Why RAM Used Up

[Asta la vista, Vista!]

I love Vista but I do'nt now wy my ram is all used and it like runs so slow.
it used to run really fast when first run this laptop.

 

[occam]

I love Vista but I do'nt now wy my ram is all used and it like runs so slow.
it used to run really fast when first run this laptop.

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Vista is the best OS on the market today.


Tell that to your footer! Else change your sig to "Vista - best OS on
the market my foot!"

 

[Asta la vista, Vista!]

PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW I TURN THIS FOOTER THING OFF. IS THAT WHAT IS CAUSING MY
PROBELUMS. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I love Vista but I do'nt now wy my ram is all used

Wanting to minimize the amount of memory Windows uses is a
counterproductive desire. Windows is designed to use all, or nearly
all, of your memory, all the time, and that's good not bad. Free
memory is wasted memory. You paid for it all and shouldn't want to see
any of it wasted.

Windows works hard to find a use for all the memory you have all the
time. For example if your apps don't need some of it, it will use that
part for caching, then give it back when your apps later need it. In
this way Windows keeps all your memory working for you all the time.

and it like runs so slow.

That's not the reason it runs slowly.

it used to run really fast when first run this laptop.

A sudden slowdown is often an indication of infection by a virus or
spyware. What anti-spyware and anti-virus programs do you run? Are
they up to date? I recommend that you begin troubleshooting by
ensuring that you are malware-free. Go to MVP Malke's malware removal
site at
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware and
follow the instructions there.

 

[Asta la vista, Vista!]

I WENT TO THAT ELEPHANT SIGHT BUT IT LOOKS TWO COMPLACATED FOR ME TO DO. IT
WOULD TAKE ME A DAY JUST READING IT ALL. DO YOU HAVE ANY EASIER SOLUTIONS
FRO MY PROBLEM HERE???? I ALWAYS THOUGHT VISTA WAS EASY TO USE UNTIL IT
STARTED TO SLOW DOWN LIKE THIS. DO YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN DOWNLOAD THAT
PROGRAM CALLED CLEAN INSTALL? FRANK I THINK IT WAS SAID SOMETHING ABOUT
CLEAN INSTALL. BUT FRANK WON'T HELP ME. I ASKED HIM AND ASKED HIM BUT HE
JUST IGNORES ME. WHAT SHOULD I DO?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M LOST.

THANX

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I WENT TO THAT ELEPHANT SIGHT BUT IT LOOKS TWO COMPLACATED FOR ME TO DO.

Ouch! Please don't yell at us. We can hear you if type normally, in
mixed case.

IT
WOULD TAKE ME A DAY JUST READING IT ALL. DO YOU HAVE ANY EASIER SOLUTIONS
FRO MY PROBLEM HERE????

If you can't follow the instructions there, my guess is even stronger
that your problem is malware infection. I don't mean to be insulting,
but you're clearly a beginner at this. Beginners are more likely to
get infected than experienced users, and beginners will find it harder
to solve problems and fix things themselves. I recommend that you get
professional help (not from "the geek squad" or other big box
equivalent, but from a competent local consultant or recommended small
shop).

I ALWAYS THOUGHT VISTA WAS EASY TO USE UNTIL IT
STARTED TO SLOW DOWN LIKE THIS.

If my guess is right that you are infected, it has nothing to do with
Vista being easy to use or not. It has to do with your not having
practiced safe hex, which is a necessity regardless of what operating
system you use.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN DOWNLOAD THAT
PROGRAM CALLED CLEAN INSTALL?

There's no such program. A clean install is a procedure, not a
program. All it means is reinstalling Windows from scratch. "Clean"
means without keeping anything presently on the drive.

FRANK I THINK IT WAS SAID SOMETHING ABOUT
CLEAN INSTALL. BUT FRANK WON'T HELP ME. I ASKED HIM AND ASKED HIM BUT HE
JUST IGNORES ME. WHAT SHOULD I DO?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M LOST.

Again, it sounds to me like you need the assistance of a professional.
If you attempt to solve the problem yourself, you are likely to make
it worse, not better.

 

[Bill Yanaire]

Ouch! Please don't yell at us. We can hear you if type normally, in
mixed case.





If you can't follow the instructions there, my guess is even stronger
that your problem is malware infection. I don't mean to be insulting,
but you're clearly a beginner at this. Beginners are more likely to
get infected than experienced users, and beginners will find it harder
to solve problems and fix things themselves. I recommend that you get
professional help (not from "the geek squad" or other big box
equivalent, but from a competent local consultant or recommended small
shop).

Don't reply to this idiot. His problem is that he has taken too many drugs.

 

[Bill Yanaire]

PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW I TURN THIS FOOTER THING OFF. IS THAT WHAT IS CAUSING
MY
PROBELUMS. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME.

To turn off the footer thing, is bend over and place head firmly where the
sun doesn't shine. That will help with your problem. Make sure to take
even breaths as you don't want to hyperventilate.

Just FYI

 

[Lang Murphy]

Ouch! Please don't yell at us. We can hear you if type normally, in
mixed case.





If you can't follow the instructions there, my guess is even stronger
that your problem is malware infection. I don't mean to be insulting,
but you're clearly a beginner at this. Beginners are more likely to
get infected than experienced users, and beginners will find it harder
to solve problems and fix things themselves. I recommend that you get
professional help (not from "the geek squad" or other big box
equivalent, but from a competent local consultant or recommended small
shop).





If my guess is right that you are infected, it has nothing to do with
Vista being easy to use or not. It has to do with your not having
practiced safe hex, which is a necessity regardless of what operating
system you use.




There's no such program. A clean install is a procedure, not a
program. All it means is reinstalling Windows from scratch. "Clean"
means without keeping anything presently on the drive.





Again, it sounds to me like you need the assistance of a professional.
If you attempt to solve the problem yourself, you are likely to make
it worse, not better.

Ken,

Do you not think this person is trolling? I do.

Lang

 

[Frank]

Ken,

Do you not think this person is trolling? I do.

Lang

Yeah Lang...it's nostop...the ignorant, arrogant linux troll. He and
alias, our resident lying troll are now a pair...or so it's been said.
I'd pay no attention to him or maybe her...nobody's really sure which of
them actually wears the pants...if you know what I mean.
Frank

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Ken,

Do you not think this person is trolling? I do.

I guess it's possible. I gave him the benefit of the doubt.