Browsing RAM

[Guest John]

I am wondering if there is a program inside Windows XP that will allow me to

specifically browse ALL files and programs stored in all types of RAM on the

system? And I mean both virtual memory, as well as any other specific types;

though not necessarily CPU cache RAM, or video RAM. Just installed system

RAM. I am looking for something a little more specific than just using

Windows Task Manager, and clicking the Processes or Applications tabs.

 

I realize there may be some things in RAM that I would not want to mess

with, but, just in case, I am looking for a program that will allow me to

shut down or remove ANY specific program(s) or file(s) from memory, just for

the sake of removing them, for whatever personal reason I have. Are there any

programs in Windows that will allow this? Then, if there is not, please

suggest some freeware that will provide what I am after here.

 

Thanks.

[Guest db.·.. >]

Re: Browsing RAM

 

there is a freeware

from microsoft.com

called process explorer:

 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cb56073f-62a3-4ed8-9dd6-40c84cb9e2f5.aspx

 

in conjunction you can

use the below to clear the

ram of unused processes:

 

http://www.amsn.ro/

 

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db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>

 

"John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:BFD80D8E-ED85-4F3F-9E6A-6212B3B87CC4@microsoft.com...

>I am wondering if there is a program inside Windows XP that will allow me to

> specifically browse ALL files and programs stored in all types of RAM on the

> system? And I mean both virtual memory, as well as any other specific types;

> though not necessarily CPU cache RAM, or video RAM. Just installed system

> RAM. I am looking for something a little more specific than just using

> Windows Task Manager, and clicking the Processes or Applications tabs.

>

> I realize there may be some things in RAM that I would not want to mess

> with, but, just in case, I am looking for a program that will allow me to

> shut down or remove ANY specific program(s) or file(s) from memory, just for

> the sake of removing them, for whatever personal reason I have. Are there any

> programs in Windows that will allow this? Then, if there is not, please

> suggest some freeware that will provide what I am after here.

>

> Thanks.

[Guest jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk]

Re: Browsing RAM

 

On 25 May, 22:11, John <J...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I am wondering if there is a program inside Windows XP that will allow me to

> specifically browse ALL files and programs stored in all types of RAM on the

> system? And I mean both virtual memory, as well as any other specific types;

> though not necessarily CPU cache RAM, or video RAM. Just installed system

> RAM. I am looking for something a little more specific than just using

> Windows Task Manager, and clicking the Processes or Applications tabs.

>

> I realize there may be some things in RAM that I would not want to mess

> with, but, just in case, I am looking for a program that will allow me to

> shut down or remove ANY specific program(s) or file(s) from memory, just for

> the sake of removing them, for whatever personal reason I have. Are there any

> programs in Windows that will allow this? Then, if there is not, please

> suggest some freeware that will provide what I am after here.

>

> Thanks.

 

don't know really.. Process Explorer won't let you for example see the

file in RAM, that you have opened in notepad. It is all about

processes, not data files.

 

one thing you could play with is DEBUG

A prank I used to do many years ago

 

c:\>debug <ENTER>

-f b800:0 FA0 21 CE

q

c:\>

 

it fills starting from that address b800:0000, 4000 bytes, with the

bits represented by the hex 21 CE

 

I read that in some strange book, that was the only interesting or

"practical" thing it had!

 

I suppose that is Video RAM..

 

Which you didn't really have an interest in.

 

And only in the command prompt.

 

Maybe if you know what you're doing in debug, you could write a

document in notepad from the command prompt!!!

 

If you really know your ascii characters as Hex, then you can actually

write a program from notepad. That's if you can write assembly

language(e.g. in debug), and you know how that converts into Hex.

 

I did once have a great hunger, interest, aptitude, solitude and

amount of time, to look at these things, but I didn't have any books

at the time, so I never did. And the interest waned as the years grew.

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Browsing RAM

 

Sounds like you are referring to Task Manager, Process listing.

 

John wrote:

> I am wondering if there is a program inside Windows XP that will allow me to

> specifically browse ALL files and programs stored in all types of RAM on the

> system? And I mean both virtual memory, as well as any other specific types;

> though not necessarily CPU cache RAM, or video RAM. Just installed system

> RAM. I am looking for something a little more specific than just using

> Windows Task Manager, and clicking the Processes or Applications tabs.

>

> I realize there may be some things in RAM that I would not want to mess

> with, but, just in case, I am looking for a program that will allow me to

> shut down or remove ANY specific program(s) or file(s) from memory, just for

> the sake of removing them, for whatever personal reason I have. Are there any

> programs in Windows that will allow this? Then, if there is not, please

> suggest some freeware that will provide what I am after here.

>

> Thanks.