Speeding Up My Laptop

kuczer1 · 03-22-2008, 04:22 PM

I have tried tinkering with the msconfig process getting rid of programs that don't need to be in use. I have done a disk cleanup and that doesn't seem to make a difference. When watching videos and listening to music files it jumps and skips and stops and generally runs slow. It takes a while for some programs to load and my laptops general performance is rubbish. Any tips?

[-0MEGA-] · 03-22-2008, 04:28 PM

First we need some background information.

What are you using for an operating system (Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac, Linux, etc.)?

What program are you using to play media files? Have you tried using other programs?

Go into task manager and then the performance tab (if you're using a compatible OS), and see what the CPU/RAM usage is when playing media.

And lastly, what are the specs of your laptop?

ETSA · 03-22-2008, 04:36 PM

Yea we need more info to help, its like telling someone your car is broke and not telling them what kind of car it is. I would be glad to offer suggestions if I could. :-)

kuczer1 · 03-22-2008, 08:01 PM

I use windows xp and windows media player latest edition. I have tried all different media players (Realplayer, VLC, WinAmp etc) all the same result. I have a 1.73GHz processor and 1gb RAM. A 120gb Hard drive with about 7/8 gb free space. I just did a little test and when playing a video my wmplayer.exe went up to 3-5%, taskmgr 1% and systemidleprocess hovered around 90-95%. Hope this helps a little

G25r8cer · 03-22-2008, 08:45 PM

What is your ram usage?

kuczer1 · 03-22-2008, 09:33 PM

How would i figure out my ram usage?

G25r8cer · 03-22-2008, 09:39 PM

It's in task manager

kuczer1 · 03-22-2008, 09:42 PM

I think i might be blind or something. I can't see anything that says ram usage anywhere.

AlexFriage713 · 03-25-2008, 03:02 PM

i just gave my computer 2gigs of swapfile and it made a difference, although i red somewhere too much is bad

kuczer1 · 03-27-2008, 04:47 PM

What is swapfile please?

03-22-2008, 04:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
kuczer1 Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 47	Speeding Up My Laptop I have tried tinkering with the msconfig process getting rid of programs that don't need to be in use. I have done a disk cleanup and that doesn't seem to make a difference. When watching videos and listening to music files it jumps and skips and stops and generally runs slow. It takes a while for some programs to load and my laptops general performance is rubbish. Any tips?

03-22-2008, 04:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
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03-22-2008, 04:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
ETSA Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Age: 25 Posts: 2,531	Yea we need more info to help, its like telling someone your car is broke and not telling them what kind of car it is. I would be glad to offer suggestions if I could. :-) __________________ Cooler Master Cosmos 1010 Corsair 850 Watt PSU Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.2 /w Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 3GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600Mhz HD4870x2 2GB DDR5 FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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03-22-2008, 09:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
G25r8cer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 4,805	It's in task manager __________________ My Rig Antec 300 w/Scyth Kaze Master Asus M4A785TD-V EVO Phenom II 955BE w/ CoolerMaster V8 2 x 2gb Gskill DDR3 1600mhz Ultra X-Finity 600watt psu Samsung F3 500gb and F1 750gb XFX 8600gt XXX will be 5850 soon Logitech G25, Illuminated, and MX Revo Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND F@H Team 44358

03-22-2008, 08:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
kuczer1 Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 47	I use windows xp and windows media player latest edition. I have tried all different media players (Realplayer, VLC, WinAmp etc) all the same result. I have a 1.73GHz processor and 1gb RAM. A 120gb Hard drive with about 7/8 gb free space. I just did a little test and when playing a video my wmplayer.exe went up to 3-5%, taskmgr 1% and systemidleprocess hovered around 90-95%. Hope this helps a little

03-22-2008, 09:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
kuczer1 Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 47	How would i figure out my ram usage?

03-22-2008, 09:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
kuczer1 Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 47	I think i might be blind or something. I can't see anything that says ram usage anywhere.

03-25-2008, 03:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
AlexFriage713 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 37	i just gave my computer 2gigs of swapfile and it made a difference, although i red somewhere too much is bad

03-27-2008, 04:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
kuczer1 Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 47	What is swapfile please?

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