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abnormal memory usage

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estranged12
estranged12 Original post #1
Apr 28, 2007 at 2:15 PM
i use windows vista and my computer has suddenly slowed down
when there are no processes running, 30% of the memory is used according to task manager. But if I add up the values under Memory (Private Working Set), it doesnt come up to nearly that much
please help
Zeeshan Quireshi
Zeeshan Quireshi #2
Apr 28, 2007 at 3:13 PM
can u give a screenshot of ur task manager ? then it'll be a lot easier to help

well that might be due to the memory occupied by the kernal od Vista which doesn't show up in the processes section :)
estranged12
estranged12 #3
Apr 28, 2007 at 4:30 PM
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i have 2 gb ram
also if i open a program, say firefox. It uses a much larger amount than it normally did - ff uses like 50 MB when i open it... and the RAM jumps up to 35%...
estranged12
estranged12 #4
Apr 30, 2007 at 9:01 PM
ahhhhh its up to 45%.... almost 1 gb :S