ok since i reformated my c drive and installed a new copy of windows xp pro ive had alot of problems one my dvds wont play liek they use to the computer slows up when trying to play a dvd .. also dvd shrink will open and slow everything up i cant use it... this isnt a memory problem i have a 1024mb of ram so idk wht is going on with this pc
GO into your task manager and select the process tab and see what's maxing or using alot of your cpu usage. Once you find out what it is, highlight it and select endprocess. then run your application that you are trying to use.
i have done tht the process that is taking up my cpu is the program im trying to run and tht shouldnt happen also certain sites like launch.yahoo.com i cant watch music videos and i use to be able to
After a fresh installation, the next things to do are: Motherboard (chipset) drivers. Video. Sound. XP updates. (in that order) Use the most current version of the video/sound drivers from the developers site, or the ones that come from their shipped CDs.
