Windows 7 Memory Release

[Shaneth]

Hello, I have recently discovered that Windows 7 has no memory release function, which is why a lot of users still prefer Windows XP over Windows 7.

I have just experienced a couple BSoD while running a program that I found out eats up a lot of memory. With no memory release function, I acknowledge that I cannot keep this program on overnight.

My question, is there any reliable program (Microsoft certified or not) that you would open up and would clean up memory at the single click of the mouse? Or a program set up to automatically free up memory after certain time intervals?

Thank you in advance to whoever responds.

 

[me75006]

Try logging off, then log in.

 

[Shaneth]

Yeah that does reset the memory but I was looking for a quicker, more convenient way.

 

[Mike Connor]

Try these;

http://www.koshyjohn.com/software/memclean/

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http://www.vccs.info/vcramcleaner.htm

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[cluberti]

Be careful with short-circuiting the memory manager in Windows 7 - as with any version of Windows, but moreso with the way Win7 uses memory, you could very easily cause system instability. It would be better to troubleshoot why the app in general is leaking memory like that, rather than cutting off your system's nose to spite it's face, so to speak.

 

[yowanvista]

Hello, I have recently discovered that Windows 7 has no memory release function, which is why a lot of users still prefer Windows XP over Windows 7.

I have just experienced a couple BSoD while running a program that I found out eats up a lot of memory. With no memory release function, I acknowledge that I cannot keep this program on overnight.

My question, is there any reliable program (Microsoft certified or not) that you would open up and would clean up memory at the single click of the mouse? Or a program set up to automatically free up memory after certain time intervals?

Thank you in advance to whoever responds.

XP is not Windows7
Windows 7 handles memory differently, it has services such as SuperFetch that pre-loads software into memory, hence your memory usage appears higher. Windows 7 automatically allocates memory so there is no need for such 'memory release'

 

[Mike Connor]

As pointed out by others, Windows 7 normally manages memory perfectly well, but some programs don't play nice! The "memory" tools I listed there are "quick and dirty" fixes, for programs that misbehave, and not a "fix" for Windows.

They will allow you to run such a misbehaving program without having to restart windows.

They are also quite useless for any other purpose.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[cluberti]

"Dirty" would be a good description . Two of the three seem to mainly force working set trimming (which can cause huge performance hits, not to mention the potential for bugchecking if the app being "cleaned" is doing even the slightest thing wrong with it's allocations), and the other appears to simply do what the memory manager would already do, it just calls the APIs agressively (which is the safest way, I suppose, but isn't likely to actually do much if an app is leaking other than fill up your paging file, which can cause bugchecks in and of itself if applications are indeed leaking memory - you just delay the inevitable).

So, dirty, yes. Advisable, no .

 

[Mike Connor]

So, dirty, yes. Advisable, no .

Agreed, but if you want to keep such misbehaving programs running, without having to restart , then these programs will often do the trick.

Lots of things are basically inadvisable, but people want to do them anyway!

I should perhaps have clarified these things more in my original post, but if I tried to list all the caveats involved when doing various things, even if I knew them all, I would have to write a book practically every time I posted.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[stormy13]

Would also help to know what program.

 

[hangdawg]

maybe try clean mem its free and works by calling on a windows api so actually windows does the cleaning best ive ever come across its default is every 15 minutes to run only runs for 1 second its free works CleanMem - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com plus if you have any questions you can talk to the developer in his forum here http://forums.pcwintech.com/index.php/board,12.0.html

 

[logicearth]

I have just experienced a couple BSoD while running a program that I found out eats up a lot of memory.

The problem you have is not Windows. It is this application you are using. It is easier to solve your problem if you stop looking in the wrong place. The application is the problem fix it, not Windows.

Trying to use a means to force an application to release memory is only a temporary bandage. It will continue to consume and consume forcing you to ever repeat the same process over and over again. Fix the application and you will not have this problem.

 

[Shaneth]

Thank you all for your responses.

The program is VNC Viewer. I use it to remotely control my iPod from my laptop, along with Auto Mouse to continually click in one spot. I am playing a time-based game and I set auto mouse to click every 20 seconds.

A friend of mine does the same thing with Macro, and he leaves his laptop (Windows XP) on for days upon days. When I use VNC with auto mouse, my laptop can only stay on for about 4 or 5 hours before blue screening.


Mike Conner)) I downloaded the program from the first link you provided. This has everything I am looking for, even the "trim/clear processes/catch every 5 minutes"
My question now is, is this harmful in any way if I set it to clear every 5 minutes? Also, which would I check if I am running this misbehaving program? The trim proccesses or clear system cache? I am guessing the cache because it keeps building up.

 

[Shaneth]

Also, I can expand my memory from 4gb to 8gb. Is it worth the upgrade?

 

[Mike Connor]

Mike Conner)) I downloaded the program from the first link you provided. This has everything I am looking for, even the "trim/clear processes/catch every 5 minutes"
My question now is, is this harmful in any way if I set it to clear every 5 minutes? Also, which would I check if I am running this misbehaving program? The trim proccesses or clear system cache? I am guessing the cache because it keeps building up.

Sorry, just saw this. I am not aware of any possible harm. As I wrote, these are "quick and dirty" fixes for misbehaving programs. The only real fix is to get the software fixed. Clear whatever keeps the program running that you want to keep running. A case of trial and error.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[Mike Connor]

Also, I can expand my memory from 4gb to 8gb. Is it worth the upgrade?

If you use applications that use it then it is very worthwhile.

Regards....Mike Connor