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shakur123

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Hi, i have a weird problem i have a hp dv5000 and i usually use it for basic stuff (internet, word, etc) but ocassionally i use mame to run games, it was fine until a couple of days ago when i run the program the game starts fine but then it gets slow (something that never occour before).

I didnt install anything new that could possibly burn more memory, i even try to use readyboost but it didnt work. HOEWEVER being as courios as i am, i mess with the

"tasks" options in control panel/administrative tools

and disable a couple of ones (dont remember wich ones), do you guys can give any thoughts, any help is good
thanks!!
 

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Hello.. have you opened up task manager and in process tab. seen what is using the most memory.. just click on the memory column til the one using most is at top.. See what it is .. post a screen shot if you are able .
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Emachine ET 1161-05
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
    Motherboard
    eMachines MCP61PM-GM (Socket AM2 )
    Memory
    2.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 387MHz (6-6-6-18)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Acer E181H (1280x768@60Hz) 128MB GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 (
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name Acer E181H on NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Screen Resolution
    1280x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    ST316081 5AS SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    MCP61PM-GM 9000 NVIDIA Chipset Model MCP61 Chipset Revisio
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    Fan Speed 1247 RPM
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    PS/2 Compatible Mouse
    Internet Speed
    http://www.speedtest.net/result/1538974261.png
Welcome
Why not start with the most obvious possibility, memory problems. Test your memory
Guide to using Memtest86+ - Geeks to Go Forums
If it is not a problem with the memory, the next step is to run a full anti virus scan and download and run a full scan with malwarebytes. Be sure to update before running scans.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
In addition to what Richc46 recommends, how much free hard drive space do you have? Do you ever run the Windows Disk Cleanup utility to clean out temporary files and reboot to clean out the recycle bin?
 

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  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI
    WDC WD20
    Case
    Apevia XJupiter
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
I had memory leaks in all browsers a couple of years ago, couldn't find a fix so I bought a new harddrive, loaded that with XP, made that my c: drive and made my Vista drive my d:. Problem solved. A couple of months ago I switched am hd's around do Vista was the
c:. I loaded sp2 on vista and brought the updates up-to-date and it worked fine for a couple of months that is it seemed to have a problem with the video card. I would load up the xp system and video problems went away. I loaded Vista back up and installed the latest version drivers for that card from Nvidia. That was the kiss of death. I could not keep that system up for more than about 1 min even in safe mode. I decided to re-install and to make matters worse after dealing with a days worth of updates the thing has the nerve to tell me I'm not authentic. At this point I want someone's head on a platter maybe with the skull carved out and spinach dip put in to replace the brain. I think that would be appropriate.
 

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