http://www.freedownloadaday.com/2005/12/09/clear-up-and-get-more-memory/ One great program every day, whether you need it or not Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.freedownloadaday.com/2005/12/09/clear-up-and-get-more-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-444 AndrewM Thu, 25 May 2006 17:32:38 +0000 http://www.freedownloadaday.com/?p=139#comment-444 Also an IT professional, but a little less pissed off than ProIT. ; ) Just thought I would take the time to let you know, he is right. These type of software apps are very unneccesary for Windows XP. RAM is now handled the same way that disk space is, namely- things will be kept in memory until another application needs that memory, at which point it will be "freed" and allocated to the active app. You may be using 95% of your RAM, but basically it's still free to be used by any application that is needing it, since you can only have so many ACTIVE apps and processes at one time. The reason I'm taking the time to say this, is because having the RAM "free-er" software running will take up more memory and page file space all to do absolutely nothing except make you think you are optimizing your machine. And even just having it installed as another app (even if it's not in use) is a waste of space and loadtime, albeit fairly insignificant because it's such a small app. I just figured I would enlighten you instead of demeaning you all and telling you it's garbage software. But, everything he said is right. Also an IT professional, but a little less pissed off than ProIT. ; )
Just thought I would take the time to let you know, he is right. These type of software apps are very unneccesary for Windows XP.
RAM is now handled the same way that disk space is, namely- things will be kept in memory until another application needs that memory, at which point it will be “freed” and allocated to the active app.
You may be using 95% of your RAM, but basically it’s still free to be used by any application that is needing it, since you can only have so many ACTIVE apps and processes at one time.
The reason I’m taking the time to say this, is because having the RAM “free-er” software running will take up more memory and page file space all to do absolutely nothing except make you think you are optimizing your machine. And even just having it installed as another app (even if it’s not in use) is a waste of space and loadtime, albeit fairly insignificant because it’s such a small app.
I just figured I would enlighten you instead of demeaning you all and telling you it’s garbage software. But, everything he said is right.

]]> http://www.freedownloadaday.com/2005/12/09/clear-up-and-get-more-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-151 ProITGuy Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:01:33 +0000 http://www.freedownloadaday.com/?p=139#comment-151 All of these RAM "freeing" softwares are junk. XP's memory management has been totally revamped from prior versions, and as an IT professional I can tell you you're wasting your clock cycles installing software of this nature. All of these RAM “freeing” softwares are junk. XP’s memory management has been totally revamped from prior versions, and as an IT professional I can tell you you’re wasting your clock cycles installing software of this nature.

]]> http://www.freedownloadaday.com/2005/12/09/clear-up-and-get-more-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Spoffin Tue, 27 Dec 2005 05:24:25 +0000 http://www.freedownloadaday.com/?p=139#comment-39 Love this utility. Everything goes faster and crashes less, and, as if that wasn't enough, you get a little icon in the corner of your screen that tells you how much free RAM you have! Its one of those things that makes you feel just that much more in control of your computer. Love this utility. Everything goes faster and crashes less, and, as if that wasn’t enough, you get a little icon in the corner of your screen that tells you how much free RAM you have! Its one of those things that makes you feel just that much more in control of your computer.

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