Windows XP Tips for Task Manager
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In this article I will be going over a few basic Windows XP “hacks” that may or may not improve your XP experience. So if you have XP and are interested in possibly making your computer more efficient, then by all means, read this article.
It's important to realize that this is a beginner's article, though some experts may run into something they didn't know or, at least, may have forgotten about. I realize that many people who read through these sites are experts. So if you feel you are in this category, I'd appreciate it if you'd kindly read a different article on this site. We're all really impressed that you know so much, but your smug attitude will serve no purpose at this point. Also, if you don't use XP, well, obviously this article isn't for you. Yes, clearly I'm trying to narrow my audience down as much as possible. Hurry, someone hire me as their VP of marketing!
Now that we've gotten rid of those folks, I'd like to welcome all three of you to the discussion. Actually, what I was doing just then was making sure the article wasn't bogged down with any unnecessary readers (hint: not you), consequently ruining your reading experience. Try to ignore that impeccable logic for one second and realize that it was all aimed at user optimization. And right now I will be trying to help you with a similar process that will show you when your computer is being hung up from paging. Paging is simply what happens when the computer is transferring data from its faster physical memory (RAM chips) to its slower virtual memory located on the hard drives.
First of all, the best time to check your memory usage is when you're in the middle of your usual activities. So if you're already running Word or Excel, run another application (e.g. a media player) and open a large file. There is nothing special about what I'm going to tell you. It's all right there in Task Manager for you to peruse yourself. I'm going to specify what all that information means and how to use it. But first you have to click ahead to the next section.
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