Thanks so much Art. I followed your instructions, but didn't manage to free up enough space to keep everything running very well yet. I was wondering....My hard drive crashed this past summer, and we took it to the shop where they saved all my old info, then partitioned my hard drive and installed Windows XP for me. Might it be possible that my second memory card is no longer "hooked up"? Or is it possible that all my old stuff is still on one memory card while I am using the other one? Can they work separately, or do they automatically work together? Sorry to be such a pain, but I still don't understand how memory, ram, hard drive, etc. works in my computer. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "dolphin213" <dolphin213@cox.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 7:56 PM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Memory problems > > 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 > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: > http://www.cyndislist.com > > ============================== > 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 > > >

The partition that is taking the place of a usual C drive may be less or more than half of the whole drive that you have. Depends on how it was partitioned. Thus you Could be working with much less than your full hard disk. Check your memory and compare with the whole disk. John Ballard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Graham Theberge" <jkt54@ktc.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Memory problems > Thanks so much Art. I followed your instructions, but didn't manage to free > up enough space to keep everything running very well yet. > > I was wondering....My hard drive crashed this past summer, and we took it to > the shop where they saved all my old info, then partitioned my hard drive > and installed Windows XP for me. Might it be possible that my second memory > card is no longer "hooked up"? Or is it possible that all my old stuff is > still on one memory card while I am using the other one? Can they work > separately, or do they automatically work together? > > Sorry to be such a pain, but I still don't understand how memory, ram, hard > drive, etc. works in my computer. > > Janet > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dolphin213" <dolphin213@cox.net> > To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 7:56 PM > Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Memory problems > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > > Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: > > http://www.cyndislist.com > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: > http://www.cyndislist.com > > ============================== > 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, >Thanks so much Art. I followed your instructions, but didn't manage to free >up enough space to keep everything running very well yet. Well, at least it was a start! :) >I was wondering....My hard drive crashed this past summer, and we took it to >the shop where they saved all my old info, then partitioned my hard drive >and installed Windows XP for me. Might it be possible that my second memory >card is no longer "hooked up"? Or is it possible that all my old stuff is >still on one memory card while I am using the other one? Can they work >separately, or do they automatically work together? > >Sorry to be such a pain, but I still don't understand how memory, ram, hard >drive, etc. works in my computer. Do this and send me the results of what you see. Go to Start > My Computer. Double click on My Computer. Under the hard drive section, how many drives are listed? Next highlight each one and note on the side under details the Free Space and Total Size. Let me know what you find. Art >Janet > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "dolphin213" <dolphin213@cox.net> >To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 7:56 PM >Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Memory problems > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > > Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: > > http://www.cyndislist.com > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > > >==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== >Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: >http://www.cyndislist.com > >============================== >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

First, I would like to thank everyone who tried to help me understand the difference between the different types of memory on a computer's system. It is now much clearer to me what I am dealing with here. I still would like to get an answer to the question I asked earlier, though, if someone wouldn't mind. The question is: I bought and installed a second memory card for my computer a year ago. This summer the system crashed. The people in the shop reformatted and installed Windows XP home edition. Does my computer automatically "read" both the old memory card that originally came installed as well as the new one? Is it possible that I am only getting use out of one of the memory cards? Again, I really appreciate all the great information I have received thus far. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "dolphin213" <dolphin213@cox.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 10:09 PM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Memory problems > > Janet, > > >Thanks so much Art. I followed your instructions, but didn't manage to free > >up enough space to keep everything running very well yet. > > Well, at least it was a start! :) > > >I was wondering....My hard drive crashed this past summer, and we took it to > >the shop where they saved all my old info, then partitioned my hard drive > >and installed Windows XP for me. Might it be possible that my second memory > >card is no longer "hooked up"? Or is it possible that all my old stuff is > >still on one memory card while I am using the other one? Can they work > >separately, or do they automatically work together? > > > >Sorry to be such a pain, but I still don't understand how memory, ram, hard > >drive, etc. works in my computer. > > Do this and send me the results of what you see. Go to Start > My > Computer. Double click on My Computer. Under the hard drive section, how > many drives are listed? Next highlight each one and note on the side under > details the Free Space and Total Size. > > Let me know what you find. > > Art > > > > >Janet > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "dolphin213" <dolphin213@cox.net> > >To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 7:56 PM > >Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Memory problems > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > > > Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: > > > http://www.cyndislist.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > >Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: > >http://www.cyndislist.com > > > >============================== > >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 > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: > http://www.cyndislist.com > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > >

Janet Graham Theberge wrote: > > I was wondering....My hard drive crashed this past summer, and we took it to > the shop where they saved all my old info, then partitioned my hard drive > and installed Windows XP for me. Might it be possible that my second memory > card is no longer "hooked up"? Or is it possible that all my old stuff is > still on one memory card while I am using the other one? Can they work > separately, or do they automatically work together? > > Sorry to be such a pain, but I still don't understand how memory, ram, hard > drive, etc. works in my computer. > Janet, go to your libary and get a book "Computers for Dummies", one of a series of black and yellow cover books on a number of topics. Or a similar books and read it. It will help you to understand your computer a bit better. bob gillis

When the memory is split into partitions, only one of them can be used for normal use, for the C drive, etc. . The rest of the hard drive is just available for saving things, etc. So your effective hard drive becomes drastically smaller. John Ballard ----- Original Message ----- From: "bob gillis" <rpgillis@bellatlantic.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 5:42 AM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Memory problems > Janet Graham Theberge wrote: > > > > I was wondering....My hard drive crashed this past summer, and we took it to > > the shop where they saved all my old info, then partitioned my hard drive > > and installed Windows XP for me. Might it be possible that my second memory > > card is no longer "hooked up"? Or is it possible that all my old stuff is > > still on one memory card while I am using the other one? Can they work > > separately, or do they automatically work together? > > > > Sorry to be such a pain, but I still don't understand how memory, ram, hard > > drive, etc. works in my computer. > > > > Janet, go to your libary and get a book "Computers for Dummies", one of > a series of black and yellow cover books on a number of topics. Or a > similar books and read it. It will help you to understand your computer > a bit better. > > bob gillis > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > DO NOT open unexpected file attachments from people, even if you know them. Verify with the sender first. This may be your only line of defence, other than AV Software, against mail "viruses" > > ============================== > 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 > >