GPU overload...

????

Some Video cards use system memory and that is a lot of Graphics processing taken together with any applications you run, along with CursorXP and Windowblinds for Theme continuity.

just guessing...

I know my desktop doesn't care what I throw at it, nothing seems to slow it down much.

But this laptop

900mhz, 512 meg Ram with a few gig's of free space, absolutly crawls...... with OB,DTX,WFX,CXP and WB loaded...

WB, CXP runs fine
WB,CXP + WFX crawls after about 10 minutes
DTX, WB, CXP, OB crawls from the start
DTX,WB,CXP - crawls after about an hour
DTX,OB,WFX - crawls from the start

The most common I found in all instances was WFX always hits my laptop hard...

It's the chipset....

Oh, and for the WinFX dragging animations, I always get tons of moving pink squares when trying it, so I don't have that enabled, even though it would be quite neat if it worked properly.

But this laptop900mhz, 512 meg Ram with a few gig's of free space, absolutly crawls...... with OB,DTX,WFX,CXP and WB loaded...WB, CXP runs fineWB,CXP + WFX crawls after about 10 minutesDTX, WB, CXP, OB crawls from the startDTX,WB,CXP - crawls after about an hourDTX,OB,WFX - crawls from the startThe most common I found in all instances was WFX always hits my laptop hard...It's the chipset....

And imagine... I was just asked why I do not use these proggies in another thread. i do not have a powerful enough machine!

kona, windowblinds and cursorXP would not bog your machine down.Some of the other stuff might if you tried to use them all at the same time. So don't try and use that as an excuse for not having any of the programs.

yes it would. I only have a 233 mhz machine and windows 98. So cusor XP will have problems and so will anything else. I only have 128 ram and 2 mb of video ram.

elvee is right.......

Then why are you trying to use it if you know it will give you prob...Nevermind

I said nevermind

my apologies then Kona,I feel for you.Still wonder why you hang out here tho...dont you feel left out?

dont you feel left out?

Smetimes I do. I would gladly purchase the entire Stardock estemble if I had the funds right now. It is on my to do list.

you could pick up a 1 ghz system for peanuts

I know but I much rather need a high end bicycle right now. Maybe at tax time I can get a good PC.