slowday444 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 60,000k memory on my home XP pc but only uses 6,000 on a W2000 pc at work? Do you think I have a problem? Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Going on my explorer.exe which sits between 14 to 20 meg we can assume that it is above normal. There is an app from Sysinternals that I have heard of that may be able to help pinpoint what's going on. Process explorer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Ross Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 60,000k memory on my home XP pc but only uses 6,000 on a W2000 pc at work? Do you think I have a problem? Thank You! From my observations Explorer is hungry hog! I turn off all of the eye candy, wallpapers. Also, turn on classic look. Another thing is the transparencies and alpha blending. If there is a way to slim it down even more, I'm all ears? Explorer.exe Current, 8,900K, Peak 15,816K Window+Pause/Break Key > Advanced > Settings > Adjust for Best Performance. That will help out alot. Good Luck, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowday444 Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 Going on my explorer.exe which sits between 14 to 20 meg we can assume that it is above normal. There is an app from Sysinternals that I have heard of that may be able to help pinpoint what's going on. Process explorer Thanks Humpty! Unless I'm not reading the app correctly, explorer.exe must be showing the sum of most of my running tray apps e.g. ewido, Nod32, Spy Sweeper, ZoneAlarm, etc., because they all are listed in its tree. It also only shows minimal usage by itself using ProcessExplorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Haven't had a need or used process explorer but glad it helped you out Slowday444. Still a bit weird that explorer.exe in taskmanager is showing the sum total though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowday444 Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 Haven't had a need or used process explorer but glad it helped you out Slowday444. Still a bit weird that explorer.exe in taskmanager is showing the sum total though. Trust me, I might be wrong. I also can't see anything bogus when I examine it, plus I've cleaned with everything under the sun and no malware ever is found, so I don't know what is going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowday444 Posted September 19, 2006 Author Share Posted September 19, 2006 I've tamed it for the time being by stopping and then restarting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphirer Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Explorer.exe might be bogged up if you're using lots of modifications to your appearance - MSSTyles, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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