system resources

[amateur]

my pc's system resources has been dangerously
low ,less than 30%, why is it so ?
wat affects it n wat should be done to
gain more system resources ?

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[Rick]

You can start by freeing up some memory.
What is loaded at startup ?
How many programs are running in the back ground that are not needed all the time?
Turn off Active desktop. And or themes .
Remove that High Color back ground Picture. In Fact any back ground uses memory.

[tjaymadison]

Depending on what you are doing at the time, 30% is not necessarily always 'dangerously low'.

It's better than having resources sitting idle. Windows will try to use them if they are there.

How much RAM is actually installed?
What are the settings for 'Virtual Memory' in Control Panel > System > Performance?

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[mjc]

If you are referring to "system resources" as shown in systems properties they have little to do with the actual amount of memory that is installed in Win9x machine. They are special areas of memory that are set aside for use by 16-bit applications (yes Win9x contains lots of those), they are essentially holdovers from the days of DOS. Yes it is important to keep them from being depleted, as they are only 64KB in size it is fairly easy to deplete them. One of the quickest and surest ways to run them down is to have programs that are running in the background. In windows 9x almost all programs use some 16-bit routines, and some of the programs that run in the background use them almost exclusively.


...the term system resources refers to five specific areas of memory called heaps, which hold low-level programmed objects required by Windows itself. These heaps belong to the core Windows libraries user32.dll and gdi32.dll. The three user heaps store internal information about active programs and their menus, among other things. The two GDI heaps store system objects related to graphics— fonts, brushes, pens, and so on.

Three of the heaps use modern, 32-bit addressing, with a capacity vastly greater than the system ever requires. Both user and GDI, however, each have one heap that uses 16-bit addressing, with a 64K capacity. These 16-bit heaps, left over from Windows 3.x, cause all resource bottlenecks. Every Windows program requires resources from one or both of these heaps. If the entire heap is in use, no more programs can be launched, and Windows 9x can't function properly.

By Neil J. Rubenking
October 23, 1999



For a much more technical and in depth look at what they are, look here (http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/win-resources.html)

So to increase what you have you can prevent programs from loading at start up, here (http://www2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Uncheck.htm) is a fairly extensive, though, by no means exhaustive list of what you can do with out at start up.



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[Reid]

Windows 95 can have a memory leak when using Windows Sockets. I used to have a freeze-up after about 1 1/2 hours of web surfing. There is a fix at this Microsoft Q148336 (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q148/3/36.asp) link, if that sounds like your problem.


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[amateur]

hey that may be it , coz my system resources become lower when i was
surfing the web as time goes on .

i will see whether it can solve my problem . thanx

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[AwARe]

Little note about that update..........

When running win95 that update will drastically increase the amount of time the system will run before it needs to be rebooted........

This update was meant only for Win95 and MS has posted that it is "Not" to be installed on Win98 systems..........

I have found on some older comps running Win98 with limited ram etc, you can install this update and it will greatly improve both speed and uptime........

I have never noticed any problems after installing this on Win98 machines, but again Im stressing........MS says "Dont" do it.........but if you have an old slow machine "POS", and want to run 98 and want to make it faster and stay up longer..........sometimes it comes in handy http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

EDIT:This update replaces your Kernel32.dll by the way............so again Im not recommending anyone do it http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif Just mentioning that you can, for the benefit of some of the more dangerous people that might be lerking around here heh, and since there is very limited support for 95 anymore............well anyone that cares or that might do this will already know the reason why to do it http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

Basically you end up with something that reminds you of Win95b (remember those days? http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif ) but it calls itself Win98

[This message has been edited by AwARe (edited 06-06-2001).]