Trying To Release Free RAM
Feb 23, 2009
I am surprised at how Vista refuses to release memory. I have disabled Supercaching entirely, and still I find that free RAM drifts from 0 to 50MB quite regularly. Way back in the day, I used to use an app called CacheMan - it would prompt the system to release physical RAM back to the system. It worked very well. The folks who develop CacheMan are working on a Vista64 version, but it's not quite cooked yet.
I'm looking for recommendations on mechanisms to prompt the release of this RAM. The reason for this is that I am trying to troubleshoot occasional mouse lockups, which feel like the system's swapping. Unfortunately, my HDD LED isn't working and my hard drives are pretty much silent. So if the system is actually swapping, I have no way to know aside from keeping a PerfMon session running all the time. I see various shareware apps out there to release RAM on demand or on schedule - I'm looking for recommendations. Once CacheMan is ready for Vista I'll give that a go.
View 9 Replies
ADVERTISEMENT
Apr 8, 2009
I have a HP Pavillion dv6000 laptop computer. HP Total Care Advisor tells me only 4% is free on drive C. I ran disk defragmentation, disk cleanup, and uninstalled a good amount of programs I no longer use. It did not do anything. Once and awhile I get a prompt in the bottom right corner saying that I have low disk space. When I click on it it wants to run disk cleanup which does absolutely nothing. How do I free up space and make my computer perform the best it can?
View 8 Replies
View Related
Apr 26, 2010
1. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0 (Not Recommend): AVG Antivirus and Security Software - Download Free Antivirus
2. avast! Free Anti-Virus Edition: avast! Free Antivirus - Download Software for Virus Protection
3. Avira AntiVir Personal: Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus
Please post if there are anymore free anti-virus editions. For #5 (Comodo Internet Security Suite), there is a bug. If you click the link, it will go to Comodo Anti-Virus, you can use Anti-Virus. If you want Internet Security, click it on the left side panel.
View 9 Replies
View Related
Aug 22, 2008
will they be releasing a new service pack for vista 32bit??? i got sp1... anytime soon? is there a set date>? whats new thats coming out for 32bit?
View 8 Replies
View Related
Jun 2, 2009
The official word on timing for Windows 7 has come to the world... October 22, 2009.
For more info, check out the articles below:
Article - WSJ.com
Windows 7 To Ship Oct. 22, Microsoft Confirms -- InformationWeek
Windows 7 Will Ship Oct. 22 - Business Center - PC World
View 9 Replies
View Related
Apr 7, 2008
we know that bill gates released vista home pain..even though it was defective and pure crap..he ripped off a lot of people..just took the dollarbills and ran...now he wants to trash vista and release another.os..who is going to step up and buy it..any dumbys in the house.is he so rich and powerful,that he can just steal from us and laugh all the way to the bank..if a man steals your car and gets caught,he goes to jail.why is it any different.with software..look at the pain and suffering..from peoples post on here.day in and day out.he knew vista was defective.he put it out any way.rant,complain,bitch,wine and moan.we got a right.we paid for the right.too
View 9 Replies
View Related
Jun 24, 2008
What is the latest release (Update) IE 7 only for vista sp1? Sorry if not right section
View 5 Replies
View Related
Apr 30, 2008
When Sp3 released to web??
View 4 Replies
View Related
Oct 27, 2008
Microsoft to release Vista SP2 beta to more testers next week | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:36 am Microsoft will release a beta of its forthcoming Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to a wider group of testers on October 29. Microsoft had been testing SP2 among a very select group of testers for the past couple of weeks. Last week, the company began signing up testers for a broader beta, which testers were told would be released sometime in the next four weeks. As the Hotfix.Net site reported, Microsoft has begun rolling out that broader beta of Vista SP2 this week. The build number for the beta is 16489. (Thanks to Neowin for the pointer to the Hotfix site.) Via the Vista Team blog, Microsoft said on October 24 to expect an even wider group of Technology Adoption Program (TAP) testers to get the SP2 beta bits on October 29.
