resource management

Hi I have installed SharePoint 2010 on my Windows 7 laptop, and it works fine. But all the services that are installed will always start and use a lot of resources, even when I don't use the application. It is possible to only start all the involved services (like SQL Server, IIS etc.)...

Greg Shultz shows you how to use Windows Task Manager to track down detailed information about any process running in Microsoft Windows 7. More...

Hi experts, For the last 2 months I've been experiencing a very regular BSOD on my PC. BSODs occur only on the wake-up or on the start or shortly (up to 5 minutes) after both start/wake-up; sometimes I have to reboot 15-20 times to get the system work. Below 5 zipped minidumps files from...

IMPORTANT NEWS I am pleased to announce that Windows 7 Forums is fully upgrading its hardware capabilities to the maximum possible threshold. We will be increasing our memory, processor, and networking capabilities to an extent that will meet current requirements and exceed future requirements...

Windows Live Essentials 2011 (formerly Wave 4) has RTW-ed (Released To the Web). Download for free at this link: http://download.live.com The 2011 suite includes a tonne of new features including Facebook Chat integration within Messenger Bing Maps integration and improved geo-tagging...

Here is something you can do to keep track of the page file usage with System Monitor. Once completed and running you can analyze the data using the prescribed formula (in the article) to increase or decrease your page file. This is not a downloaded program, it is a Page File Console that you...

Did anyone ever find it useful to change a process priority? I never did. When I encode full HD video in Encore, it takes a lot of CPU power and even if I watch an HD movie on KMplayer, it has a little stutter. I tried lowering the Encore process priority and I also tried raising the...

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A new version of Parallels Server for Mac adds automation and support for newer operating systems. Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 provides host and guest support for Mac OS X 10.6 Server, plus guest support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Linux and older versions of Windows are still...

If you find Vista's performance lagging, the good news is that you can make it run faster. Here are some of the steps you can take. More...

I've been having this problem off and on since I installed W7 that my CPU is spiking during low network use (e.g. 2-3mbit/sec). My setup is W7 (32), Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 ghz, Asus P5E-VMDO, 8gb memory. Network Adapter is an embedded Intel 82566DM-2 Gigabit. No other network adapters are...

Windows 7’s modest system requirements in comparison with Windows Vista’s have made it possible for customers to Link Removed - Invalid URL to the latest iteration of the Windows client, without having to also upgrade their hardware. While Vista was somewhat of a resource hog, Windows 7 is...

I have a: Hp dv6815nr with: 3gb ddr2 memory AMD Turion X2 TL-60 running @ 2.00 Ghz Nvidia Geforce 7150m 160GB 5400rpm Windows 7 32-bit So here's the problem. My computer, has sudden spazzes, and starts using 50% of the processor randomly. I don't know how, and it seems like it does when...

Where is Macromed folder on win7 Hi folks, AMD Phenom II x4 955 Onboard RAM 8G I have Win7 and Windows Server 2008 running here, both 64bit, as VM (guest) of KVM (virtualizer) and co-existing with other 4 Linux servers (64bit version). All of them are working without problem. The only...

By Terry Blount This is a round up of processes, services and features that I have turned off. I have tested these for months under Windows 7. My system is faster and stable and has far less overhead than the day I installed Windows 7. My boot time as recorded by BootRacer is down to 17...

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I don't know about all of y'all, but I"m getting a lot of warnings and errors in the Event Log.... Some of which I'm not finding fixes for. FIRST, is there SOME WAY to reduce the massive number of informational messages being constantly written to the log? Not to SEE fewer, but to actually...

Computer stats Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit Gigabyte Socket 775 Mobo Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 CPU Nvidia 8800GT 4 GB DDR2 Ram MSI TV Anywhere PCI TV Tuner Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS I have recently beginning with last Thursday been experiencing after a good 4-7 hours of the computer being on a massive spike...

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone can recommend an alternative file management program to windows explorer that works with Windows 7. Ones I've tried include.. 1: xplorer2 - Shuts down whenever I try renaming files. Will usually rename the first couple and then shut down. 2...

Hay Question: I have Win 7 (ultimate x64) on my laptop (HP Pavilion). When I start the Win. something is “burdeningâ€Â￾ the system and because of that the computer is loud (cooler). Whole thing comes down in appx.4 min. and than computer runes smoothly – quietly. What could be...