What Rich said and add more memory. 2.49 gig of ram just doesn't sound right. Most computers of that vintage shipped with 512mb of ram and were upgradeable to 2gb of ram.
Rick > Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:49:17 -0500 > From: richthomas79td...@constructivity.net > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - A computer problem I can't figure out > > Is your hard drive near capacity? It might not have enough swap space. > > Do CTRL-ALT-DEL and bring up the Task Mgr, you can see what apps are > using resources (Processes), and you can see memory usage (Performance). > > It might have a lot of crapware running and using up memory. You can > check to see what is being started at startup by doing Start -- Run -- > then type msconfig and hit enter. You can go in and uncheck startup > apps, some of which might be completely unneeded but take up resources. > > --R > > On 2/19/2011 7:41 PM, Bill Ringgold wrote: > > Corrected a few mistakes in typing [which is one reason I need the dictation > > program]. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] > > On Behalf Of Bill Ringgold > > Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 7:37 PM > > To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' > > Subject: [MBZ] OT - A computer problem I can't figure out > > > > > From a longtime lurker - I am spending a lot of time doing research and > > writing these days, and I am having a computer problem that I do not > > understand and hopefully one of you can offer some insight. > > > > I have an old Dell desktop computer [it was free], Pentium 4 CPU, 2.8Ghz, > > 2.49 GB of Ram, running a legal XP Professional with Service Pack 3. Paging > > file is 4,000 MB. > > > > Things go pretty well until I am using my Dragon Naturally Speaking, version > > 10 [Gerry inspired me] to edit and add text to my manuscript [180 pages, MS > > Word 2007]. It usually is fast and pretty accurate until I stop for a > > moment to do something else, and then it frequently starts to have long > > pauses, most of the time followed by a message that it is recovering from > > low system resources. It will freeze up for a minute and then type what I > > have said. If I have gotten impatient and moved using the keyboard it will > > type what I said a min. or two ago where ever I am then. I am well above > > the > > minimum resources for the program, and often just close it out in > > frustration and go back to my typing - but I do find the dictation easier > > until is screws up. > > > > I cannot figure out why the stalling and low system resources warning, and > > am assuming I have some setting that is off, but not evident to me. > > > > Anyone with ideas [presented for a moderate computer user level] to share > > would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Bill R _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
