Vista - Computer System Pegging and Hanging

10-14-2007

I am trying to figure out why my system is doing this and have been
unsuccessful so far, so I thought I would try here.

I am running a Dell XPS 400 box; P4 3.0 Ghz with 3 MB Ram. OS was upgraded
to Vista Home Premium and also upgraded Video Card to ATI Radeon X1950 Pro
256 MB. The system should handle anything I throw at it, but since the
upgrade it "pegs" at 100% at random times. I have looked at the logs and
cannot tell what is causing this to happen. It releases after about 1 minute
usually, but it is becoming very tiresome as you can never tell when it is
going to happen (in fact it happened while I was typing this).

I have turned off UAC and set the system setting off of Aero and
transparency inc case it was that, but it is still happening.

Does ANYONE have any clues?

10-15-2007

"JW" <JW@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:0FEB2B64-05A5-4F09-A204-1D09B84B683A@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Vista runs just fine even when watching Live TV on my not very fast,
> single core laptop, with 1GB of memory, and on which Aero is enabled. It
> did run faster after I added 2GB of flash memory and enabled it for Ready
> Boost. Of course a dual core is desirable in any system but it is
> certainly not required.
> What applications are you running when your CPU spikes? I suggest that
> you keep task manager running so that you spot the task that is consuming
> your CPU as soon as you sense that the problem is happening.
>
>

I agree. I don't have any problems relating to speed or lock ups on my
single core system. Vista is just as fast as XP was.

Rob

--
Red meat isn't bad for you....Blue, Green fuzzy meat is bad for you.

Dell Dimension 8300 Desktop
P4 3.0GHz
1GB RAM
Windows Vista Ultimate 32Bit
ATI Radeon 9800 XT
Creative SB Audigy 2

10-14-2007	#1 (permalink)
John Harris n/a posts	Computer System Pegging and Hanging I am trying to figure out why my system is doing this and have been unsuccessful so far, so I thought I would try here. I am running a Dell XPS 400 box; P4 3.0 Ghz with 3 MB Ram. OS was upgraded to Vista Home Premium and also upgraded Video Card to ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256 MB. The system should handle anything I throw at it, but since the upgrade it "pegs" at 100% at random times. I have looked at the logs and cannot tell what is causing this to happen. It releases after about 1 minute usually, but it is becoming very tiresome as you can never tell when it is going to happen (in fact it happened while I was typing this). I have turned off UAC and set the system setting off of Aero and transparency inc case it was that, but it is still happening. Does ANYONE have any clues?
My System Specs

10-15-2007	#2 (permalink)
Rob n/a posts	Re: Computer System Pegging and Hanging "JW" <JW@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:0FEB2B64-05A5-4F09-A204-1D09B84B683A@xxxxxx Quote: > Vista runs just fine even when watching Live TV on my not very fast, > single core laptop, with 1GB of memory, and on which Aero is enabled. It > did run faster after I added 2GB of flash memory and enabled it for Ready > Boost. Of course a dual core is desirable in any system but it is > certainly not required. > What applications are you running when your CPU spikes? I suggest that > you keep task manager running so that you spot the task that is consuming > your CPU as soon as you sense that the problem is happening. > > I agree. I don't have any problems relating to speed or lock ups on my single core system. Vista is just as fast as XP was. Rob -- Red meat isn't bad for you....Blue, Green fuzzy meat is bad for you. Dell Dimension 8300 Desktop P4 3.0GHz 1GB RAM Windows Vista Ultimate 32Bit ATI Radeon 9800 XT Creative SB Audigy 2
My System Specs

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