You might need to clear away some garbage on your computer so you have more hard drive space for virtual memory. I've noticed this many times with customers (I fix computers) who overload their computers with too much junk on a hard drive that isn't very large. I keep telling them to either get a larger system hard drive or keep the kids from loading the computer with junk software. When you cannot upgrade the RAM on your computer, you have to rely on virtual memory which is actually space available on a hard drive that simulates memory. Sometimes the solution is to get a separate hard drive just for your virtual memory or a separate drive that is large enough to allow for virtual memory.
I only have 6GB's of memory on my 2009 computer and I've noticed that with my memory-hogging 3D software that the memory is eaten up quickly which will require a cold boot to get the memory back. I suggest going through your computer to see what programs you don't use and uninstall them. If you can't uninstall them, then get a larger hard drive. I recently purchased a 3TB drive then partitioned it so I could use part of it for virtual memory. You can also purchase pocket-sized external drives made by Western Digital that are great for data drivers, backups, and virtual memory. They also don't have to be plugged into an outlet. They run off the power of your computer through USB. Bill Boswell From: Gavin Nicholson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 8:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] High CPU usage Thanks Chris, Of course it depends on the specs of your computer. My netbook has an Atom N270 processor and 2GB RAM. As I said it works perfectly with V7.5 but is terribly slow with V8 even with PP turned off. Using the sample database with only 160 people is exactly the same. I assume if I install it on my 8 core i7 desktop it will be fine but that is not the point. Whilst it "runs" it is not very useable. If Millennia can't optimise this any better then they need to upgrade their hardware specifications. I just looked and the only thing they have changed is the HDD space (not really important) and the RAM requirement which is now 1GB recommended and I have 2GB so as I said something is wrong. Gavin... From: Chris Seens [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 29 November 2013 3:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] High CPU usage I checked taskmgr.exe after your suggestion though I notice no slowdown on my laptop. It shows very little CPU except when first loading (about 7%) down to 0% once loaded. The last time I had that problem I found malware on my computer that was sucking all my CPU. Taskmgr did not explain at the time where all the CPU was going. I used Sophos Virus Removal Tool to find and kill the malware which I believe is a free tool. You can use this tool periodically in addition to your own virus software to get rid of any malware. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
