resource management

What is served by grumbling? Many, may find things fun, easy, convenient, find a few things out over time & find things appealing. But, what is served by grumbling? I've found lots of neat, likable Features, have things arranged is using is comfy, I've discovered some cool paths to things...

Hi, I have a rather infuriating BSOD on wake from S3. I have a GA-EX58-UD5 motherboard with my system drive 2x500GB Seagests in RAID 0 connected via the ICH10R raid controller. I'm running Windows 7 SP1 64bit. I suspect that the HDDs are not restarting when coming out of S3. When I resume...

This problem has persisted for quite some time now... OS: Win 7 Pro 64 bit MSDNAA product key, all critical updates of course Comp: MSI-171 GX710 Every so often, as in every other boot or every three startups, or as today would have it every single time I boot up until I get fed up enough to...

Fixes an issue in which a handle leak occurs every time that the thread that creates and releases the IGroupPolicyObject interface is called. This issue occurs on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...

After my computer has been running for some time (maybe days), it gets really slow. I found a great memory manager that cleans the memory. I was wondering if there was a way to clean the Page File without rebooting. BTW, I use Process Explorer so I know there is nothing running that shouldn't...

I just recently build this computer and since the beginning I get the same BSOD that does the exact same thing every time other then when it randomly happens. My computer first freezes for about 5 seconds then goes into the BSOD. The error code is a 0x000000f4 (0x0000000000000003...

What can I do to lower the Physical Memory Usage in my Laptop? For information, I am using Windows Seven Ultimate (build 7600) with RAM 1 GB, Intel Core i3 M350 @ 2.27 GHz. When I hit task manager, the Physical Memory: Total : 941 Cached : 85 Available : 81...

So, the problem is very simple - when I start the game, my battery won't charge. It only does on loading screens (when I enter or end battle). My laptop is Acer Aspire 8942G, Win 7 with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850. It looks like the game blocks or conflicts with my charger when I play it...

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.)...

Identify Your System Resources: I review the basics of System Information, AIDA, Reliability Monitor, Resource Manager, and Event Logs. I identify the various tools which can be used to identify system properties, information, and hardware errors. These tools are valuable for sharing...

I'm at a loss here. Have been working on this thing for days. I have finally installed all of the updated drivers of every component and device that is in this thing. It took forever because of the CPU lag. This happens right at start up so its very difficult to install anything on this thing...

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...

Complete Guide contains 4 pages: Blue Screen of Death Survival Guide: Every Error Explained | Maximum PC

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...