Adding RAM....system can take 2GIG but cruicial scanner says just 512MB per slot??!

DEBTMONKEY1A

Morning all. Closer....have disabled/fixed what you said on trend micro hijack this. Also uninstalled windows live as don't use messenger. Could not uninstall enhancement pack so going by a 'google' search I've re-named all the files in the program files for this. Too scared to delete it!

I'm keeping Winpatrol as it has helped me stop virus's before they download.

Ok.......start-up commit-total-158356, limit 873140, peak 192332. Will re-post this after I've been working a few hours & will report back on speed etc. To be honest I don't use memory hungry things-like watching tv etc...I'll occaisionally download music, video etc but do this when I'm not working/using pc for anything else....so paying for extra ram is probably a waste of money as you say! Am defragging now as well & will run a full malware bytes scan soon. Will also say on a Sunday am use tuneup utilities.

Closed.....anything else you see thats easy for a novice like me to remove?

Thanks for all your help!!! I'm a travel Agent by trade-so PM me if you need a cheap holiday & I can try & return the favour!!

***EDIT-The 'windows is increasing your page file/virtual memory too low' has come up during a malware bite full scan-guess this is normal??

****EDITT EDIT....Closed-with peak RAM still quite a bit over installed ram (I think)...worth a 512/1gb stick? Everything else is deffo improved.

Toxteth_OGrady

esuhl wrote: »

and (if I remember rightly - I've rarely used it) the Vista/7 firewall is a bit better but doesn't give you much control.

The Win 7 firewall is very comprehensive with full configuration of outbound and inbound rules by app, service, domain, user group, connection type, port, protocol, authentication, source address and much, much more. I have not used any other software firewall that is as configurable.

However unlike Zone Alarm and Comodo the GUI is not aimed at novice users.

closed

the tuneup/startup manager/defrag habits drummed into pc users for the past decade do very little to performance and can make things worse especially if they load things at startup. The only routine maintenance needed really is to do a malwarebytes scan occasionally in case avast missed anything, and backup regularly using disk imaging software to multiple media, and avoid falling for the fake AV software floating around, which most AV's have trouble with.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=45197656&postcount=8

watching tv etc uses little ram.

set pagefile to system managed, it should stop the message.

post a final hijackthis log if you want, and keep for reference if it should become bloated again.

fast file search replacement, (only works on ntfs formatted drives, not fat)

http://www.voidtools.com/

having a peak just above installed ram isn't a big problem, if the system swaps heavily you will notice a slowdown, but if you want you could add another 512.

stilltheone

Buy the extra RAM. You'll notice the difference.

DEBTMONKEY1A

Now I've ticked 'system managed' for page file max peak commit is 326684! SO MAY NOT NEED THE RAM!

THANK YOU CLOSED!

Can't beleive how much smoother/quicker system is.....:j

DEBTMONKEY1A

Guys-thanks to CLOSED & other posts the system is much better....does slow up later in day & needs re-booting. In Staples today-in a bargain bin just got a 1gig stick (KINGSTON) for a tenner! So now have 1.6gig memory! Should I leave all the settings as before (as listed/advised on here)...

CLOSED-worth me posting a new hijack log? Only just put it in so haven't noticed how it'll be in a few hours....tenner though....what a bargain!:j

EDIT....if i post a log can you guys say if it's compatible? Kingston pack says PC2100/2700/3200 compatible & 2266mhz/333mhz/400mhz compatible. Under properites for my computer it shows up fine though.

DEBTMONKEY1A

Bumpy bumpy....anyone?

RussJK

Post a log if you want. When it gets slow later in the day, what's the commit charge then? Do you get a lot of hard disk activity? Is this even after having installed memory too?

Personally I would have stuck with Avira - only fractionally greater memory use, but overall lighter on slower systems in my own experience.

spakkker

New ram sounds fine -see p.29 - http://uk.ts.fujitsu.com/rl/servicesupport/techsupport/Boards/Motherboards/Fujitsu/D1761/A26361-D1761-Z120-UK.pdf

DEBTMONKEY1A

Hey Russ....hard drive activity is the page file useage when i press 'ctrl/alt/delete' ...is that correct? Computer seems to be much less 'sticky' now....log copied below;-

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 17:07:58, on 24/08/2011
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)
Boot mode: Normal
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastSvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\BillP Studios\WinPatrol\winpatrol.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\avastUI.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\mstsc.exe
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\Documents and Settings\chris adams\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\5BRG4P3G\HijackThis[1].exe
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://news.sky.com/skynews/home
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = local
F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe
O2 - BHO: avast! WebRep - {8E5E2654-AD2D-48bf-AC2D-D17F00898D06} - C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswWebRepIE.dll
O3 - Toolbar: avast! WebRep - {8E5E2654-AD2D-48bf-AC2D-D17F00898D06} - C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswWebRepIE.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinPatrol] C:\Program Files\BillP Studios\WinPatrol\winpatrol.exe -expressboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avast] "C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\avastUI.exe" /nogui
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ccleaner] "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\ccleaner.exe" /AUTO
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\npjpi160_23.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\npjpi160_23.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Browseui preloader - {438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\browseui.dll
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon - {8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\browseui.dll
O23 - Service: avast! Antivirus - AVAST Software - C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastSvc.exe
O24 - Desktop Component 0: (no name) - (no file)
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