Optimizing RAM in Win7

**cluberti** · 16 Apr 2011

Well, sort of - Resource monitor is much more accurate showing actual usage of RAM, and Process Explorer is also good. Task manager, not so much.

whs · 16 Apr 2011

You are trying to fumble. Why don't you post a picture of your Resource Monitor > Memory tab and we'll see whether you have a problem to start with.

BugMeister · 16 Apr 2011

mach04 said:

There is a command to enter which I can not remember. There should be a way to that through control panel -> adminstration but I can't see any.
Any
one knows that command?

just type resource monitor in the search box..

mach04 · 17 Apr 2011

In the Start Menu search box, type mdsched and press Enter. A window pops up and gives you two options, to restart now and check for the problems, or the next time you start it will check for the problem.

Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool | Windows Vista, XP and Windows 7 Tutorials

Phone Man · 17 Apr 2011

BugMeister said:

mach04 said:

There is a command to enter which I can not remember. There should be a way to that through control panel -> adminstration but I can't see any.
Any
one knows that command?

just type resource monitor in the search box..

Open Task Manager (Ctrl-Shift-Esc) and there is a link to Resource Monitor.

Jim

Maxxwire · 18 Apr 2011

With my 32 bit Vista computer I was able to slash the amount of RAM used to boot to the desktop from 1.1 GB down to just over 500 MB and cut the amount of daily RAM usage by 67%, but I have as yet found no way to accomplish this kind of radical RAM use reduction with my Win x64 computer.

~Maxx~

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biggles1000 · 18 Apr 2011

considering that's Vista, VERY impressive!

Maxxwire · 18 Apr 2011

biggles1000 said:

considering that's Vista, VERY impressive!

What I'm saying is that is Vista as I have come to know it.

~Maxx~

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biggles1000 · 18 Apr 2011

you must be one of the few people that actually got to experience how nice Vista actually was!

whs · 18 Apr 2011

biggles1000 said:

you must be one of the few people that actually got to experience how nice Vista actually was!

Not true, Vista is a great system and I love it. But one has to move on. I really do not understand how people can still stay on e.g. XP - or ME like one of my neighbors.