Computer Hope
Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: Ohio-Al on September 27, 2008, 07:03:04 PM
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In the past couple days, I have noticed that my computer seems to be bogging down somewhat.
The mouse locks in one place for a few seconds at a time.
The computer is fairly new. It's a Gateway w/AMD 64X2 dual processor, 3MB RAM.
I'm not doing anything fancy with this machine...it's just for internet usage. My wife has A TON of pictures stored on it...but the HD is nowhere near 1/2 full. The computer has internet connection through satellite.
Any help/diagnosis would be greatly appreciated.
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What kind of mouse is it?
Did you try another mouse?
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Does this mouse-lagging problem happen whether or not you are online?
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One other thing maybe worth checking - is your CPU bogged down?
Go to -->start-run-taskmgr - and take a peek at your CPU activity. I'll bet jerky mouse could well coincide with very high CPU useage.
If that does happen to be the case then time to start seeing what process or processes are hogging the CPU. Does it happen when perhaps browser gets close to a lock up - I have noticed at times IE and even Firefox, can get part locked and CPU useage goes way too high.
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It seems to happen when I'm on the net. I can't believe the system is magically bogged down basically overnight.
I checked the task manager, and there are a lot of things that show up under processes and cpu...but I don't know how to tell what is doing what.
UPDATE: A program called SPARE BACKUP...which came in the PC is running more than IE when I'm on the net. Is this normal?
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Try going to Start --> RUN --> type msconfig and press Enter
When you get to msconfig, click the Startup Tab and uncheck as many programs as you can (except antivirus software)
Click OK and restart your computer.
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there are a lot of things that show up under processes and cpu
Look at the CPU column. What process is the main taker? What percentage?
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From Broni:
Did you try another mouse?