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How can I get more memory on my computer?I've put all my pics on my
250 gb external hard drive,which is 97% free too fill up.my pc says it
has 20% of 356 ram left.I would like to free it up but being a pc
dumbie I dont know how.please help
 
twistedmoon wrote:

> How can I get more memory on my computer?I've put all my pics on my
> 250 gb external hard drive,which is 97% free too fill up.my pc says it
> has 20% of 356 ram left.I would like to free it up but being a pc
> dumbie I dont know how.please help

First of all you are confused between memory (RAM - Random Access Memory)
and Hard disk Space.
In very simple terms, whatever is in RAM disappears when you switch off the
computer, whatever is stored on your Hard Disk drive does not.
To find out how much DISK space you have left, go to My Computer,
right-click on the C drive and choose Properties. That will tell you how
full your Hard Disk is.
 
To add to Gordon's post, You do not want to free up RAM, free RAM is wasted
RAM

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"twistedmoon" <michaelredhawk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> How can I get more memory on my computer?I've put all my pics on my
> 250 gb external hard drive,which is 97% free too fill up.my pc says it
> has 20% of 356 ram left.I would like to free it up but being a pc
> dumbie I dont know how.please help
 
Free RAM is NOT wasted RAM. It is simply not being used at the moment.
"David B." <nomail@nomail.com> wrote in message
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> To add to Gordon's post, You do not want to free up RAM, free RAM is
> wasted RAM
>
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> "twistedmoon" <michaelredhawk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:9eebbdfd-1ad9-447a-92b8-80b48d1f7106@u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
>> How can I get more memory on my computer?I've put all my pics on my
>> 250 gb external hard drive,which is 97% free too fill up.my pc says it
>> has 20% of 356 ram left.I would like to free it up but being a pc
>> dumbie I dont know how.please help
>
 
My point being (because you couldn't figure it out) freeing up RAM that is
in use will generally not get you improved performance, maybe the opposite.

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"Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message
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> Free RAM is NOT wasted RAM. It is simply not being used at the moment.
> "David B." <nomail@nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23LFl$Z7SIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> To add to Gordon's post, You do not want to free up RAM, free RAM is
>> wasted RAM
>>
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>> "twistedmoon" <michaelredhawk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:9eebbdfd-1ad9-447a-92b8-80b48d1f7106@u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
>>> How can I get more memory on my computer?I've put all my pics on my
>>> 250 gb external hard drive,which is 97% free too fill up.my pc says it
>>> has 20% of 356 ram left.I would like to free it up but being a pc
>>> dumbie I dont know how.please help
>>
>
>
 
On Dec 31, 11:25 am, "David B." <nom...@nomail.com> wrote:

> My point being (because you couldn't figure it out) freeing up RAM that is
> in use will generally not get you improved performance, maybe the opposite..

Shoulda said that in the first post. What you DID say needed more
than "figuring it out", it required the reader to have a crystal ball
available. Unfortunately, mine is in the shop for a tuneup.
 
It's a pretty straight forward statement, unless your bored and want to
argue about something.

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"PD" <pauld1943@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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On Dec 31, 11:25 am, "David B." <nom...@nomail.com> wrote:

> My point being (because you couldn't figure it out) freeing up RAM that is
> in use will generally not get you improved performance, maybe the
> opposite.

Shoulda said that in the first post. What you DID say needed more
than "figuring it out", it required the reader to have a crystal ball
available. Unfortunately, mine is in the shop for a tuneup.
 
On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:14:51 -0800 (PST), twistedmoon
<michaelredhawk@hotmail.com> wrote:

> How can I get more memory on my computer?I've put all my pics on my
> 250 gb external hard drive,which is 97% free too fill up.my pc says it
> has 20% of 356 ram left.I would like to free it up but being a pc
> dumbie I dont know how.please help


First of all, you are mixing up two very different things. Space on a
hard drive is called "storage" or "disk space." It's usually measured
in large numbers of GB, and you apparently have a 250GB hard drive.

