How can I watch how full RAM is?

[Guest Sarah]

Hello, the performance and task manager windows let me see paging and

cpu usage but I need to know if my slow down problems result from full

ram. Watching the processes in task manager doesn't help, the total

space used in mem is much less than the ram I have.

 

My specific problem is incredible (!!!!!) slowness with Firefox. I

hear it's a memory hog and want to watch to see if that is my problem.

 

Thanks

Sarah

[Guest PD43]

Re: How can I watch how full RAM is?

 

Sarah <sarah_sonderson@hotmail.com> wrote:

>My specific problem is incredible (!!!!!) slowness with Firefox. I

>hear it's a memory hog and want to watch to see if that is my problem.

 

On MY system, Firefox worked fine for a while... but it started to use

more and more and MORE memory the longer it ran (memory leak).

 

You can watch it by opening the Task Manager, and looking at

Processes.

 

If you find it happening to you, then go to IE7. I did, and have

never looked back.

[Guest Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Re: How can I watch how full RAM is?

 

"Sarah" <sarah_sonderson@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:c252428b-4680-40f8-9234-72c24ee34189@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

> Hello, the performance and task manager windows let me see paging and

> cpu usage but I need to know if my slow down problems result from full

> ram. Watching the processes in task manager doesn't help, the total

> space used in mem is much less than the ram I have.

>

> My specific problem is incredible (!!!!!) slowness with Firefox. I

> hear it's a memory hog and want to watch to see if that is my problem.

>

> Thanks

> Sarah

>

 

Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these

Web pages.

Help with malware:

All MS-MVP Sites.

http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

 

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

 

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?

For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,

whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince

you that you owe it to the author. See also:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971

Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see

what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure

of.

 

--

Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM

http://www.fjsmjs.com

Do not reply with email

[Guest C.Joseph S. Drayton]

Re: How can I watch how full RAM is?

 

I use StatBar (FreeWare) to monitor CPU, RAM and Network activity.

 

--

 

Sincerely,

C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T

 

CSD Computer Services

Web site: http://csdcs.tlerma.com/

E-mail: csdcs@tlerma.com

[Guest Sarah]

Re: How can I watch how full RAM is?

 

On Mar 9, 12:58 pm, PD43 <pauld1...@comcast.net> wrote:

> Sarah <sarah_sonder...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> >My specific problem is incredible (!!!!!) slowness with Firefox. I

> >hear it's a memory hog and want to watch to see if that is my problem.

>

> On MY system, Firefox worked fine for a while... but it started to use

> more and more and MORE memory the longer it ran (memory leak).

>

> You can watch it by opening the Task Manager, and looking at

> Processes.

>

> If you find it happening to you, then go to IE7. I did, and have

> never looked back.

 

Boy, no kidding. I tried IE7 and it was almost instantaneous.

 

I will keep an eye on it and see if it gets worse as time passes. But

I'm about to switch to a new computer so will wait and see if my

memory leak if fixed (is that a hardware, OS, or Firefox problem?).

 

Thanks...

[Guest Sarah]

Re: How can I watch how full RAM is?

 

On Mar 9, 2:59 pm, "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM"

<franksaund...@mvps.org> wrote:

> "Sarah" <sarah_sonder...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:c252428b-4680-40f8-9234-72c24ee34189@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

>

> > Hello, the performance and task manager windows let me see paging and

> > cpu usage but I need to know if my slow down problems result from full

> > ram. Watching the processes in task manager doesn't help, the total

> > space used in mem is much less than the ram I have.

>

> > My specific problem is incredible (!!!!!) slowness with Firefox. I

> > hear it's a memory hog and want to watch to see if that is my problem.

>

> > Thanks

> > Sarah

>

> Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these

> Web pages.

> Help with malware:

> All MS-MVP Sites.http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htmhttp://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htmhttp://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malwarehttp://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htmhttp://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.htmlhttp://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

>

> Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

>

> So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?

