I am having memory troubles, and this is putting a real crimp in my family research. I keep getting a message stating that I am running out of disk space. I don't understand how this can be because I have much fewer programs running on my machine than I had a year ago, and I have doubled my memory since then. Yesterday, it said I had 2% free space, so I did the regular disk clean-up as well as going into each users' accounts (there are five of us) and deleting all "temp" files manually. I managed to free up to 13% free space, but that's not good enough, I should have SCADS of memory! I am running Windows XP. Anybody know what gives? Janet

Janet, >I am having memory troubles, and this is putting a real crimp in my family >research. I keep getting a message stating that I am running out of disk >space. I don't understand how this can be because I have much fewer >programs running on my machine than I had a year ago, and I have doubled my >memory since then. Yesterday, it said I had 2% free space, so I did the >regular disk clean-up as well as going into each users' accounts (there are >five of us) and deleting all "temp" files manually. I managed to free up to >13% free space, but that's not good enough, I should have SCADS of memory! >I am running Windows XP. Anybody know what gives? To free more space on your hard drive do the following. 1> In you browser clear the temporary files. It IE it is done like this. Tools > Internet Options > General tab. In the middle you will see 3 buttons to clear the IE cache. I would only use the middle one. These files can take a large amount of memory if not cleared periodically. Especially if a lot of surfing or playing of on-line games is done. 2> Right click on your Recycle Bin and adjust the amount of memory set aside for deleted files. If you have more than one drive or it is partitioned adjust each drive. 3> Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > System > System Restore tab. Click on the Settings button and adjust the amount of memory set aside for restore points. 4> Reboot your system and check you available memory. Hope this helps? Art

XP is a huge system. Maybe it soaked up most of your disk space. John Ballard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Graham Theberge" <jkt54@ktc.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Dial up Connection > I am having memory troubles, and this is putting a real crimp in my family > research. I keep getting a message stating that I am running out of disk > space. I don't understand how this can be because I have much fewer > programs running on my machine than I had a year ago, and I have doubled my > memory since then. Yesterday, it said I had 2% free space, so I did the > regular disk clean-up as well as going into each users' accounts (there are > five of us) and deleting all "temp" files manually. I managed to free up to > 13% free space, but that's not good enough, I should have SCADS of memory! > I am running Windows XP. Anybody know what gives? > > Janet > > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list send a message to GEN-COMP-TIPS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Janet Graham Theberge wrote: > > I am having memory troubles, and this is putting a real crimp in my family > research. I keep getting a message stating that I am running out of disk > space. I don't understand how this can be because I have much fewer > programs running on my machine than I had a year ago, and I have doubled my > memory since then. Yesterday, it said I had 2% free space, so I did the > regular disk clean-up as well as going into each users' accounts (there are > five of us) and deleting all "temp" files manually. I managed to free up to > 13% free space, but that's not good enough, I should have SCADS of memory! > I am running Windows XP. Anybody know what gives? > Janet I do not think you have a memory problem, RAM, but that your hard drive is getting too full. I am not an expert but I understand that a HD should have more than 13% free space for optimum operation. The operating system uses the HD to store less frequently used temporary files like census images when the RAM starts getting full. You should get a second HD. Preferably you should make it your C drive as the new HD will probably be larger and faster that your present one. The procedure to do the move was on this list or in a recent issue of PCWorld. bob gillis

I am having memory troubles, There is a virus which claims memory...have you run your virus checker Regards, Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Graham Theberge" <jkt54@ktc.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 1:36 AM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Dial up Connection > I am having memory troubles, and this is putting a real crimp in my family > research. I keep getting a message stating that I am running out of disk > space. I don't understand how this can be because I have much fewer > programs running on my machine than I had a year ago, and I have doubled my > memory since then. Yesterday, it said I had 2% free space, so I did the > regular disk clean-up as well as going into each users' accounts (there are > five of us) and deleting all "temp" files manually. I managed to free up to > 13% free space, but that's not good enough, I should have SCADS of memory! > I am running Windows XP. Anybody know what gives? > > Janet > > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list send a message to GEN-COMP-TIPS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >