This is a typical "memory leak" problem....

some program (or a virus) is "allocating" memory, and when the program ends,
that memory is not giving back to the O.S.

What O.S. are you running?? Windows 9X, NT, 2000, Linux, BSD Unix ?

Check all your "resident" programs....look for strange names..

CTRL-ALT-DEL in Win9x, Ctrl-Shift-ESC in Win NT ...

Sergio.

> 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 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 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 as being good.
>
> Thanks Sue
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