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Another Win 7 64 memory use problem
I've recently started having a problem with Windows 7 memory use and/or paging. My system has 8 GB RAM, running Win7 64 SP1 with the latest updates. After a boot up, my RAM use is about 2.4 GB (30%). Over the course of a day or so, it approaches 90%. When it gets that high, all my USB devices stop working and I lose networking. The only way out is to power down and reboot. Most of the increase in memory use happens when I'm not actively using the computer, e.g., overnight. Process Explorer shows I have 17 instances of svchost active, although they don't appear to use much CPU - don't know if this is relevant.
So I guess I have two questions: what's eating up the RAM, and why isn't paging working (I do have a 12 GB page file set up). BTW, my current RAM use is now at 47% after a reboot earlier this morning. The only thing I'm actively doing right now is this browser window. Background processes include Norton IS and Windows Live Mail.