Wilkes
Wed Mar 19 10:08:09 PDT 2008
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I also have found WMP11 to be a massive consumer of memory. If I start =
WMP11 and leave it idle for 11 hours it will end up growing it's memory =
use to the point of Windows giving a "low memory" warning (Windows MCE =
2005 SP2 fully up to date). I can then shut down WMP11 and memory use =
returns to normal. I've done some debugging and I think I've isolated =
this to wmp.dll. I used Process Explorer to track what was going on =
while WMP11 was idling. From what I can find using Process Explorer the =
thread under WMP11 that is working very hard at doing nothing is;
wmp.dll!Ordinal3003+0x14cb9
And the stack under this thread is as follows;
ntkrnlpa.exe!KiDispatchInterrupt+0x7f
wmp.dll!DllCanUnloadNow+0x65f95
wmp.dll!DllCanUnloadNow+0x66346
wmp.dll!DllCanUnloadNow+0x5da18
wmp.dll!DllCanUnloadNow+0x5d9c0
wmp.dll!DllCanUnloadNow+0x5d91a
wmp.dll!Ordinal3003+0x7b6d1
wmp.dll!DllCanUnloadNow+0x63dbb
wmp.dll!DllCanUnloadNow+0x63cfb
wmp.dll!DllCanUnloadNow+0x63bbc
wmp.dll!Ordinal3006+0xebeb
wmp.dll!Ordinal3006+0xe69a
wmp.dll!Ordinal3003+0x14cdf
kernel32.dll!GetModuleFileNameA+0x1b4
These all appear to be Microsoft modules. I'm hoping someone can make =
sense of this. On memory usage when leaving WMP11 active and idling =
Process explorer see's this;
On WMP11 startup;
Name Pid CPU Thd Hnd Priv CPU Time Elapsed =
Time
wmplayer 4008 0 20 441 22352 0:00:02.859 =
0:00:23.858
VM WS Priv Priv Pk Faults NonP Page
116632 33436 22352 25220 17629 22 176
And after WMP11 idles for 12 hours doing nothing;
Name Pid CPU Thd Hnd Priv CPU Time Elapsed =
Time
wmplayer 4008 1 12 376 868036 0:09:14.656 =
10:57:07.150
VM WS Priv Priv Pk Faults NonP Page
998348 514516 868036 868068 9692642 17 170
Notice after almost 11 hours WMP11 used 9 hours of CPU or above 80% just =
idling and check the climb in private, working storage and virtual =
memory!
It would be nice if someone at MS would take a close look at this.
Wilkes=20
"dimiorr" <dimiorr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
news:8124264F-E7B7-4BD1-8CF2-A50C7D72A791@microsoft.com...
> Hi, I noticed that the windows media player, when I use it in full =
window or=20
> in the toolbar mode, consumes A LOT of memory and CPU resources, even =
when=20
> not playing anything and essentially idle. Just closing the =
application=20
> brings CPU usage down from 65% and more to around 3-5%. Is it normal =
for the=20
> media player to do this? It appears that it's using more and more =
memory even=20
> when I'm not doing anything with it...