Testers who received invitations to the Vista SP2 beta said they were told it would incorporate Windows Search 4, support for the VIA 64-bit CPU and Bluetooth support. Microsoft confirmed some of those fixes and features will be in the final SP2 in today’s blog posting. The company also said to expect SP2 to: Add the ability to record data on to Blu-Ray media natively in Windows Vista. Add Windows Connect Now (WCN) to simplify Wi-Fi Configuration. Enable the exFAT file system to support UTC timestamps, which allows correct file synchronization across time zones. I haven’t yet heard about any testers getting the Windows Server 2008 SP2 bits. That beta seemingly was timed to coincide with the Vista SP2 one. I’ve asked Microsoft for more information on when testers can expect to get those beta bits. No word so far............
View 4 Replies
View Related
Jun 3, 2009
Windows 7 is scheduled to be released Oct 22/09. This includes pre-installed, and stand alone retail packages.
View 9 Replies
View Related
Aug 8, 2009
I will personally wait until SP1 for Windows 7 before I mess with installing it. Due to the way Vista was when it first came out, I believe upgrading to Windows 7 right on release date would be a very bad bad idea.
View 9 Replies
View Related
May 17, 2008
Been visiting the comodo forums after i installed their excellent firewall that is also 64 bit. Aparently they are developing newer antivirus software to replace their current thats nearing release (next month or so should see first open beta of version 3), & guess what, its also going to be free & 64 bit. If its anything like their firewall, im never paying for av again.
View 8 Replies
View Related
Nov 8, 2008
Microsoft is preparing to release a pair of updates next Tuesday. The company said in an advance notice that the November edition of the 'Patch Tuesday' release will include one fix labeled 'critical' and a second labeled 'important.' The critical fix addresses a vulnerability in the Microsoft XML Core Services component in Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, 2008 and Windows Vista. While Microsoft did not disclose the exact nature of the vulnerability, the company said that if exploited it could allow an attacker to remotely execute code on a targeted system. While the second flaw could also allow an attacker to remotely execute code, Microsoft rated the issue as an 'important' risk. The vulnerability lies within a component in Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Server 2008 and Windows Vista.
Microsoft offered little more on the nature of the vulnerability. The company typically refrains from disclosing specific details on a flaw until a fix can be released.The November update comes just two weeks after the disclosure and patching of another critical vulnerability in a Windows component. Shortly after the company posted the fix, an attack for the flaw was reported. Microsoft is planning to release the update next Tuesday. The update is typically released by early afternoon US Pacific time. Microsoft to deliver a pair of November fixes - vnunet.com
View 6 Replies
View Related
May 13, 2010
there's always a pop up msg saying that"the pre release of windows vista home premuim will expire in 0 hours.Back up your files and install any release edition of windows vista home premuim"
...2 hours after I receive that msg. my pc restrarts....my windows detected a problem and needs to restart...
How to do the process is my problem..I have read notes how to uninstall my pre-release version. After I uninstall it what shall i do then?
View 2 Replies
View Related
May 13, 2008
New nVidia GeForce WHQL Release 175.16 -- 13 May 2008:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
WHQL driver for GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs.
Added support for NVIDIA 3-way SLI Technology.
Added support for GeForce 8800 GTS 512 GPU.
Recommended driver for the latest DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL
applications.
Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please refer to the release documentation for more information on features, driver fixes, and known issues.
View 9 Replies
View Related
May 2, 2007
Avast Update History Page:Fixed a vulnerability in TAR unpacker Improvements in various unpackers (winexec, installer, CAB, NTFS Streams) Boot-time scanner now functional even with USB keyboards Speed improvements in the Outlook plugin (Windows XP+) Web Shield: compatibility improvements Internet Mail provider: improvements on Windows Vista CAB unpacker now working in boot-time scan RAR unpacker modified so that it is now more tolerant to certain corrupted archives (issue reported by Thierry Zoller of n.runs AG) Professional Edition: scheduled scan progress icon now accessible even in Windows Vista Windows 9x/ME: fix in the Mail Protection Wizard (related to Mozilla Thunderbird accounts) Fixed a bug in the scan area selection dialog in Windows NT/2000 Optimizations in the updater Removed mail heuristics false alarm (related to TNEF attachments) Enjoy,Shawn
View 9 Replies
View Related
Mar 4, 2009
A few sites are reporting that MS has released another beta of SP2 to the public. Unfortunately, all the links provided by those sites point to older versions. Does anyone have a link to the x86 version of the latest SP2 Beta? It would have to be higher than v.285.
