If you wish to extend the monitoring operation to a longer time period, you can set the time interval to seconds. Doing so will set the Duration to exactly one hour. Next, click the Clear Display button on the Memory Tracker toolbar to get a clean slate and then minimize the window. Now, use the computer as you normally would, making sure that you really put the system to work performing all the types of tasks that you do on a normal workday. When the minute time period is up, maximize your Memory Tracker window and immediately click the Freeze Display button on the toolbar.
Instead, you really need to take a close look at each individual counter. Rather the goal is to aggregate the data provided by each counter in order to obtain the full picture. To assist you in your analysis, click the Highlight button on the toolbar. Doing so will highlight the appropriate line on the graph when you select the counter in the legend.
This counter shows you the amount of physical memory that is available to any processes running on the computer during the time period. By looking at the values in the Minimum and Maximum boxes you can see how the amount of physical memory fluctuated in relation to the other items.
In an optimal situation, the values in both the Average and Minimum boxes should be more than 4MB. This counter indicates the number of pages being read from or written to virtual memory in order to resolve accesses to data that was not in physical memory at the time of the reference. In an optimal situation, the values in both the Average and Maximum boxes should be less than The counters in the Server category deal directly with the amount of and use of physical memory.
In an optimal situation, the values of both these counters should be 0. Any values above 0 indicate that the system needs more memory. In reply to Naman R's post on January 12, No, that's not true.
In reply to NV Steve's post on January 12, No secret. Then again, using Opera or Chrome as your usual browser would yield better performance than using IE. How large is your hard drive and how much free space is left on it? How much RAM is installed? Also, keep in mind that malware can certainly slow down a PC. In reply to Daavee's post on January 12, Thanks again for your help.
Steve P. I tried multiple times to post this reply but when I click Submit nothing happens Dena B. In reply to Dena B's post on January 16, In reply to NV Steve's post on January 13, Slow PC performance has nothing to do with the connection to the router.
If you suspect there might be an issue with your wireless signal, you could always connect via Ethernet cable to see if there is any difference my guess is there won't be. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. What I want to know is if during all of it's upgrades it has increased to 8 gig in the 32 bit version of XP pro. Are you supporting Microsoft Windows XP users who complain about slow performance? If so, chances are you're thinking that you might solve the problem simply by adding more RAM to the system.
But will that really solve the problem? Of course, it's a no brainer that adding more RAM will improve performance at some level, and with the current prices, doing so is a relatively inexpensive upgrade. However, you may be wondering whether you'll really gain a big enough performance boost to justify the cost. But is it really enough for the type of work this particular user is doing with his computer? Fortunately, you can find out by configuring Windows XP's Performance Monitor to track memory usage over the course of a typical workday.
You can then study the results and determine whether a memory upgrade will really improve performance. Here's how to create a customized Windows XP Performance Monitor console to track memory usage and how to interpret the results.
While you can use Performance Monitor right out of the box, so to speak, I've discovered that creating a customized version via the Microsoft Management Console MMC provides a more focused approach to any monitoring operation.
Plus, creating a customized console for a specific task has other benefits. To begin with, you can quickly and easily use the monitoring tool at any time. And best of all, you can copy the customized console to a CD and use it on other systems.
Fortunately, creating a customized console is easy. To begin, access the Run dialog box from the Start menu and type mmc in the Open text box. When you see the empty console, pull down the File menu, select the Save command, name the console Memory Tracker. Only this time through, you'll name the control Log Viewer. Once you've created your custom Memory Tracker console, you're ready to add the counters that will allow you to track memory usage.
To begin, maximize the window, select the Memory Counters icon, and then click the Add button on the Performance Monitor toolbar that appears in the right panel. Alternatively, you can press [Ctrl]-I. When you see the Add Counters dialog box, you'll use this data to add the necessary counters to the graph:.
Select an object from the Performance Object drop-down list and then select the associated counters from the scrolling counters list.
As you select each counter, click the Add button.
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