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Helen May
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There's no Tech section on here but I hope someone can help.
How can I find exactly how much memory is being used at a particular time on my computer?
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If you are using Vista then Ctrl + Alt + Del , then choose "Start Task Manager" , in the top of the box click on the tab labelled "Performance" and that should show the memory being used.
Hope that helps 
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Helen May
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I'm using XP johnump is it the same?
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I couldn't be 100% sure but the Ctrl Alt Del feature should be the same on XP. It won't reset your computer though so no worries there.
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Yes it does work on XP  good innit?
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I don't use XP much (I'm a MacOSX user most of the time) but there are better 3rd party applications (often free) that will report this stuff to you as well. A quick Google search will reveal what, where, etc.
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Helen May
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Thanks johnump have just tried it!
Robbie I'm still having problems that we discussed on Jezzas I think you described it as a memory leak. I used Reg Cure and it's not happening as much but I get errors when ending programs, but not all the time.
I'll monitor the useage and see what comes up.
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RobbieM
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Helen, you may well have done (or considered doing) this but I'll advise it all the same - run a Spybot scan using a reputable spybot sweeper/eliminator. If it's a Memory Leak (which is generally created by your browser visiting a page that contains lots of Javascript and where the memory hasn't been "given back" at the end of the session), it's worth investigating the cause.
Sometimes - although not all times - it can be due to an unwelcome guest in your system, in which case you need to chuck it out.
Have a look at http://www.filehippo.com for a range of freebie options. I tend to rely on more than one app - AdAware (which most people seem to use), Spybot Search & Destroy and one I have on my PCs which is a Kaspersky program that's paid for.
I'm not saying it's due to spyware, but it's worth eliminating this possibility all the same.
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Helen May
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Hi Robbie,
I run Spy Bot and Ad Aware regularly and it's just the usual type of things that come up. I think you suggested Reg Cure or something like. I use it but it has not eliminated it.
At first I thought it was BBC iplayer that I had installed (I was testing it from last June) and the problems seemed to start around that time. I uninstalled it and the problems lessened.
The computer just comes to a grinding halt and I have to shut down and re start.
I'll try monitoring what is being used when I'm doing my usual things.
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| Helen May wrote: | | I run Spy Bot and Ad Aware regularly and it's just the usual type of things that come up. I think you suggested Reg Cure or something like. I use it but it has not eliminated it. |
That might have been Mr. Dowell. I don't know Reg Cure and as Macs don't have Registry-type problems I'm a step removed, to be honest.
| Helen May wrote: | | At first I thought it was BBC iplayer that I had installed (I was testing it from last June) and the problems seemed to start around that time. I uninstalled it and the problems lessened. |
That's quite possibly the root of the problem. iPlayer is built around Javascript (although it uses Adobe Flash for media file compression and decompression) so there's the link as I referred to above.
| Helen May wrote: | The computer just comes to a grinding halt and I have to shut down and re start.
I'll try monitoring what is being used when I'm doing my usual things. |
Try installing and running CCleaner to look for possible issues (it has a button called "Issues" funnily enough). It's very good. I cleaned up my wife's XP/SP2 PC the other day using CCleaner and a combination of other utilities and it's now running much better.
One thing about the newer Macs - you just don't have all this nonsense! 
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Helen May
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Robbie I have CCleaner but I don't think I've used it for a while. Will run it tomorrow.
Maybe it was that one you told me about!
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