| Subject: Start up items |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 5/11/2008 6:17:00 AM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?TWFyayBULg==?= [Email Address Protection] |
My computer seems to use too much memory at start up. I have two gigs of RAM and It uses 45% of that. So, I went to Defender and do not recognize all of the start up programs. How can I find out what they do? Like OSD Maestro? Or, I have three different Installshield pragrams running, but they appear to be three sessions of the same version/type etc. Does anyone know where I can find some guidance on managing start up software. I would hate to disable something that I need or want. -- Thanks |
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| Subject: Re: Start up items |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 5/11/2008 8:17:11 AM |
| From: "Spirit" [Email Address Protection] |
Vista handles memory different than previous Windows OS's so don't worry unless a program will not run. 45 - 50% is about average on a 2 gig machine. OSD Maestro is OnScreenDisplay used by HP, Compaq and others. Do a google on the executable or full file name, in this case OSD.EXE, to find out information about most files. "Mark T." <MarkT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message = news:CC1D667D-6AED-4E1B-A6DE-3D2F98D2F75D@microsoft.com... > My computer seems to use too much memory at start up. I have two gigs = of RAM=20 > and It uses 45% of that. So, I went to Defender and do not recognize = all of=20 > the start up programs. How can I find out what they do? Like OSD = Maestro? Or,=20 > I have three different Installshield pragrams running, but they appear = to be=20 > three sessions of the same version/type etc.=20 >=20 > Does anyone know where I can find some guidance on managing start up=20 > software. I would hate to disable something that I need or want. >=20 > --=20 > Thanks |
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| Subject: Re: Start up items |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 5/11/2008 8:58:55 AM |
| From: "Ken Blake, MVP" [Email Address Protection] |
On Sun, 11 May 2008 06:17:00 -0700, Mark T. <MarkT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > My computer seems to use too much memory at start up. I have two gigs of RAM > and It uses 45% of that. Wanting to minimize the amount of memory Windows uses is a counterproductive desire. Windows is designed to use all, or most, of your memory, all the time, and that's good not bad. Free memory is wasted memory. You paid for it all and shouldn't want to see any of it wasted. Windows works hard to find a use for all the memory you have all the time. For example if your apps don't need some of it, it will use that part for caching, then give it back when your apps later need it. In this way Windows keeps all your memory working for you all the time. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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| Subject: Re: Start up items |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 5/11/2008 11:34:04 AM |
| From: "Ken Blake, MVP" [Email Address Protection] |
On Sun, 11 May 2008 10:29:01 -0700, Mark T. <MarkT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Thank you Ken. Your answer makes an lot of sense and shows me I was > incorrectly evaluating my systems performance. I am a very experienced user > of applications but very new to managing the Windows environment. > -- > Thanks You're welcome. Glad to help. > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > > > On Sun, 11 May 2008 06:17:00 -0700, Mark T. > > <MarkT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > > > My computer seems to use too much memory at start up. I have two gigs of RAM > > > and It uses 45% of that. > > > > > > > > Wanting to minimize the amount of memory Windows uses is a > > counterproductive desire. Windows is designed to use all, or most, of > > your memory, all the time, and that's good not bad. Free memory is > > wasted memory. You paid for it all and shouldn't want to see any of it > > wasted. > > > > Windows works hard to find a use for all the memory you have all the > > time. For example if your apps don't need some of it, it will use that > > part for caching, then give it back when your apps later need it. In > > this way Windows keeps all your memory working for you all the time. > > > > -- > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > > -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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