In our last post, we looked at some common memory issues and how to troubleshoot them.  Today we're going to go over excessive paging and memory bottlenecks. We've talked about issues with the page file in several posts - something to bear in mind...

We've talked quite a bit in the past about various memory management concepts - the use of the /3GB switch , Understanding Pool Resources , the x86 Virtual Address Space and so on.  The most common manifestation of memory issues is a memory shortage...

When people first hear the term IRQL (pronounced Er-kel) their thoughts sometimes turn to the sitcom "Family Matters" and Jaleel White's alter ego, Steve Urkel.  However, we're not going to be taking a trip down Television's Memory Lane...

Before we dive into this, a quick disclaimer:  this post is not going to get into Processor architecture, RISC, Registers or the ALU.  What we're going to talk about today is the two states in which a processor executes instructions and how...

Are you passionate about the Windows operating systems?  Do you love supporting and administering Windows environments?  Do you want to influence tomorrow's reality today - and have fun while you do it?  If you're ready to discover how...

Troubleshooting High CPU utilization can be addressed from a couple of different standpoints.  In the first instance, you might have a single process consuming CPU - essentially a runaway process.  However, what happens if there is no runaway...

Troubleshooting issues with the SVCHOST.EXE process can be a very frustrating experience for server administrators.  Whether the issue manifests as High CPU or the SVCHOST.EXE process crashing, there are some challenges that make the troubleshooting...

At the end of 2007 we talked about Bugchecks and why they happen .  Today we're going to talk about the Crash Dump files themselves - the different types of dumps, how the dumps themselves are generated and why you will need a correctly sized page...

Happy New Year!  We're starting off 2008 with a significant post regarding changes to Remote Administration in Windows Server 2008.  OK, it's not quite as dire as the title makes it out to be, but this is quite a significant change.  If...