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Console" size=3D2>I also have found WMP11 to =
be a massive=20
consumer of memory. If I start WMP11 and leave it idle for 11 hours it =
will end=20
up growing it's memory use to the point of Windows giving a "low memory" =
warning=20
(Windows MCE 2005 SP2 fully up to date). I can then shut down WMP11 and =
memory=20
use returns to normal. I've done some debugging and I think I've =
isolated this=20
to wmp.dll. I used Process Explorer to track what was going on while =
WMP11 was=20
idling. From what I can find using Process Explorer the thread under =
WMP11 that=20
is working very hard at doing nothing is;</FONT></DIV>
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size=3D2><BR>wmp.dll!Ordinal3003+0x14cb9<BR><BR>And the stack under this =
thread is=20
as=20
follows;<BR><BR>ntkrnlpa.exe!KiDispatchInterrupt+0x7f<BR>wmp.dll!DllCanUn=
loadNow+0x65f95<BR>wmp.dll!DllCanUnloadNow+0x66346<BR>wmp.dll!DllCanUnloa=
dNow+0x5da18<BR>wmp.dll!DllCanUnloadNow+0x5d9c0<BR>wmp.dll!DllCanUnloadNo=
w+0x5d91a<BR>wmp.dll!Ordinal3003+0x7b6d1<BR>wmp.dll!DllCanUnloadNow+0x63d=
bb<BR>wmp.dll!DllCanUnloadNow+0x63cfb<BR>wmp.dll!DllCanUnloadNow+0x63bbc<=
BR>wmp.dll!Ordinal3006+0xebeb<BR>wmp.dll!Ordinal3006+0xe69a<BR>wmp.dll!Or=
dinal3003+0x14cdf<BR>kernel32.dll!GetModuleFileNameA+0x1b4<BR><BR>These=20
all appear to be Microsoft modules. I'm hoping someone can make sense of =
this.=20
On memory usage when leaving WMP11 active and idling Process =
explorer see's=20
this;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Console" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Console" size=3D2>On WMP11 =
startup;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Console"=20
size=3D2>Name =
=20
Pid CPU Thd Hnd =
Priv =20
CPU Time Elapsed=20
Time<BR>wmplayer &nb=
sp;=20
4008 0 20 441 =
22352 =20
0:00:02.859 =20
0:00:23.858<BR> &nbs=
p; =20
VM WS Priv Priv =
Pk =20
Faults NonP=20
Page<BR>  =
; =20
116632 33436 22352 =
25220 =20
17629 22 176</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Console" size=3D2><BR>And after WMP11 idles =
for 12 hours=20
doing nothing;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Console"=20
size=3D2>Name =
=20
Pid CPU Thd Hnd =
Priv =20
CPU Time Elapsed=20
Time<BR>wmplayer &nb=
sp;=20
4008 1 12 376 868036 =20
0:09:14.656 =20
10:57:07.150<BR> &nb=
sp; =20
VM WS Priv Priv =
Pk =20
Faults NonP=20
Page<BR>  =
; =20
998348 514516 868036 868068 9692642 =
17 =20
170</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Console" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Console" size=3D2>Notice after almost 11 hours =
WMP11 used=20
9 hours of CPU or above 80% just idling and check the climb in private, =
working=20
storage and virtual memory!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Console" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Console" size=3D2>It would be nice if someone =
at MS would=20
take a close look at this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Console" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Console" =
size=3D2>Wilkes <BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Console" size=3D2>"dimiorr" <</FONT><A=20
href=3D"mailto:dimiorr@discussions.microsoft.com"><FONT face=3D"Lucida =
Console"=20
size=3D2>dimiorr@discussions.microsoft.com</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3D"Lucida Console"=20
size=3D2>> wrote in message </FONT><A=20
href=3D"news:8124264F-E7B7-4BD1-8CF2-A50C7D72A791@microsoft.com"><FONT=20
face=3D"Lucida Console"=20
size=3D2>news:8124264F-E7B7-4BD1-8CF2-A50C7D72A791@microsoft.com</FONT></=
A><FONT=20
face=3D"Lucida Console" size=3D2>...</FONT></DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida =
Console"=20
size=3D2>> Hi, I noticed that the windows media player, when I use it =
in full=20
window or <BR>> in the toolbar mode, consumes A LOT of memory and CPU =
resources, even when <BR>> not playing anything and essentially idle. =
Just=20
closing the application <BR>> brings CPU usage down from 65% and more =
to=20
around 3-5%. Is it normal for the <BR>> media player to do this? It =
appears=20
that it's using more and more memory even <BR>> when I'm not doing =
anything=20
with it...</FONT></BODY></HTML>
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