Resource Warning

I am often beset with the warning that I am "dangerously low on
resources". For reasons, far too complicated to explain here, I am
currently unwilling to increase my Ram, which is 128 MB. (my chip is
1.3 ghza)
I am aware that simply closing some open programs brings me back from
the brink (which I monitor with the MS resouce meter).... but the
resouces never comeback completely . I usually have around 60% System
and User plus about 80% GDI when I boot up the computer and they seem
to fall steadily thru the day until I reboot.

I would like a source of information on exactly what resources are and
if their are any tricks or software programs that will help me
manipulate them.

Thanks

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:01:07 +0800, *email_address_deleted* wrote:

I am often beset with the warning that I am "dangerously low on
resources". For reasons, far too complicated to explain here, I am
currently unwilling to increase my Ram, which is 128 MB. (my chip is
1.3 ghza)
I am aware that simply closing some open programs brings me back from
the brink (which I monitor with the MS resouce meter).... but the
resouces never comeback completely . I usually have around 60% System
and User plus about 80% GDI when I boot up the computer and they seem
to fall steadily thru the day until I reboot.

I would like a source of information on exactly what resources are and
if their are any tricks or software programs that will help me
manipulate them.

Thanks

That's one of the drawbacks with Windows ME. You can add physical memory, but
you'll always run up against the fixed resources issue. And a memory leak,
which many programs have, will kill you. The only way to clear a memory leak,
as you have found out, is to reboot.

And freeware like Process Explorer, which shows you so much when run under
Windows NT/2K/XP, is practically useless under ME.

Windows ME is part of the Windows 9x product line, which is a descendant of
Windows 3.11/WFW. This article will explain some of the problem:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;112676

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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I am often beset with the warning that I am "dangerously low on
resources". For reasons, far too complicated to explain here, I am
currently unwilling to increase my Ram, which is 128 MB. (my chip is
1.3 ghza)
I am aware that simply closing some open programs brings me back from
the brink (which I monitor with the MS resouce meter).... but the
resouces never comeback completely . I usually have around 60% System
and User plus about 80% GDI when I boot up the computer and they seem
to fall steadily thru the day until I reboot.

I would like a source of information on exactly what resources are and
if their are any tricks or software programs that will help me
manipulate them.

Thanks

Having only 50-60% Resources available is not a problem at all. You can
easily have Resources drop to 10-15% without a problem. When Resources get
in the 15% range, it is maybe time to think about shutting down some
programs for a while.

See here for further info:
http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/resource.htm

such problems are often caused by spyware - download Ad-Aware from
www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to remove spyware, adware,
and other such nasties from your system.



--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

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I am often beset with the warning that I am "dangerously low on
resources". For reasons, far too complicated to explain here, I am
currently unwilling to increase my Ram, which is 128 MB. (my chip is
1.3 ghza)
I am aware that simply closing some open programs brings me back from
the brink (which I monitor with the MS resouce meter).... but the
resouces never comeback completely . I usually have around 60% System
and User plus about 80% GDI when I boot up the computer and they seem
to fall steadily thru the day until I reboot.

I would like a source of information on exactly what resources are and
if their are any tricks or software programs that will help me
manipulate them.

Thanks