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PC and slowness...

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Hello everyone.

here I am again! why "again" well because it's not the first time I've come looking for answers to my problems here lol.

Usually I post about issues concerning the wii but for now I have no issue with it al hamdouliLah.

Today the subject I'm posting about is my PC you see my computer has a small issue, when I watch streaming videos apart from a few players (Rutube, youtube and that's about it...) the videos, even at just a bit of quality, lag... no problem with the sound but the images are in slow motion... also when I watch videos the processor in the task manager is at 100% or 98 or 99%

So I thought of asking you what you think the causes would be.

already some info about my PC: Windows XP SP3 Inter(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.00GHz (it's written twice "2.00GHz"?)
512Mb of RAM

thanks in advance.
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Re: PC and slowness...

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Good evening.


first of all thanks for your answer.

As for bandwidth there's no issue at all on all my other multimedia devices, it runs fine there (my other computer which is more powerful, the wii for youtube...etc)

as for disk cleanup I'll look into it knowing I've already formatted and cleaned with some software.

but above all what interests me is the graphics card story, how do I know what type of graphics card I have and whether it's powerful enough to display videos smoothly in streaming?

another question: about the processor being at 100%, what's the explanation in your opinion?

I get the feeling my problem is mainly the RAM, too bad...

thanks again for your help!
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Re: PC and slowness...

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this story is really worth considering. Start a video, do ctrl+alt+del, processes tab, left click on "p..." (processor) give the name of the process(es) that are highest.
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Re: PC and slowness...

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Hello


Sorry already for the late reply..

So for the graphics card it's a RADEON 9250 and RADEON 9250 - secondary (that's what's written in the device manager) so it's bad huh?

also I should mention regarding the processor at 100% that it's only when I start videos (and it lags then) apart from that when I browse normally there's no issue... although when for example there's a lot of flash applications on a web page my PC also slows down...

When I start a video the highest processes are: firefox.exe and plugin-container.exe
so 512mb of RAM is really insufficient?

oh dear... that's rough, I'm going to have to change my graphics card and my RAM... how much would that cost according to you?

Thanks for your answers!
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It's Adobe Flash that's slowing your pc down, I have a P4 2.4Ghz and I have the same difficulties as you, at least in terms of hardware performance.
Changing your GC and/or increasing your RAM won't change anything.
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Re: PC and slowness...

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I get that normal browsing was ok and the problem persisted only during web video playback.

what percentage for firefox.exe and plugin-container.exe?

try with the chrome browser, to see if it does the same.
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Re: PC and slowness...

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it'll do the same, this P4 doesn't have the latest multimedia optimizations, and it's probably the same for the chipset...
This hardware is over 10 years old and can hardly handle HD video, and as for the Flash plugin, it's a resource hog for the proc.
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Re: PC and slowness...

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Hello.

ah so it's too old... oh dear so I guess I'm going to have to think about buying a new computer if I want it to run smoothly...

for the processes: firefox.exe takes: 15 to 40% (it's not stable, it goes up and down...) and plugin-container.exe takes roughly 60 to 70% (same, not stable...)

I'll go test google chrome as requested.

thanks for your help.
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Re: PC and slowness...

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Hello

Mamule> lol you're welcome.

So I tested with chrome and it's true it seems to run a little bit better for example there's a bug that I have with firefox, it seems that for example rutube videos (yes it's become the trend, quite a few anime are posted on this russian site... notably naruto...) if I watch them on the official site the video doesn't start, it shows 00:00 / 00:00 as if the video isn't loading... however when the Rutube player is embedded on another site the video loads correctly and there I just tested with Google Chrome and that bug isn't there.

But well, for too high quality videos I think we should forget about it... oh dear but the problem is that nowadays most streaming videos have become HD!
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Re: PC and slowness...