Memory is RAM. It's the temporary work space your computer uses for
everything it does. It's usually measured in MB or small numbers of
GB. You say you have "356 ram." I assume you mean *256*, not "356,"
and that it's 256MB.

Now that that's clear (I hope) please clarify exactly what you want
more of, and why you want it. What do you want to use it for? Do you
need more space to store pictures? On an internal drive, or is
external OK? Or do you want something else?

Also how big is your internal hard drive? How full is it.

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Straight forward??????????
"David B." <nomail@nomail.com> wrote in message
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> It's a pretty straight forward statement, unless your bored and want to
> argue about something.
>
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>
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> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
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>
> "PD" <pauld1943@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:8ebe9209-6ccb-479a-867d-63c1d1e653e3@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> On Dec 31, 11:25 am, "David B." <nom...@nomail.com> wrote:
>
>> My point being (because you couldn't figure it out) freeing up RAM that
>> is
>> in use will generally not get you improved performance, maybe the
>> opposite.
>
> Shoulda said that in the first post. What you DID say needed more
> than "figuring it out", it required the reader to have a crystal ball
> available. Unfortunately, mine is in the shop for a tuneup.
 
On Dec 31, 12:27 pm, "David B." <nom...@nomail.com> wrote:

> It's a pretty straight forward statement, unless your [sic] bored and wantto
> argue about something.

What's "pretty" mean?

Not
 
On Dec 31 2007, 2:30 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:14:51 -0800 (PST), twistedmoon
>
> <michaelredh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > How can I get more memory on my computer?I've put all my pics on my
> > 250 gb external hard drive,which is 97% free too fill up.my pc says it
> > has 20% of 356 ram left.I would like to free it up but being a pc
> > dumbie I dont know how.please help
>
> First of all, you are mixing up two very different things. Space on a
> hard drive is called "storage" or "disk space." It's usually measured
> in large numbers of GB, and you apparently have a 250GB hard drive.
>
> Memory is RAM. It's the temporary work space your computer uses for
> everything it does. It's usually measured in MB or small numbers of
> GB. You say you have "356 ram." I assume you mean  *256*, not "356,"
> and that it's 256MB.
>
> Now that that's clear (I hope) please clarify exactly what you want
> more of, and why you want it. What do you want to use it for? Do you
> need more space to store pictures? On an internal drive, or is
> external OK? Or do you want something else?
>
> Also how big is your internal hard drive? How full is it.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

When I click start>control panel>sys.>sys. properties this is what i
get "amd duron 1.60GHz 352mb. of ram".Then in my
computer>c:Drive>properties i have 5.47 gb of used space and 2.55 gb
of free space.I have checked for virus and spyware and remove some big
mb. programs that i dont use and my p.c. still seems slow and also i
install an external hard drive to put all my pic. files in.My pc still
seems slow .do you have any suggestions.Thanks Twistedmoon
 
On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 04:55:29 -0800 (PST), twistedmoon
<michaelredhawk@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On Dec 31 2007, 2:30 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
> > On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:14:51 -0800 (PST), twistedmoon
> >
> > <michaelredh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > How can I get more memory on my computer?I've put all my pics on my
> > > 250 gb external hard drive,which is 97% free too fill up.my pc says it
> > > has 20% of 356 ram left.I would like to free it up but being a pc
> > > dumbie I dont know how.please help
> >
> > First of all, you are mixing up two very different things. Space on a
> > hard drive is called "storage" or "disk space." It's usually measured
> > in large numbers of GB, and you apparently have a 250GB hard drive.
> >
> > Memory is RAM. It's the temporary work space your computer uses for
> > everything it does. It's usually measured in MB or small numbers of
> > GB. You say you have "356 ram." I assume you mean  *256*, not "356,"
> > and that it's 256MB.
> >
> > Now that that's clear (I hope) please clarify exactly what you want
> > more of, and why you want it. What do you want to use it for? Do you
> > need more space to store pictures? On an internal drive, or is
> > external OK? Or do you want something else?
> >
> > Also how big is your internal hard drive? How full is it.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> When I click start>control panel>sys.>sys. properties this is what i
> get "amd duron 1.60GHz 352mb. of ram".


