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From: "Theresa Greene Reed" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Re: #43/Insufficient memory./SOUBROW/205
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 02:29:23 -0400
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But, how does one inactivate them for good? If you control-alt-delete to
close each one, they all just start up again when you reboot.

Theresa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Nelson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [TMG] Re: #43/Insufficient memory./SOUBROW/205


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "you_halls_ng" <>
>
> > "B.K.Marshall" <> said:
> >
> > > I have a brand new DELL Dimension with 256 RAM (with 51% free
>
> > I'm having a similar problem here, too, with a similar machine (Dell
> > Inspiron, new, 64 Mg RAM, PIII 600 mhz, Win98/2, and TMG 4.0a), and
> am
> > working with Dave Conover, Tech Support <> on it.
>
>
> Dave may tell you if he has not already that one of the problems of
> having insufficient memory is having too many TSRs (programs that are
> running in the background, i.e. Norton antivirus) An antivirus program
> is not bad in and of itself, but when you load it in with 6-12 other
> programs that will show up as icons in your system tray it will close
> you down. So choices have to be made. Every software mfg wants their
> program to have an icon in the system tray, but we need to make
> choices until Microsoft fixes the system. The remaining icons that I
> have include a task scheduler, a resource meter, Norton antivirus, a
> mem manager, a clock, and then when some of my other programs are
> running icons are planted in that tray. It takes resources to support
> them. I even ended up taking my number of programs residing on the
> task bar down to four from ten or twelve that I had previously. Having
> them there takes resources. Why on earth they gave you all those
> options if you cannot afford to use them even with today's mega
> powered computers is beyond me. Adding ram will not help!!!!
>
> Hope this helps.
> Ken Nelson
>
>
>

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