Slow computer / Windows 95 System Monitor stats

[JohnBates]

Hi there - I'm still on Win 95 B with 48 MB and approx. 1GB free disk space.

When I boot up, it shows 49,000 K so I know it is recognizing all the available RAM.

Problem: It is real slow and when I bring up the System Monitor,
it shows Kernel: Processor Usage 100 % (always has 100)
and usually no more than 2 or 3 MB of free memory.

Even with no large programs open (other than VirusScan and the usual Start-up apps), it never shows more than 10MB free.

Could I have a "memory leak" ? What could be causing so little memory to be available ?

Thanks for your ideas. John

 

[pipk]

it could just be you have poor quality RAM, I had a similar problem when testing some RAM sent to me. It was a 32 meg module (giving me a total of 96) and the pc actually ran slower than when it had just the 64 - I don't know if some makes are incompatible with each other - try inching someone elses RAM and see what effect it has.

 

[butchrecon]

How many applications do you have running on startup? Please let us (Tek-tips members) know if the solutions we provide are helpful to you. Not only do they help you but they may help others.


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[maddogtech]

Also in 95 you can setup windows as "Network Server" which allows better caching and performance increase. START->CONTROL PANEL-> SYSTEM-> Performance Tab-> File System-> Hard Disk Tab, in pull-down menu change Desktop computer => Network Server.

Have Fun!-md

 

[pipk]

what about your virtual storage settings?

 

[mcbs25]

Hi

I am having a problem with a client running Windows 98.
the computer is working properly, suddenly appears the blue screen with the following message:

Network Drive Error
You have no space available on the server.

HELP!!

Thanks,

MUser

 

[mcbs25]

Hi

I am having a problem with a client running Windows 98.
the computer is working properly, suddenly appears the blue screen with the following message:

Network Drive Error
You have no space available on the server.

HELP!!

Thanks,

MUser