You almost certainly have 384MB of RAM, and don't have a separate
video card. So 32MB of your RAM is used for video purposes.


> Then in my
> computer>c:Drive>properties i have 5.47 gb of used space and 2.55 gb
> of free space.


You have a 9GB hard drive. That's absolutely tiny these days. How old
is the computer?

Is C: your only drive. Look in "My Computer" to see if there is
another partition or partitions, with other drive letters, that you
are perhaps unaware of and not using.


> I have checked for virus and spyware


How? Exactly what software did you use to check?


> and remove some big
> mb. programs that i dont use


Doing that saves disk space, but doesn't affect the speed of the
computer.


> and my p.c. still seems slow


How slow? I know it's hard to measure, but give us idea of what you
mean. Is it slow to boot? Slow to run after it boots? How long do some
things take?

What applications do you run? Is it slow only when running some
applications? Which ones?




> and also i
> install an external hard drive to put all my pic. files in.My pc still
> seems slow .do you have any suggestions.Thanks Twistedmoon



You started by asking how to get more memory, but you apparently meant
more disk space. Now you're talking about the computer's speed. These
are *not* the same thing.

Please answer *all* the questions above.

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Please Reply to the Newsgroup
 
On Jan 2, 10:48 am, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 04:55:29 -0800 (PST), twistedmoon
>
>
>
>
>
> <michaelredh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > On Dec 31 2007, 2:30 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> > <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
> > > On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:14:51 -0800 (PST), twistedmoon
>
> > > <michaelredh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > How can I get more memory on my computer?I've put all my pics on my
> > > > 250 gb external hard drive,which is 97% free too fill up.my pc says it
> > > > has 20% of 356 ram left.I would like to free it up but being a pc
> > > > dumbie I dont know how.please help
>
> > > First of all, you are mixing up two very different things. Space on a
> > > hard drive is called "storage" or "disk space." It's usually measured
> > > in large numbers of GB, and you apparently have a 250GB hard drive.
>
> > > Memory is RAM. It's the temporary work space your computer uses for
> > > everything it does. It's usually measured in MB or small numbers of
> > > GB. You say you have "356 ram." I assume you mean  *256*, not "356,"
> > > and that it's 256MB.
>
> > > Now that that's clear (I hope) please clarify exactly what you want
> > > more of, and why you want it. What do you want to use it for? Do you
> > > need more space to store pictures? On an internal drive, or is
> > > external OK? Or do you want something else?
>
> > > Also how big is your internal hard drive? How full is it.
>
> > > --
> > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> > When I click start>control panel>sys.>sys. properties this is what i
> > get "amd duron 1.60GHz  352mb. of ram".
>
> You almost certainly have 384MB of RAM, and don't have a separate
> video card. So 32MB of your RAM is used for video purposes.
>
> > Then in my
> > computer>c:Drive>properties i have 5.47 gb of used space and 2.55 gb
> > of free space.
>
> You have a 9GB hard drive. That's absolutely tiny these days. How old
> is the computer?
>
> Is C: your only drive. Look in "My Computer" to see if there is
> another partition or partitions, with other drive letters, that you
> are perhaps unaware of and not using.
>
> > I have checked for virus and spyware
>
> How? Exactly what software did you use to check?
>
> > and remove some big
> > mb. programs that i dont use
>
> Doing that saves disk space, but doesn't affect the speed of the
> computer.
>
> > and my p.c. still seems slow
>
> How slow? I know it's hard to measure, but give us idea of what you
> mean. Is it slow to boot? Slow to run after it boots? How long do some
> things take?
>
> What applications do you run? Is it slow only when running some
> applications? Which ones?
>
> > and also i
> > install an external hard drive to put all my pic. files in.My pc still
> > seems slow .do you have any suggestions.Thanks Twistedmoon
>
> You started by asking how to get more memory, but you apparently meant
> more disk space. Now you're talking about the computer's speed. These
> are *not* the same thing.
>
> Please answer *all* the questions above.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

