IE6 slowly nibbles away resources

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I start browsing with sufficient resources (System, User, GDI). As I
browse, opening and closing web pages with IE6, my resources slowing
decline. Eventually I can have one web page open with all 3 resources
in single digits. At this point, opening another browser window freezes
my screen. The only way I have found to recover these resource is to go
offline and reboot. Is there anyway I can release/recover these
resources as I browse? OS = WinME; RAM = 1GB; HDD = 20+ GB unused.
 
You have a high RAM count there - have you got the MafFileCache tweak in
place??

Open System.ini and look under the [vcache] header - there should be a line
saying
MaxFileCache=512000
(or any number below 524288)
what else is in that section??
If the above line doesn't exist, add it in, and see if that helps.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

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My system.ini shows:

[vcache]
MaxFileCache=65290
MinFileCache=65290
Chunksize=512
No added salt:):):)

Do I need to change the numbers?

Noel Paton said:
You have a high RAM count there - have you got the MafFileCache tweak in
place??

Open System.ini and look under the [vcache] header - there should be a line
saying
MaxFileCache=512000
(or any number below 524288)
what else is in that section??
If the above line doesn't exist, add it in, and see if that helps.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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WCS said:
I start browsing with sufficient resources (System, User, GDI). As I
browse, opening and closing web pages with IE6, my resources slowing
decline. Eventually I can have one web page open with all 3 resources
in single digits. At this point, opening another browser window freezes
my screen. The only way I have found to recover these resource is to go
offline and reboot. Is there anyway I can release/recover these
resources as I browse? OS = WinME; RAM = 1GB; HDD = 20+ GB unused.
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Desperately!!!

make it read like this (that way you can revert it quickly at need
[vcache]
MaxFileCache=512000
;MinFileCache=65290
;Chunksize=512

(note the semi-colons at the start of the last two lines)

This looks like you've been using some kind of 'Memory Optimiser' on your
PC - if so, which POS was it?
You may also have other entries that would also bear looking at....

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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WCS said:
My system.ini shows:

[vcache]
MaxFileCache=65290
MinFileCache=65290
Chunksize=512
No added salt:):):)

Do I need to change the numbers?

Noel Paton said:
You have a high RAM count there - have you got the MafFileCache tweak in
place??

Open System.ini and look under the [vcache] header - there should be a line
saying
MaxFileCache=512000
(or any number below 524288)
what else is in that section??
If the above line doesn't exist, add it in, and see if that helps.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read on how to post messages to NG's
WCS said:
I start browsing with sufficient resources (System, User, GDI). As I
browse, opening and closing web pages with IE6, my resources slowing
decline. Eventually I can have one web page open with all 3 resources
in single digits. At this point, opening another browser window freezes
my screen. The only way I have found to recover these resource is to go
offline and reboot. Is there anyway I can release/recover these
resources as I browse? OS = WinME; RAM = 1GB; HDD = 20+ GB unused.
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What does it mean if there is no vcache section in your system.ini file?

Noel Paton said:
Desperately!!!

make it read like this (that way you can revert it quickly at need
[vcache]
MaxFileCache=512000
;MinFileCache=65290
;Chunksize=512

(note the semi-colons at the start of the last two lines)

This looks like you've been using some kind of 'Memory Optimiser' on your
PC - if so, which POS was it?
You may also have other entries that would also bear looking at....

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read on how to post messages to NG's
WCS said:
My system.ini shows:

[vcache]
MaxFileCache=65290
MinFileCache=65290
Chunksize=512
No added salt:):):)

Do I need to change the numbers?

Noel Paton said:
You have a high RAM count there - have you got the MafFileCache tweak in
place??

