Could you list the processes which use up the CPU time?
goldeagle2005
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windows is in c:, right? And you have window's page file as volume s: on same disk. There is absolutely no point in doing that. The idea is to put the page file on another DISK, not just another VOLUME: while the drive heads are accessing your page file, they are not accessing other gear, so if you are going to have sys vol and page file on same disk, well, it may as well be in c:.
Do you have any page file in c: ? To get page file access fast you could have one in c: and one in p: - that way the paging area on disk is physically close to the processes which are using it... ; having it in s: only means that it is physically remote. Your page files should be 1.5GB.
Now, is your sys optimised for programs and not system cache? Go CP >system>advanced > performance settings >advanced.[whew!] -set both proc scheduling and mem usage for programs.
If that doesn't work, then i'm out.
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Ok, that was really poorly written. What i meant, but barely? got across, is that you should put your pagefile on the non-sys HD. But if you are going to put it on the sys HD, then put it in c: or p:.
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The only reason i can think of for having a separate page file partition on your sys drive is to make defragging that page file partition unnecessary. Cos windows defrag cannot do it. If the page file is in C: and you have a lot of temp files in there also [OE, internet, cookies.... temp...] [windows writes itself all over the plot too as it is used, so as to make the bits used most more accessible] then the pf can get fragmented , and that will slow things down marginally. Diskeeper has a defrag that will fix it, but u pay for it. But if you put the pf into c: you can temp remove it to another partition, defrag c:, and then put the pf back into c: Takes 60 secs. :). Voila, pf is whole again! But you have a second HD, and that is where the pf should be.
This was the bad bit :- "To get page file access fast you could have one in c: and one in p:" ...what i meant was have one in c: and another in p: on ANOTHER HD. Don't put two pf on the same HD!!
"Now, is your sys optimised for programs and not system cache? Go CP >system>advanced > performance settings >advanced.[whew!] -set both proc scheduling and mem usage for programs." - did you check that also?
Apart from that, make sure your video driver is up to date.
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Generally, if your hardwares are performing okay then driver updates are not necessary. Ppl give themselves all sorts of problems by say, flashing BIOS - if your pc boots, what else can you expect? Will new PCI drivers deliver more? More what? Speed? About the only one to consider is the vid card, but check what the update actually delivers rather than automatically dl it.
Others may have other ideas... :)
And your manufacturers give you any new drivers freely.
avi looping? not a clue...
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well, yeah, if that works i dunno why not. Just rclick propertyhandler subkey, export the key as a .reg file and save it somewhere safe., then just go ahead and delete the Value. Don't like what happens? ..then simply dclick the .reg file.
[easy way to get to that key in XP is just to search for systemfileassoc]
What happens if u go into explorer > folder options > file types and change the default player to another one that you may have instead of WMP?
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err.. i cannot get into redrival.
What happened with that reg tweak you wished to try?
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