System Resources

[askia47]

How can i get my system resourse percentage up instead of down? i use Windows 98 and its at 70% free resources left. How can i get it raised?

 

[NocturnalPS]

Originally posted by askia47
How can i get my system resourse percentage up instead of down? i use Windows 98 and its at 70% free resources left. How can i get it raised?

Cant remember what it is for win 98 but from what i can remember its the same as XP. Got to start click on RUN then type in the command msconfig go to services and uncheck the programs that you dont want running in the backround. That should help on your resources too. Or just go buy more ram.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Resources has nothing to do with RAM. The reason for this is that the resource pools (one is the GDI, can't remember what the other is) are of fixed size, not dynamic.

Unfortunately you're on something of a hiding-to-nothing. Certain apps take up more resources than others, IE being one of the worst offenders, and anything that relies on networking is also bad.

The real problem is that Windows 98 (and 95, and anything before) is just completely rubbish at managing its resources.

It's upgrade time!

 

[NocturnalPS]

Originally posted by GilesGuthrie
Resources has nothing to do with RAM. The reason for this is that the resource pools (one is the GDI, can't remember what the other is) are of fixed size, not dynamic.

Unfortunately you're on something of a hiding-to-nothing. Certain apps take up more resources than others, IE being one of the worst offenders, and anything that relies on networking is also bad.

The real problem is that Windows 98 (and 95, and anything before) is just completely rubbish at managing its resources.

It's upgrade time!

Yeah but RAM still helps out. One could never have enough.