High memory usage

chin · 08-30-2007, 11:44 AM

Hello, I installed 2GB of memory today and Vista is using 485Mb of that while I'm idle. I thought maybe this was superfetch so I disabled it and rebooted, but system is still using 485mb at idle. What could be using all that ram?

nwilcox · 08-30-2007, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by chin

Hello, I installed 2GB of memory today and Vista is using 485Mb of that while I'm idle. I thought maybe this was superfetch so I disabled it and rebooted, but system is still using 485mb at idle. What could be using all that ram?

I was gonna ask the same thing.. I have Home Premium with 2GB and when I checked memory usage it was at 698MB

Dell Inspirion Laptop (Athlon 64 X2)

chin · 08-30-2007, 05:41 PM

If you have superfetch on (check by running services.msc in the run box) then I would say that is normal. If not, your in the same boat as me.

nwilcox · 08-30-2007, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by chin

If you have superfetch on (check by running services.msc in the run box) then I would say that is normal. If not, your in the same boat as me.

I just checked and yes superfetch is Started (automatic)

chin · 08-31-2007, 10:39 AM

When I had superfetch enabled I think I saw it using as much as 850mb. I wonder if I should have gone with 4GB instead of 2GB. Then I could say use all you want.

nwilcox · 08-31-2007, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by chin

When I had superfetch enabled I think I saw it using as much as 850mb. I wonder if I should have gone with 4GB instead of 2GB. Then I could say use all you want.

That still does not help.. lol Especially if Superfetch is using so much darn memory. Especially as much as it is using.

Is it safe to disale Superfetch?

chin · 08-31-2007, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by nwilcox

That still does not help.. lol Especially if Superfetch is using so much darn memory. Especially as much as it is using.

Is it safe to disale Superfetch?

lol,

Yes, it's perfectly safe to disable superfetch. Superfetch is supposed to be a good thing though, speeding up programs you most often use the next time you start them. I've just chosen to go on without it, no reason in particular. Right now I'm trying to determine how many services I can safely disable.

**nickster_uk** · 08-31-2007, 06:22 PM

There's quite a few other services you can safely disable too which are probably eating more of your RAM. You may want to check out the following link as it has been very helpful to me:
http://www.speedyvista.com/services.html

Also, if you have third party indexing programs installed, you may want to think about disabling them or changing their settings as they can eat a huge amount of resouces.

Hope that helps

nwilcox · 08-31-2007, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by nickster_uk

There's quite a few other services you can safely disable too which are probably eating more of your RAM. You may want to check out the following link as it has been very helpful to me:
http://www.speedyvista.com/services.html

Also, if you have third party indexing programs installed, you may want to think about disabling them or changing their settings as they can eat a huge amount of resouces.

Hope that helps

What would some other third party indexing programs to maybe look at? The laptop is totally new, not sure if Dell maybe installed something like that.

Thanks for the link, I will look at it.

**nickster_uk** · 08-31-2007, 06:31 PM

Programs such as Nero 7 as that includes Nero Scout which indexes files. There's others too but I can't think at the mo.

Anyway, make a start with the services as that should make a difference for now.

chin · 09-01-2007, 10:01 AM

Yes, right now I'm toggling back and forth between speedyvista and blackviper trying to make a reg script right for my needs. Now I'd just like to get rid of the remaining services that are holding ports open or listening and I be set. I'm thinking some of these can't be done by simply disabling them via services.msc, I think some need to be done in the registry.

08-30-2007, 11:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
chin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 232 OS: XP Home/Vista	High memory usage Hello, I installed 2GB of memory today and Vista is using 485Mb of that while I'm idle. I thought maybe this was superfetch so I disabled it and rebooted, but system is still using 485mb at idle. What could be using all that ram? Last edited by chin : 08-30-2007 at 11:46 AM.

08-30-2007, 05:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
chin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 232 OS: XP Home/Vista	Re: High memory usage If you have superfetch on (check by running services.msc in the run box) then I would say that is normal. If not, your in the same boat as me. Last edited by chin : 08-30-2007 at 05:44 PM.

08-31-2007, 10:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
chin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 232 OS: XP Home/Vista	Re: High memory usage When I had superfetch enabled I think I saw it using as much as 850mb. I wonder if I should have gone with 4GB instead of 2GB. Then I could say use all you want.

08-31-2007, 06:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,548 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Re: High memory usage There's quite a few other services you can safely disable too which are probably eating more of your RAM. You may want to check out the following link as it has been very helpful to me: http://www.speedyvista.com/services.html Also, if you have third party indexing programs installed, you may want to think about disabling them or changing their settings as they can eat a huge amount of resouces. Hope that helps __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| 1xMaxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB & 4xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Zalman CNPS9500 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

08-31-2007, 06:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,548 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Re: High memory usage Programs such as Nero 7 as that includes Nero Scout which indexes files. There's others too but I can't think at the mo. Anyway, make a start with the services as that should make a difference for now. __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| 1xMaxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB & 4xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Zalman CNPS9500 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

09-01-2007, 10:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
chin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 232 OS: XP Home/Vista	Re: High memory usage Yes, right now I'm toggling back and forth between speedyvista and blackviper trying to make a reg script right for my needs. Now I'd just like to get rid of the remaining services that are holding ports open or listening and I be set. I'm thinking some of these can't be done by simply disabling them via services.msc, I think some need to be done in the registry.