I have a homemade PC with 1024 MB RAM, running Windows XP, SP1. While starting up Windows with various start up programs, the unused RAM will go down to about 730 MB and within a minute of fully being started the unused RAM settles down at about 750 MB. After a day or so of use the unused RAM is about 650 MB without any further recovery possible. I use FreeRAM XP Pro 1.40 to track and automatically recover RAM. I have tried noting the unused RAM before and after using programs to determine which programs are not releasing (or fully releasing) RAM. This procedure is time consuming and not always consistent.

Does anyone know of a program that will indicate which programs are using RAM, and how much RAM, even if the programs are not running? I know how to find the RAM in use by running programs. It is the programs that are not running, but have retained RAM, that I am trying to find. I would like to eventually write complaint letters to the producers/owners of the offending programs.

Tom Mayer

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