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memory leak
Name: soccerplaya2159 Date: May 16, 2005 at 16:04:21 Pacific OS: Microsoft Windows ME CPU/Ram: 127 MB
Comment:
i think i may have a memory leak. system resources do not recover when i close a program. is there any other way to tell if i have a memory leak and if i do, how do i stop it?
Name: Ed in Texas. Date: May 17, 2005 at 01:24:18 Pacific
Reply:
soccerplaya2159, ME, as it came from the box was notorious for not releasing memory after it finished using it. Solution is to install/use a good memory manager. There're lots around and FWIW, I used a freebie called 'Cacheman' on mine and it REALLY helped. HTH. Ed in Texas.
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Response Number 2
Name: soccerplaya2159 Date: May 18, 2005 at 14:50:16 Pacific
Reply:
ok i downloaded a memory manager but it didnt do much. do you think buying more RAM or memory would help with this problem and also help to increase the speed of my computer
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Response Number 3
Name: CrazyOne Date: May 18, 2005 at 16:08:32 Pacific
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"system resources"... adding more RAM, will NOT help your resources problem. That also goes for memory managers.
It's a problem with the software/programs/utilities, not releasing (bad) That's your 'leak'.
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Response Number 4
Name: soccerplaya2159 Date: May 18, 2005 at 16:31:15 Pacific
Summary: I have read at different times about the memory leak and finally decided that must be what happens when I work with several Word documents or make greeting cards, and gradually my resources decline. ...
Summary: Yes, I agree with you about the memory leaking issue with Windows ME, since I installed windows 2000, everything is fine now!!! Even games!!! ...
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