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Outlook 2003 causing CPU usage surges

March 10, 2007 6:11pm PST

Outlook 2003 causing CPU usage surges I have a problem with Outlook using my processor in big surges. I have a new Dell Inspiron 9400 with XP Pro. I have a firewall, Spyware Doctor, Registry...

18 Started by ruleb@... | Latest comment by pjthys

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emachine troubles. Enlighten me please.

March 10, 2007 1:11pm PST

emachine troubles. Enlighten me please. I have a 270 that's about 4 years old. It just started ticking and flashing by itself one day. It smelt of burnt plastic. So I replaced the PSU and the hard...

2 Started by angelic.beauty@... | Latest comment by HAL 9000

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Pentium M centrino switching frequency

March 8, 2007 6:56am PST

Pentium M centrino switching frequency Hi all, I have an HP laptop (dv4275EA) with a pentium M centrino 1.7GHz. I noticed recently that the CPU changes its frequency from time to time (I know it's...

2 Started by natty_dread78@... | Latest comment by HAL 9000

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Build a great PC on a budget with these parts and procedures

March 8, 2007 4:55am PST

A lot of people don't realize that it's possible to build a dual-core workstation with good 2D graphics and even some decent 3D performance that's fully Vista capable for a reasonable price. In...

30 Latest comment by titobyke@...

Downloads

IdleLed 1.0 (Mac)

March 5, 2007 12:00am PST

IdleLed.app is a tiny Cocoa application for MacOS X that installs a virtual LED in your system status bar. This software LED will signal your Macintosh busy/idle activity (i.e., you are not using...

Provided by: Luca C.

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CpuUsage 1.0 (Windows)

March 5, 2007 12:00am PST

Have you ever faced a situation where you have waited for a program to complete and had the feeling the program may have crashed? Wouldn't it be nice if you could always see if your CPU is really...

Provided by: Outertech

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Outlook 2003 consumes from 0 to 70% CPU on 5 second cycle

March 4, 2007 10:02am PST

Outlook 2003 consumes from 0 to 70% CPU on 5 second cycle I have a new Dell E1505, when running Outlook it consumes 70% of the CPU approx. on a 5 second cycle. During the 70% load Outlook is...

5 Started by daveachappell@... | Latest comment by dalenugen

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Windows XP problem

March 3, 2007 8:36am PST

Windows XP problem I need help. I cannot load windows anymore, (continuously crashing before finishing download). Indicating: "Shut down when CPU fAN fail". In this computer I have another...

2 Started by ace.jubilee@... | Latest comment by HAL 9000

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Replacement PS does not work with MB OR Case?

March 2, 2007 11:38am PST

Replacement PS does not work with MB OR Case? My power supply finally died. It was a 200w or 250w. I could not find another (of course) and purchased a 300W ATX power switching PS which has both...

9 Started by IT cowgirl | Latest comment by TheChas

Discussion Threads

Is AMD being hypocritical about benchmark ethics?

March 2, 2007 9:15am PST

Is AMD being hypocritical about benchmark ethics? article root Is George Ou out to [i]ANNIHILATE[/i] AMD? . Let's face it, George. You have an obvious very strong bias for Intel, and a very...

51 Started by TechExec2 | Latest comment by Absolutely

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One Core, or Two?

March 1, 2007 12:52pm PST

One Core, or Two? If Vista Home Premium is mounted on a system with one physical dual-core CPU, will it utilize both cores within that CPU?

1 Latest comment by nance@...

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Multi Monitors without cpu

March 1, 2007 2:36am PST

Multi Monitors without cpu Hi we would like to connect several monitors at a location to a single desktop, all the users should be in a position to access the desktop with the help of moniotor ,...

2 Started by uniquesystems@... | Latest comment by Toivo Talikka

Articles

Task Manager's Performance tab more useful in Windows Vista

February 28, 2007 4:19pm PST

The Performance tab is most changed tab in Windows Vista's Task Manager. Here are some of the changes and how to interpret them.

12 Latest comment by mbutler2575

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High cpu usage and running low on virtual memory

February 28, 2007 6:29am PST

High cpu usage and running low on virtual memory Deskpro en Running windows 2000 Print server Runing elterm 256mb ram Cpu runs at 100% all the time The cpqdfwag.exe runs at the top using 99% and...

6 Started by peterbakker@... | Latest comment by animatech

Downloads

Distributed Password Recovery 1.5.72 (Windows)

February 28, 2007 12:00am PST

There are many well-optimized password recovery algorithms and implementations available today. While they can crack a simple or dictionary-based password in minutes, guessing a relatively strong...

Provided by: ElcomSoft

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Recommend a motherboard for data recovery

February 27, 2007 8:33am PST

Recommend a motherboard for data recovery What is the best motherboard to use when building a computer for data recovery jobs? I am using Ontrack Professional and would like build a new computer...

2 Started by thehawksnest | Latest comment by HAL 9000

Downloads

Ping Graph Multi Monitor 2007 1.6 (Windows)

February 26, 2007 12:00am PST

Live graphs of up to 20 sensors monitoring your network devices via ICMP (ping) or HTTP (Web). Features Up to 20 separate monitors running on separate threads Two protocol support ICMP and HTTP....

Provided by: Eftech

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iStat combo 1.0 (Windows)

February 25, 2007 12:00am PST

Monitor cpu and memory usage from one tiny gadget. Supports upto 16 cpus/cores. Includes 5 skins.

Provided by: iSlayer

Discussion Threads

90-100% CPU time by Hardware Interrupt

February 24, 2007 5:33am PST

90-100% CPU time by Hardware Interrupt Hi... My HDD is too slow. 2.5 MB/sec I got Process Explorer anf find that Hardware Interrupt is taking 90-100% CPU time any time there is a HDD activity....

5 Started by contact001122@... | Latest comment by deepsand

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(Build a great PC on a budget with these parts and procedures)

February 23, 2007 1:40am PST

(Build a great PC on a budget with these parts and procedures) article root Excellent Excellent. I already work with this the 10 years, but never he had seen an article so small e at the same...

30 Started by claudinei.motta@... | Latest comment by titobyke@...