Low Resources

[Bekah]

Can anyone tell me how to free up system resources on my
computer? I keep getting a box come up that says "LOW
RESOURCES" and then it locks up on me. This computer is a
couple years old (4), and I know there has got to be ways
to "clean" it up...but I'm not sure how. Anyway....what I
really need to know is how to free up more resources! Any
help would be greatly appreciated!!

Thank you!!

[Ron Martell]

"Bekah" > wrote:

>Can anyone tell me how to free up system resources on my
>computer? I keep getting a box come up that says "LOW
>RESOURCES" and then it locks up on me. This computer is a
>couple years old (4), and I know there has got to be ways
>to "clean" it up...but I'm not sure how. Anyway....what I
>really need to know is how to free up more resources! Any
>help would be greatly appreciated!!
>
>Thank you!!

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 improve the value of free System Resources is
to reduce 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."

[CJT]

Bekah wrote:

> Can anyone tell me how to free up system resources on my
> computer? I keep getting a box come up that says "LOW
> RESOURCES" and then it locks up on me. This computer is a
> couple years old (4), and I know there has got to be ways
> to "clean" it up...but I'm not sure how. Anyway....what I
> really need to know is how to free up more resources! Any
> help would be greatly appreciated!!
>
> Thank you!!

Take some/most of the cr*p off your task bar.

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