I pirchased windows ME after purchasing my new computer
with the Windows XP operating system which kept freezing
up programs and I continually received fatal error
messages.
So I insytalled Windows ME and everything was working
fine, for a while, but now I keep getting "close proogram
dialog boxes and low system resources dialog boxes.

I have 256 MB of RAM and only a very few programs loaded,
I have almost no saved files which would require a lot of
memory usage.

I ran a program that detects memory leaks. Low and behold
the program kept coming back that Windows ME has allowed
large amounts of memory leakage.

How can I stop this leakage once and for all. I can not
afford to go out and purchase a new operating system at
this time.

HELP!!!

Re: Is there a way to stop memory leakage in Windows ME? by Test

Test
Tue Jan 20 11:24:34 CST 2004

Install Windows XP again as that is far better than running Windows ME,
especially if it came with the machine

"revwillcord" <revwillcord@msn.com> wrote in message
news:0c1e01c3df78$83a7d5f0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I pirchased windows ME after purchasing my new computer
> with the Windows XP operating system which kept freezing
> up programs and I continually received fatal error
> messages.
> So I insytalled Windows ME and everything was working
> fine, for a while, but now I keep getting "close proogram
> dialog boxes and low system resources dialog boxes.
>
> I have 256 MB of RAM and only a very few programs loaded,
> I have almost no saved files which would require a lot of
> memory usage.
>
> I ran a program that detects memory leaks. Low and behold
> the program kept coming back that Windows ME has allowed
> large amounts of memory leakage.
>
> How can I stop this leakage once and for all. I can not
> afford to go out and purchase a new operating system at
> this time.
>
> HELP!!!



Re: Is there a way to stop memory leakage in Windows ME? by Joan

Joan
Tue Jan 20 12:00:02 CST 2004

Have a look at these sites.
Joan

Have a look here for some background reading on memory and resource
issues.
http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/memmgmt.htm
http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/resource.htm


revwillcord wrote:
> I pirchased windows ME after purchasing my new computer
> with the Windows XP operating system which kept freezing
> up programs and I continually received fatal error
> messages.
> So I insytalled Windows ME and everything was working
> fine, for a while, but now I keep getting "close proogram
> dialog boxes and low system resources dialog boxes.
>
> I have 256 MB of RAM and only a very few programs loaded,
> I have almost no saved files which would require a lot of
> memory usage.
>
> I ran a program that detects memory leaks. Low and behold
> the program kept coming back that Windows ME has allowed
> large amounts of memory leakage.
>
> How can I stop this leakage once and for all. I can not
> afford to go out and purchase a new operating system at
> this time.
>
> HELP!!!



Re: Is there a way to stop memory leakage in Windows ME? by Mike

Mike
Tue Jan 20 16:04:40 CST 2004

> I ran a program that detects memory leaks. Low and behold
> the program kept coming back that Windows ME has allowed
> large amounts of memory leakage.

In which case the program is almost certainly seriously in error. Win Me has
no reported memory "leaks" (with one rare exception, see below) but that
doesn't mean that an application you have doesn't have a memory leak. You do
however appear to be a little confused as you mention memory leak and seem to
think that this might be related to your problem which appears to be a
resource problem. Resources are not "memory" and are severely restricted in
all Win 9x operating systems and refer to two 64Kb stacks used by 16 bit
applications. Joan has already pointed you towards Jim Eshelman's site where
he explains the differences between memory and resources.

There is a very rare situation where (atmuni.sys) may leak memory where a NDIS
miniport driver disables ILMI but this only happens in very rare and quite
unusual circumstances (KB278368). If you have a problem with a particular
application having a memory leak you need to contact the application's vendor
for support and any updates that might be available. This problem effects all
Win 9x systems, not just Win Me. [Ref KB278368 - "Memory Leak in Atmuni.sys
in Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=278368)]
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mcmaltby@hotmail.com


revwillcord <revwillcord@msn.com> wrote:

> I pirchased windows ME after purchasing my new computer
> with the Windows XP operating system which kept freezing
> up programs and I continually received fatal error
> messages.
> So I insytalled Windows ME and everything was working
> fine, for a while, but now I keep getting "close proogram
> dialog boxes and low system resources dialog boxes.
>
> I have 256 MB of RAM and only a very few programs loaded,
> I have almost no saved files which would require a lot of
> memory usage.
>
> I ran a program that detects memory leaks. Low and behold
> the program kept coming back that Windows ME has allowed
> large amounts of memory leakage.
>
> How can I stop this leakage once and for all. I can not
> afford to go out and purchase a new operating system at
> this time.
>
> HELP!!!



