x64 Vista problems

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foxytdi

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Im a first time user of x64 after trying XP x64 and it sucked.

I have a couple of problems. Firefox regularly crashes for no apparent reason. Anyone know why?

Also the load on my CPU is permanently over 50% and the hard drives spin for no reason....

My system is quad core q6600 with 5gb ddr3 RAM and ATI 3870 HD
HD was fully formatted before fresh installation

I would be most grateful for help, dont really want to go back to x86 and have 3.2gb of RAM.
 

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System One

Well, you might want to start by running Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) and see what processes are running that are consuming your CPU time, and report back here. You might see the hard drives spinning for awhile on startup as windows indexing system is at work, this is no cause for alarm. If it goes on for hours, then there is something wrong... --ch
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP HDX 16
    CPU
    Core2Duo T9400
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    4Gb
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 9600 GT M
    Sound Card
    -
    Monitor(s) Displays
    -
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    320 Gb 5400 RPM
Do you have the latest firefox installed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec) 7200 rpm Western Digital 160 GB IDE
    PSU
    Dynex 400w
    Case
    Nothin Special
    Cooling
    Stock
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
    Other Info
    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
windows or search indexing is pretty spooky and it takes a long time. I got tired of it and disabled it since I can find anything I search anyways (still stuck on XP search).

If you do use Windows search a lot, leave it enabled.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB Samsung Sata 750GB Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
Usually, the best solution for a firefox that crashes a lot is to simply completely uninstall firefox, and then reinstall it from scratch. Usually fixes my problems.

Do remember to backup your bookmarks though.

as for the other problems, the people above gave good advice. Check task manager to see what is eating up your resources.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus P5K Pro
    Memory
    2 times 2GB Kingston (paired) DDR2 PC 6400
    Graphics card(s)
    9600GT 512MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 226 CW
    Screen Resolution
    1680X1050
    Hard Drives
    74GB 10.000 rpm WD raptor 750 GB Samsung F1 750 GB Samsung F1 2 WD 500 GB drives
    PSU
    Recom Power Engine 600 Watt
    Case
    Apevia X-cruiser Blue
    Cooling
    Auras CTC-868 CPU cooler; 7 Zalman 120mm, 1 Papst casesooler
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless trackball
    Internet Speed
    50 mbit synchronous fibreglass connection
Are you using the All-In-One bookmark sidebar? I was having issues with Firefox crashing and didn't figure it out unyil I got my new system and started fresh with the browser. I recomend clearing out all your add-ons, uninstalling Firefox and starting over.

First , though, sign up for Foxmarks, they store your bookmarks online.

Good luck,
Dean
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion dv3510nr
    CPU
    Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7350 @ 2.00GHz, 2
    Memory
    4G
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SynchMaster2300sw
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800x60hz
    Hard Drives
    WD MyBookHome 1T external
    Internet Speed
    Fast yo
MozBack is a handy little app that backs up your profiles in FireFox and Thunderbird...
It includes bookmarks, addons, extensions and themes into the backups.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K MBoard.
    Memory
    4G OCZ PC2 8500 Platinum
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 8800GTS Vid Card
    Hard Drives
    500G Seagate SATA 200G Seagate SATA 100G WD Caviar SATA 80G WD Caviar IDE
    PSU
    OCZ Elite 800W PSU
    Case
    RaidMax Smilodon Case
    Other Info
    Lite-On dual layer DVD burner X 2 Dos 6.2;Win2K;XP; & Vista Ultimate 64Bit.
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