Re: Why I am Limited to about 35 Open Windows With 3GB Ram in New PC?
- From: "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:22:38 -0500
Correction, UserProcessHandleQuota (not Count)...
"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:...
The limit is defined by a Registry Key,
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Windows
- UserProcessHandleCount
Default XP value = 10,000 Maximum value = 18,000
"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:...
On my machine it appears the handle limit is around 28,200. If I
open an IE (7) instance it adds around 512 handles to the count.
Once I reach that 28,000 count no more additional windows can
be opened and the system becomes unresponsive.
"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My machine has 2.0 Gig and I just invoked 42 instances of IE.
I was unable to access/run TaskMgr until I manually closed a
few of the IE windows. I'd say this isn't a memory limitation but
some other limitation within Windows. Doubtful there is a value
or Registry change to overcome, most likely a "By Design".
"John_061211" <John061211@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a 6 month old Dell dual-processor Windows XP desktop PC that is
very
fast. I have Windows XP Media Edition with Service Pack 2. I noticed
I was
limited to about 35 open windows (for example 35 IE7 windows - not
using the
tab option in IE7) before apparently running out of memory when I had
just
1GB of memory in the machine. I am working on many things at once and
would
like to be able to open at least 50 windows on the machine.
I just added 2GB of memory (3GB total now) and although the computer
recognizes the extra memory, I can not open any additional windows. Is
there
some limitation in Windows XP on the maximum number of windows or
applications you can have open, or is there perhaps something wrong
with the
memory that I installed? I call the memory manufacturer, and they said
they
memory should be fine and that it is the correct memory for my machine.
I
called Dell technical support and they don't have any clues. All
inputs I
received suggest going from 1GB Ram to 3GB Ram should allow me to have
a lot
more windows open than I had before.
I suspect there is either a limitation in Windows XP or some setting
that I
need to change to allow it to make use of the additional memory that I
have.
Otherwise it must be bad memory, or something wrong with other hardware
components.
Thanks in advance for any help or comments on this problem.
--
John
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