Re: Memory Full Problem - Help Needed
- From: "Gerry" <gerry@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 20:30:04 +0100
I have been reading though your dialogue in Techguys. You do have a lot
of programmes starting when you boot even after the changes made
recently. How many processes are currently listed on the Processes tab
in Task Manager?
Msconfig is a Diagnostic Utility and not intended to be used to turn off
unwanted start up programmes. You do this from within each programme or
using a programme like Autoruns. Leave msconfig alone and try Autoruns:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx
You rely heavily on Norton products. Norton is a "resource" hog and many
users have dumped Norton options for freeware alternatives having a
smaller footprints. You have Norton System Works. Which version is this?
I have seen references to Norton Unerase in your HijackThis logs. This
is a programme which has not been provided by Symantec for some (perhaps
5 years). Few still use Norton Unerase judging by recent references to
the programme in Google. When it was more commonly used it was blamed
for memory problems. In the last 7 days, for another user, I have tried
to research how it works but could not get precise information. There
may or may not be some linkage with Norton Protected Storage (Norton
Protected Recycle Bin). Norton Protected Storage creates hidden files,
which users frequently have no idea that they exist. They can grow to an
enormous size. You need to find out if Norton Protected Storage exists
on your computer and how much disk space it is using.
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sunset-c2002kb.nsf/710068e2902bd0a585256ee60055c4c7/0ca36c603929a84185256ee50056c867?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sunset-c2001kb.nsf/e744d8e982999d5285256ee60053c683/e9d1472f68e0642485256ee500552346?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam
I am wondering whether it is Norton that is generating your "memory
full" messages?
What do you use Adobe Reader for? Is it it restricted to reading and
printing off documents or do you also edit PDF documents?
Do you leave your computer on 24/7?
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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gayboylaca wrote:
Hello Gerry:
In the Task Manager on the Performance Tab:
When I just have 3 windows open:
Commit Charge (K)
Total 305,632
Limit 1,278,300
Peak 344,256
When I have 13 windows open it changed to:
Commit Charge (K)
Total 443,380
Limit 1,278,300
Peak 450,196
Please let me know what you had in mind.
"Gerry" wrote:
In Task Manager click the Performance Tab. Under Commit Charge what
is the Total, the Limit and the Peak.
When you repost please do not start a new thread. Keep your replies
in the same thread (conversation) as the original.
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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gayboylaca wrote:
I ran the http://housecall.trendmicro.com and it found nothing.
I have not found a solution yet except deleting start up programs
and programs.
"Patrick Keenan" wrote:
"gayboylaca" <gayboylaca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:70C4F56F-02D5-4315-BDD5-431D2317B358@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
When I open more than a couple additional windows on my pc, the
memory runs
out on my computer.
You're confusing memory, RAM, with hard disk space. They are
completely different things.
I have a Dell Dimension 4550 PC with 111GB on my hard disc of
which I am using 8.37 GB and I have 103 GB free space. I have 512
MB of RAM. I use Internet Explorer 6 with Windows XP Home Edition
SP 2.
I tried these which did not help:
IE > Tools > Internet Options > Programs Tab and selected "Reset
Web Options"
IE > Tools > Internet Options > Advanced Tab and selected "Restore
Defaults"
Here are the problems when my memory runs out:
When I try to right click nothing happens. If I can open an
additional window, I get a window that is blank. When I click on
a link on a website,
and it opens up a popup box, it is blank, and I try to close it
at the red x
in the upper right corner, I get an error message that says:
"Microsoft Internet Explorer - The window is busy. Closing it may
cause some
problems. Do you want to close it anyway? OK CANCEL"
When I click OK, the window does not close. The only solution is
to close all the windows on my desktop, delete the temporary
internet files, compress
the old files, and start all over again. I use "Disc Cleanup" to
get more space by compressing old files and deleting temporary
files. I cannot even run this utility when the windows are open,
and I cannot close windows sometimes, so I have to shut down
Internet Explorer and restart my computer.
Sometimes I get an error message that says CHATCI - Runtime Error
7: Out of
Memory.
What exactly is that error message? What exactly is running?
What do you have installed called "CHATCI"?
I can't find any reference to "chatci" on Google, at least not in
English, so it's possible that you have some malware that is
bogging the system down.
Can anyone help with this problem?
Your system problems are not related to disk space, and clearing
space won't help. They likely also aren't really related to RAM
faults, but instead some software is taking over the system and
crashing. It's possibly malware of some type.
Get and install Process Explorer, and learn to identify what is
using CPU cycles.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.mspx
Also, restart the system from power-off, and go directly to this
web site: http://housecall.trendmicro.com
and let it scan your system.
HTH
-pk
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