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Darkvette
I have a unique issue. Whenever I install software such as games or various
programs, Vista will take up all 4 Gigs of my RAM, but in Task Manager - it
won't show anything taking up anywhere near that much memory. When the
install is finished, I usually have to reboot my PC to get it to free up the
RAM.
I tried using a RAM Defrag program called Memory Zipper Pro the last time it
happened, and it saved me from having to reboot. I think this may be a
memory leak in Vista or Windows Installer. I had made a post on this issue
on Overclock.net, but no one has experienced a similar issue on those forums.
Also, the issue was happening way before Service Pack 1 was installed. It
started sometime last year after Windows Update made an update one time, but
I have no clue which update might have caused the issue, especially since I
don't know exactly where the Issue is coming from within Windows.
I know my PC can more than handle Vista. Here are the specs.
CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 6400+
MB: ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Wi-fi Edition
RAM: 4x1GB GeIL DDR2-800
HDD: 2x250GB WD Caviar in RAID 0, 1x500GB WD Caviar
GC: ATI Radeon HD3870 512MB by ASUS
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
I did a fresh install of Windows and SP1 the issue still happened when I
installed software. Even without any other software installed. That's how I
pinpointed that it's a Windows issue, possibly a memory leak. Any help or
suggestions would be much appreciated.
programs, Vista will take up all 4 Gigs of my RAM, but in Task Manager - it
won't show anything taking up anywhere near that much memory. When the
install is finished, I usually have to reboot my PC to get it to free up the
RAM.
I tried using a RAM Defrag program called Memory Zipper Pro the last time it
happened, and it saved me from having to reboot. I think this may be a
memory leak in Vista or Windows Installer. I had made a post on this issue
on Overclock.net, but no one has experienced a similar issue on those forums.
Also, the issue was happening way before Service Pack 1 was installed. It
started sometime last year after Windows Update made an update one time, but
I have no clue which update might have caused the issue, especially since I
don't know exactly where the Issue is coming from within Windows.
I know my PC can more than handle Vista. Here are the specs.
CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 6400+
MB: ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Wi-fi Edition
RAM: 4x1GB GeIL DDR2-800
HDD: 2x250GB WD Caviar in RAID 0, 1x500GB WD Caviar
GC: ATI Radeon HD3870 512MB by ASUS
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
I did a fresh install of Windows and SP1 the issue still happened when I
installed software. Even without any other software installed. That's how I
pinpointed that it's a Windows issue, possibly a memory leak. Any help or
suggestions would be much appreciated.