Dogbert 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2004 I need help with a problem I've had with my computer for about a month now. Something is sapping my live memory, even when I have no processes running and "System Idle Process" is at 99. This is causing my computer to "skip", if you will. Sound files will skip like a scratched CD; the mouse pointer will randomly dance about the screen when I move it. When I hit CTRL-ALT-DEL and open my process list, the live memory reading jumps from 0% to 38% and back again constantly, even if I have nothing else running. I know that this is causing the skip, but I'm in a fog as to what's causing it. My antivirus scans detect nothing, so I doubt it's a virus. Anyone ever had this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest KJ Brackish Report post Posted June 21, 2004 Mine does that once in a while and I just reboot.... I think its from running like 50 things at once for me....... so um.....sorry I couldn't help, but I would like to know what it is as well. KJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest T®ITEC Report post Posted June 22, 2004 That happens to me when I have virtually nothing running... I think it's just a lack of RAM, in my case. I have next to none. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dogbert 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2004 And just what do I do about that one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerousDamon 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 I have the exact same problem with my computer, and one thing i have noticed is that my CD-rom Drives are not getting recognized on restarts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dogbert 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Me neither... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerousDamon 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2004 does anyone know what the hell is wrong with my computer and Dogbert's as well ?? any help will be appreicated and the stuff that has been recommended is not the solution as I have done all of that before Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hero to all Children Report post Posted June 25, 2004 A) Download and run Ad-aware, it's always worth a shot. B) Hit the Start button, go to Run, type "msconfig" without quotation marks and mess with the auto-start tab. Chances are that there's some stuff that just chokes your computer. Like Quicktime Launch Pad and Real Player Launch Pad, gator, etc. Be careful though, you don't want to deactivate everything. If you fuck up simply go to saftey mode and re-activate the programs in the autostart section of msconfig. C) The final and also best sollution: Back all your important files up (media files, save states for games, unrecoverable configurations, programs you won't get to install from the internet or from CD ever again, programming projects, you get the idea) and then format your hard-drive. Trust me, it's one of the best things you can do. It may take a weekend to get the PC running again exactly the way you were used to it (aside of, you know .. more efficient) but it's still worthwhile. Sometimes there's just so many program libraries, hidden code, fucked up configuration that burning the whole place to the ground and rebuilding it a-new on the ashes is the better choice. I advise doing something like that once a year. And to keep the machine from detoriating swiftly in future you should custom-configure your internet security. Like setting active X to prompt instead of endable, screening all incoming cookies manually (also blocks a lot of spyware like cydoor) and getting yourself a reliable pop-up blocker (I use Bayden's free pop-up popper, just hit google with that name) to reduce the number of websites that try to install possibly harmful content on your harddrive and succeed at that due to cookies being automatically accepted and sites running tricky code. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
