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Memory grabbers

by Savile Burdett Aug 17, 2005 5:35PM PDT

I often run several programmes at once, Outlook Express, Page Plus 10 publishing, Word and Norton for instance. Then after a while, up comes a message to say I am short of memory (I have 760 MB). Even if I shut down all the (in this example 3) programmes I am still short of memory; too short to open "Control Panel". Any idea what seals it; it only releases it if I shut down.
When I do CTL ALT DEL there are still loads of things listed - how can I find out which belongs to what and what I can safely shut down. Where did they all come from?

Savile Burdett
I run ME on Dell Dimension 8100

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No cure planned.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 18, 2005 12:03AM PDT

Windows ME is the last DOS based Windows with hard coded 64 thousand byte resource pools that can run dry. These spaces are not expanded by adding RAM and ... no cure is planned.

Reboot as needed.

Bob

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memory grabbers
by Savile Burdett Aug 18, 2005 7:21PM PDT

Thanks for the disappointing news!
Savile

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Reading about this subject may help.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 18, 2005 10:53PM PDT
http://aumha.org/win4/a/memmgmt.htm notes how this old OS handles memory.

Please put this in the perspective that at the time Windows 98se rolled out, it was good enough for its day. Today we ask Windows to do much more, but the basic issues and limitations are still there.

http://aumha.org/win4/a/resource.htm is a follow on article which dives deeper into the resources limitations.

Again, no cure is planned so you have to adjust your use, reboot as needed or think about a better OS.

Bob
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Shutdown unnecessary programs
by eddie11013 Aug 18, 2005 12:05AM PDT
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(NT) (NT) Doesn't ME have a paging file??
by jackintucson Aug 18, 2005 6:45AM PDT
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(NT) (NT) Yes, but it doesn't help for the resources issue.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 18, 2005 7:03AM PDT
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