ratchet Posted September 18, 2006 CID Share Posted September 18, 2006 60,000k memory on my home XP pc but only uses 6,000 on a W2000 pc at work? Do you think I have a problem? Thank You! Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15547-any-logical-explanation-why-explorerexe-uses/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted September 18, 2006 CID Share Posted September 18, 2006 yeah you might want to do a scan on the computer.. The only thing off hand that I could think of is you are using some of those crazy toolbars.. that could increase the memory usage. I run about 25K for explorer.exe Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15547-any-logical-explanation-why-explorerexe-uses/#findComment-173349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchet Posted September 18, 2006 Author CID Share Posted September 18, 2006 When I view it using SysInternals Process Explorer, it appears to be the sum of all my running tray apps, e.g. ewido, Nod32, Spy Sweeper, Zone Alarm, Weather Pulse, etc. Perhaps I'm interpreting incorrectly, however. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15547-any-logical-explanation-why-explorerexe-uses/#findComment-173365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchet Posted September 19, 2006 Author CID Share Posted September 19, 2006 I've tamed it for now by stopping and then restarting it! Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15547-any-logical-explanation-why-explorerexe-uses/#findComment-173374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted September 19, 2006 CID Share Posted September 19, 2006 mine uses about 20k, i would try doing a few spyware scans on your computer. also do you leave your computer on for long periods at a time? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15547-any-logical-explanation-why-explorerexe-uses/#findComment-173377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted September 19, 2006 CID Share Posted September 19, 2006 Gotta love those start up programs. All I run on start up is Anti virus and Microsoft Defender, the rest are on prompt only. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15547-any-logical-explanation-why-explorerexe-uses/#findComment-173394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted September 20, 2006 CID Share Posted September 20, 2006 Gotta love those start up programs. All I run on start up is Anti virus and Microsoft Defender, the rest are on prompt only. I am with Tommie on that, my explorer is using 18,416 K on Xp pro. with all the security on, Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15547-any-logical-explanation-why-explorerexe-uses/#findComment-173713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherealremnant Posted September 23, 2006 CID Share Posted September 23, 2006 22,124 here. That's definitely the most bloated explorer I've ever heard of. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15547-any-logical-explanation-why-explorerexe-uses/#findComment-174224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchet Posted September 23, 2006 Author CID Share Posted September 23, 2006 OK folks, so maybe you can help! Check out my thread here: http://forum.ccleaner.com/index.php?showtopic=6812 Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15547-any-logical-explanation-why-explorerexe-uses/#findComment-174270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cholla Posted September 23, 2006 CID Share Posted September 23, 2006 ratchet;The ccleaner didn't help me much.I have Windows ME so this might not help.When I go to explorer.exe in my Windows folder.It is a small file 220K but when I execute it :My Documents come up & thats on my D: drive & thete are othere folders on that drive so I don't know how large My Documents is but I would guess pretty big since it contains a lot of pics. I would guess 150 MB any way.So if it's including your documents it would be large. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15547-any-logical-explanation-why-explorerexe-uses/#findComment-174275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchet Posted September 23, 2006 Author CID Share Posted September 23, 2006 I apparently resolved the issue! The other morning, while I was drinking my coffee before I left for work, I'd run ewidow, Spyware Doctor (a license from work, update it but keep it turned off), and Spy Sweeper, all in Safe Mode and they all came up 0! Now I just did it again in safe mode including NOD32 this time. I always use the Scan&Clean mode. I came back in the room in a short time, definitely sooner than a Nod32 scan generally takes, and it was shut down! Apparently whatever it found and removed (I haven't checked the log) also shut Nod32 down also. All I know is explorer.exe is now only using 19,000 of memory. I'd run NOD32 several times trying to find a problem, however, I'd never done in Safe Mode. Just checked it again before this post, still 19K! Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15547-any-logical-explanation-why-explorerexe-uses/#findComment-174283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchet Posted September 23, 2006 Author CID Share Posted September 23, 2006 More info on this! Memory usage remained low until I did a speed test with a java applet running. After the test went back up to 59K. Have been back to normal after a reboot for over an hour now. Could the java app be the source of this memory leak? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15547-any-logical-explanation-why-explorerexe-uses/#findComment-174303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted September 23, 2006 CID Share Posted September 23, 2006 ratchet are you using windows "User Profile Hive Cleanup Service"? If so that might be why the reboot worked. It disconnected you completely. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15547-any-logical-explanation-why-explorerexe-uses/#findComment-174311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted September 23, 2006 CID Share Posted September 23, 2006 More info on this! Memory usage remained low until I did a speed test with a java applet running. After the test went back up to 59K. Have been back to normal after a reboot for over an hour now. Could the java app be the source of this memory leak? Hi ratchet ,I just done a Java based speed test , and expl.exe. stayed the same ! you can zero Java temp.files in Java settings , I think default is unlimited , I set mine to zero , Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/15547-any-logical-explanation-why-explorerexe-uses/#findComment-174316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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