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wutsup
May 24th, 2010, 09:55 PM
whats up wilders, my 64 bit vista gaming pc is clean of malware, but i noticed in task manager that explorer.exe is using aroun 100mb of ram. is this normal?
majoMo
May 25th, 2010, 09:17 AM
To configure your Windows to start in a clean boot state (Method 2) (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/en-us) could help to figure out the annoyance. See here (http://www.freebits.co.uk/cleanboot.html) also.
pajenn
May 25th, 2010, 10:01 AM
Attached is a snapshot pic of explorer stats for my system when no explorer windows are open (WinXP/SP3 - see sig for details).
GlobalForce
May 25th, 2010, 05:40 PM
Indexing (among other things) enabled - http://forums.cnet.com/5208-12546_102-0.html?messageID=3151236#3151236?
Cudni
May 25th, 2010, 06:01 PM
also updating while it lasts (WU) can cause an increase. Use Sysinternals Process Explorer to better see what is running
GlobalForce
May 25th, 2010, 06:03 PM
PE - goes without saying ....
wutsup
May 25th, 2010, 09:22 PM
i rebooted and its back to normal usage lol
GlobalForce
May 25th, 2010, 09:33 PM
Rather generic - "normal" suggesting what? Pray tell - whaddaya got for the boys'an girls @ home?
wutsup
May 25th, 2010, 10:17 PM
-{ Quote: "Rather generic - "normal" suggesting what? Pray tell - whaddaya got for the boys'an girls @ home?" }-

lol because i dont reallly know why the mem usage was so high. maybe it was because i was gaming all day.

but why did you say "whaddaya got for the boys'an girls @ home?" not sure what that means lol
GlobalForce
May 25th, 2010, 10:41 PM
Well, I'm suggesting you PE HAMMER explorer the next time things don't seem right - got me lol?
wutsup
May 25th, 2010, 11:18 PM
-{ Quote: "Well, I'm suggesting you PE HAMMER explorer the next time things don't seem right - got me lol?" }-

wth is PE hammer?
FanJ
May 25th, 2010, 11:21 PM
Please guys:

Could we please try to avoid too much "American slang"?

There are other native speakers around here ;) ;)
GlobalForce
May 25th, 2010, 11:27 PM
Well then (gag) - by all means I better let "them" address the OP ...
wutsup
May 25th, 2010, 11:30 PM
-{ Quote: "Well then (gag) - by all means I better let "them" address the OP ..." }-

i just want to know what PE hammer is? is it difficult to tell me what it is?
GlobalForce
May 25th, 2010, 11:38 PM
Not @ all. Means .... tap Process Explorer to uncover where your cycles are being consumed.