-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Memory

Its not that important to get to SAFE MODE. But, SAFE MODE is basically your OS 
without any drivers. So, if its fine in SAFE MODE, it could be a driver. But, 
right now, it can be many things. Could be spyware, adware, virus, bad setting 
somewhere, bad video card, etc.

If you try SAFE MODE, its easy to get to. Just restart the computer and keep 
pressing F8 while its booting. Press it at a rate of about twice a second. Yes, 
you'll probably hear the keyboard start beeping cause of your clicks, buts 
that's ok, keep clicking. Eventually, you come to a menu that'll have SAFE MODE 
as an option. Pick it. And, finally, when you get into the OS, it will tell you 
that you're in SAFE MODE, and you click OK. Then go ahead and see what happens.

---Troth



On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:41:23 -0600, Joyce wrote:
> There were no ? marks or exclamation points.  Only thing I found
> was a red X on Network Adapters--Intel (R) PRO/100 VE Network
> Connection.  I think that has been there a long time and I am not
> networking.
> I don't know how to get to safemode or how to get out!  Seems I
> went there once and it scared me.  Have to use keystrokes? No
> mouse?  If you think it is really important for me to go there,
> please give me explicit instructions. (how to get in and how to get
> out and what to do while I am in there!) Joyce ----- Original
> Message ----- From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Joyce"
> <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 2:11 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Memory
>
>
>> Yes, makes a lot of sense. But, none of those you mentioned are
>> abnormal in the usage of memory.
>>
>> Try SAFE MODE, just to see if it does the same thing as well.
>>
>> Also... check DEVICE MANAGER to make sure all your drivers are
>> correctly installed, specifically the video driver. To check
>> DEVICE MANAGER, right-click on MY COMPUTER and select PROPERTIES.
>> Then go to the HARDWARE tab and the DEVICE MANAGER. You'll see
>> all your devices listed. If anything has an exclamation mark or
>> question mark, there's a problem. And, we especially are
>> concerned about the video driver.
>>
>> ---Troth
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:07:01 -0600, Joyce wrote:
>>> I looked there but honestly don't know what I am looking for. I
>>> don't know how to interpret the graphs in performance. It shows
>>> CPU usage at 13 to 16%. Under
>>> Processes I have msimn.exe showing the most Mem Usage at 17,672
>>> K. The next largest Usage is 13,916 K for schost.exe and the
>>> next is explorer showing 10,724K Mem usage.
>>> My Computer System is Intel Celeron, 2400 MHz according to
>>> PCPitStop and I have 256 MB RAM. Running Windows XP sp2. Does
>>> any of that tell you anything. It is Greek to me! Joyce -----
>>> Original Message ----- From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr." <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 12:45 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=-
>>>  Re: Memory
>>>
>>>
>>>> While the memory itself might not cause the taskbar from
>>>> disappearing and reappearing, depending on your system setup
>>>> and what's installed the low memory could cause problems with
>>>> other apps demanding a lot of memory, which in turn could
>>>> always cause all sorts of problems on your system. Not that
>>>> this is the problem, but something to be aware of.
>>>>
>>>> Check PERFORMANCE under the WINDOWS TASK MANAGER and see if
>>>> there's an excessive amount of RAM being used by any app.
>>>>
>>>> ---Troth
>>>>
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