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Cpu useage and free ram problem
Name: wildviper Date: October 14, 2003 at 18:22:35 Pacific OS: win98se CPU/Ram: 600Mhz\64mb
Comment:
Hi, about 4 days ago I reformatted my pc because of errors I couldn't fix and now I have downloaded System mechanic 4 and when I boot up before doing anything else it shows I have 0-2mb of free ram, also when I sign online (useing dail-up) my Cpu useage goes to 100% For about 5min then it goes normal , but when I sign off it goes up 100% and stays! Are there viruses,worms,or TH's, that can use ram and the Cpu this much or could it be bad ram cards! Please help, Greg
Name: Derek Date: October 14, 2003 at 19:11:06 Pacific
Reply:
Doubt it's bad RAM.
Would be worth downloading Ad-Aware and/or Spybot Search & Destroy. These will find and remove spyware/malware. Update and run your virus checker.
Doubling your RAM would be worthwhile.
Derek
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Response Number 2
Name: dan Date: October 14, 2003 at 22:10:34 Pacific
Reply:
If you are running a bunch of applications, you might be thrashing because of not enough memory.
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Response Number 3
Name: wildviper Date: October 14, 2003 at 23:38:33 Pacific
Reply:
I will try the ad-aware option, I have had it before it work pretty good, spybot is spyware because when I had ad-aware it found spybot to be spyware, In response to Dan's reply I have everything off the start-up except system tray and scan registy (useing msconfig) so I don't see how that could be it. I have also done an online virus scan through mcafee and it found nothing. Any other ideas are welcomed, Thanks for the advice so far! Greg
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Response Number 4
Name: Bryco Date: October 15, 2003 at 03:16:16 Pacific
Reply:
Adaware justs perceives SpyBot as spyware but it is not. Give it a go.
Bryan
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Response Number 5
Name: Derek Date: October 15, 2003 at 10:43:48 Pacific
Reply:
Spybot is most certainly not spyware.
I have found that when spybot eliminates something the information in spybot's records is seen as the spyware itself by Ad-Aware.
In one instance Ad-Aware found general information I had personally collected about spyware and the only way I could shut it up was to put this info onto a floppy. Although I like Ad-Aware it appears to leave something to be desired in this respect.
Derek
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Response Number 6
Name: C_Legend Date: October 15, 2003 at 21:18:06 Pacific
Reply:
I don't know anything about System mechanic, but I agree with Derek in that you ought to upgrade to 128 Meg. 64 Meg of PC100 or PC133 is cheap. Good luck.
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