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memory losses
Don't know if I can exactly pinpoint the problem or instances. Just now it
happened. I had Outlook, and two emails open and IE6. I noticed slow load times while browsing and checked My Computer/performance/systems resources and found only 3% systems resources available. When I closed the two messages and Outlook I then had about 60%. "Bernard W. Joseph" wrote in message ... Jeff Richards wrote: The most common reason for low memory messages is that you are running out of space on the hard disk drive. Windows can't create a swap file for virtual memory, so it complains about not enough memory. Check the free space on your hard disk. Windows used to have memory leaks, wherein some applications would not clear memory after they had terminated, or after they supposedly closed files. There was a notorious problem associated with a browser that would get slower and slower with each page becasue it had not freed up memory after closing the previous page. The memory loss that started this thread needs more careful diagnosis. It would be nice to know exactly which, and how many applications are running when this happens. Bernard W. Joseph -- "Vint Cerf is the Father of the Internet, but we're the mothers that have to make it work." - Hafner & Lyon, _Where Wizards Stay Up Late_, p265 |
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I have about 3.5 GB left on and 8.5 GB drive.
"Jeff Richards" wrote in message ... The most common reason for low memory messages is that you are running out of space on the hard disk drive. Windows can't create a swap file for virtual memory, so it complains about not enough memory. Check the free space on your hard disk. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Robert Griendling" wrote in message ... Lately, I'm frequently getting a message that there is not enough free memory to run my programs. I've added no new programs lately. Is there any way to "clean-up" memory or to decipher this problem? Bob Griendling |
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memory losses
I have about 3.5 GB left on and 8.5 GB drive.
"Jeff Richards" wrote in message ... The most common reason for low memory messages is that you are running out of space on the hard disk drive. Windows can't create a swap file for virtual memory, so it complains about not enough memory. Check the free space on your hard disk. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Robert Griendling" wrote in message ... Lately, I'm frequently getting a message that there is not enough free memory to run my programs. I've added no new programs lately. Is there any way to "clean-up" memory or to decipher this problem? Bob Griendling |
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"Bernard W. Joseph" wrote in message ... Jeff Richards wrote: The most common reason for low memory messages is that you are running out of space on the hard disk drive. Windows can't create a swap file for virtual memory, so it complains about not enough memory. Check the free space on your hard disk. Windows used to have memory leaks, Never saw any mention of an actual memory leak in Windows. Lots rumors about them but it always seemed to be by people who didn't know what a memory leak was. wherein some applications would not clear memory after they had terminated, Yes, some apps had leaks. or after they supposedly closed files. There was a notorious problem associated with a browser that would get slower and slower with each page becasue it had not freed up memory after closing the previous page. The memory loss that started this thread needs more careful diagnosis. It would be nice to know exactly which, and how many applications are running when this happens. Bernard W. Joseph -- "Vint Cerf is the Father of the Internet, but we're the mothers that have to make it work." - Hafner & Lyon, _Where Wizards Stay Up Late_, p265 |
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memory losses
"Bernard W. Joseph" wrote in message ... Jeff Richards wrote: The most common reason for low memory messages is that you are running out of space on the hard disk drive. Windows can't create a swap file for virtual memory, so it complains about not enough memory. Check the free space on your hard disk. Windows used to have memory leaks, Never saw any mention of an actual memory leak in Windows. Lots rumors about them but it always seemed to be by people who didn't know what a memory leak was. wherein some applications would not clear memory after they had terminated, Yes, some apps had leaks. or after they supposedly closed files. There was a notorious problem associated with a browser that would get slower and slower with each page becasue it had not freed up memory after closing the previous page. The memory loss that started this thread needs more careful diagnosis. It would be nice to know exactly which, and how many applications are running when this happens. Bernard W. Joseph -- "Vint Cerf is the Father of the Internet, but we're the mothers that have to make it work." - Hafner & Lyon, _Where Wizards Stay Up Late_, p265 |
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Have you perchance set a limit on the swap file size (Control Panel / System
/ Performance / Virtual Memory)? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Robert Griendling" wrote in message ... I have about 3.5 GB left on and 8.5 GB drive. |
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memory losses
Have you perchance set a limit on the swap file size (Control Panel / System
/ Performance / Virtual Memory)? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Robert Griendling" wrote in message ... I have about 3.5 GB left on and 8.5 GB drive. |
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Nope. I'm letting Windows decide that.
"Jeff Richards" wrote in message ... Have you perchance set a limit on the swap file size (Control Panel / System / Performance / Virtual Memory)? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Robert Griendling" wrote in message ... I have about 3.5 GB left on and 8.5 GB drive. |
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memory losses
Nope. I'm letting Windows decide that.
"Jeff Richards" wrote in message ... Have you perchance set a limit on the swap file size (Control Panel / System / Performance / Virtual Memory)? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Robert Griendling" wrote in message ... I have about 3.5 GB left on and 8.5 GB drive. |
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memory losses
Latest occurrence today: had Outlook, IE6 (one window) and Word(no docs)
open. Closed Outlook OK. Tried to close Word and I got the message of "not enough free memory" available. Closed Word using ctrl-alt-delete task manager. Couldn't get to my desktop thru use of "show desktop" icon in tool bar. Closed IE6. Still couldn't open MY Computer/performance. Re-booted. "Bernard W. Joseph" wrote in message ... Jeff Richards wrote: The most common reason for low memory messages is that you are running out of space on the hard disk drive. Windows can't create a swap file for virtual memory, so it complains about not enough memory. Check the free space on your hard disk. Windows used to have memory leaks, wherein some applications would not clear memory after they had terminated, or after they supposedly closed files. There was a notorious problem associated with a browser that would get slower and slower with each page becasue it had not freed up memory after closing the previous page. The memory loss that started this thread needs more careful diagnosis. It would be nice to know exactly which, and how many applications are running when this happens. Bernard W. Joseph -- "Vint Cerf is the Father of the Internet, but we're the mothers that have to make it work." - Hafner & Lyon, _Where Wizards Stay Up Late_, p265 |
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