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[stinger1408]

Why press CTRL-ALT-DELETE when all you have to do is right click on system tray and click on Task Manager . I know this works on Windows XP not sure bout Vista .

[coastie65]

I just see how much my system will take and install it. No messing around. I have done that with every system I have had, right out of the box. coastie65

[das7002]

it does work in vista

[remixs22]

hi it is CTRL-SHIFT-ESC to get the task manager up in vista not ctrl-alt- delete that for xp also im using amd phenom 9850 black edition 2.5ghz not oc ,asus m3a87-t mobo , 2gb ram , 2 ati radeon hd 4870 512mb for gaphics card in crossfire mode and its custom build besides psu tough power 750 watts 320gb hd thats my spec vista basic 32bit sp1

[Tech4me]

Coastie. Got no idea what to look for....is mine Ok...?

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[coastie65]

Yeah, that looks ok. I am only showing 0% to 2% with a spike now and then to 9%. Click on the processes tab to see what is going on in there as it will you what is using CPU.

[snorg]

I always max out the RAM, I put in as much RAM as the system can handle.

[remixs22]

what os do u use 32bit or 64bit?

[fewiii]

Download Process Explorer from SysInternals (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx). Unzip the zip file, and double click procexp.exe. It will tell you precisely what percentage each process is using. Peruse the web page for more info on the app.

[Joat]

If you are already using the keyboard, you can also use "CtrlShiftEsc".

This has been available since Win2K.

I usually reach across and hit them all with my right hand.

More than one way to skin a cat.

[btway]

One word: Windows. No, probably all the bloated stuff and extraneous "eye candy" that they put into Vista. It is a resource hog that is why I refuse to use it or even upgrade to it. But, yeah, always have more RAM then you need at least 2 gigs for Vista. Task Manager is a good start but it won't tell you everything. Also if using integrated graphics will use some RAM, but I assume you are using dedicated card.