Re: windows is running slow

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Not a very clever recommendation Sami!


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Sami wrote:
You may use one of RamBooster or RamOptimizer softwares to enhance Ram
performance.
Good luck!




"ttaylor3033" wrote:

my windows xp computer has been running slow for a few days, i am by
no means a computer wiz but i can get arround a bit, and i have done
everything i can think of to try to speed things up and nothing is
doing the job. i did notice somewhere in my system information it
says my physical memory is 512 mb and it says my actual physical
memory is 157.something. could all that memory being taken up the
reason im running slow?how does it get taken up and is there
anything i can do to clean it....thanks


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