memory leaking in Windows XP?

[Raous]

Hello,

I was told from someone that
MS Windows has memory-leaking problem.

However, I am not certain that it is Windows XP or not.
I didn't ask if it is Windows XP yet.

In Windows XP, is there internal memory-leaking problem?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Make sure you have installed SP2 for Windows XP.
Memory leaks are often the result of using poorly
written third-party programs or drivers.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Hello,
|
| I was told from someone that
| MS Windows has memory-leaking problem.
|
| However, I am not certain that it is Windows XP or not.
| I didn't ask if it is Windows XP yet.
|
| In Windows XP, is there internal memory-leaking problem?

 

[Guest]

Could you be so kind to define "memory leaking"?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

A memory leak is the gradual deterioration of system performance that
occurs over time as the result of the fragmentation of a computer's RAM
due to poorly designed or programmed applications that fail to free up
memory segments when they are no longer needed.

Ref: http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/story/0,10801,48292,00.html

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your response and time!

 

[Ron Martell]

A memory leak is the gradual deterioration of system performance that
occurs over time as the result of the fragmentation of a computer's RAM
due to poorly designed or programmed applications that fail to free up
memory segments when they are no longer needed.

Ref: http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/story/0,10801,48292,00.html

That definition is totally bonkers. Fragmentation is a total
non-issue with regard to RAM memory because all locations are equally
accessible with the same (e.g. 10 nanoseconds) delay.

A memory leak occurs when a program or device driver continually
requests more and more memory instead of re-using the memory
previously allocated for that specific purpose.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

 

[Mike Binns]

Memory leaks are often a symptom of spyware or unneccesary programs
installed.

Check out:

http://computeradvice.mikebinns.net

and run through the instructions, see if that helps.