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Solved: Memory is being eaten

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Hi There,
Love you folks and I have not been here in a while... :up: :)

I have an IBM all-in-one Netvista, running win98 SE 4.10.222 A.
Lately, I run out of memory real quick. :(
In System Properties > Performance > System Resources = 16% free.

This happens even after closing all windows, I only get back around 13 to 16% memory, programs open slowly, IE takes some time to "find the page". When I open anotehr browser window, it goes back down to 7%free. :eek:
Quite annoying to say the least.

It was running fine last week, but now seems slow. Hmmm wonder if I have a spyware issue? :mad:

Is there a way to force the resources back to normal (ie by using an F key or something?)
I keep having to reboot to get the performance back up there?

Not sure what I should do next..... maybe Highjack this?

Any suggestions would help.
Thanks :p
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The percentage you are seeing is for what is left of System Resources not what is left for memory. Resources are finite regardless of how much ram is installed.

After a cold boot, they should be in the 80% range. Anything substantially lower than this, generally indicates too many apps starting that are not needed. It can also indicate a malware infection.

The best next step is to post a HJT log.
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