View 9 Replies
View Related
Mar 23, 2008
I need a free antivirus program that I can leave disabled and one that I don't have to disable everytime I start up the ol laptop. I'm using Vista and I have tried AVG, AntiVir, and Avast!, none of which will let me permanently disable on startup.I need an antivirus program (who doesn't?), but I do not need one running all the time.
View 9 Replies
View Related
Jul 29, 2009
C drive is almost full. D has lots of free space. What sorts files/folders can I safely move from C to D without having any future access difficulties?
View 9 Replies
View Related
Mar 25, 2010
Anyone know of some good Free MMORPG games?
View 9 Replies
View Related
Sep 7, 2009
Is there a free utility I can use with Vista 64 to rar and unrar files?
View 5 Replies
View Related
May 27, 2008
Does anyone know of a free pdf creator that will work with Vista? I'm not looking for a program that just functions as a printer. I want to be able to create a pdf, continually add to it, and create bookmarks in it.
View 5 Replies
View Related
May 15, 2009
Is there a free fax program that will work with Vista? If so, do have a link?
View 4 Replies
View Related
Nov 24, 2009
It happens to everyone eventually. Your hard drive is suddenly full and you are left wondering where did all my free space go? Now you must begin the task of deleting old files and folders to reclaim space but where do you start? In the past I would suggest manually checking the sizes of all of your folders so you know where to begin the hunt but now there is a great utility called WinDirStat that does the work for you. After inspecting a drive you are shown exactly how much data is in each folder, what file types are taking up the most space and even a visual representation of the files on your disk....
View 0 Replies
View Related
May 24, 2009
As soon as i got my custom HP laptop, i unstalled Norton anti-virus, it is a total piece of crap that eats up my ram etc, etc... But, i do need an anti-virus program
To stop the little bubble thing to stop coming out from the taskbar at start up, i selected the option thati would monitor my own systesm secruity.. All i really have as a sure way of defense is Windows Defender. it is worling great so-far, worst thing i've gotten was a Trojan Downloader, quickley removed, and i only got it from a fake website that looked like Adobe Flash-Player Updater's site But, i need something that is free, and wont demolish my computer speed, But can get the job done!
View 5 Replies
View Related
Apr 8, 2009
I'm looking for a free and simple encryption program to use on my new machine. I was using Kruptos 2 on my XP machine, but it doesn't work in Vista X64. Is there ANTYHING good our there? I've looked for about an hour and a half without success. I don't want a trial offer.
View 9 Replies
View Related
Sep 29, 2009
If there is an unzip program in Vista, how do I find it.
View 6 Replies
View Related
Dec 14, 2008
I'm nearing the end of my subscription with Norton and I don't want to re-new it as i am not a fan of the software no more.
I am planning on using Windows Defender to scan my PC etc and using Windows Firewall.
Can anyone recommend free anti virus/spyware software for my laptop which is running Windows Vista Premium.
View 9 Replies
View Related
Mar 18, 2008
Need a recommend a Free DVD Ripper that will work on Vista Home Premium
View 9 Replies
View Related
May 8, 2008
Installed Free AVG 8 here today on two systems - Vista Home Premium SP1 and XP SP3 with IE7.
On the Vista machine, the installation of AVG 8 broke IE7 in opening a second window - it just hung until the "not responding" message appeared.I tried installing AVG without the surfsearch function, and without the Linkscanner module - still couldn't open a second window in IE. Uninstalling of AVG 8 cured the problem.
The installation on XP SP3 with IE7 had no effect at all. IE7 behaved perfectly normally.
Anyone seen this, and is there a fix?
(The reason I went for AVG is that it picked up a virus on my XP machine
View 9 Replies
View Related
Mar 15, 2009
I want to download the Free anti virus for my Vista, but im wondering which is the best?
View 6 Replies
View Related
