RAM issues? Moniter blahs? (New netbook)

Fenika · Jul 3, 2009

Okay, I got my netbook (Toshiba mini NB205). It comes with a gig of RAM and way too many extra programs, of which I've deleted what I can. (Also had to do a system restore when I wiped my sound drivers, heh)

So, despite that, the mouse locks up allllllll the time. Driving me fricking crazy. Please tell me there is a setting or two I can adjust to prevent this from happening. And no external mouse btw, I'm using the trackpad. I can't afford the extra gig of ram just yet, and this is a new bloody computer, it should be able to run nicely.

Also, I've got an external monitor for home use. There's even a handy way to switch from netbook monitor to external. But lately the external (not sure about the netbook) monitor has been jumping around and flashing black for a split second. I changed the refresh rate from about 60 to 75 (units) but that didn't fix it. Any clues there?

Cheers

Matera the Mad · Jul 3, 2009

Can't say about the monitor, it could even be a wonky connection. The freeze-ups sound to me like you have more going on than you can see. In all the bundled crapware, did they stick you with Norton? There's a resource-hog, like six different tentacles of it running and sucking down all the available energy.

What do you mean by deleting the extra programs? Do you mean uninstalling, or...deleting something?

New computers need a proper reaming these days. I've been getting acquainted with a lappy that was chock full of trial versions of games, Norton antipoo, Office 2007, and whatnot. It has a lot of lockup probs too, and with godly RAM. I have uninstalled a lot already, and replaced the antivirus with freeware (still bloaty, but safe). Stopped some unnecessary autorunning stuff, but not enough yet. Still trying to figure it all out in short visits (frickin Vista).

Fenika · Jul 3, 2009

Norton was the first to go and yes, I used the uninstaller for everything.

Also, I forgot to mention I'm running XP.

The biggest unreasonable hog of RAM is Realteck audio something something. It's this silly monitoring program that pops up whenever I plug something in the headphone port and asks what's what. It has some channel settings and such too. But when I uninstalled the POS, it took my audio drivers with it. Grr.

And I've been manually closing programs that aren't needed for the session.

Despite all that I'm back on the old laptop for the evening ><

Matera the Mad · Jul 3, 2009

I get nervous when people say "delete"

Wow, with XP a gig of RAM ought to carry you around the world in 80 minutes. I'm chugging along on 512. Tell ya what, go download Autoruns from Sysinternals and see what junk you can separate out from the necessary with that. There are prob some Windwoes services you can do without too, but be careful there.

Startups list -- double check everything.

What do you have for AV now (she asked nosily)?

Clair Dickson · Jul 3, 2009

Some interesting reading on netbooks and freezing/ running slow...

RAM issues? Moniter blahs? (New netbook)

Fenika

Matera the Mad

Bartender, gimme a Linux Mint

Fenika

Matera the Mad

Bartender, gimme a Linux Mint

Clair Dickson

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