After running Windows 7 for 3 days with a single reboot my ram usage has hit a highnote of ~3.15GB(as shown in the attachment below) so my question is this, is there anyway to free up the allocated ram that isn't being used anymore? I know you can do this on an iMac but I don't know if this is possible on a PC.
Why would Windows 7 eat up ~3.16GB of ram when I do not have any programs open? Is this because of the SuperFetch service?
need the drivers for the above.
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View 6 Replies View RelatedHere is another issue that I've noticed with W7 in case anybody wants to know. I've been using AVG Free with Vista for quite sometime without an issue and up to a few days ago, it was going fine with W7. I hardly ever do a full scan of my laptop (a fairly new Toshiba), but a schedules scan was initiated and I let it run through. So, after about 50 minutes of scanning and presumably towards the end of the scan, I got a BSOD. I forget the actual error message, as I should have taken note of it. It's the latest version of AVG, but who knows if it truly compatible with W7 yet, so that could have been the issue. I know it isn't a conflict with another virus scanner, registry cleaner, or any other utility of the sort.
I have yet to let it run through again, but I'll get to it soon to see if it happens again.
Has anyone else encountered this issue?
I purchased a Toshiba Satellite L555D-7930 from Office Depot on BF this year. I told the salesperson that I needed 64 bit OS for newest AutoCAD app. He and the sticker on the unit confirmed that this unit had Windows 7 - 64bit. I pick it up a couple days later (had them install Office) and return home to begin installation of AutoCAD. I find out that the OS system is actually 32 bit after checking the system properties, and see that it is 64 bit compatible.
I call Office Depot and run thru everything, they tell me to call Toshiba to expedite things. I instead have them call on my behalf and the result is a case number from Toshiba with the ultimate answer (after a week of me dealing with both parties) of "NO" from Toshiba and "we will refund your money" from Office Depot. To their credit the people at Office Depot are nice and tried their best, but this whole thing seems like lack of understanding or abilities to me.
Can someone please explain whether Microsoft can get my system switched to 64bit (conversion/upgrade) or if there is a preloaded 64 bit OS hidden somewhere in a partition.
Have been combing blogs, but due to newness of Windows 7 info./posts seems contradictory at times.
Open to any input.
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Vista Retail at Newegg with no 'Free Upgrade Coupon'
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116469
Vista OEM with 'Free Upgrade Coupon' tag
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116677
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I got so involved downloading Captain Zero's HD WallPapers & browsing the threads today, that I had forgot it was running in the other room. When I went over to it, the screen says need to be activated. Wait a minute, this was RC 7229 x86. That should still be good until 2010 ? So I got out the trusty RC Key code, & typed it in. Clicked on activate. A few minutes go by, then not a valid key! What
So then I went to Start & typed in Winver 7600
Did Microsoft just update this RC Build 7229 ??
Not to be outdone by Microsoft, I just got out my legit list of TechNet keys & typed one in. Click on activate. Whoah this sure was slow, about 5 minutes
Shaaaazaaammmmmm Activated
I guess The Future came Back to The Present !
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Follow this thread from the W8 Forum,Works fine for me (and some others). I'm using W8 X-64 and the 64 bit version of VLC (2.0.5). Windows 8 blu ray player FREE,Same should work on Windows 7 -- can't see any reason why not (although I haven't actually tested it yet on Windows 7). If it doesn't work - I'm only trying to provide some info here for you -- VLC usually works for anything I've ever thrown at it.
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