"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
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Do you notice any slowdown when this occurs?

I have a similar "problem" under W2K. Windows creates a virtual memory
swap
file when started, and expands it as needed. Unfortunately, the expanding
swap file causes the machine to slow down, and a restart is eventually
required. (This can take a few days to a week or more, depending on how
"hard" you push the OS. I tend to have a lot of apps and files open at
once,
so I have to restart as often as every four or five days.)

It's also possible some freaky malware is running. You need a utility that
shows everything running on the machine, such as Process Explorer.



Yes, it does slow down. I have the Windoze memory usage widget running, and
you can see the usage creeping up over a couple of days or so, to the point
where it reaches 90+ %, at which point, the machine is crawling, and having
difficulty having multiple programs open at once. It then needs a restart,
although occasionally, if I let it get too bad, there's not even enough room
to run the shutdown utility, and I then have to do a crash and burn BRS
restart ... Just as a matter of interest, the memory monitor that is part
of the cleaner program, agrees exactly with the Windoze widget.

As to W2K, I ran the pro version on my previous machine, prior to ending up
with XP Pro, and I have to say that I never seemed to have the problem with
either of those two versions.

Arfa