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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: einars15 on January 25, 2009, 11:13:56 AM

Title: Windows 7 eats too much of RAM
Post by: einars15 on January 25, 2009, 11:13:56 AM

I have 2GB of RAM and windows 7 32bit (build7000) eats too much of RAM. From 2GB free is only 1.1GB. I have disabled a much of services and superfetch and programms running in systemtray is power iso drive manager, cacheboost, SRS audio sandbox and skype.

Title: Re: Windows 7 eats too much of RAM
Post by: einars15 on January 25, 2009, 11:15:38 AM

I have the same problem in vista but in vista i have free only 900 MB

Title: Re: Windows 7 eats too much of RAM
Post by: Calum on January 25, 2009, 11:16:53 AM

Windows 7 is similar to Vista in the way it uses RAM to cache things.
This is perfectly normal, and disabling superfetch doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

Title: Re: Windows 7 eats too much of RAM
Post by: Broni on January 25, 2009, 11:47:37 AM

Good read: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000688.html
Applies to both, Vista, and 7.

Title: Re: Windows 7 eats too much of RAM
Post by: patio on January 25, 2009, 01:00:15 PM

Since i've had Vista and now Win 7 i feel much better about my RAM...cause it's getting used.

Title: Re: Windows 7 eats too much of RAM
Post by: Calum on January 25, 2009, 01:03:13 PM

Sounds like a TV ad, patio ;)

Title: Re: Windows 7 eats too much of RAM
Post by: patio on January 25, 2009, 01:08:47 PM

Thanks...i thought youl'd like it  ;)

Title: Re: Windows 7 eats too much of RAM
Post by: tylerisdabest on January 25, 2009, 09:54:11 PM

lol patio