commit charge is the memory usage of your pc If your cpu is running at 100% or a very high percentage it will become sluggish. This number should go up and down depending on what is going on with the pc at the time. Mine can vary up to around 30% and below. Most of the time my cpu usage is below 10% If a program is running and running for no reason this can give you an indication of a program problem. Then you have to go through the process list and look for a program with allot of activity. For a more intelligent explanation of the task manager go here: http://www.homenetworkhelp.info/index.php?pg=articles-troubleshooting-windows-with-task-manager&mn=a -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx