Is there a way to make Windows XP use less RAM? Everytime I check Coolmon, it says I'm always using over 100 MB of RAM...How can I reduce this? Use less programs?

Remove stuff from startup folder, set skin to windows classic, remove stuff from tray.

Check for spyware, wipe out any you find.

The only spyware I probably have on my computer is from KaZaA, even though its the Lite version...

Try to disable the internal Windows Services that you dont use....only disable the ones you know, and for the rest research them..

=Drew

in the sytem properties--> advanced-->performace-->settings there are some visual effects for the os that can be turned off.

Download this guide i made, shows you how to speed up XP, how to free up and disable some services you dont need(frees up ram) and also how to improve the overall performance of XP.

Download HERE

Also, go to Start Button, Run and type in msconfig and disable any services running upon boot up. Also go to these registry entries to stop servies from loading also.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Some programs also allow to disable upon start up. Disable some of em also if you have any. ONly thing you need really is the AV scanner running upon boot.

Anyway, hope this helps.

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100MB should be about right, even M$ says that the minimum RAM required is 128MB, and I ran it before on 64MB and it was very slow, I think it was using the pagefile mostly...

So what are the most important things that should run when I boot up the computer?

No one has actually giving you a definate way to free up some ram, just said this and that.

Download this guide i made, shows you how to speed up XP, how to free up and disable some services you dont need(frees up ram) and also how to improve the overall performance of XP.

Download HERE

Also, go to Start Button, Run and type in    msconfig and disable any services running upon boot up. Also go to these registry entries to stop servies from loading also.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Some programs also have a radio button/field in which you are able to disable the program from running upon boot. Disable some of em also if you have any. ONly thing you need really is the AV scanner running upon boot.

Anyway, hope this helps.

thank you davey for the post. With everything that was posted Im sure gamehead can figure out how to lower XP hogging his RAM...and welcome aboard.