![]() ![]() ![]() Windows Task Manager is not a reliable guide to how much memory is free. Also, run a quick scan with the free Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) as a one-off check to make sure nothing has got past Norton. ![]() However, make sure you have at least 5GB of free hard disk space, in case Windows needs to expand its swapfile. Since you’ve asked about memory use, I’ll concentrate on that. Windows could be running slowly because a program or device driver is leaking memory, because you don’t have enough disk space, because a rogue process is running your processor at close to 100%, because your PC is overheating, or because of a virus or other malware. Either way, 3GB of memory plus a 4GB swapfile (a hidden file called pagefile.sys) is more than enough for the software you’re running. Modern versions of Windows – the ones that followed Windows XP – are designed to use all your PC’s physical memory: that’s what it’s there for. I use Microsoft Office Pro and Mailwasher. My PC is an HP CQ5307UK desktop, with a 2.90GHz AMD Athlon II X3 435 processor and 3GB of memory running Microsoft Windows 7 and Norton Internet Security.
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