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Subject: Re: Low RAM

Author: James Swafford

Date: 20:48:36 07/20/99

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On July 20, 1999 at 23:14:01, James Robertson wrote:

>On July 20, 1999 at 23:04:35, bob minge wrote:
>
>>On July 20, 1999 at 22:04:33, James Robertson wrote:
>>
>>>I am having a terrible time just scraping together enough RAM to run my program.
>>>Even after I close down _every_ program except Systray and Explorer, the program
>>>"Speicher" says I only have about 11MB free RAM. This is really wierd, since my
>>>computer has 32. Any idea where my missing MBs might have gone? Anything I can
>>>do to get them back?!
>>>
>>>Also, when my brother installed ICQ and AOL Instant Messenger, every time we
>>>start our computer the programs start automatically. Can someone give me general
>>>tips on how to prevent certain programs from starting when the computer starts?
>>>I would appreciate it.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>James
>>
>>Finally I can help you:) (If you have win95/98) Go into start:settings:taskbar,
>>click on "start menu programs" "advanced" "+" next to programs, scroll down and
>>click on "startup folder", drag and move programs to desktop or another folder.
>>Then whenever you want to start AOL or ICQ, just click on them. This may not be
>>the best but works for me.
>
>The links are not in this folder. :( Somehow, they are being triggered a
>different way. :(
>
>James

Start AIM, then select "setup" , then the "misc" tab.
Clear the "Start AIM when Windows Starts" box.

--
James




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