"Mike M" wrote:

Donna wrote:

Is that under system properties/performance?
If so I have 128 MB with 40% free

Forget about 40% free, it is a rather meaningless measure. Once again
remember that unused memory is wasted memory. With 128MB of RAM and an
"in use" swap file hovering around 64MB it is possible that adding 64MB of
RAM might show some small improvement but whether it is worth doing is
perhaps debatable. The Win Me box I have here runs quite very happily
with 128MB of RAM with a copy of Office 2000 installed as well as Corel
WordPerfect and PhotoPaint plus all the usual utilities, etc.

I think that adding more RAM might prove to be more than just a
"small" improvement. I have noticed fairly significant gains on a
number of systems running Windows Me when the RAM was increased from
128 to 256 mb.

With over 60 mb of "Swap file in use" my recommendation would be to
add more RAM.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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