Why is the Windows UI responds slowly after being idle for a long time?

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I open these applications in my desktop computer:

  • Visual Studio 2010 Professional
  • IBM Lotus Notes
  • Google Chrome

And when it is idle for an hour and I restore the windows, the user interface responds very slowly. My computer auto-lock itself after being idle for 5 minutes. I also minimize the applications using a docklet (RocketDock).

Why is it slowing down and how can I prevent it from slowing?

My OS is Windows XP Professional SP3, Pentum(R) Dual Core @ 2.80 GHz, 1.99 GB of RAM.

Please help. Thanks in advance.

John Isaiah Carmona

Posted 2012-03-08T01:02:30.720

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What's with the downvote? – John Isaiah Carmona – 2012-03-08T09:05:57.057

Answers

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Please check your RAM usage, as windows is probably paging (Copying to disk) these memory intensive programs that are idle.

see this post: How to reduce disk thrashing (paging)?

G Koe

Posted 2012-03-08T01:02:30.720

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As well, in WinXP, default behaviour is to always keep physical memory as empty as possible. Hence why disabling paging resolves this issue on XP, but doesn't really do much on Vista/7. – EKW – 2012-03-08T07:08:24.067

@EKW Should I disable my paging? How can I disable it? Please help. – John Isaiah Carmona – 2012-03-08T09:03:15.733

1@JohnIsaiahCarmona With 2gb of RAM, I would definitely not recommend disabling paging. GKoe's answer is a good one - check your memory usage in Task Manager, and upgrade it if your maximum Commit size is greater than your physical memory. – EKW – 2012-03-08T15:29:15.153

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