why is my cpu usage alawys more than 60% (1 Viewer)

[truly-in-bliss]

i would usualli have those programs open:

- 2-5 windows
- kazaa
- msn/trillian
- ms word
- real player for music


and soemtimes the cpu usage is lyk 80%, my friend's cpu usage is heapz lower than mine even though he has twice as many programs + games, anyone know why? cuz its really slowing my comp down, and it freezes heapz

thankz

lin

 

[Winston]

The core problem in that list is Kazza.

 

[truly-in-bliss]

oh okies.. i will uninstall it.. its affecting my webct for uni as well..

side note: i hope u r doing well winston... sexying all da mamas in the town

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by truly-in-bliss
oh okies.. i will uninstall it.. its affecting my webct for uni as well..

side note: i hope u r doing well winston... sexying all da mamas in the town

There's no such thing as sexing at usyd ... usyd's is just one big fat uni, with lots and lots of toilets

 

[Lexicographer]

Sure there is. You just need to look in the right places.

 

[Frigid]

i'm not sure but could it be your windows blinds as well?

 

[cro_angel]

what does cpu mean? mine always seems to be 0% unless one of my windows is frozen..

 

[Frigid]

Originally posted by cro_angel
what does cpu mean? mine always seems to be 0% unless one of my windows is frozen..

Central Processing Unit.

the brain of your computer. its calculator, if you will.

 

[Merforga]

The higher the CPU usage the badder it is ^^

 

[fatmuscle]

linda, those 2-5 windows, are they Internet Explorer windows?

try using MyIE2, Avant, or something similar to those. They save memory like anyhting

 

[truly-in-bliss]

yeah they are explorer windows... a lot of the times i would have 6+ windows open...

where can i get myie2 or avant?

 

[Ragerunner]

It's trillian thats problem I think.

I used to use trillian but stopped because it made everything else load a lot slower and my hdd runs like crazy.

So now im using normal MSN and it's much better on the cpu load.

ZZZzzzz.. time

 

[fatmuscle]

www.myie2.com ???

another thing that would be useful for us are:
What processor u have
How much RAM u have

Right click 'My Computer' > Properties

 

[Frigid]

for an alternative browser, try Mozilla Firefox;
abode acrobat hogs CPU if it isn't shut down properly in the browser viewer;
use winamp (?);
discontinue use of windows blinds;
add more RAM (512MB)

 

[fatmuscle]

yeah, mozilla is awesome, but some page displays may not turn out correctly.
Adobe - use arspeedup - it removes unnecessary plug-ins

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by Frigid
for an alternative browser, try Mozilla Firefox;
abode acrobat hogs CPU if it isn't shut down properly in the browser viewer;
use winamp (?);
discontinue use of windows blinds;
add more RAM (512MB)

yay Abode

 

[Rahul]

how to shut down acrobat in the browser viewer? just close the window/tab it is in right?

 

[truly-in-bliss]

Originally posted by fatmuscle
www.myie2.com ???

another thing that would be useful for us are:
What processor u have
How much RAM u have

Right click 'My Computer' > Properties

pent 4 cpu 1.6ghz
256mb of ram

i dunno if that helps....

i have installed kazaa now.. and it seems to run a lot better ...cpu is abt lss than 20% now... even if i have heapz of stuff opened at the same time.. thankz guys!

oh another great thing!!... i just tried it.... after i installed kazaa..i ran ad-aware again..... and did a qurantine... and now i can access webct for uni!!! yeah... this makes everything so much easier.. esp when part of my tut mark is dependent on webct msg board participation.....

 

[anti]

also make sure you have enough disk space, clear out old files, and defrag.

the more junk you have on your computer, the slower it runs.

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by truly-in-bliss
pent 4 cpu 1.6ghz
256mb of ram

i dunno if that helps....

i have installed kazaa now.. and it seems to run a lot better ...cpu is abt lss than 20% now... even if i have heapz of stuff opened at the same time.. thankz guys!

oh another great thing!!... i just tried it.... after i installed kazaa..i ran ad-aware again..... and did a qurantine... and now i can access webct for uni!!! yeah... this makes everything so much easier.. esp when part of my tut mark is dependent on webct msg board participation.....

You mean uninstalled right daughter? ...

Yeah kazaa is a big CPU hog.