Computers and Related Hardware/Software

Thanks PC and ya its JJH :victory:

dochira wrote:
Hmm, I'm not sure if I know exactly what you are asking. But a process that is hanging will probably be consuming all of the CPU. You can get to the Task Manager easily by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc. Under the Processes tab, you can see the CPU usage. The bad process will likely have a CPU usage of about 99. Highlight it, then End Process. Hopefully that will release your stuck computer.

thanks ... yeah i know all about how to do it.. it is not a 99% cpu eating problem. i had created a folder, put stuff in it, then moved the stuff to another folder. now it wont let me delete the prev folder. happens sometimes in XP i have seen, now either i reboot which i do ofcourse OR if i can catch hold of the process locking it the can end it.

so was just wondering if someone knews of something to do instead of logoff/reboot.

bmwracer wrote:
If only that worked as advertised: there's always a number of processes that won't even let you kill 'em...

Time to hit the reset button.

ammm those ones are generally really critical ones else system cant work. in general i have seen u can end most processes even a lot of system processes if u want

z123_us wrote:ammm those ones are generally really critical ones else system cant work. in general i have seen u can end most processes even a lot of system processes if u want

Sometimes it's just ones that won't let you kell 'em: I was using this hex editor yesterday and it gobbled up all of my system memory... I tried to kill it and it wouldn't die... Argh.

Had to stop that monkey with the good ol' reset button. :hehe:

dochira wrote:
They are mostly caused by Javascript code. Simple solutions, use Firefox instead of IE, get a popup blocker (the Google toolbar has one, for example) or install Service Pack 2 if you have XP.

IE6 with SP2 installed added a pop-up blocker as well so u can use that if u dont want to use firefox. I tried firefox before and it works great except for the fact that some websites doesn't display properly on it (as their only tested on IE, :grumble: ).

z123_us wrote:i had created a folder, put stuff in it, then moved the stuff to another folder. now it wont let me delete the prev folder. happens sometimes in XP i have seen, now either i reboot which i do ofcourse OR if i can catch hold of the process locking it the can end it.

What you want is a Windows equivalent of the incredibly useful lsof utility available on *NIX systems. So, if you Google for "lsof" and "Windows", you'll find a number of utilities that help you do what you want.

arnel98 wrote:I tried firefox before and it works great except for the fact that some websites doesn't display properly on it (as their only tested on IE, :grumble: ).

I recommend the ieview Firefox extension. After installing the extension, when you come across a problem page, just right click and choose the view in IE menu item. IE will then open a window displayng that page.

bmwracer wrote:
Sometimes it's just ones that won't let you kell 'em: I was using this hex editor yesterday and it gobbled up all of my system memory... I tried to kill it and it wouldn't die... Argh.

Oh man yeah ... i understand when u say Argh ... it pisses me off so much when something F..'s up because of this stupid OS .. especially when these stuck ups happen ... gets on my nerves :angry: :mad:

ccwf wrote: What you want is a Windows equivalent of the incredibly useful lsof utility available on *NIX systems. So, if you Google for "lsof" and "Windows", you'll find a number of utilities that help you do what you want.

thanks a lot man! ... will try it out .. yeah i wanted some utility which can basically map the process to the app's so i know where is the stuckup !

cheers !

dummyuser2 wrote:I'm taking a poll, seeing which operating systems are being used by Jdorama fans. This is so that I can get a feel of what improvements I need to make from my side in regards to future video capturing, such as switching codec/compression methods, etc.

If anyone still cares about this original question, here are some stats from the April web logs for the California board: 70% Windows XP
13% Windows 2000
8% Windows 98
3% Windows ME
2% Linux
2% Mac OS X[/list:u] Most surprising to me is that Windows 2003 is at just 0.1%.

I would expect Windows percentages for JDorama.com might be a bit lower since Microsoft is not quite so dominant outside of the U.S. and since JDorama.com gets a higher percentage of international visitors than the California board, where 79% of the pageviews are from the U.S.