> For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,

> whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince

> you that you owe it to the author. See also:http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971

> Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see

> what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure

> of.

>

> --

> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WMwww.fjsmjs.com

> Do not reply with email

 

 

Wow. It's worse than I thought. Thanks. I have never felt Ad Aware and

Spybot were enough....they aren't, are they?

[Guest Sarah]

Re: How can I watch how full RAM is?

 

On Mar 11, 9:29 am, "C.Joseph S. Drayton" <cs...@tlerma.com> wrote:

> I use StatBar (FreeWare) to monitor CPU, RAM and Network activity.

>

> --

>

> Sincerely,

> C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T

>

> CSD Computer Services

> Web site:http://csdcs.tlerma.com/

> E-mail: cs...@tlerma.com

 

 

 

It won't give me malware will it :-)

 

Does it show RAM graphically? I already can use Process manager but

that's useless.

 

-S

[Guest Daave]

Re: How can I watch how full RAM is?

 

Sarah wrote:

> Hello, the performance and task manager windows let me see paging and

> cpu usage but I need to know if my slow down problems result from full

> ram. Watching the processes in task manager doesn't help, the total

> space used in mem is much less than the ram I have.

 

What do you mean by "full RAM?" How much RAM do you have?

 

When you are in Task Manager, select the Performance tab. You should see

three figures under Commit Charge (K): Total, Limit, and Peak. What are

they? Record these figures shortly after a reboot and then again, after

you have been using the PC for a while and you notice sluggishness.

> My specific problem is incredible (!!!!!) slowness with Firefox. I

> hear it's a memory hog and want to watch to see if that is my problem.

 

There have certainly been many reports of memory leaks with FF2. Perhaps

FF3 will be better. If you want to run alternative browsers (i.e., other

than IE), check out Opera and K-Meleon.

 

What is the malware status of your PC, and which anti-malware programs

do you use? (And do you keep them up to date?)

[Guest C.Joseph S. Drayton]

Re: How can I watch how full RAM is?

 

Sarah wrote:

>On Mar 11, 9:29 am, "C.Joseph S. Drayton" <cs...@tlerma.com> wrote:

>> I use StatBar (FreeWare) to monitor CPU, RAM and Network activity.

>>

>> --

>>

>> Sincerely,

>> C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T

>>

>> CSD Computer Services

>> Web site:http://csdcs.tlerma.com/

>> E-mail: cs...@tlerma.com

>

>

>

>It won't give me malware will it :-)

>

>Does it show RAM graphically? I already can use Process manager but

>that's useless.

>

>-S

 

The last freeware version is v2.405 and has no ad/spy/nag/malware.

 

No, it just show you the amount (in numbers) of RAM used. You can also

set how often you want the display of usage updated.

 

--

 

Sincerely,

C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T

 

CSD Computer Services

Web site: http://csdcs.tlerma.com/

E-mail: csdcs@tlerma.com

[Guest Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Re: How can I watch how full RAM is?

 

"Sarah" <sarah_sonderson@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:3b745bbe-b574-40b6-b11a-ac78df6d5b11@a1g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...

> On Mar 9, 2:59 pm, "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM"

> <franksaund...@mvps.org> wrote:

>>

>> Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of

>> these

>> Web pages.

>> Help with malware:

>> All MS-MVP

>> Sites.http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htmhttp://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htmhttp://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malwarehttp://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htmhttp://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.htmlhttp://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

>>

>> Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive

>> software.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

>>

>> So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?

>> For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,

>> whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to

>> convince

>> you that you owe it to the author. See

>> also:http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971

>> Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and

>> see

>> what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not

>> sure

>> of.

>

> Wow. It's worse than I thought. Thanks. I have never felt Ad Aware and

> Spybot were enough....they aren't, are they?

>

 

No, they won't catch everything. Nothing does.

The biggest safeguard is always the user staying away from the bad sites and

especially the wrong 'free' downloads.

 

--

Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM

http://www.fjsmjs.com

Do not reply with email