Whats using my memory?

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I'm a new windows user. i recently put kazaa on my computer, but then found
it to be slowing other programs down considerably, so i uninstalled it. The
notebook maximizer still shows that half of my RAM is being used up and the
CPU is working even when all other programs are closed. how do i identifiy
and eliminate the problem.
 
Were you aware that Kazaa comes with spyware? When you uninstall Kazaa, the
spyware stays.

You need to install a spyware detector/remover and learn how to use it.
You'll probably need more than one, because spyware can be notoriously
difficult to remove. And even if you are successful in removing it, your
system will often be left with problems.

Start here: Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition, by Lavasoft
www.lavasoftusa.com

In future, you need to be more careful about what you install. Especially
when it's "free".
 
Ted, thanks for the help, i installed the recommended software and have
scanned the computer a few times with it. however, fully half of the ram is
still being used by some program of whatever that continues running, making
opening and closing other programs very difficult. is there a way to see
whats running at a given momment? It seems hard to believe that wahtever is
there could be using up over two hundred megs of ram.
 
Ted, thanks for the help, i installed the recommended software and have
scanned the computer a few times with it. however, fully half of the ram is
still being used by some program of whatever that continues running, making
opening and closing other programs very difficult. is there a way to see
whats running at a given momment? It seems hard to believe that wahtever is
there could be using up over two hundred megs of ram.
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Josh, the problem isn't so much the amount of RAM being used. An amount
may be allocated to a program but not in use. It will be reassigned if
another program comes along needing it. This is normal behavior for XP:
"unused RAM is wasted RAM."

Instead, use Task Manager to find out what's using the most CPU cycles.
Perhaps you'll find a process (other than System Idle Process) that is
overly active and that needs to be tamed.
 
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