Guest Reg Garbett Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 The amount of RAM on my computer is 512MB. I am having a problem with some games on my PC such that they will not operate correctly. Contacting the game owner, they tell me I have too much RAM in use. When I go to "DXDIAG" I find 448MB of RAM with 403 used and 682 available. Checking the direct x listing I find I have at least 200 of them and do not know what they are for and so do not want to delete any until I know what they are and if I need them. I have tried removing items from the task bar which has helped reduce the usage but it is still too high.What do the games have to do with RAM usage when they have already been downloaded onto my computer. I expect that they are on the disk and would have nothing to do with RAM usage. What else can be done to reduce RAM usage. Also where can I find a list of all direct x names which will explain what they are.Most of these arrived on my computer on 8/4/04 which I believe is when SP2 came out.Examples:- ir41_32.ax, ir41_qc.dll, ir41_qcx.dll, ir50 same as ir41, ksproxy.ax. I believe ir 41 and ir 50 have something to do with AOL which I do not have on my computer and believe that I can delete them both. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance. -- Reg Garbett
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 Re: RAM usage On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:18:21 -0700, Reg Garbett <RegGarbett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > The amount of RAM on my computer is 512MB. I am having a problem with some > games on my PC such that they will not operate correctly. What games? What does "not operate correctly" mean? What happens when you try? If you get an error message, please quote it verbatim. > Contacting the game > owner, "Owner"? What do mean by "game owner"? Do you not own the game yourself? > they tell me I have too much RAM in use. Unless you mean "manufacturer" rather than "owner," I wouldn't believe him. I'm reluctant to believe it even if you mean manufacturer. > When I go to "DXDIAG" I find > 448MB of RAM with 403 used and 682 available. Checking the direct x listing I > find I have at least 200 of them "Of them"? What is "them"? > and do not know what they are for and so do > not want to delete any until I know what they are and if I need them. I have > tried removing items from the task bar which has helped reduce the usage but > it is still too high.What do the games have to do with RAM usage when they > have already been downloaded onto my computer. "Downloaded"? Are these pirated games that you downloaded from some pirate web site? Or do you really mean "installed," not downloaded? > I expect that they are on the > disk and would have nothing to do with RAM usage. When you run a program, it uses RAM. > What else can be done to > reduce RAM usage. Also where can I find a list of all direct x names which > will explain what they are.Most of these arrived on my computer on 8/4/04 > which I believe is when SP2 came out.Examples:- ir41_32.ax, ir41_qc.dll, > ir41_qcx.dll, ir50 same as ir41, ksproxy.ax. I believe ir 41 and ir 50 have > something to do with AOL which I do not have on my computer and believe that > I can delete them both. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance. > -- > Reg Garbett -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest db ´¯`·.. > Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 Re: RAM usage your posting is confusing. here is a link to some of the files you mentioned: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Intel_Codec_Installer.htm http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?mkt=en-US&form=MSHOME&setlang=en-US&q=ksproxy.ax having 512 megs of ram is a very respectable amount for virtually all needs. if anything, a well written game may complain that it needs more ram and not less as you mentioned. -- db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º>¸. ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º> .. "Reg Garbett" <RegGarbett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C0CF535C-EA22-45F1-A094-78E8B9E01A08@microsoft.com... > The amount of RAM on my computer is 512MB. I am having a problem with > some > games on my PC such that they will not operate correctly. Contacting > the game > owner, they tell me I have too much RAM in use. When I go to "DXDIAG" > I find > 448MB of RAM with 403 used and 682 available. Checking the direct x > listing I > find I have at least 200 of them and do not know what they are for and > so do > not want to delete any until I know what they are and if I need them. > I have > tried removing items from the task bar which has helped reduce the > usage but > it is still too high.What do the games have to do with RAM usage when > they > have already been downloaded onto my computer. I expect that they are > on the > disk and would have nothing to do with RAM usage. What else can be > done to > reduce RAM usage. Also where can I find a list of all direct x names > which > will explain what they are.Most of these arrived on my computer on > 8/4/04 > which I believe is when SP2 came out.Examples:- ir41_32.ax, > ir41_qc.dll, > ir41_qcx.dll, ir50 same as ir41, ksproxy.ax. I believe ir 41 and ir 50 > have > something to do with AOL which I do not have on my computer and > believe that > I can delete them both. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in > advance. > -- > Reg Garbett
