looking for two freeware programs

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Is it possible to get a program that will dump memory after a memory hog
program is used?

Also looking for a recommendation on a freeware download manager that has no
spyware.

Thankyou
 
Is it possible to get a program that will dump memory after a memory hog
program is used?
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When the program closes, unless it's written wrong, it'll release the
memory it had. If it doesn't you have to reboot. A program can't
really tell Windows to release another program's memory - Windows
protects against things like that.
Also looking for a recommendation on a freeware download manager that has no
spyware.
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Free Download Manager <http://freedownloadmanager.org>.
 
Al said:
When the program closes, unless it's written wrong, it'll release the
memory it had. If it doesn't you have to reboot. A program can't
really tell Windows to release another program's memory - Windows
protects against things like that.
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Hmm maybe something else is wrong then. If I use a memory intensive
program, the machine is very sluggish until reboot.
 
Is it possible to get a program that will dump memory after a memory hog
program is used?
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I don't know how it's it done in Windows XP, but I do remember I used a
simple Visual Basic script to free memory in Windows 98:

1. Launch Notepad and type in FreeMem = Space(24000000)
2. Save on Desktop, as Free Memory.vbs (save as type: Text)
3. Doubleclick to the FreeMemory icon on the Desktop to relase memory

The Number refers to the amount of of memory (24 mb) it attempts to
regain. You can try to increase this upwards...

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Hmm maybe something else is wrong then. If I use a memory intensive
program, the machine is very sluggish until reboot.
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Does the program load a huge .dll? If it stays in memory after you
close the program it still uses memory. If it uses enough you're
swapping a lot, causing sluggishness.
 
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