As far as the real problems, I load a few old DOS programs (which don't use
very much memory, I think each is limited to like 64K), automatically load
NAV & Zonealarm, then load AOL Radio. I note memory useage on the system
meter that comes with Win ME. Everything is in the green. Then I add
Wordperfect, it drops into the "yellow", and if I continue as, for example,
adding Adobe Acrobat, remaining memory goes into the "red zone" and I receive
the error message that "There is not enough memory available to run this
program. Quit one or more programs and then try again." As I close down
programs, memory returns back into the "green" (but never back to where it
started).

How's that for a description.

By the way, I just read Windows 98 & WinME Memory Management as you
suggested. I did try setting the maximum VCache at 512 and, in fact, last
week before I added additional memory I only had 512 MB in the machine.
Adding the additional 512 did not resolve the problem and, as suggested in
the article, by playing with the VCache settings actually exacerbated the
situation.

Thanks
Alan

"Mike M" wrote:

"Running low" Memory is there to be used so if you don't want to use it
and prefer to use a swap file why not go for 64MB and give the 512MB to
someone who really needs it!

I'm sorry but you really do need to explain what real problems you are
experiencing and forget all about memory usage until perhaps you've read
up a bit on memory management.

I think I can fairly confidently say that any problems you are
experiencing are almost certainly nothing to do with memory usage or
management. Your problems are far more likely to be due to resource
problems, a very finite resource that affects Win 9x systems due to their
legacy nature and XP and other NT kernel systems not at all. Problems
exacerbated by running malware sold you my Symantec and AOL.
--
Mike Maltby



Alan Ostrowitz wrote:

OK, but I did have 512 installed and I kept running low, so I doubled
the memory with the same result.

I understand that memory is there to be used, but the problem is that
the memory is DEPLETED rapidly using applications that are fairly
well behaved on my XP machine.