alright so im ******* sitting at my computer and it starts getting really slow out of no where. So I go to task manager and see 1000m of my 1250 m of memory is being used. Im like ok well let me zap some programs out. So I look in my processes and the highest mem usage is 25,000k and its AIM. so where the **** is all my memory going? I counted up all the running processes and it only totals to about 250m not 1000m. Anyone know how to fix this ****

have you bought any sony/bmg cd's lately?

spyware, trojans, b/g programs bla bla bla.



get spybot, adaware, and norton antivirus (or AVG for free).



defrag the drive after running those three programs.



and do a fresh reboot.



to avoid this problem stop surfing porn sites or free download sites, or any gimmick sites.



kevin.

start>run> type "msconfig"



click startup tab>disable all except for a virus scanner



that'll free up a lot of mem for a while, till everything starts loading itself back up (aim etc...) over time.. quick and safe fix.

i hve too many damn programs on this computer man i gotta get this **** cleaned but I dont want to lose all my mp3s. I really need to format this drive though





everything loads itself up after each reboot lol

yeah, and update your virus scanner, and run a full system scan.. make sure you have spyware and all that **** checked in the preferences

wow 4 posts in a span of 3-4 minutes, noice.



peace back to work i go.



kevin.

buy new hard drive (since your rich)



transfer mp3s to that hard drive



format the old one.



finished.



i dont use any antivirus programs except Panda activescan (online scanner)

the only other thing i use besides that is adaware, my pc's always clean.

defrag once weekly

im not rich at all, I live with just my dad who works his ass off to keep us living at our house. I just have a decent job and no debt.

decent? i thought you made like 30-40k a year?

Closer to 30k

man i must be in poverty then

maybe in texas the cost of living is lower?

Yeah, drftk1d is right on the money (pardon the pun.) Grab a 20Gb for next to nothing and put all your files you wish to keep on it. Then reimage Windows (I presume you run windows).



You could even go so far as to install Ghost, create an image of your main drive and have that as a fall back if anything were to happen, such as the problems your encountering now.



Fishing with worms is unsporting, use simple lures.



Kevin

stop it now, you know its more like $20k this year if your lucky

good idea with the drive.





I already passed the 20k mark big R and I have 3 more commission checks coming + my salary https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

this guy goes back and forth more than john kerry.



who gives a **** anymore.



as for the computer thing, try what i wrote in my other post, which will free up system mem. should make your comp faster

Did I bring up how much I make? No. Was I the one saying I didn't make what I say? No.





Ya im going to try that, i need to defrag anyway

cheaper option: defrag disc, get artitionmagick, make extra partition for MP3 files, move files, format C:, reinstall windows and be happy with MP3's safe. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png works for me

damn man your like the man !