OS: Vista Ultimate 64 bit
Question: WHY DOES EXPLORER.EXE TAKE UP 80% OF MY CPU ON SEEMINGLY RANDOM INTERVALS?!
try disabling the aero interface this is in desktop apearance and themes i think. the stupid transparency effect seems to affect its memory a bit aswell.
Quote from: ahref on January 30, 2009, 12:26:49 AM
try disabling the aero interface this is in desktop apearance and themes i think. the stupid transparency effect seems to affect its memory a bit aswell.
I'm not using Aero.
I'm using a custom visual style.
Quote from: NAMKCOR on January 30, 2009, 03:00:21 AM
Quote from: ahref on January 30, 2009, 12:26:49 AM
try disabling the aero interface this is in desktop apearance and themes i think. the stupid transparency effect seems to affect its memory a bit aswell.
I'm not using Aero.
I'm using a custom visual style.
Disable that then. It used to affect me too, switching to a basic style declogs it
Quote from: Rasse on January 30, 2009, 05:37:06 AM
Quote from: NAMKCOR on January 30, 2009, 03:00:21 AM
Quote from: ahref on January 30, 2009, 12:26:49 AM
try disabling the aero interface this is in desktop apearance and themes i think. the stupid transparency effect seems to affect its memory a bit aswell.
I'm not using Aero.
I'm using a custom visual style.
Disable that then. It used to affect me too, switching to a basic style declogs it
there's just 2 problems with that.
the default files are ugly as sin
and windowblinds is buggy.
it only happens like once every two weeks and its random as all hell. a restart usually fixes it. I'll keep that in mind but I'm curious as to if there's another cause.
get another shell i personally use bbclean right now: http://www.lostinthebox.com/viewtopic.php?t=2286
screenie:
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi25.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc69%2Fiframe%2Fdesktop.png&hash=e5430b89a9ce5f11fe1b45642fd34c1529b86031) the theme is custom made by me :D(the deffault themes have TINY WRITITINGS)
theres a mod called mem limiter that forces this not to be a memory whore not like it was one in the first place mind
I use: http://sweatyfish.deviantart.com/art/Muin-VS-Vista-Port-106096681
because it's awesome
I also have a few more from dA
NAMKCOR, you know I love you and I don't mean this as an insult or anything, but if it's slowing your computer down then why keep it just because it looks good? It's sort of like dropping a candy bar in shit, and saying, "Oh man, gross, there's shit on my candy bar... But you know, I do love chocolate..."
I've also noticed this, when this happens I also normally hear my main hard drive spin like crazy.
Windows Defender switched off and it isn't AVG scanning. But from what I can see it only does it for 5-10 minute intervals, so I don't think it is anything to worry about.
What USB devices are you using?
Quote from: Holk on January 30, 2009, 09:55:18 PM
NAMKCOR, you know I love you and I don't mean this as an insult or anything, but if it's slowing your computer down then why keep it just because it looks good? It's sort of like dropping a candy bar in shit, and saying, "Oh man, gross, there's shit on my candy bar... But you know, I do love chocolate..."
I'll change it if it turns out that that's the problem but I'm not entirely sure that it is yet.
you'd think my CPU would -constantly- burn like that if the theme is the real problem.
Quote from: Tezuka on January 30, 2009, 10:50:27 PM
I've also noticed this, when this happens I also normally hear my main hard drive spin like crazy.
Windows Defender switched off and it isn't AVG scanning. But from what I can see it only does it for 5-10 minute intervals, so I don't think it is anything to worry about.
mine just goes on and on and on, no harddrive spinning either.
Quote from: Roph on January 31, 2009, 03:22:07 AM
What USB devices are you using?
a Logitech mouse and a 250GB External.