Is there a way to stop memory leakage in Windows ME? by Bill

Bill
Tue Jan 20 20:15:53 CST 2004


>-----Original Message-----
>I pirchased windows ME after purchasing my new computer
>with the Windows XP operating system which kept freezing
>up programs and I continually received fatal error
>messages.
>So I insytalled Windows ME and everything was working
>fine, for a while, but now I keep getting "close proogram
>dialog boxes and low system resources dialog boxes.
>
>I have 256 MB of RAM and only a very few programs loaded,
>I have almost no saved files which would require a lot of
>memory usage.
>
>I ran a program that detects memory leaks. Low and
behold
>the program kept coming back that Windows ME has allowed
>large amounts of memory leakage.
>
>How can I stop this leakage once and for all. I can not
>afford to go out and purchase a new operating system at
>this time.
>
>HELP!!!
>.
>I have the same issue. I did not, however, run a program
that detects memory leakage. I posted a note to ask for
assistance as well. I have 768M of RAM, enough to run the
MARS Rover!! There has to be something Microsoft can do
about this. I'll keep you informed and I ask that you
help me if someone replies to you as well, OK?

Re: Is there a way to stop memory leakage in Windows ME? by Mike

Mike
Tue Jan 20 21:18:38 CST 2004

See my reply to your post. Your problem is NOT memory but rather resources
although having 768MB of RAM could be contributing to the problem if you have
not limited vcache.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mcmaltby@hotmail.com


Bill Von Bramer <bvb111358@aol.com> wrote:

> I have the same issue. I did not, however, run a program
> that detects memory leakage. I posted a note to ask for
> assistance as well. I have 768M of RAM, enough to run the
> MARS Rover!! There has to be something Microsoft can do
> about this. I'll keep you informed and I ask that you
> help me if someone replies to you as well, OK?



Re: Is there a way to stop memory leakage in Windows ME? by Ron

Ron
Wed Jan 21 15:49:10 CST 2004

"Bill Von Bramer" <bvb111358@aol.com> wrote:


>I have the same issue. I did not, however, run a program
>that detects memory leakage. I posted a note to ask for
>assistance as well. I have 768M of RAM, enough to run the
>MARS Rover!! There has to be something Microsoft can do
>about this. I'll keep you informed and I ask that you
>help me if someone replies to you as well, OK?

If you have 768 mb of RAM with Windows 95/98/Me then you *must* add
the following entry to the [vcache] section of the system.ini file:

MaxFileCache=512000

Reboot the computer to put the change into effect.

Post a response back here if the problems persist after making the
change.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

Re: Is there a way to stop memory leakage in Windows ME? by Ron

Ron
Wed Jan 21 15:51:54 CST 2004

"revwillcord" <revwillcord@msn.com> wrote:

>I pirchased windows ME after purchasing my new computer
>with the Windows XP operating system which kept freezing
>up programs and I continually received fatal error
>messages.
>So I insytalled Windows ME and everything was working
>fine, for a while, but now I keep getting "close proogram
>dialog boxes and low system resources dialog boxes.
>
>I have 256 MB of RAM and only a very few programs loaded,
>I have almost no saved files which would require a lot of
>memory usage.
>
>I ran a program that detects memory leaks. Low and behold
>the program kept coming back that Windows ME has allowed
>large amounts of memory leakage.
>
>How can I stop this leakage once and for all. I can not
>afford to go out and purchase a new operating system at
>this time.
>
>HELP!!!

First of all, System Resources has absolutely nothing to do with how
much RAM the computer has, or how that total RAM is being used. See
http://www.onlinehelp.bc.ca/tips.htm#resources and also
http://www.aumha.org/win4/a/resource.htm for information about system
resources.

One of the best ways to control the usage of System Resources is to
limit the number of background tools and toys (a.k.a. crap and
corruption) that gets loaded when the computer starts up. Use Start -
Run - MSCONFIG and go to the Startup tab. Compare the list of items
that are loading at startup with the following checklist web sites to
see what can be safely dispensed with:

http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html - has trojan related
items listed

Note: Please ensure that you fully understand the purpose of a
startup item, how and why it was put into the startup, and the
consequences (if any) of removing it before you make any changes.
Some items are very important for the proper and safe functioning of
your computer, including at least one item that is listed twice.

Disabling an item by unchecking it in MSCONFIG should only be done for
testing purposes or as a "last resort" when no other way of getting
rid of the unwanted item can be found.



Good luck



Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."