Guest Reg Garbett Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 Re: RAM usage HI Ken Thank you for your response. As a novice I thought that I had written up my querie fairly well, but I guess not. I will try again. and try to answer your questions. Re: What games--I have purchased, downloaded and installed on my computer games from Phantom efx. Most games have bonuses that come up periodically. On all games except one the bonuses work just fine. One one the bonus hangs up and does not operate correctly. Phantom efx said I am using too much RAM. I shut down some items on the task bar and found that going to dxdiag as they suggested I could see the RAM in use as provided to you in my qestion was reduced. I tried the game again and the bonus worked much better. Thus the RAM usage question. There was no error message associated with the problem with the game. Re: contacting the game owner, Owner See the para above. I own the games purchased from Phantom EFX. Re:- they tell me I have too much RAM in use. See above para. Re:- of them? What is them? When you go to dxdiag and see the RAM in use, you can go to the next page (click on this at the bottom of the page) and up comes the list of active x items of which I said previously looked like a listing of about 200.(didn't count them all).Phantom EFX suggested that I go to dxdiag to see the amount of RAM used which I sent to them and they then advised I was using too much RAM. Re:-Downloaded:- These ganes are not pirated. They were purchased from Phantom EFX downloaded and installed on my computer as stated above. I did not know that when you run a program that you use RAM. I assume from this you mean that even when installed on my comuter and I click on a game to bring it up that it uses RAM. Is this correct. Why would the game use RAM? Re:- What else can be done to----etc. Your help in this part would be appreciated. By eliminating some direct x items from my list of approximately 200 would this reduce the amount of RAM being used. Also should I increase the amount of virtual memory to provide more RAM available. -- Reg Garbett "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:18:21 -0700, Reg Garbett > <RegGarbett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > The amount of RAM on my computer is 512MB. I am having a problem with some > > games on my PC such that they will not operate correctly. > > > What games? What does "not operate correctly" mean? What happens when > you try? If you get an error message, please quote it verbatim. > > > > Contacting the game > > owner, > > > "Owner"? What do mean by "game owner"? Do you not own the game > yourself? > > > > they tell me I have too much RAM in use. > > > Unless you mean "manufacturer" rather than "owner," I wouldn't believe > him. I'm reluctant to believe it even if you mean manufacturer. > > > > > When I go to "DXDIAG" I find > > 448MB of RAM with 403 used and 682 available. Checking the direct x listing I > > find I have at least 200 of them > > > "Of them"? What is "them"? > > > > and do not know what they are for and so do > > not want to delete any until I know what they are and if I need them. I have > > tried removing items from the task bar which has helped reduce the usage but > > it is still too high.What do the games have to do with RAM usage when they > > have already been downloaded onto my computer. > > > "Downloaded"? Are these pirated games that you downloaded from some > pirate web site? > > Or do you really mean "installed," not downloaded? > > > > I expect that they are on the > > disk and would have nothing to do with RAM usage. > > > When you run a program, it uses RAM. > > > > What else can be done to > > reduce RAM usage. Also where can I find a list of all direct x names which > > will explain what they are.Most of these arrived on my computer on 8/4/04 > > which I believe is when SP2 came out.Examples:- ir41_32.ax, ir41_qc.dll, > > ir41_qcx.dll, ir50 same as ir41, ksproxy.ax. I believe ir 41 and ir 50 have > > something to do with AOL which I do not have on my computer and believe that > > I can delete them both. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance. > > -- > > Reg Garbett > > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > Please Reply to the Newsgroup >
