XP - Resource Meter

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Seems to me that within Accessories/System Tools/ there
was a Resource Meter. Now it's goin, and searches do not
reveal where it went. Any suggestions?
 
Are you talking about Windows Task Manager? Click
CTRL+ALT+DELETE in that order....Good luck.
 
Jump said:
Seems to me that within Accessories/System Tools/ there
was a Resource Meter. Now it's goin, and searches do not
reveal where it went. Any suggestions?
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"System Resources" as the term was used in Windows 95/98/Me is
basically irrelevant in Windows XP because the two 64K 16 bit Resource
Heaps (which is what system resources in Windows 95/98/Me was all
about) have been dropped and all of the Resource Heaps in Windows XP
are 32 bit. This means they can be (in theory at least) up to 4 gb
each in total size. Therefore if System Resources were reported on
the same basis as Windows 95/98/Me they would always show something
like 99.999% free.

This use of all 32 bit Resource Heaps is also one reason why some 16
bit applications cannot be used under Windows XP.

Hope this clarifies the situation.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
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"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
 
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