Re: Need help OPTIMIZING my computer!

My sims run fine.... GPL with slider halfway, 640-480, all effects, 5 sounds. Not great, but good enough to keep me happy. I'm running a 333mhz amd-k6-2, 64 mb pc100, 1 mb cache on MB (whether that makes any difference or not), win 98, 16mb Banshee video, and SB PCI-64 sound and I've weeded most of the crap out of my start-up, but didn't mess with the ones I didn't know what they were. I just don't understand how right after start-up, I only have 28% of free memory. Obviously its enough to run GPL or whatever, but I'm sure most of the rest of it is getting wasted. Anyone have any swap-file secrets?? I've heard a lot about them, but never messed with it. I have an 8.4 gig cr-fireball (quantum) with a 6.4 partition (windows 98) and a 2 gig partition (supposed to be for linux, but it won't install because of the stupid 1024 rule). With the above mentioned system any recommendations for swap??? So for the record here's what's startin' up according to MSCONFIG ScanRegistry TaskMonitor SystemTray LoadPowerProfile Norton Auto-Protect (I can ctr-alt del that one if I want, but I like it to start up automatically) CriticalUpdate (hmm... I guess that one could go...) EnsoniqMixer (starter.exe - I assume its neccessary?) LoadPowerProfile ( i thought I turned the second one of these off? well, I'm unclicking it now) SchedulingAgent BCDetect Yankee Clipper Plus (great clipboard utility, doesn't take up barely any ram) So that's it. A little longer list than I thought it would be... Any obvious culprits? or is only having 25% free ram normal? sorry for all the questions.. any help would be great. scooter Colin <colin AT yourmiata DOT COM> wrote in message news:8e4on8$v42$[email hidden]...

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> Did you run msconfig?? > Check to see which applications are being run at startup. > You might find some there to weed out. > I take it you're running '98 and not 2000 or NT? > ...Colin > > c <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:A0lN4.2622$[email hidden]... > > I just picked up ramboost on a recomedation here. and after installing

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> it > > showed only 28% ram free (of 64mb). > > So I rebooted, and right after reboot I still only have 24-28% free > (around > > 16-19 mb I think). > > What's the deal with that? I ended my clipboard utility, and norton > > antivirus so i only had three processess runing (ramboost, explorer, > > systray) > > and still less than 30% ram free. > > I need some help! > > I'm very cmoputer savvy so any advice I'd be able to follow.... > > > > Thanx! > > > > scooter > > > > > >

Did you run msconfig?? Check to see which applications are being run at startup. You might find some there to weed out. I take it you're running '98 and not 2000 or NT? ...Colin c <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:A0lN4.2622$[email hidden]... > I just picked up ramboost on a recomedation here. and after installing itit > showed only 28% ram free (of 64mb). > So I rebooted, and right after reboot I still only have 24-28% free(around

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> 16-19 mb I think). > What's the deal with that? I ended my clipboard utility, and norton > antivirus so i only had three processess runing (ramboost, explorer, > systray) > and still less than 30% ram free. > I need some help! > I'm very cmoputer savvy so any advice I'd be able to follow.... > > Thanx! > > scooter > >

I just picked up ramboost on a recomedation here. and after installing it it showed only 28% ram free (of 64mb). So I rebooted, and right after reboot I still only have 24-28% free (around 16-19 mb I think). What's the deal with that? I ended my clipboard utility, and norton antivirus so i only had three processess runing (ramboost, explorer, systray) and still less than 30% ram free. I need some help! I'm very cmoputer savvy so any advice I'd be able to follow.... Thanx! scooter

Did you run msconfig?? Check to see which applications are being run at startup. You might find some there to weed out. I take it you're running '98 and not 2000 or NT? ...Colin

I just picked up ramboost on a recomedation here. and after installing it it showed only 28% ram free (of 64mb). So I rebooted, and right after reboot I still only have 24-28% free (around 16-19 mb I think). What's the deal with that? I ended my clipboard utility, and norton antivirus so i only had three processess runing (ramboost, explorer, systray) and still less than 30% ram free. I need some help! I'm very cmoputer savvy so any advice I'd be able to follow.... Thanx! scooter

You could try Cacheman from http://www.outertech.com/ Sounds like it might be what you need, but I haven't noticed any improvements (having 256mb as I do ;-) Phil c wrote:

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> > I just picked up ramboost on a recomedation here. and after installing it it > showed only 28% ram free (of 64mb). > So I rebooted, and right after reboot I still only have 24-28% free (around > 16-19 mb I think). > What's the deal with that? I ended my clipboard utility, and norton > antivirus so i only had three processess runing (ramboost, explorer, > systray) > and still less than 30% ram free. > I need some help! > I'm very cmoputer savvy so any advice I'd be able to follow.... > > Thanx! > > scooter

Best advice is to move up to 126 meg. If you're running 98 or 2K nothing much you can do to 68 meg that will leave you with enough for any decent sim. Tinker c wrote in message ... >I just picked up ramboost on a recomedation here. and after installing itit

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>showed only 28% ram free (of 64mb). >So I rebooted, and right after reboot I still only have 24-28% free (around >16-19 mb I think). >What's the deal with that? I ended my clipboard utility, and norton >antivirus so i only had three processess runing (ramboost, explorer, >systray) >and still less than 30% ram free. >I need some help! >I'm very cmoputer savvy so any advice I'd be able to follow.... > >Thanx! > >scooter > >

Best advice is to move up to 126 meg. If you're running 98 or 2K nothing much you can do to 68 meg that will leave you with enough for any decent sim. Tinker >I just picked up ramboost on a recomedation here. and after installing it it

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>showed only 28% ram free (of 64mb). >So I rebooted, and right after reboot I still only have 24-28% free (around >16-19 mb I think). >What's the deal with that? I ended my clipboard utility, and norton >antivirus so i only had three processess runing (ramboost, explorer, >systray) >and still less than 30% ram free. >I need some help! >I'm very cmoputer savvy so any advice I'd be able to follow.... >Thanx! >scooter

68 and 126? hmmm... Martin

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> Best advice is to move up to 126 meg. If you're running 98 or 2K nothing > much you can do to 68 meg that will leave you with enough for any decent > sim. > Tinker > >I just picked up ramboost on a recomedation here. and after installing it > it > >showed only 28% ram free (of 64mb). > >So I rebooted, and right after reboot I still only have 24-28% free

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> >16-19 mb I think). > >What's the deal with that? I ended my clipboard utility, and norton > >antivirus so i only had three processess runing (ramboost, explorer, > >systray) > >and still less than 30% ram free. > >I need some help! > >I'm very cmoputer savvy so any advice I'd be able to follow.... > >Thanx! > >scooter

www.tweak3d.net Martin Kaareng LN-GAE wrote:

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> > 68 and 126? hmmm... > > Martin > > "Tinker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:r7oN4.2350$[email hidden]... > > Best advice is to move up to 126 meg. If you're running 98 or 2K nothing > > much you can do to 68 meg that will leave you with enough for any decent > > sim. > > > > Tinker > > > > c wrote in message ... > > >I just picked up ramboost on a recomedation here. and after installing it > > it > > >showed only 28% ram free (of 64mb). > > >So I rebooted, and right after reboot I still only have 24-28% free > (around > > >16-19 mb I think). > > >What's the deal with that? I ended my clipboard utility, and norton > > >antivirus so i only had three processess runing (ramboost, explorer, > > >systray) > > >and still less than 30% ram free. > > >I need some help! > > >I'm very cmoputer savvy so any advice I'd be able to follow.... > > > > > >Thanx! > > > > > >scooter > > > > > > > >

68 and 126? hmmm... Martin "Tinker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:r7oN4.2350$[email hidden]...

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> Best advice is to move up to 126 meg. If you're running 98 or 2K nothing > much you can do to 68 meg that will leave you with enough for any decent > sim. > > Tinker > > c wrote in message ... > >I just picked up ramboost on a recomedation here. and after installing it > it > >showed only 28% ram free (of 64mb). > >So I rebooted, and right after reboot I still only have 24-28% free

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> >16-19 mb I think). > >What's the deal with that? I ended my clipboard utility, and norton > >antivirus so i only had three processess runing (ramboost, explorer, > >systray) > >and still less than 30% ram free. > >I need some help! > >I'm very cmoputer savvy so any advice I'd be able to follow.... > > > >Thanx! > > > >scooter > > > > >

c <[email hidden]> wrote > Norton Auto-Protect (I can ctr-alt del that one if I want, but I like itto > start up automatically) > So that's it. A little longer list than I thought it would be... > Any obvious culprits? Any time your resources are being sucked up beyond belief, look for anything with the words 'Norton' or 'Symantec' and get rid of them. The scheduling agent can be dumped, too. ~daxe