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More info?)
Speed is hard to subjectively determine. For general benchmarking,
I'd go over to PCPitStop and run their tests. It compares your PC
with comparable models to give you a rating. It will provide some
info on any areas of the PC that aren't up to expected values. They
also have a forum for people to post results and seek assistance.
Sign up is suggested, but you can run the test Anonymously.
The test page is located here:
http://pcpitstop.com/pcpitstop/default.asp
"the judge" <thejudge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7D2DA6D0-3BFF-4396-AE87-E401D220EC2A@microsoft.com...
> Just in the past few weeks its slowed noticably and i can't figure it out.
> unfortunatly i've tried both, Last year a added two more hard drives a
> raid
> 160Gb and a sata 200Gb i run the windows on the original 120Gb raid and
> its
> got 98.8Gb free
>
> "Alan Smith" wrote:
>
>> Run slowly compared to what/when?
>>
>> Have you tried the normal routine maintenance items - checked your disk
>> for
>> file errors or tried a defragment? Emptied out temporary directories?
>> How much of your hard disk is free space?
>>
>> "the judge" <thejudge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news
DBE9DB9-DBB3-46DB-A1E4-2633C884BDB5@microsoft.com...
>> > Thank you very much, yes i did misunderstand, i've scaned with spy bot
>> > and
>> > adaware se and neither found anything, but explorer.exe and
>> > iexplorer.exe
>> > both run really high and very slowly.
>> >
>> > "CWatters" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "the judge" <thejudge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:ADB5D898-9A9E-4CA2-B8A4-A3783625D936@microsoft.com...
>> >> > could anyone please tell me why my system idle process in task
>> >> > manager
>> >> runs
>> >> > on 16k mem but 75 - 98 cpu usage, it's slowing the whole machine
>> >> > down,
>> >> should
>> >> > iexplorer and winexplorer be running high be a result? cos they
>> >> > do....
>> >> >
>> >> > please help it's doing my head in
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> I think you missunderstand...
>> >>
>> >> The processor exectutes the System idle process when it has nothing
>> >> else
>> >> to
>> >> do. If you exit all applications and background tasks the CPU has very
>> >> little to do so it executes the system idle process about 95-98% of
>> >> the
>> >> time.
>> >>
>> >> The system idle process isn't slowing down your system. If your PC i's
>> >> slow
>> >> then the fault is elsewhere.
>> >>
>> >> Try running scans for adware/spyware.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
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