Recent content by draperc

Holy detailed message batman! Thank you tblount! Any additional info on wtf this NT kernel & system (smss.exe) actually is or how to minimize/eliminate its voracious appetite for my cpu? Thank you!

I did a clean install of windows 7 yesterday, and before I had even started installing programs I noticed my system was sluggish. After loading up on my programs and getting my documents in place, it has been basically unusable without tweaking in ways I'd rather not stick to. I've run a...