Memory Performance slowly getting worse

o.ash92 · 05-20-2007, 12:50 PM

Hi,

I upgraded my system RAM from 256MB to 512MB about 2 months ago. At first, it took about 20 seconds to open iTunes (itunes.exe, ituneshelper.exe, ipodservice.exe, qttask.exe) and MSN (msnmsgr.exe) on system startup. However, it now takes about 1-2 minutes to finish loading exactly the same startup applications.

It seems that the performance of my memory is slowly getting worse, if that's possible?

Or could it be something else, any ideas?

Thanks,
Oli

oscaryu1 · 05-20-2007, 01:01 PM

If you had pc2700 and bought pc2100 then that would slow it down... a bad stick? memtest

o.ash92 · 05-20-2007, 01:32 PM

But it worked fine at first. It's still better than 256MB, just it's getting slower and slower.

StrangleHold · 05-20-2007, 02:04 PM

How long has it been since you did a disk clean up and Defraged?

o.ash92 · 05-20-2007, 02:15 PM

A day- I do them every week, last one was yesterday and I'm doing one now infact.

StrangleHold · 05-20-2007, 02:32 PM

Have you done a Anti virus and spyware scan, plus you might have more background programs running

o.ash92 · 05-20-2007, 03:44 PM

Yup, I have done an Anti virus and spyware scan.

I don't have any processes running which I don't need.

Hmm...

P.S. It's not the computer which is slow, just it takes a lot longer to startup than it should do,

[-0MEGA-] · 05-20-2007, 04:00 PM

Have you checked to see what programs are running on startup via run > msconfig?

It may be that you have a few more processes that are loading up with Windows now, which uses up more of your physical RAM, so it's relying on the page file, which is much slower.

StrangleHold · 05-20-2007, 04:06 PM

If your running XP and 512 mbs of ram, its still not alot, gets eat up pretty quick!

o.ash92 · 05-20-2007, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

Have you checked to see what programs are running on startup via run > msconfig?

It may be that you have a few more processes that are loading up with Windows now, which uses up more of your physical RAM, so it's relying on the page file, which is much slower.

Yup, only the processes which I named in the original thread post load on startup- exactly the same ones that used to load in 10-20 seconds.

05-20-2007, 12:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
o.ash92 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 42	Memory Performance slowly getting worse Hi, I upgraded my system RAM from 256MB to 512MB about 2 months ago. At first, it took about 20 seconds to open iTunes (itunes.exe, ituneshelper.exe, ipodservice.exe, qttask.exe) and MSN (msnmsgr.exe) on system startup. However, it now takes about 1-2 minutes to finish loading exactly the same startup applications. It seems that the performance of my memory is slowly getting worse, if that's possible? Or could it be something else, any ideas? Thanks, Oli

05-20-2007, 01:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,033	If you had pc2700 and bought pc2100 then that would slow it down... a bad stick? memtest __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,151	How long has it been since you did a disk clean up and Defraged? __________________ The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. George S. Patton, Jr.

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StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,151	Have you done a Anti virus and spyware scan, plus you might have more background programs running __________________ The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. George S. Patton, Jr.

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05-20-2007, 01:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
o.ash92 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 42	But it worked fine at first. It's still better than 256MB, just it's getting slower and slower.

05-20-2007, 02:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
o.ash92 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 42	A day- I do them every week, last one was yesterday and I'm doing one now infact.

05-20-2007, 03:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
o.ash92 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 42	Yup, I have done an Anti virus and spyware scan. I don't have any processes running which I don't need. Hmm... P.S. It's not the computer which is slow, just it takes a lot longer to startup than it should do,

05-20-2007, 04:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,151	If your running XP and 512 mbs of ram, its still not alot, gets eat up pretty quick! __________________ The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. George S. Patton, Jr.

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