Slow computer? Might be Skype 7.40!

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Cleast Intwood

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I love efficiency, and my guess is so do you!

My comp has been a bit slower than id like lately, so i figured id find out whats wrong today. Found that Skype 7.40 was eating 20-30% of the CPU power, which is terrible. Whos got time for that?!

Problem is experienced by loots of people, https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...e/af055dfc-5ee6-4d21-bc6d-bb113e687a38?auth=1.

The fix? Download Skype 7.36 and set automatic updates off in the options!

To check if skype is hogging your CPU in windows, press ctrl-alt-del and go to Task Manager, check CPU% on skype in the list. If its above 3% youve got a problem, or a terrible terrible terrible computer lol.
 
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Hmm or it's just your computer or internect connection.

My computer is already 5 years old and as we speak I got 55 tabs open in 2 different browsers and running Skype, Photoshop, Paint and MP still works fine here.
 
Billy_Batts said:
Hmm or it's just your computer or internect connection.

My computer is already 5 years old and as we speak I got 55 tabs open in 2 different browsers and running Skype, Photoshop, Paint and MP still works fine here.
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55 tabs => wow - whats your specs?
 
I use Skype for web now because their desktop client is so buggy.
 
Billy_Batts said:
Hmm or it's just your computer or internect connection.

My computer is already 5 years old and as we speak I got 55 tabs open in 2 different browsers and running Skype, Photoshop, Paint and MP still works fine here.
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Some computers have issues with skype version 7.40. What you are saying is like saying that sending 100 russian links to a site always works because it worked for me.

CPU usage was on 30% and laptop fan was running hot all the time, removed it and installed 7.36 now fan is quiet and cpu usage is 0-1%.
 
kencheweb said:
55 tabs => wow - whats your specs?
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It's really nothing special.

AMD FX6300, 8gb ddr3 ram and a Tier 2 1gb videocard.


iliketurtlez said:
Some computers have issues with skype version 7.40. What you are saying is like saying that sending 100 russian links to a site always works because it worked for me.

CPU usage was on 30% and laptop fan was running hot all the time, removed it and installed 7.36 now fan is quiet and cpu usage is 0-1%.
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No, what I'm saying maybe you just got a slow computer and internet. I still have the stock cooler and it's going normal as always.

When was the last time you opened and cleaned your computer? Dust can be a killer.
 
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