Open System.ini and look under the [vcache] header - there should be a line
saying
MaxFileCache=512000
(or any number below 524288)
what else is in that section??
If the above line doesn't exist, add it in, and see if that helps.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read on how to post messages to NG's
I start browsing with sufficient resources (System, User, GDI). As I
browse, opening and closing web pages with IE6, my resources slowing
decline. Eventually I can have one web page open with all 3 resources
in single digits. At this point, opening another browser window freezes
my screen. The only way I have found to recover these resource is to go
offline and reboot. Is there anyway I can release/recover these
resources as I browse? OS = WinME; RAM = 1GB; HDD = 20+ GB unused.
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....that you have been fiddling with it!

please start a new thread, posting including a copy of your system.ini file,
and the details of your system hardware.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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Carl Gross said:
What does it mean if there is no vcache section in your system.ini file?

Noel Paton said:
Desperately!!!

make it read like this (that way you can revert it quickly at need
[vcache]
MaxFileCache=512000
;MinFileCache=65290
;Chunksize=512

(note the semi-colons at the start of the last two lines)

This looks like you've been using some kind of 'Memory Optimiser' on your
PC - if so, which POS was it?
You may also have other entries that would also bear looking at....

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read on how to post messages to NG's
WCS said:
My system.ini shows:

[vcache]
MaxFileCache=65290
MinFileCache=65290
Chunksize=512
No added salt:):):)

Do I need to change the numbers?

You have a high RAM count there - have you got the MafFileCache tweak
in
place??

Open System.ini and look under the [vcache] header - there should be a
line
saying
MaxFileCache=512000
(or any number below 524288)
what else is in that section??
If the above line doesn't exist, add it in, and see if that helps.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read on how to post messages to
NG's
I start browsing with sufficient resources (System, User, GDI). As I
browse, opening and closing web pages with IE6, my resources slowing
decline. Eventually I can have one web page open with all 3
resources
in single digits. At this point, opening another browser window
freezes
my screen. The only way I have found to recover these resource is
to go
offline and reboot. Is there anyway I can release/recover these
resources as I browse? OS = WinME; RAM = 1GB; HDD = 20+ GB unused.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
My vcache now reads:

MaxFileCache=512000
;MinFileCache=65290
;Chunksize=512

What did you mean by "that way you can revert it quickly at need"?

I probably did use a memory optimizer since they all seem to promise
"faster, farther, higher, ...". I did use inKline Global's PC Booster which
"optimizes all aspects of your PC, including hidden Internet Settings,
Memory, Hard Disk, CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, etc to ensure you get the most out of your
system". I suspected it was causing problems, instability, so I retired it.
Any "optimizing" it did probably still haunts me. Do you have any
suggestions?

Noel Paton said:
Desperately!!!

make it read like this (that way you can revert it quickly at need
[vcache]
MaxFileCache=512000
;MinFileCache=65290
;Chunksize=512

(note the semi-colons at the start of the last two lines)

This looks like you've been using some kind of 'Memory Optimiser' on your
PC - if so, which POS was it?
You may also have other entries that would also bear looking at....

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read on how to post messages to NG's
WCS said:
My system.ini shows:

[vcache]
MaxFileCache=65290
MinFileCache=65290
Chunksize=512
No added salt:):):)

Do I need to change the numbers?

Noel Paton said:
You have a high RAM count there - have you got the MafFileCache tweak in
place??

Open System.ini and look under the [vcache] header - there should be a line
saying
MaxFileCache=512000
(or any number below 524288)
what else is in that section??
If the above line doesn't exist, add it in, and see if that helps.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read on how to post messages to NG's
I start browsing with sufficient resources (System, User, GDI). As I
browse, opening and closing web pages with IE6, my resources slowing
decline. Eventually I can have one web page open with all 3 resources
in single digits. At this point, opening another browser window freezes
my screen. The only way I have found to recover these resource is to go
offline and reboot. Is there anyway I can release/recover these
resources as I browse? OS = WinME; RAM = 1GB; HDD = 20+ GB unused.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
If you want to email me the contents of your
autoexec.bat
config.sys
system.ini
win.ini
I'll take a look and see what I can see - my email addy is valid.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read on how to post messages to NG's
Qquest said:
My vcache now reads:

MaxFileCache=512000
;MinFileCache=65290
;Chunksize=512

What did you mean by "that way you can revert it quickly at need"?

