[dba-Tech] Internet Explorer memory usage

Yes!  I had that problem with IE 7. It was only fixed by a reboot.
I've switched to Firefox for the most part because of that issue.

GK

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Hi Jon:
>
>  IE7 has a bleeding issue and if left running on your PC long enough it will
>  eventually consume all memory and force you to reboot the system. There is
>  no official confirmation on this subject but have confirmed that IE7
>  inconjunction with other application will result with this affect.
>
>  Jim
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>  [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
>  Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 2:59 PM
>  To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
>  Subject: [dba-Tech] Internet Explorer memory usage
>
>
>
> OK, enough is enough... I thought I was seeing things when I noticed that
>  IE7 was using over 500mb of RAM last week, tonight it's using 1gb. I've only
>  got 4 tabs open, and it's not like I'm running complex weather calculations
>  in java programs or anything... Why is it doing this?
>
>  I have 2gb of RAM, but when IE is using more than half of it, it starts to
>  get a bit slow. I don't think it's anything bad, because I only reinstalled
>  Windows at Easter, and I put on fully updated version of a firewall,
>  antivirus and antispyware before I let it loose on the internet. I even ran
>  it with al lthe addons disabled, and it still eats memory. I was thinking of
>  getting more memory for the PC anyway, but that was for performance in
>  games, not for IE!
>
>  Something isn't right here...
>
>
>  Jon
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