Memory Leaks

[nihil]

when I hear the term memory leak, I think of poorly written processes that eat up virtual storage (another old fart here).

Yes, you need to watch virtual memory as well............ hey CSR, do you remember that old website called "Bloated Goat"? that was really amusing back in the day? People would submit some really crappy applications along with stuff they had written (usually in assembler) that worked enormously better

I seem to recall that TSRs were prime culprits back then.

One thing that I forgot to mention was the old RAM defragmenter programs. Pretty much useless these days but I still find them a useful tool for conflict situations.

There is one I use called RAMpage that puts a little icon in the task bar that will show you what your current RAM and page file usages are. Then you can check what is running and using what resource as CSR has described. Just Google for "ram defragmenter" or "memory defragmenter" and I am sure that you will find a tool.

I still think that if you have re-installed Windows within the last 12 months and it is running crap, you need a new computer........... built properly, by a professional. Otherwise treat the OEM crap as what it is: disposable