timnicebutdim Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 everytime i'm using Windows Media Player (9 series) - it make my Y'z dock (and pretty generally my whole computer) slightly slower. Not completely, 'i can't work so i'll pull out all my hair' slow - but still a bit jerky than usual. All is fine when i stop listening to my music.. what should I do? (apart from not listening to my music :p ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mgorbach Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 dont use wmp9! try winamp, or some low footprint player. (winamp 2, not 3 ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromvar Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 I've found out that it only does that because of the visuals or the video that wmp9 does. I just minimize it and it doesn't hurt performance as bad. I would suggest though that you try some other player if possible. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linked Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 Maybe it's just me... but... doesn't it take RAM to listen to music? My WMP/Winamp uses about 2 megs of RAM, + however many megs the song is (just seems like the usual formula), and it takes its fair share of Processor too. I think about 5-10%, last time I ran samurize. Vizualizations are MAJOR killers, too. Now, granted, this is on a low end system- 192 ram, 700 mhz, but still... Yeah, listening to music takes RAM and Processor, so it's kinda a given that things are gonna be a bit slower if you're listening to music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted March 10, 2003 Veteran Share Posted March 10, 2003 oh, please don't start calling a pc with that much ram "low end." i don't want to upgrade yet :cry: no money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight' Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 It might be worth investing a bit of money on RAM, its dirt cheap at the moment depending on the type .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timnicebutdim Posted March 10, 2003 Author Share Posted March 10, 2003 i've got 250 meg of RAM at the momment ( I think...) how much are they round about??? and how many megs should i buy of one???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilecho Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 thats sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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