Hoster 4.x and Computer Speed

[Dmarti29]

Yes, I routinely clean out cache etc. on all my machines. What I really want to do is limit the number of processes running on the machine while I am doing a show.

When you do a control alt delete, you get the manage window. I only am running Hoster, but I have a lot of processes running and I don't know which ones are needed. I just want the minimums so Hoster will run and maybe windows media player.

Thanks for helping

[marklwood]

Originally Posted by Dmarti29

Yes, I routinely clean out cache etc. on all my machines. What I really want to do is limit the number of processes running on the machine while I am doing a show.

When you do a control alt delete, you get the manage window. I only am running Hoster, but I have a lot of processes running and I don't know which ones are needed. I just want the minimums so Hoster will run and maybe windows media player.

Thanks for helping

Very handy site with the info you need
http://www.blackviper.com/

[ddouglass]

Want XP on a Laptop. Try DEll. Look in the Office/Small & Medium Business area. You can still get Desktop and Laptop models with XP instead of Vista. According to Microsoft this will end sometime early in 2009 (February I think). I believe HP is also doing the same thing for businesses. And you are a business.

[swany]

Open hoster, go to your task manager, and set your Hosters priority on high.

Get rid of as much garbage as possible. Upgrade your PC as fast as you can.

Do a search for anything taking up space, .jpg, .ini, .gif, ect. Never been able to figure out why a person needs a sound when your recycle bin empties. Figure a low battery alarm should be a noise you want. The rest can go. Check and see how many media players you have, or photo studios. I do wish someone had a list of what a person needs just to run, Hoster and WMP nothing else needed. Does a PC actually need a calculator and Paint?

Don't need sample, pics, videos, music, I don't need examples to share. I go axe murderer on my laptops when I first get them to gain space. I don't really know what all I can delete wish I did.

[ddouglass]

I don't want to burst anyones bubble or doubt that what you guys are saying might help a small amount. However with a 400MHz (.4GHz) this laptop is not going to work fast enough to process the data for the music, lyrics and Hoster program to produce the sound at the correct speed.
On top of the slow processor speed I am sure that his memory amount does not come close to the 1GB recommended, his video will not have enough dedicated memory and neither will his sound card.

[marklwood]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

I don't want to burst anyones bubble or doubt that what you guys are saying might help a small amount. However with a 400MHz (.4GHz) this laptop is not going to work fast enough to process the data for the music, lyrics and Hoster program to produce the sound at the correct speed.
On top of the slow processor speed I am sure that his memory amount does not come close to the 1GB recommended, his video will not have enough dedicated memory and neither will his sound card.

I think he may have mis-spoke the processor speed. For the last 5 years the Vaio has had a 400mhz front side bus, and the ram is DDR2 @ 400mhz. Unless he has an old Vaio PCG, but those are 10 years old by now.