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When I type on the computer, my text freeze then after about a second it continues what I'm writing, why is this?

Anonymous
2012-02-21T15:37:45+00:00

So when I type on my computer whether its a word document or on a website or even e-mail, my text would freeze randomly at times. Though, I will still be typing, it freezes, but then when it unfreezes itself, the text will automatically scatter in order to catch up to where I currently reach in my typing.

This happens randomly and it just happened as I typed this line. I want this to eventually stop. Any options? Suggestions?

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-02-21T17:21:57+00:00

    4 GB is usually enough for most cases unless you're starting tons of stuff or running something that takes a huge amount of memory like video editing.  With the 64 bit version of Windows 7 you have you can add as much RAM as your hardware will allow (usually 8 to 16 GB) if that's your bottleneck. 

      One other place to check is what is being started automagically when you boot up.  Run MSCONFIG and click the Startup tab to see all the tasks that're being started when you boot up.  A whole lot of applications assume you want to have parts of them resident all the time when they really don't have to be.  Examples are Adobe, Office, Quicken, computer manufacturer's stuff (Toshiba wants to load 9 things on my laptop), etc.  To run MSCONFIG click Start and type MSCONFIG in the search box.  Then when you see MSCONFIG.EXE in the programs list, click on it.  Once started, click the Startup tab and uncheck everything you see there that you know you don't need.  Be careful not to remove your antivirus software.

     I hope this helps.  Good luck.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-02-21T16:16:43+00:00

    This is my system specs:

    Processor: Intel (R) Core (TM) i7 1.60GHz

    Installed Memory (Ram): 4.00GB

    System Type: 64 Bit Operating system

    Windows 7

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-02-21T16:18:40+00:00

    I just tried everything here. So Im going to give it the rest of the day to see how things go. I will tell you the progress of things after today.

    So far, I ended a lot of things including my ATI in the process tree.

    I am about to do a disk clean up and disk defragment, something I usually never do.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-02-21T16:04:33+00:00

    This tends to mean your computer is running slower than needs to be if you cntrl+alt+delete then task manager then processes this checks how many kb are using on your ram (thinking speed), if you end the processes that have higher kb that you are not using this should fix the problem but make sure it isnt one that is needed for the running of the computer, also getting rid of icons in the corner of the screen and unnecessary toolbars will make it run slightly faster and all the usual disk defragment, disk cleanup and will speed it up, it basically means that you may have to much software running at once also if you right click on word in processes on the task manager and change the priority rating to high all these should be enough to fix the problem if it is not i can suggest more for you but try this for now.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-02-21T16:02:16+00:00

    How much RAM do you have?  This delay can happen when you don't have enough to support everything you have open.  What happens is that you run short on memory, so Windows stops and steals a chunk of memory from the least recently used task, writes it out to the page file, and gives it to you.  If the page file is full, it will extend the size of it.  All this takes a delay in the 15 to 30 second range.  The best solution is to add RAM if you can.  RAM is pretty cheap and can make a big difference in performance. 

      If you have less than 3 GB of RAM, adding more will definitely help.  If you have the 32 bit version of Windows, you can't benefit from more than 4 GB, the 64 bit version can be increased well beyond the 4 GB limit, depending on your system specifications.

     I hope this helps.  Good luck.

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