Browsing RAM

[John]

I am wondering if there is a program inside Windows XP that will allow me to
specifically browse ALL files and programs stored in all types of RAM on the
system? And I mean both virtual memory, as well as any other specific types;
though not necessarily CPU cache RAM, or video RAM. Just installed system
RAM. I am looking for something a little more specific than just using
Windows Task Manager, and clicking the Processes or Applications tabs.

I realize there may be some things in RAM that I would not want to mess
with, but, just in case, I am looking for a program that will allow me to
shut down or remove ANY specific program(s) or file(s) from memory, just for
the sake of removing them, for whatever personal reason I have. Are there any
programs in Windows that will allow this? Then, if there is not, please
suggest some freeware that will provide what I am after here.

Thanks.

 

[db.·.. >]

there is a freeware
from microsoft.com
called process explorer:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cb56073f-62a3-4ed8-9dd6-40c84cb9e2f5.aspx

in conjunction you can
use the below to clear the
ram of unused processes:

http://www.amsn.ro/

 

[jameshanley39]

I am wondering if there is a program inside Windows XP that will allow me to
specifically browse ALL files and programs stored in all types of RAM on the
system? And I mean both virtual memory, as well as any other specific types;
though not necessarily CPU cache RAM, or video RAM. Just installed system
RAM. I am looking for something a little more specific than just using
Windows Task Manager, and clicking the Processes or Applications tabs.

I realize there may be some things in RAM that I would not want to mess
with, but, just in case, I am looking for a program that will allow me to
shut down or remove ANY specific program(s) or file(s) from memory, just for
the sake of removing them, for whatever personal reason I have. Are there any
programs in Windows that will allow this? Then, if there is not, please
suggest some freeware that will provide what I am after here.

Thanks.

don't know really.. Process Explorer won't let you for example see the
file in RAM, that you have opened in notepad. It is all about
processes, not data files.

one thing you could play with is DEBUG
A prank I used to do many years ago

c:\>debug <ENTER>
-f b800:0 FA0 21 CE
q
c:\>

it fills starting from that address b800:0000, 4000 bytes, with the
bits represented by the hex 21 CE

I read that in some strange book, that was the only interesting or
"practical" thing it had!

I suppose that is Video RAM..

Which you didn't really have an interest in.

And only in the command prompt.

Maybe if you know what you're doing in debug, you could write a
document in notepad from the command prompt!!!

If you really know your ascii characters as Hex, then you can actually
write a program from notepad. That's if you can write assembly
language(e.g. in debug), and you know how that converts into Hex.

I did once have a great hunger, interest, aptitude, solitude and
amount of time, to look at these things, but I didn't have any books
at the time, so I never did. And the interest waned as the years grew.

 

[Bob I]

Sounds like you are referring to Task Manager, Process listing.