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 Re: RAM usage On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:26:04 -0700, Reg Garbett <RegGarbett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I did not know that when you run a program that you use RAM. I assume from > this you mean that even when installed on my comuter and I click on a game to > bring it up that it uses RAM. Is this correct. Why would the game use RAM? I don't know anything about these games, and can't help with the specific issues you're experiencing, but I'll address your questions above. Yes, when you run any program, it is copied from your drive into RAM and runs in RAM. That's what RAM is for--to run programs in and to hold data for those programs. Programs can not run directly from the hard drive. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Reg Garbett Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 Re: RAM usage Thank you for replying to my question. I have gone to the sites that you provided. The Intel page shows the examples that I provided in my question. I do not have an Intel processor on my computer. It is an AMD processor. Would it be ok to remove these Intel examples shown in my question. Thank you for your assistance. -- Reg Garbett "db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote: > your posting is confusing. > > here is a link to some of the > files you mentioned: > > http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Intel_Codec_Installer.htm > > http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?mkt=en-US&form=MSHOME&setlang=en-US&q=ksproxy.ax > > > having 512 megs of ram > is a very respectable amount > for virtually all needs. > > if anything, a well written > game may complain that it > needs more ram and not less > as you mentioned. > > -- > > db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º>¸. > ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><)))º> > > > .. > > > "Reg Garbett" <RegGarbett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C0CF535C-EA22-45F1-A094-78E8B9E01A08@microsoft.com... > > The amount of RAM on my computer is 512MB. I am having a problem with > > some > > games on my PC such that they will not operate correctly. Contacting > > the game > > owner, they tell me I have too much RAM in use. When I go to "DXDIAG" > > I find > > 448MB of RAM with 403 used and 682 available. Checking the direct x > > listing I > > find I have at least 200 of them and do not know what they are for and > > so do > > not want to delete any until I know what they are and if I need them. > > I have > > tried removing items from the task bar which has helped reduce the > > usage but > > it is still too high.What do the games have to do with RAM usage when > > they > > have already been downloaded onto my computer. I expect that they are > > on the > > disk and would have nothing to do with RAM usage. What else can be > > done to > > reduce RAM usage. Also where can I find a list of all direct x names > > which > > will explain what they are.Most of these arrived on my computer on > > 8/4/04 > > which I believe is when SP2 came out.Examples:- ir41_32.ax, > > ir41_qc.dll, > > ir41_qcx.dll, ir50 same as ir41, ksproxy.ax. I believe ir 41 and ir 50 > > have > > something to do with AOL which I do not have on my computer and > > believe that > > I can delete them both. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in > > advance. > > -- > > Reg Garbett > >
Guest Reg Garbett Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 Re: RAM usage Hi Ken Thank you again for your response. The clarification is appreciated. Thank you. -- Reg Garbett "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:26:04 -0700, Reg Garbett > <RegGarbett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > > I did not know that when you run a program that you use RAM. I assume from > > this you mean that even when installed on my comuter and I click on a game to > > bring it up that it uses RAM. Is this correct. Why would the game use RAM? > > > > > I don't know anything about these games, and can't help with the > specific issues you're experiencing, but I'll address your questions > above. > > Yes, when you run any program, it is copied from your drive into RAM > and runs in RAM. That's what RAM is for--to run programs in and to > hold data for those programs. Programs can not run directly from the > hard drive. > > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > Please Reply to the Newsgroup >
Guest Ken Blake Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: RAM usage Reg Garbett" <RegGarbett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6A6427F3-0439-4D4D-869D-D75012DDE9B0@microsoft.com... > Hi Ken > > Thank you again for your response. The clarification is appreciated. Thank > you. You're welcome. Glad to help. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > >> On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:26:04 -0700, Reg Garbett >> <RegGarbett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> >> > I did not know that when you run a program that you use RAM. I assume >> > from >> > this you mean that even when installed on my comuter and I click on a >> > game to >> > bring it up that it uses RAM. Is this correct. Why would the game use >> > RAM? >> >> >> >> >> I don't know anything about these games, and can't help with the >> specific issues you're experiencing, but I'll address your questions >> above. >> >> Yes, when you run any program, it is copied from your drive into RAM >> and runs in RAM. That's what RAM is for--to run programs in and to >> hold data for those programs. Programs can not run directly from the >> hard drive. >> >> -- >> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>
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