Interesting statistics. The one with Windows 2003 being only 0.1% isn't as surprising considering that it is mainly a server OS, and is not preinstalled in most computers that consumers purchase. Also even if Microsoft is as dominating outside the US, it is still the OS in terms of numbers, even internationally.

dochira wrote:Also even if Microsoft is as dominating outside the US, it is still the OS in terms of numbers, even internationally.

Oh, true, true. Just not by as much. There's a correspnding signficant different in browser usage surveys depending on whether the surveys are U.S.-only or not.

Uhmmm, it's extremly dominant in Europe. You basically can't buy a new computer without having MS on it (least in Germany and Austria, but I doubt it's much different in the other countries). The problem is, many people are too lazy or lack the know-how to get a blank machine. I admit, I'm usually one who's too lazy. Then again, I do have a Linux machine too. Heck lol, I have one machine running on AMIGA DOS lol.

And even though I'm not really a fan of MS, I admit, my XP machine is running flawlessly. Not one crash, not one bluescreen since I set it up.

Toranaga wrote:Uhmmm, it's extremly dominant in Europe.

Yes but not as much as in the U.S. Browser surveys show usage of IE in Europe is something like 10% lower than in the U.S.

ccwf wrote: Yes but not as much as in the U.S. Browser surveys show usage of IE in Europe is something like 10% lower than in the U.S.

Not really a surprise though. You have to say "thank you" to the techs on several universities. At least in Austria they're installing a different browser on new computers (usually those used for public access) that are bought for their university (in old days it was Netscape, today it's Firefox). They've been doing that for years.

AHHH my computer is whack. That EZ anti virus thingy popped up and told me i got this thingy that was deleted and den infected over n over again, told me to reboot my comp if i wanna get rid of it, i did and when i logged back on to my comp, nuttin but my desktop pic appear. i hit Ctrl+Alt+delete to run the task manager and had it open IE for me and thats how im able to be here. Start up menu doesn't even work.... What do i do in order for me to see my desktop and actually do stuff w/o the help of task manager???

K.T.Tran wrote:AHHH my computer is whack. That EZ anti virus thingy popped up and told me i got this thingy that was deleted and den infected over n over again, told me to reboot my comp if i wanna get rid of it, i did and when i logged back on to my comp, nuttin but my desktop pic appear. i hit Ctrl+Alt+delete to run the task manager and had it open IE for me and thats how im able to be here. Start up menu doesn't even work.... What do i do in order for me to see my desktop and actually do stuff w/o the help of task manager???

go to
Start --> Run --> type CMD (hit ENTER key)
and type:
format c: :beaten: :hehe: ..............

i think ur explorer got infected man.... :bleh:
or some dll files were corrupted... :sweat:


btw.
don't know anything abt that EZ antivirus...
but i do prefer Norton and Symantic as one of the powerful/effective antivirus ive used...
and the Microsoft AntiSpyware is also a great tool..... :thumbsup:

K.T.Tran wrote:AHHH my computer is whack. That EZ anti virus thingy popped up and told me i got this thingy that was deleted and den infected over n over again, told me to reboot my comp if i wanna get rid of it, i did and when i logged back on to my comp, nuttin but my desktop pic appear. i hit Ctrl+Alt+delete to run the task manager and had it open IE for me and thats how im able to be here. Start up menu doesn't even work.... What do i do in order for me to see my desktop and actually do stuff w/o the help of task manager???

Moved this to the appropriate topic.

The Man wrote:Does "filling your HD" to its capacity contribute to its breaking? I have one HD 'bout 60% full and another drive unused. I don't worry. Am I wrong?

Nope. Filling a hard drive should not be bad for it.

loris wrote:

Nope. Filling a hard drive should not be bad for it.

Wow. After one year, the guy finally got his answer. :beaten: :hehe:


On another note, that's a good thing to know, 'cause my comp is out of space already. Only 100MG left. :beaten: