upgrade from 128 to 256MB of RAM

[crud]

I'd like to stop my system from running low on resources. It's usually when I have multiple app's running while on line. Is increasing the RAM going to fix this, I've heard sys. rersources will not be helped by doing this. Also I only have a p2/350. Is 256MB RAM too much for a noticable increase in resources.
Cheers

[coolsights2000]

Increasing the total RAM is not the only factor in speeding up your putter if you have a slow hard drive the putter will be slow......when you get into the virtaul memory area the hard drive speed is very important........Would you use a 486 with 256MB .......NO.......you can put earnhardt in a VW but he ain't going to win the indy......


MAC!!!!!!!!!
Hope you got my drift!!!!!!! Your best bet would be to dump the 350 and get a celeron 500

[Sean007]

Well from experience as a hardware technician here are some general pointers.

Do you use active destop and have a photograh loaded as your destop wallpaer. This combination uses up quite a bit of memory/system resources.If you have the above - turn off active desktop and revert to a regular boring wallpaper and then re-check your Windows resources %.

<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Sean007 on 08/03/01 07:14.</FONT></P>

[coolsights2000]

My putter uses allot of ram (got 256MB)when I go online and start surfing and I have a plain jane desktop.......right now I'm running system and user 42% free and GDI 66% free

[Sean007]

Another tip that should help a little is reducing what
items are loaded at start up.

To do this use Start>Run and type "msconfig" in the Run dialog box. Then Click on the "Startup" tab
and uncheck anything that you know can be reached from the start menu anyway rather than the icons found in systray next to the time clock.

Try also downloading Regclean from Winguides.com
to clean up the registry of no longer referenced entries.

Remove games,demos,generally unused programs
full stop to clean up your operating system.

If all of these tips don't work then consider reloading the operating system and essential software but make sure to back up all important data files before doing this and then look at the software you are actually using and if it is memory
hungry - upgrade the memory as well at this point- i.e. several apps your using all specify 64mb of Ram or more.


<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Sean007 on 08/03/01 07:43.</FONT></P>

[Sean007]

Pls read my second reply to Crud(I think that is who I was originally replying to) for more general tips.

[Jeighsanchez]

u know what else would help? go to my computer's properties, on the hard disk tab, change the setting of the typical role of this computer to network server. now go to floppy disk tab, uncheck the setting "search for new floppy disk blah blah blah....." that should do it!

[coolsights2000]

I dont think so dont change these setting