On 15 Apr 2002, at 7:24, Yakymakha L. Olexandr wrote:

> Hello Sue,
>
> Thursday, April 11, 2002, 5:00:58 PM, you wrote:
>
> SK> I recently had more RAM installed and now have 320MB. Ihave a Pentium 3 450 13 GBcomputer. But now the computer only has about 71% free when fresh boot is done and gradually diminsishes through
> SK> out the day. Sometimes going so low that computer freezes on shutdown. Lastnight only had 33% free before shutting down. Had not run any large programs,basically only the internet.  Have taken
> SK> all programs off the task bar that aren't required on startup. I hope someone can give me a clue as to what is happening. I didn't have the problem prior to getting the new RAM and it was tested
> SK> as being good.
>
> SK> Thanks Sue

>  So do I on my home PC with Win2k. However with simple programs (MS
>  office, arcade games, MediaPlayer,...) I have only about 60MB used!
>  This memory I bought for NetStudio & win XP. Moreover win2k/XP give a
>  simple way for controll memory leakage(see Performance Monitor).
>
> Best regards,
>  Yakymakha

  Win2K -- like NT and XP -- does a much better job of managing
system resources (which is what Sue is running out of) than 95/98/ME
do.  The disadvantages are:

1.  Some legacy applications from Windows 3.1 may not be compatible
with the way they do it.  This is more likely to be a problem for
small businesses with old custom applications than for home users.

2.  I have a stack of software (mostly games, I'll admit) and
hardware (scanner, video microscope, digital camera) that, despite
the advances in support for Plug'n'Play, DirectX, and USB, refuse to
play with my Win2K machine.  I have to keep my 98SE machine around,
or replace them.

3.  NT/2K/XP have generally been less friendly to home users, and to
budgets, than 95/98/ME.

Dave Gillett

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