Low System Reources

tallgirl47,

Msmsgs is MSN Messenger Service. Unless you use it frequently it doesn't need to start at boot up. Navapw32 is associated with Norton Antivirus and is required. The Intellitype Pro and Speedkey are associated with your keyboard. I have neither, so don't know if they are required or not.

I was unable to determine what mosearch or ctfmon.exe are associated with. You might find them in Windows Explorer, right-click and select Properties, and determine from that what application they are associated with.

Besides being one of the least attractive programs available, AOL's tech support is giving you a load of garbage when they tell you that you must have 85% system resources available for browsing. If that were the case, there would only be about 100 people on the Internet.

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Hi,
The msmsgs is MSN Messenger Service and this could be causing all of your problems since there is a real incompatablity between Microsoft and AOL.
Take MSN out of the startup and see what happens.
Personally, I would consider changing to a REAL ISP but that might not be a choice with you.
Steve

Hi,
I am having the same problems, nut not just when I am on the internet. It seems to be Okay (95%) when I first startup but drops the longer I have it one. mine has also gone sown to 40%. I have deleted as many files and programs that I can. I need everything else left on here. There has to be something we can do because I have never had this problem with any other computer. It really worries me as this is my work computer. Have you found any other answers that have worked besides the two replies? I don't use AOL - so I know that can't be it. Let me know if you find out anything that helps.

Thanks, Hilliary Morris

To TallGirl47--
A web search turned up a reference to the ctfmon.exe being a Utility connected to software produced by Gresham . If you have any of their software installed then you could check with them to see if this Utility is required to be running full time.
To LadyLaw--
System Resources are limited in size and some programs do a terrible job of releasing alocated memory when they are shut down. There is the possiblilty that you have a program that is "leaking memory" and isolating it, then repairing/replacing it should solve the problem. Beyond that, rebooting every once in awhile or installing one of the Memory Manager programs are really your only choice.
Steve

Although I don't have a definite answer for all these concerns about system resources, all those concerned should look at the following web site for an in depth discussion: http://www.aumha.org/a/resource.htm.

Steve

Denny:

Thanks so much for your reply and help. I realize aol does give out alot of "garbage", but still don't understand what is causing the computer to freeze when only on the internet---unless it is low system resource.

Anyway, I'm going to try your suggestions and let you know.

Steve:

Thanks. Actually, I'm not all that thrilled with aol either, and have been told to get a real isp before. My sister switched from aol to msn and doesn't like them any better.

Any suggestions? Many of the isp's don't have local access numbers in my area.

Thanks,

Thanks again Steve. I haven't heard of Gresham--maybe my husband knows if we have any of their software installed. We just got this computer two weeks ago hoping it would run better than our Gateway.

Hi Ladylaw:

Here are a couple of websites Dell directed me to. Completed everything on the startup problems--that didn't work. Haven't tried everything else yet. Will let you know.

The sites are: www2.whidbey.net and www.users.erols.com/philkent/ComputerHowToIncreaseSystemResources.htm

Hi,
I wish that I could say that one ISP is the best but, it really varies. My experience with the "Large" national ones has not been very pleasent--AOL & MSN being the worst. I have a friend who is very happy with Earthlink though. We have 4 "local" ISP's here and I have been connected to 3 of them and wouldn't bother with the 4th so as you can see, they all have problems, it's just finding the one that has the least!

Having your system "hang" while online is pretty much a problem with the browser--in your case the aol product so please don't blame the Dell. Like Denny said, low resources shouldn't cause this condition. That said, getting help from aol on technical problems can be a very frustrating and a lot of times a futile effort.

Sometimes, you can have a "bad" install of software. This can be corrected by Uninstalling it, Rebooting and then closing down everything except Systray & Explorer by using the Ctrl-Alt-Delete method of calling up the Close Program screen. Installing the software at this point should eliminate any conflicts. The set up of the browser is critical, having all the settings correct for your indiviual location can make a real difference and this can only be done with the help of the ISP. Your phone lines can make a tremendous difference in your connection & can be a real nightmare to get corrected--I personally am just getting through with a month long battle with Sprint and I had a client who's line got changed and it took going to the head of Sprint in our Region to get it fixed.

