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To: Lynn who wrote (58422)	5/10/2008 11:10:55 AM
From: thecow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110581

There are plenty of solutions out there but I have read in the past that it is debatable whether they really do any good or not. Here's one. I have not tried any of them. liutilities.com\|1146397688&gclid=CKuDku-YnJMCFQF1sgodAVZrwg

To: Lynn who wrote (58422)	5/10/2008 10:03:35 PM
From: d:oug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110581

"... over time one has to close more and more [windows] to get anything done [to] the point where one has to reboot." Hi Lyn, If you don't have an account at InvestorsHub.com, the following is for a Free membership. siliconinvestor.com These two boards there can also be used for you question. Free Zone \| Support Forums \| Computer Learning siliconinvestor.com Free Zone \| Support Forums \| Dream Machine siliconinvestor.com I would ask what Windows you are using, what browser, and maybe most important, how much RAM memory you have. For myself I have Windows XP and a small 256 MB of RAM and using my Opera browser I have had over Fifty(50) windows open and all respond usable and never hung up my pc. Doug

To: Lynn who wrote (58422)	5/11/2008 3:21:13 AM
From: shadowman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110581

When things start to slow down have you ever checked the task manager to see what applications or processes are running, and what percentage of your CPU usage they're using? You can right click the task bar and choose Task Manager in the menu and take a look.(or hit ctrl-alt-delete) It might give you a clue? Might be a couple of misbehaving applications or processes? I remember a couple of years ago my computer was acting strange for a couple of weeks. Turned out that WinPatrol, a respected utility program, was spazzing my computer out. It would periodically kick in and my CPU usage would spike to 100% and my pc would crawl. Turned out it conflicted with another program that I had. Task Manager enabled me to pin point the source of the problem. Worth a look when the PC is acting up.