system resources

I generally understand the CPU activity graphs in the resource monitor, with the exception of the first one...the total CPU activity displayed on it at first glance makes sense, when looking at the area shown in green, which is the total CPU activity, but there is also a blue line above that...

I have a rather large Excel file (around 100 MB) and it is very slow when I make changes to it or save it. The task manager shows that my CPU usage is upwards toward 100%. It says that "Excel cannot complete this task with available resources".

Okay, I have a problem with IE10 for ages now. For my work I have to open a lot of browser instances. I am using mainly IE10 and Firefox. Every time, when I have a several browsers and tabs open in IE, it regulary happens that the next browserscreen I open turns to a blank page. This only...

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Hi all: I have tried searching and found nothing on this, and although I am sure there is something I am sure my search terms were poor. So if this is discussed already, if someone could just point me in the right direction of the thread I would appreciate it. I use my system for media...

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Review - ESET Smart Security 5 The Good : Download option is Smart Download. Overall UI is decent and user friendly. Good web protection. Good Real time protection. Good detection rate (Smart Scan) by default. Very good cleaning process. No slowdowns at all, system very responsive, even...

1) Would Windows 7 64-bit work faster, slower or exactly the same compared to 32-bit version on a computer with AMD Quad-Core A6-3420 64-bit CPU and 4 GB RAM (1333 MHz DDR3). I am mostly interested in its performance as an operating system, like opening My Computer, opening folders, staring...

Hi, I am having problem with my WinXP machine, When I boot my Computer, It gives me an error: "insufficient system resources exist to complete the API " It seems like a hardware issue ,I wanted to know that if a virus actually gets into the computer does it causes any hardware issue eg...

Instinctively, you may believe that it is necessary to install drivers for your components, once you have Windows 8 up and running. This may not be the case, however, and historically has not been. If your device, whether it be a PCI card, a USB device, or even something connected to a serial...

General Question - I think I've tweaked the system about as far as I can know how to do right now - disabled Aero - done other things using Black Vipers tweaks and configurations and still at startup Win7 is running 350 megs. I like Win7 and memory is sort of a problem as I only have 1gig - but...

Windows 8 it turns out can do very clever things when it comes to saving memory: You can read the full blog here: Link Removed

Hello, from time to time my PC 'acts up' in the way that suddenly and without obvious provocation there is violent, and I use the word 'violent' judiciously, activity on the c:/ drive such that the LED is lit continuously (it doesn't blink rapidly but is lit as if powered by a 5 volt battery -...

Hey everyone, I previously had 4GB of Ram installed on my laptop running Windows 7 64-bit. When my system was idle, ram usage would be sitting at 70% so I decided to upgrade it to 8GB of ram. Now my ram usage sits at 60% - 65% when idle with 8GB of ram. I don't understand how this is even...

After the PC has been running for a while, the page file becomes 'loaded.' I'd like to know if there is any way to refresh the page file without restarting Windows. By refresh, I mean removing any info that was placed in there during the current session. I do not mean defragmenting it. Thank...

Could you rely on Virtual Memory on your PC?

I have 4GB Ram. I'm wondering why its using ( ram while all programs are closed ? Link Removed

When checking in Task Manager to see what's using the system resources, I keep seeing that the shdserv.exe is using between 45 and 50 percent of the CPU at all times. What the heck is this module, and is there any way to trim back it's use of the CPU? Thanks. FYI - Windows 7 Home Premium...

This message appears at the most likely of times, when I'm playing a game but as the title says I have 6 gb (three 2gb sticks of corshair ddr3 1600mhz) ram although the problem is not isolated only to games but happens sometimes when watching netflix. When the message appears my desktop theme is...

heya folks another gamer in trouble here! So here's the problem : when idle, my cpu usage is around 20%, which is allot more than it should be in my opinion. Whenever I start a game, Battlefield : Bad Company 2 which is the game i've been playing allot lately, my cpu usage doesnt come down from...