I hate to be negative, but am being realistic about Internet problems. If you had the same connection with your Gateway and you can still get a satisfactory connection and service with it then I would try the reinstall of the software on the Dell first and work from there. Hope that I have given you some ideas.
Steve

go to run and type msconfig, go to startup and take out all but :1run= , 2systemtray , 3load power profile , 4 vidsvr and 5 your anti virus program I am currently on the internet and my resources is at 74% with McAfee on. I am at 98% when I start up the computer!

what?
tallgirl47 wrote:
- We just bought a dell and it keeps freezing up when
- on the internet. The system resource goes as low as
- 40%---aol says we need at least 85%.
-
- After visiting whidbey.net, we deleted many programs
- from startup but are still having problems. There
- were some programs not addressed and am wondering if
- these can be deleted from startup as well. They
- are:
- ctfmon.exe, msmsgs, microsoftintellitypepro,
- mosearch, navapw32, and speedkey.
-
- Thanks,
-
- Tallgirl47

go to run and type msconfig, go to startup and take out all but :1run= , 2systemtray , 3load power profile , 4 vidsvr and 5 your anti virus program I am currently on the internet and my resources is at 74% with McAfee on. I am at 98% when I start up the computer!

Hi:

Thanks again. We did have to install/reinstall aol software on our gateway as well. Of course, each of their tech's tell you something different. I know more than some of them----and that is very scary!

Today my husband tells me that the computer isn't just freezing while on the internet. He was playing a game last night and 15 min. into the game it froze and he lost everything. Awwwwwwww! Just kidding. Anyway, I thought things would be better with a new computer. I thought Gateway was highly overrated. So, we'll see.

I will try your suggestion though of closing everything before installing the aol software.

Thanks

Only things you need starting at boot are Scanreg, Systray and your Antivirus, all others can be started through Start/programs or through your My Computer/C Drive AFTER boot.

Also, be sure to clean up your temp files and run a defrag every month or so if you surf the web alot.

Good luck.
D.M.

Dell Dimension 8100 Series
Pentium 4 Proc @ 1.4Ghz
512MB PC-800 RDRAM
40GB Ultra ATA-100 WD HD (7200RPM)
64MB DDR Nvidea Geforce2 Ultra
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
NEC DV-5700A 12X DVD-ROM
Sony CRX-160E 12X8X32X CD-RW
250MB Iomega internal Zip drive
IEEE 1394 card
3Com 10MB PCI NIC
Klipsch Promedia v.2-400
Sony P991 FD 19 inch Trinitron
HP Scanjet 4300 Cse
Epson Stylus color 740
APC Back-UPS Office 500
Canon ZR25MC Digital Video Camcorder
Kodak DC-4800 Digital Camera 3.1MP (2)
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Adobe Photoshop 6.0

Only things you need starting at boot are Scanreg, Systray and your Antivirus, all others can be started through Start/programs or through your My Computer/C Drive AFTER boot.

Also, be sure to clean up your temp files and run a defrag every month or so if you surf the web alot.

Good luck.
D.M.

Dell Dimension 8100 Series
Pentium 4 Proc @ 1.4Ghz
512MB PC-800 RDRAM
40GB Ultra ATA-100 WD HD (7200RPM)
64MB DDR Nvidea Geforce2 Ultra
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
NEC DV-5700A 12X DVD-ROM
Sony CRX-160E 12X8X32X CD-RW
250MB Iomega internal Zip drive
IEEE 1394 card
3Com 10MB PCI NIC
Klipsch Promedia v.2-400
Sony P991 FD 19 inch Trinitron
HP Scanjet 4300 Cse
Epson Stylus color 740
APC Back-UPS Office 500
Canon ZR25MC Digital Video Camcorder
Kodak DC-4800 Digital Camera 3.1MP (2)
Windows Millennium
Adobe Photoshop 6.0