What Can I Do To Save Memory?

[2010MegaScooter]

Here Is A Picture Of My Task Manager.
What Could I Eliminate?
What Could I Take Off Of My Services?

Thanks

 

[cluberti]

What specifically would you be attempting to acheive by doing this? It would make sense to know what the end goal is before giving advice, although the best advice to start is don't remove anything unless there's a problem (and even then, only remove things that you can prove are a part, or the cause, of a problem).

 

[rap33042]

I think the best site for Windows Services advice is Black Viper's site: Black Viper's Web Site

Don't let the name throw you

 

[kword88]

see if this program helps. it allows you to disable things that auto-start at boot.

Download Soluto | Soluto

 

[whs]

What do you want to do with the RAM - save it for a rainy day? LOL. Unless you are a super geek and really know all the odds and ends of these processes, I recommend to leave them alone. A lot of pocesses do things that are ot obvious.

 

[2010MegaScooter]

What do you want to do with the RAM - save it for a rainy day? LOL. Unless you are a super geek and really know all the odds and ends of these processes, I recommend to leave them alone. A lot of pocesses do things that are ot obvious.

Well Its Snows In Minnesota.... xD And I Run A lot Of Heavy Programs... So I need To Squeeze Lots Of Ram As Possible. I Multi-Task In Other words

 

[whs]

I would add another 2GBs. Mucking around wih the processes is no good way to save RAM. Just make sure that you do not have too many startups running - in fact, you really only need the AV program there.

 

[FerchogtX]

Well... to be honest, you can get rid of some stuff... I'll start with the sidebar... unless you badly need it, you can disable it... next, see if you use an ipod on that computer, if not, that ipod service is unnecesary... that timeleft process makes me wonder about what is it... if it is loaded via msconfig... you can get rid of it...

Basically, check typing msconfig and post the pic here... maybe you can disable some stuff from there.

See ya!!!

 

[Lomai]

I would add another 2GBs. Mucking around wih the processes is no good way to save RAM. Just make sure that you do not have too many startups running - in fact, you really only need the AV program there.

Totally agree - RAM's pretty cheap these days

 

[brianzion]

go for more ram at least 2GB you will see a great improvement in your system also if you want to check your start up programs etc use Autoruns for Windows v10.06
By Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell

LINK :ar: Autoruns for Windows

This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP.

also readyboost is a good option if you have a spare thumb drive :ar: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/...your-storage-device-to-speed-up-your-computer

if you type resmon in the start menu search box and click on the result a window will open showing what has been allocated with your ram.(Resource Monitor)

 

[Fantail]

I would add another 2GBs. Mucking around wih the processes is no good way to save RAM. Just make sure that you do not have too many startups running - in fact, you really only need the AV program there.

Totally agree - RAM's pretty cheap these days

I also agree. And might wonder why your running x64 on 2gb.

 

[MadHacker]

I have one machine that runs w7 professional 64bit version on 2GB with no problems whatsoever. It's not the fastest machine on the planet, but it's a lot faster than most new machines that are full of factory installed bloat.

 

[whs]

I have one machine that runs w7 professional 64bit version on 2GB with no problems whatsoever. It's not the fastest machine on the planet, but it's a lot faster than most new machines that are full of factory installed bloat.

If the "bloat" does not show up in the Startups, it should have no bearing on the performance. Processes that are not running cannot impact the performance. Those programs may only take a tiny bit of disk space, but who cares.

 

[MadHacker]

I have one machine that runs w7 professional 64bit version on 2GB with no problems whatsoever. It's not the fastest machine on the planet, but it's a lot faster than most new machines that are full of factory installed bloat.

If the "bloat" does not show up in the Startups, it should have no bearing on the performance. Processes that are not running cannot impact the performance. Those programs may only take a tiny bit of disk space, but who cares.

That's the deal. It seems like every program wants to run the second windows starts. So I unchecked almost everything in MSCONFIG and ended up with a total of 38 running processes at startup.

 

[whs]

Very good. 38 running processes is fine - I have 65

 

[MadHacker]

38 processes seems about right when running a 2.4Ghz core 2 & 2GB RAM. My z800 is just about as responsive with over 100 running processes. I think the idea is to find a good balance for the hardware you're running. Manufacturers ought to be shot for some of the factory setups I've seen.

 

[whs]

On this desktop system, I have a 2.5GHz duo core with 3GBs of RAM and absolutely no performance problems since I use an 80GB Intel SSD for the OS. That is always the first thing I do with a new system, install a SSD (even on my laptops). That makes a world of difference for performance. Only things like video editing where you depend a lot on the CPU and GPU are not as swift than on a system with more muscle. I can notice the difference when I use my quad cores with 1GB GPUs.

 

[MadHacker]

If you're into video editing you'd love the machine I'm using right now. I can convert 1 1/2 hours of raw video to DVD format in about 6 minutes.
To the OP: try doing what I did. go into the startup tab of MSCONFIG and uncheck everything there except for drivers and your AV software. Nothing else needs to run when windows starts in order to work when you need it.

 

[whs]

you'd love the machine I'm using right now

You made me curious. What machine is that. I use Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 to convert captured screen videos from .xesc format to .wmv format. And that takes quite some time (2 passes) even with my i7, 1GB GPU, 4GB RAM and the OCZ Vertex2 SSD.

 

[pparks1]

As others have said, with a 64-bit operating system, getting to at least 4GB of ram seems very worthwhile..especially considering how cheap RAM is these days. With Windows 7, it's not that advantageous to have gobs of ram just sitting idle. Might as well use everything you can. As long as it shows as "available", means that Windows will clear it and use it for other things when it's needed.