Re: RAM Recovery

It may not be enough memory for games. What type of CPU is it? A 2.8 GHz
Celeron may noy not be fast enough for some games.

If the computer is slower than it used to be for other programs as well you
may have some spyware or malware installed. Another possibility is some new
software that is using a lot of resources. Kodak cameras and many all-in-one
printers install software that can noticeably slow down even the fastest
computers. Some Internet security programs also slow down your computer.
Combine any of these factors and you are sure to have problems. There are
many possibilities. What was the last new thing you installed or attached to
the computer?

Kerry

Lady Yuna wrote:
> I am running XP on a 2.8 Gig processor with 512mb RAM. Is that not
> enough?
>
> "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>
>> The garbage collection routines in XP will eventually recover the
>> RAM unless it is an extremely poorly written program. A reboot will
>> force the issue. From your description of the problem it sounds like
>> the real problem is you do not have enough RAM to start with. RAM
>> recovery programs are snakeoil and not worth using. They invariably
>> use more resources than they free up and cause many problems with
>> other programs. In earlier versions of Windows memory managers were
>> sometimes useful. In Windows XP they are a waste of time.
>>
>> Kerry
>>
>> Lady Yuna wrote:
>>> Ok Thanks to both Mike and Kerry Yes a reboot does help some but
>>> I would still like to know of any recovery programs. To Kerry who
>>> didnt understand what Im trying to do--when you play a game from a
>>> disc it uses the RAM and the computer doesnt always recover all that
>>> Ram when you close the game down making the computer a bit sluggish.
>>> As I said a reboot does help. I guess Im just curioes about a
>>> program to recover it without rebooting.
>>>
>>> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ram recovery programs use more resources than ever they free up..
>>>> reboot after playing, as suggested by Kerry..
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mike Hall
>>>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Lady Yuna" <LadyYuna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:8584ED43-DBE0-4010-9A4D-B48224D114D1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Hopefully a simple ask. I am after a program to recover RAM
>>>>> particularly after playing a game from a disc offline. System
>>>>> Mechanic Pro has one but i
>>>>> dont want to install the whole program. Does anyone have any
>>>>> suggestions?



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