies me & I choose - guess which one runs better?
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It took several hours to download all the toot via my Voda PAYG Dongle
Would hate to see your bill ..... either that, or the reason it "took several hours" is because they stuck you on traffic shaping !
update :
BT still haven't managed to get Openreach to connect us to the telephone network
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Or even follow my example.
When my Dell arrived four years ago with XP2 I turned off all updates, windows security, and anything else I didn't fancy was removed (Norton, RealPlayer for example).
Still running nicely.
When my Dell arrived four years ago with XP2 I turned off all updates, windows security, and anything else I didn't fancy was removed (Norton, RealPlayer for example).
Still running nicely.
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771 updates??
Good grief, Keef, nearly 800 update items? That seems crazy.....
My new Dell arrived last week; due to Dell using non-updated pre-installed programs, I've had 73 updates in a week. That seemed acceptable enough, given the reason.
Norton severely snarled up my last Dell, now used as back up. But when I asked them for help, they cleared all previous Norton files (hundreds of slu tmp files) and gave me Norton 2010 free of charge. That changed my available C-drive memory from 200MB to 9GB....
Just checked Microsoft update on my 2 laptops and there are no new high priority Bill-bombs waiting to be downloaded under 'Express'.
My new Dell arrived last week; due to Dell using non-updated pre-installed programs, I've had 73 updates in a week. That seemed acceptable enough, given the reason.
Norton severely snarled up my last Dell, now used as back up. But when I asked them for help, they cleared all previous Norton files (hundreds of slu tmp files) and gave me Norton 2010 free of charge. That changed my available C-drive memory from 200MB to 9GB....
Just checked Microsoft update on my 2 laptops and there are no new high priority Bill-bombs waiting to be downloaded under 'Express'.
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On those systems at home that we use I've done as Frostbite: I turn off everything, and anything, having to do with "automatic". I will not have some company deciding when and how it will update MY computers. I will make those decisions, not them.
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I had done that with the XP configurations, on the basis if they hadn't found it was a problem in the umpteen years since XP launch, it wasn't going to bother me.
I let Win7 update itself on the basis it was still new. It just stopped being "new"
I'm giving BT another few days before I elevate my complaint. The Customer Service folks I've spoken to have all (UK and India) been very friendly, very helpful, very reassuring, and totally unable to communicate with the mystic beings known as Openreach who actually do stuff.
I let Win7 update itself on the basis it was still new. It just stopped being "new"
I'm giving BT another few days before I elevate my complaint. The Customer Service folks I've spoken to have all (UK and India) been very friendly, very helpful, very reassuring, and totally unable to communicate with the mystic beings known as Openreach who actually do stuff.
