Is it possible to control how much memory an program uses?

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I have a program that takes quite awhile to load at
startup. This is a program that is loading after the
desktop and icons appear. I'm thinking it would go
faster if I could allow more of it to reside in memory.
Not sure if that's true though. OS = XP.

Greg
 
XP already does exactly what you mention - it allows the
program to use as much RAM as it wants if the RAM is
available.

There can be a million reasons for a program to take a
while to start, the program's manufacturer is probably
the best place to start to see if they're aware that this
happens.
 
Thanks David.

Greg

David said:
XP already does exactly what you mention - it allows the
program to use as much RAM as it wants if the RAM is
available.

There can be a million reasons for a program to take a
while to start, the program's manufacturer is probably
the best place to start to see if they're aware that this
happens.
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Software tells the computer how much RAM it wants. In languages like Visual
Basic this is accomplished dynamically. In C++ the developer is responsible
for requesting RAM which is known to lead to glitches and hangs. One thing I
can think of would be to go to the Advanced Tab of the System icon or by the
shortcut menu for My Computer. By default XP allocates greater resources to
programs. Here you can switch it to background services...look around at the
other options as well.

But, upgrading your hardware (cpu, RAM) would be better than adjusting these
settings.


Patrick McGee
compTIA A+
 
Hi;
Did you ever consider that a normally set AV program will do a certain type
of scan at start-up?
This before showing (icon(s)) as activated.

Therefore the delay.

The lenght of the delay >MAY< be varied by checking the AV's start-up
options as to:
1- Do a system... at start of the program
2- Check the Boot...
3- How much will be covered when.. and if it.. (drives, extensions, all
users, etc).
4- Write a log and such.
The list could go on.
Mikey
 
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