I probably did use a memory optimizer since they all seem to promise
"faster, farther, higher, ...". I did use inKline Global's PC Booster
which
"optimizes all aspects of your PC, including hidden Internet Settings,
Memory, Hard Disk, CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, etc to ensure you get the most out of
your
system". I suspected it was causing problems, instability, so I retired
it.
Any "optimizing" it did probably still haunts me. Do you have any
suggestions?

Noel Paton said:
Desperately!!!

make it read like this (that way you can revert it quickly at need
[vcache]
MaxFileCache=512000
;MinFileCache=65290
;Chunksize=512

(note the semi-colons at the start of the last two lines)

This looks like you've been using some kind of 'Memory Optimiser' on your
PC - if so, which POS was it?
You may also have other entries that would also bear looking at....

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read on how to post messages to NG's
WCS said:
My system.ini shows:

[vcache]
MaxFileCache=65290
MinFileCache=65290
Chunksize=512
No added salt:):):)

Do I need to change the numbers?

You have a high RAM count there - have you got the MafFileCache tweak
in
place??

Open System.ini and look under the [vcache] header - there should be a
line
saying
MaxFileCache=512000
(or any number below 524288)
what else is in that section??
If the above line doesn't exist, add it in, and see if that helps.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read on how to post messages to
NG's
I start browsing with sufficient resources (System, User, GDI). As I
browse, opening and closing web pages with IE6, my resources slowing
decline. Eventually I can have one web page open with all 3
resources
in single digits. At this point, opening another browser window
freezes
my screen. The only way I have found to recover these resource is
to go
offline and reboot. Is there anyway I can release/recover these
resources as I browse? OS = WinME; RAM = 1GB; HDD = 20+ GB unused.
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NOEL--- Thanks for your generous offer. They will soon be on the way.

Noel Paton said:
If you want to email me the contents of your
autoexec.bat
config.sys
system.ini
win.ini
I'll take a look and see what I can see - my email addy is valid.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read on how to post messages to NG's
Qquest said:
My vcache now reads:

MaxFileCache=512000
;MinFileCache=65290
;Chunksize=512

What did you mean by "that way you can revert it quickly at need"?

I probably did use a memory optimizer since they all seem to promise
"faster, farther, higher, ...". I did use inKline Global's PC Booster
which
"optimizes all aspects of your PC, including hidden Internet Settings,
Memory, Hard Disk, CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, etc to ensure you get the most out of
your
system". I suspected it was causing problems, instability, so I retired
it.
Any "optimizing" it did probably still haunts me. Do you have any
suggestions?

Noel Paton said:
Desperately!!!

make it read like this (that way you can revert it quickly at need
[vcache]
MaxFileCache=512000
;MinFileCache=65290
;Chunksize=512

(note the semi-colons at the start of the last two lines)

This looks like you've been using some kind of 'Memory Optimiser' on your
PC - if so, which POS was it?
You may also have other entries that would also bear looking at....

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read on how to post messages to NG's
My system.ini shows:

[vcache]
MaxFileCache=65290
MinFileCache=65290
Chunksize=512
No added salt:):):)

Do I need to change the numbers?

You have a high RAM count there - have you got the MafFileCache tweak
in
place??

Open System.ini and look under the [vcache] header - there should be a
line
saying
MaxFileCache=512000
(or any number below 524288)
what else is in that section??
If the above line doesn't exist, add it in, and see if that helps.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read on how to post messages to
NG's
I start browsing with sufficient resources (System, User, GDI). As I
browse, opening and closing web pages with IE6, my resources slowing
decline. Eventually I can have one web page open with all 3
resources
in single digits. At this point, opening another browser window
freezes
my screen. The only way I have found to recover these resource is
to go
offline and reboot. Is there anyway I can release/recover these
resources as I browse? OS = WinME; RAM = 1GB; HDD = 20+ GB unused.
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