Re: Messenger & Disk Churning

I have 1 GB of RAM so I doubt that is any sort of problem. If Messenger needs
more than that then it in worse shape than I thouhgt. But thanks anyway.

"Bob Christian" wrote:

> Logic - When I run Windows Messenger or MSN Messenger my disk does not
> churn. In fact, even as I type this in Outlook Express my disk is not
> churning...
>
> Your system might need some extra RAM. What might be happening is that your
> system is low on RAM and the Windows Messenger application, when launched,
> is using both physical memory (RAM) and virtual memory (pagefile).
>
> Bob
>
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>
>
> "Logic Rules" <LogicRules@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:80B623FF-F666-4559-AFC7-4EB658F04E24@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I found that by using the Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows
> > Components, to remove Windows Messenger I stopped a constant disk
> > churning.
> > It seems as though Messenger is always looking to do something, and my
> > disk
> > drive shows the results by churning away. Removing it stopped the
> > churning!
> > This application is not worth the effort of installing. Microsoft should
> > stop sitting on their hands and do something about this app.
>
>
>
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