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Hello I'm turning to you because following the loss of the windows.exe file I formatted my pc and reinstalled a windows 7 pro not original but activated with my own key, the problem is that it's running slow, at times it freezes or even a blue screen and forced restart!
So I used speedy PC to fix all sorts of errors and did a ZHPdiag which gives me this: https://cjoint.com/?BHlxiRYwXED

If anyone has the slightest idea I'm all ears!
Thanks in advance!
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It would have been worth asking yourself first; how did I lose such a file?
Roughly, I'd guess a hdd nearing the end of its life.
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A dumb question... Did you install all the drivers?
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Yes all the drivers are installed, I went straight to the Lenovo site, typed in the pc's reference and it gave me everything!

And as for the lost file it must have been because of my multiple sessions with BACKTRAK and KNOPPIX (USB live), can't think of anything else!
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find hd tune pro and give us a screenshot of the diagnostics tab.
You should also test the ram with memtest86+ as a cd autoboot.
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There, I hope this was the screenshot you were asking me about!!

https://cjoint.com/?BHodxil1nok
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This report shows that some bad sectors have been repaired, no need to really worry unless the number of sectors increases over the days. In that case, you'll need to consider quickly replacing your hdd or making use of the warranty.
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Hey, so I ran an error scan with hd tune, everything stays green, then I ran a memtest 2 passes 0 errors!

In the afternoon I got a blue screen (bad pool header)!
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Re: PC and slowness...

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Can you give us the full error message?
Do these crashes happen again with another user profile?
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Re: PC and slowness...

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Good evening, here I am again with my 1st and only blue screen of the day (for now)! ^^

Otherwise I tested with other users like admin and guest and what slowness, way too often!
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Code: Select all

Code 0x0000008E

Logiciel : Erreur STOP Windows
Intitulé : KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Solution
[1] Windows XP - Erreur au cours de l'installation de Windows XP. Le dossier nommé catrrot2 n'a pas été supprimé pendant l'installation. Supprimez-le manuellement : quand le message d'erreur réapparaît, enfoncez Maj-F10 et entrez les commandes suivantes : cd \windows\system32 et rename catrrot2 catold.
[2] Windows XP - La configuration de la mémoire vive est incompatible avec Windows XP. Pour résoudre le problème, si vous effectuez une mise à jour, démarrez l'ordinateur avec la version précédente du système d'exploitation. Lancez msconfig. Cliquez sur l'onglet BOOT.INI pour sur le bouton Options avancées. Entrez la valeur 128 pour le paramètre MAXMEM.
[3] Windows XP ou Vista - Un barrette de mémoire vive au minimum est endommagée. Remplacez-les barrettes défectueuses.
[4] Windows XP - Si l'erreur survient lorsque vous mettez l'ordinateur en veille après avoir déconnecté un périphérique externe, vous devez installer un correctif fourni par Microsoft. Demandez-le ici.
[5] Windows XP - Vous avez tenté de modifier le paramètre d'accélération matérielle dans la module Affichage du Panneau de configuration. Demandez-le correctif à Microsoft.
[6] Windows XP - Si le message d'erreur fait référence au fichier wdmaud.sys, installez le Service Pack 2. 
[7] Windows XP SP2 - Si le problème survient lors de l'installation de ZoneAlarm, téléchargez un correctif sur le site de l'éditeur ou passez à la version suivante.
[8] Le problème peut être dû à la connexion d'un disque externe contenant une partition Linux. Le message d'erreur peut faire référence au fichier smount.sys.
source: Docmemo

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ps: for the hdd, change the sata cable to rule out that possibility ;)
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Ok I didn't think you could on a laptop, but last night I hacked it (changed the hd and installed Ubuntu)!
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LAPTOP!!!! :mrgreen: :98: well no sata cable :vacance:
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mirouf77 wrote:Ok I didn't think you could on a laptop, but last night I hacked it (changed the hd and installed Ubuntu)!
A rather radical solution, especially since you haven't identified the cause of your problem.
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+1 ^^'

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