William,

Once again you should find both the Resource Meter and System Monitor at
Start | Programs | Accessories | System Tools. If either or both is
missing then you should be able to reinstall them using Control Panel |
Add/Remove Programs | Windows Setup | System tools, Click Details and then
select Resource Meter and System Monitor (you will notice perhaps that the
Resource Meter has the "wrong" icon due to a bug), then click OK and then
Apply. If already checked, uncheck, OK and Apply and then return, check,
OK and finally Apply again.

With luck and a fair wind you will now be able to monitor your usage of
system resources and if necessary RAM and the swap file using the System
Monitor.

Note that the System Monitor is not the System Information applet you
mention in your post.

Finally it might be a good idea to boot to Safe Mode, open the Device
Manger and delete all entries relating to your modem then boot back in to
Normal Mode and let Win Me redetect your hardware and reinstall the
necessary drivers. You might also want to try reinstalling the Dial-Up
Networking (DUN) components (primarily in the registry). Do this using
Add/Remove Programs | Windows Setup but this time select Communications
and click Details. Uncheck DUN, click OK and then Apply and then return
and this time check DUN, click OK and finally Apply once again.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



wrote:

Mike, my comment about hours of delay was based on experience
in parallel newsgroups (both 98 and XP). Your turnaround time
was most unusual and I assure you, exemplary and most welcome.
I'm sorry you read it as a criticism; that shoe certainly didn't
fit you.

As for it being a "not enough memory" trap, I called it that
because those were the words in the error message. I did understand
that you feel the problem is with resources, but I can't tell you
about resources until I find the Resource Meter. In a way, the 5-hour
time differential across the pond is a help; I post this at 2230
hours, my time, 0330 yours, and when I sign in again, it will be
1200 hours BST and perhaps you will have given me steps to follow,
things to do and report back.

I went back again and see if I could find Resource Meter. Search
didn't find it. I did go AccessoriesSystem ToolsSystem Information
but still no Resource Meter. I looked at all the data and expanded
just about everything but if the 64K stack information is to be
gleaned there, I didn't recognise it. Perhaps, now that you know
where I'm able to go on my system, you'll tell me where to look for
this stack information, and what it will be named, so that we can pin
down the source of my problem.