I have plenty of memory installed on my computer but without opening any
programs this disappears over the course of a day. For about 12 hours
everything is fine then over the next 3 or 4 hours my memory disappears to
virtually next to nothing, meaning I have to reboot. Everything then is fine.
Any ideas? Many thanks.

Allan <Allan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have plenty of memory installed on my computer but without opening any
>programs this disappears over the course of a day. For about 12 hours
>everything is fine then over the next 3 or 4 hours my memory disappears to
>virtually next to nothing, meaning I have to reboot. Everything then is fine.
>Any ideas? Many thanks.

How do you know that memory is disappearing? Exactly what are you
seeing?

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)
Slattery_T@bls.gov
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

I'm looking in Task Manager and physical memory. My total memory is reading
982512 (K). The PF usage goes up and up then eventually my available physical
memory goes right down so then I have no memory to open any programs.

"Tim Slattery" wrote:

> Allan <Allan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I have plenty of memory installed on my computer but without opening any
> >programs this disappears over the course of a day. For about 12 hours
> >everything is fine then over the next 3 or 4 hours my memory disappears to
> >virtually next to nothing, meaning I have to reboot. Everything then is fine.
> >Any ideas? Many thanks.
>
> How do you know that memory is disappearing? Exactly what are you
> seeing?
>
> --
> Tim Slattery
> MS MVP(DTS)
> Slattery_T@bls.gov
> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
>

Allan <Allan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I'm looking in Task Manager and physical memory. My total memory is reading
>982512 (K). The PF usage goes up and up then eventually my available physical
>memory goes right down so then I have no memory to open any programs.
>

That is how Windows is designed to work. Unused memory should perhaps
be described as "useless memory" because that is what it actually is -
memory for which Windows has so far been totally unable to find any
beneficial use for.

Are you having performance issues? That would be a different
situation, but just the cosmetics of "available memory" is not an
issue.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

Thank you for the reply. The problem is my memory gets so low that programs
like AVG start to close and I have no memory to open anything up. I think my
virtual memory usage is way too high as the 'page file usage history' is at
the top of the graph.

"Ron Martell" wrote:

> Allan <Allan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I'm looking in Task Manager and physical memory. My total memory is reading
> >982512 (K). The PF usage goes up and up then eventually my available physical
> >memory goes right down so then I have no memory to open any programs.
> >
>
> That is how Windows is designed to work. Unused memory should perhaps
> be described as "useless memory" because that is what it actually is -
> memory for which Windows has so far been totally unable to find any
> beneficial use for.
>
> Are you having performance issues? That would be a different
> situation, but just the cosmetics of "available memory" is not an
> issue.
>
> Good luck
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> Syberfix Remote Computer Repair
>
> "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
> has never been in bed with a mosquito."
>

Allan <Allan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Thank you for the reply. The problem is my memory gets so low that programs
>like AVG start to close and I have no memory to open anything up. I think my
>virtual memory usage is way too high as the 'page file usage history' is at
>the top of the graph.
>

Are you running just AVG antivirus, or do you have their antispyware
installed as well?

When your computer starts to exhibit these problems, bring up Windows
Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) and go to the Processes tab. Click
twice on the Mem Usage column header (Use View - Select Columns to add
it if it is not currently included) to sort the list into descending
order based on memory usage. Make a list of the top 5 or 6 processes
and their memory usage figures and post that information back here.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

I am just using AVG antivirus. When I get the problems I dont notice anything
unusual in processes in Task manager.

"Ron Martell" wrote:

> Allan <Allan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Thank you for the reply. The problem is my memory gets so low that programs
> >like AVG start to close and I have no memory to open anything up. I think my
> >virtual memory usage is way too high as the 'page file usage history' is at
> >the top of the graph.
> >
>
> Are you running just AVG antivirus, or do you have their antispyware
> installed as well?
>
> When your computer starts to exhibit these problems, bring up Windows
> Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) and go to the Processes tab. Click
> twice on the Mem Usage column header (Use View - Select Columns to add
> it if it is not currently included) to sort the list into descending
> order based on memory usage. Make a list of the top 5 or 6 processes
> and their memory usage figures and post that information back here.
>
> Good luck
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> Syberfix Remote Computer Repair
>
> "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
> has never been in bed with a mosquito."
>

Allan <Allan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I am just using AVG antivirus. When I get the problems I dont notice anything
>unusual in processes in Task manager.
>

If you are getting memory related warnings then something has to be
using that memory, and the memory usage column in Task Manager should
show you which processes are using large amounts of memory.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

But nothing is showing to be using much memory at all. My Page File usage
history is at the top so i seem to be using alot of virtual memory.


"Ron Martell" wrote:

> Allan <Allan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I am just using AVG antivirus. When I get the problems I dont notice anything
> >unusual in processes in Task manager.
> >
>
> If you are getting memory related warnings then something has to be
> using that memory, and the memory usage column in Task Manager should
> show you which processes are using large amounts of memory.
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> Syberfix Remote Computer Repair
>
> "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
> has never been in bed with a mosquito."
>

Allan <Allan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>But nothing is showing to be using much memory at all. My Page File usage
>history is at the top so i seem to be using alot of virtual memory.
>

What does the PF Usage indicator show?

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

Thank you Ron for your answers. When I have the problems the PF usage
indicator is right at the top. I've read that it should be below half way.

"Ron Martell" wrote:

> Allan <Allan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >But nothing is showing to be using much memory at all. My Page File usage
> >history is at the top so i seem to be using alot of virtual memory.
> >
>
> What does the PF Usage indicator show?
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> Syberfix Remote Computer Repair
>
> "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
> has never been in bed with a mosquito."
>

Allan <Allan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Thank you Ron for your answers. When I have the problems the PF usage
>indicator is right at the top. I've read that it should be below half way.
>
>
What is the numeric value shown at the bottom of the PF Usage graph?

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."