Subj : Re: Windows issues To : Digital Man From : Finnigann Date : Sat Jun 11 2005 10:19 am -=> With interpidation and the MAGIC of QWK Mail Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=- DM> Re: Re: Windows issues DM> By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Fri Jun 10 2005 06:40 am > > Well I'll start with MaxMem and let you all know how it works. > > DM> Such programs are hogwash. Read http://tinyurl.com/9jzuo for > DM> details. > > Interesting reading. However the problem remains, when an app says it > cannot run for lack of resources... what do you do? DM> Get rid of the viruses, trojan horses, and other spy/malware on DM> your system. Boy that's a can of worms... (ack ack ack) > RAM is the first place I thought of to work on. > > I understand (albeit vaguely) that there are other items considered > 'resources' then the vague part steps in... > > All I can say is that early in a session, I can open several apps (as > needed) and then a couple of hours later I start getting errors. DM> You need to keep a tighter lid on your system apparently. You have a gift for understatement. I found several instances of a couple of wormy creatures. Gone now. > BTW on that other matter, I updated the signature fle and found a dozen > instances of a couple of worms. These have been eliminated and will > watch for new spawnings. Perhaps this will solve two problems. DM> Most likely. Those RAM "optimizers" and "defraggers" don't really DM> solve any problems. They just give you the impression that they DM> do. So you think the Windows loosing resources is history? (runnin' XP) ³ James King KC8UGV ³ ³ Sysop Bits-N-Bytes BBS ³ ³ Coldwater, MI 49036 ³ http://www.synchro.net/sbbslist.html³ If the Republicans will stop telling lies about us, we'll stop telling the truth about them." .... Battery assembly...some required. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.45 þ Synchronet þ Bits-N-Bytes BBS Onehellofa BBS bnb.dtdns.net .