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bobburk Posts: 147 Joined: 5/8/2002 From: Columbia MD USA Status: offline	running out of memory - 5/30/2008 10:59:03 As I work along, open and close programs and use memory for various tasks, it seems like "stuff" gets left behind in memory and my computer starts running slow and I get messages that memory is low. Is there a way to clear out the memory without restarting my machine? And is there a way to look at my system and actually see what is in memory and clear it out? I only have 512 so that is the start of the problem. I use XP on an HP Pavilion conputer.


Larry M. Posts: 2719 Joined: 2/20/2003 From: Greenville, South Carolina, USA Status: offline	RE: running out of memory - 5/30/2008 12:16:31 Cache, Restore Points & Startup (task bar) programs could be contributory culprits. Cache is self-explanatory (IE7 default is 1024 mb) - clear it periodically. To clear all Restore points (XP default is 18 mb): Start >>Control Panel >>System >>System Restore >>Check "Turn off System Restore on all Drives". Startup Programs: Start >>Run >>msconfig >>Startup. Un-check unnecessary programs >>OK >> Restart. Also, press Ctrl/Delete to see what programs are running and how much memory they are using respectively. Outlook 2003, prior to fairly recent updates, was a total memory hog as I recall. Others may surface using this method by reason of apparent abnormalities. Hope this helps _____________________________ Larry M. Indecision is the Key to Flexibility. (in reply to bobburk)


bobburk Posts: 147 Joined: 5/8/2002 From: Columbia MD USA Status: offline	RE: running out of memory - 5/30/2008 13:06:46 That does help. Thanks. (in reply to Larry M.)


d a v e Posts: 4086 Joined: 7/24/2002 From: England (but live in Finland now) Status: offline	RE: running out of memory - 5/30/2008 15:37:01 i moved up from 512 to 1gig for win xp and it made quite a difference. ram is quite cheap so you might want to look at doing that ;) _____________________________ David Prescott Gekko web design (in reply to bobburk)


bobburk Posts: 147 Joined: 5/8/2002 From: Columbia MD USA Status: offline	RE: running out of memory - 6/20/2008 17:21:38 Compusa just went out of business here. Any suggested good sources to purchase memory? (in reply to d a v e)


ou812 Posts: 1572 Joined: 1/5/2002 From: San Diego Status: offline	RE: running out of memory - 6/20/2008 18:15:01 I like, and use, www.crucial.com _____________________________ -brian EnterpriseDB: Enterprise-class relational database management system PostgreSQL: The world's most advanced open source database (in reply to bobburk)


Larry M. Posts: 2719 Joined: 2/20/2003 From: Greenville, South Carolina, USA Status: offline	RE: running out of memory - 6/21/2008 8:09:00 Very favorable experience with: www.tigerdirect.com and www.ZipZoomFly.com _____________________________ Larry M. Indecision is the Key to Flexibility. (in reply to ou812)

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