TCH-Thomas Posted January 9, 2004 Posted January 9, 2004 (edited) What they suggest on following site http://vstef.softnews.ro/ramdef.php is that smart to do? Thought i ask before i publish it to great links list. -Thomas Edited January 9, 2004 by Tonsa Quote
TCH-Rob Posted January 9, 2004 Posted January 9, 2004 Don't see why not, though I don't think it is anything that a reboot wont do as well. Quote
TCH-Thomas Posted January 9, 2004 Author Posted January 9, 2004 Sort of my thought too but wasnt sure. Thanks Rob. -Thomas Quote
!!blue Posted January 9, 2004 Posted January 9, 2004 I've always used MemTurbo, it's along the sames lines. MemTurbo is here I always run it right after I close big apps like Illustrator or Dreamweaver on my measly laptop. Quote
Deverill Posted January 11, 2004 Posted January 11, 2004 Tonsa, You have to ask yourself these questions: 1. Does the way I use my computer really fragment memory that much? If you open and close a bunch of programs all day long then maybe. 2. How much benefit will I get by reclaiming the memory? This is related to #1. The more fragmented it becomes the more benefit you may enjoy. 3. Does the defragger program operate fast enough to outweigh the fragmented memory? If the program takes a lot of CPU time to keep things nice and your savings are small then the net effect will be to slow you down to use it. My habits pretty much dictate that such a program is definitely not worth it for me, but you may be different. Quote
Head Guru Posted January 11, 2004 Posted January 11, 2004 My view if your running a NT kernel then this isnt a needed tool. Quote
TCH-Thomas Posted January 11, 2004 Author Posted January 11, 2004 Im still running Win ME but hoping to upgrade to XP soooooooooooon. -Thomas Quote
Madmanmcp Posted January 11, 2004 Posted January 11, 2004 Memory fragmentation is only an issue on a small percentage of computers. It is caused by a poorly written OS and on PC's that start and stop a lot of apps frequently AND on PC's that are not rebooted. The majority of home users usually reboot regularly and they do not run into this problem. Even if they did, the slowdown is only in the thousands of a second and will not be detectable. My opinion is why run software that a simple reboot will correct? Also the software will probably take more time to run than the actual time being lost Quote
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