No. it's free memory that goes low. Even when system resources are at 88% it will still go very low with the free ram. Mark Windows XP PRO SP1 AMD 2200XP+ 1.8GHz OC'D to 2.0GHz MN31N Shuttle MOBO 1GIG PC2700 RAM FX 5600 ULTRA 128 MB 52x32x52 AOpen CD-RW DVD ROM Hitachi Deskstar HD 80GIG 7200 RPM

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There is obviously something running, somewhere. You need to run a diagnostics program to see exactly what is actually loading. Try msconfig from the Start, Run? How about Ad-Aware and Spybot? And, maybe, Regcleaner? I think you will find it with one of those. Good luck! :) Bob

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Could it be system mechanic using it up? When you say "target"; of your 312Mb RAM what is your target number? Try looking at it from another perspective. Go to Start, Run, sysmon, Hit the Ok button. If "Other memory" is not already displayed then go to Edit, Add Item, Memory Manager, Other Memory. Also go to View and make sure there is a check next to "Status bar". If you click on the panel that shows the 'Other memory' then in the Status bar at the bottom it will show how much is presently being used and also show the largest amount that was used. Is it 5Mb less than your total of 312Mb RAM? Use PRCView to see what processes are running. If you click on an item in it's list then it will show you more info about that item. If you click on the Startup button it will show where that item is running from. HTH Bryan

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In System Monitor (sysmon) you can display "Unused Physical memory" if you prefer or in addition to other items. Regards, Bryan

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I may have found it. I ran No-Adware 2.0. It came up with about 7 items not being found by ad-aware and spybot. All but one were classified as dangerous. One of them had the word memory in it. I checked free memory after startup and was at 190+ free. Hopefully I got it. Thx Mark Windows XP PRO SP1 AMD 2200XP+ 1.8GHz OC'D to 2.0GHz MN31N Shuttle MOBO 1GIG PC2700 RAM FX 5600 ULTRA 128 MB 52x32x52 AOpen CD-RW DVD ROM Hitachi Deskstar HD 80GIG 7200 RPM

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That's excellent. Now, if you really want to get rid of another piece of "junk", stop running whatever it is that you "think" is defragging your memory. Defragging ram is architecturally impossible, regardless of what the piece of software states. As well, if it is creating free memory, this too is a fool's game. http://www.nvplanet.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2125&st=0&#entry17874

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I hoped WhitPhil would jump in and add to this thread. Thanks.

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Me too. NoAdware "aggressive, deceptive advertising (1, 2, 3, 4, 5); false positives work as goad to purchase; flagged by Ad-aware as "scam" (1); has exploited names of "spybot" and "ad-aware"" While I by no means believe Ad-aware or Spybot are perfect, I am always intrigued when claims are made that they've missed a major pest on someone's system. Do you regularly update the detection files for both? Confusion reigns

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