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by ericm

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I have a computer running windows 98, with a Pentium 233Mhz processor and 64MB of RAM. It seems that recently the computer has slowed down measurably. Using the system monitor, I found that the RAM is being used all the time, even if I don't have any applications running. Going back to my logs from a month ago, this was not the case. The only thing new about the computer is that Norton Anti-Virus was taken off and InoculateIT workstation for clients was added. Any suggestions? Is the motherboard going or maybe the RAM?

Eric Morrison
Systems Administrator
Car-Tel COmmunications, Inc.
emorrison@car-tel.com

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by big ray

You may answered your own question. Remove the InoculateIT software and see if the slowness goes away. It could be that the particular app is a resource hog and you need to add more memory. Check the system requirements to see what the manufacturer recommends compared to what the minimum is. I have seen a few programs that the minimum required is 32 Meg RAM, but if you read the suggested it is 128 Meg RAM. In all likely hood you have a resource hog on your hands.

by roland63

why not remove InoculateIT workstation for clients and see if that's your culprit?

Good luck.

by jmatt

I use Inoculate , perfect .
Try a good cleanout , here is a good basic way for starters .
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cleanharddrive@home.com

Total Hard Drive Care for Most PCs .
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http://www.pcnineoneone.com/howto/resources1.html
Windows Resources vs. Memory

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http://windows.about.com/compute/windows/library/weekly/aa081100a.htm

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http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2000/2000-06-08.htm
More Resource Leak-Tweaks

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http://www.pcforrest.freeserve.co.uk/resources.htm
System Resources
GDI and User Resources explained

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Free up Conventional Memory
http://www.geocities.com/thegorx/Windows/Help/Cmem.htm

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http://www.techweb.com/winmag/columns/explorer/2000/11.htm
http://www.techweb.com/winmag/columns/explorer/2000/12.htm
http://www.techweb.com/winmag/columns/explorer/2000/13.htm
http://www.techweb.com/winmag/columns/explorer/2000/14.htm

by jamesdbell

I would reboot into safe mode and run scandisk, then defrag...Safe mode since less programs will be running and have less interference with running a defrag and scandisk.

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