The computer is about 10 years old IBM Aptiva that has been upgraded
with a new motherboard ,C:Matshita cd-rom cr-585 D:sony cd-rw crx230e
F:Maxor One Touch Usb Device 250gb.It seems slow after it
boots.spyware and virus is with my bitdefender
firewall.Winxp,bitdefender,ie7,adobe 8 reader,outlook express winmedia
player 10, nero burn cd. thanks for your help Twistedmoon
 
On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 03:44:16 -0800 (PST), twistedmoon
<michaelredhawk@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On Jan 2, 10:48 am, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 04:55:29 -0800 (PST), twistedmoon
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > <michaelredh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Dec 31 2007, 2:30 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> > > <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:14:51 -0800 (PST), twistedmoon
> >
> > > > <michaelredh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > How can I get more memory on my computer?I've put all my pics on my
> > > > > 250 gb external hard drive,which is 97% free too fill up.my pc says it
> > > > > has 20% of 356 ram left.I would like to free it up but being a pc
> > > > > dumbie I dont know how.please help
> >
> > > > First of all, you are mixing up two very different things. Space on a
> > > > hard drive is called "storage" or "disk space." It's usually measured
> > > > in large numbers of GB, and you apparently have a 250GB hard drive.
> >
> > > > Memory is RAM. It's the temporary work space your computer uses for
> > > > everything it does. It's usually measured in MB or small numbers of
> > > > GB. You say you have "356 ram." I assume you mean  *256*, not "356,"
> > > > and that it's 256MB.
> >
> > > > Now that that's clear (I hope) please clarify exactly what you want
> > > > more of, and why you want it. What do you want to use it for? Do you
> > > > need more space to store pictures? On an internal drive, or is
> > > > external OK? Or do you want something else?
> >
> > > > Also how big is your internal hard drive? How full is it.
> >
> > > > --
> > > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >
> > > When I click start>control panel>sys.>sys. properties this is what i
> > > get "amd duron 1.60GHz  352mb. of ram".
> >
> > You almost certainly have 384MB of RAM, and don't have a separate
> > video card. So 32MB of your RAM is used for video purposes.
> >
> > > Then in my
> > > computer>c:Drive>properties i have 5.47 gb of used space and 2.55 gb
> > > of free space.
> >
> > You have a 9GB hard drive. That's absolutely tiny these days. How old
> > is the computer?
> >
> > Is C: your only drive. Look in "My Computer" to see if there is
> > another partition or partitions, with other drive letters, that you
> > are perhaps unaware of and not using.
> >
> > > I have checked for virus and spyware
> >
> > How? Exactly what software did you use to check?
> >
> > > and remove some big
> > > mb. programs that i dont use
> >
> > Doing that saves disk space, but doesn't affect the speed of the
> > computer.
> >
> > > and my p.c. still seems slow
> >
> > How slow? I know it's hard to measure, but give us idea of what you
> > mean. Is it slow to boot? Slow to run after it boots? How long do some
> > things take?
> >
> > What applications do you run? Is it slow only when running some
> > applications? Which ones?
> >
> > > and also i
> > > install an external hard drive to put all my pic. files in.My pc still
> > > seems slow .do you have any suggestions.Thanks Twistedmoon
> >
> > You started by asking how to get more memory, but you apparently meant
> > more disk space. Now you're talking about the computer's speed. These
> > are *not* the same thing.
> >
> > Please answer *all* the questions above.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> The computer is about 10 years old IBM Aptiva that has been upgraded
> with a new motherboard ,C:Matshita cd-rom cr-585 D:sony cd-rw crx230e
> F:Maxor One Touch Usb Device 250gb.It seems slow after it
> boots.spyware and virus is with my bitdefender
> firewall.Winxp,bitdefender,ie7,adobe 8 reader,outlook express winmedia
> player 10, nero burn cd. thanks for your help Twistedmoon


"It seems slow after it boots" is extremely unspecific.

With so little information, I can't be specific either, but here are
some general things to try:

1. Defrag
2. Disk Cleanup
3. Go to MVP Malke's malware removal site at
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware and
follow the instructions there.



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