Windows 7 uses 1gb RAM idle

iphupho · 26 Nov 2009

Hi!

Two days ago it used only about 600 MB of Ram when idle.
Yesterday it suddenly started using 1 GB idle and it froze a few times.
Why the sudden change? Can you help me decrease the usage?

PS If it helps, the problem started after installing G Data AV (before I used Nod32) and now I installed nod again and the usage is still the same.

I enclosed a picture from Resource Monitor in the attachments.
Explorer.exe is using 70mb. Is that normal?

helmutcheese · 26 Nov 2009

Check for Memory leaks, use Task Manager and see if over the coarse of the day does anything creep up (Memory Usage).

chev65 · 27 Nov 2009

NOD 32 is famous for eating Ram, it's been a problem for quite a while now.

jfar · 27 Nov 2009

Try restoring to a time before you installed that AV, and see does it help.
it might be the simplest thing to do.

costello · 27 Nov 2009

depends also if it's 32 bits or 64 bits version ...

iphupho · 28 Nov 2009

It's 32bit Version

Uber Philf · 28 Nov 2009

Search Indexer seems to be taking a large share of ram, has that always been like that?

tw33k · 28 Nov 2009

chev65 said:

NOD 32 is famous for eating Ram, it's been a problem for quite a while now.

Not on my system it ain't

costello · 28 Nov 2009

try to disable some services,search index....

iphupho · 28 Nov 2009

costello said:

try to disable some services,search index....

Which services am I allowed to disable?

Windows 7 uses 1gb RAM idle

[SOLVED] Windows 7 uses 1gb RAM idle