Hans-Christian Andersen
hans.andersen at phulse.com
Fri Jan 25 18:55:02 CST 2013
Unbelievable!!! I remember running Windows 3.11 for Workgroups on just a mere 8 megabytes (yes, megabytes!) and these days software developers are incapable of writing touchpad extensions software that fits under 1.3 gigabytes of RAM. http://www.mememaker.net/static/images/templates/14288.jpg - Hans On 2013-01-25, at 4:47 PM, "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote: > Out of interest, I just ran ProcExp on my laptop. I found that the Synaptecs Touchpad > Extensions was using 1.3GB of RAM :-( > > I stopped the process, recovered 1.3GB of free RAM and the touchpad still works fine (I thnk > the only thing it did was make the touchpad "mulit-touch" and makes the serrrated line on the > right hand side of the touchpad emulate the scroll wheel. Neither of which I use in > practice.) > > So I used Sysinternals Autoruns to disable loading it at startup. > > > -- > Stuart > > On 25 Jan 2013 at 16:38, Rocky Smolin wrote: > >> How nice that the DOS commands I used 30 years ago are still under that >> sophisticated GUI. Now that's software with LEGS! :) >> >> But not too informative - no RAM size so I cant tie it to what I'm seeing in >> the task manager. >> >> I'll try What's Running...well that just tells me that all the svchost.exe >> belong to MS Windows Operating System. >> >> Well, I don't have the big svchost problem at the moment. And it's Miller >> Time. :) >> >> R >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bill Patten >> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 3:31 PM >> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] 1 GB Ram - but what is it? >> >> Rocky, >> >> Try typing tasklist /svc in a dos prompt, that may help. >> >> In Windows 8 you can click on the drop down in front of the svchost, and I >> think the freeware 'what's running' will show you as well >> >> Bill >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rocky Smolin >> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 2:55 PM >> To: 'Off Topic' ; List >> Subject: [dba-Tech] 1 GB Ram - but what is it? >> >> Looking at my task manager I have a svchost.exe process that's taking 1.0 >> -1.3 GB RAM Any way to find out what it is? >> >> There's a bunch of the svchost.exe processes but smaller - 13 of them >> ranging from 2 to 40 MB in size. Who are they? >> >> I just terminated the big one. Everything seems OK so far. >> >> Rocky >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com