How To Clear Virutal Memory in Windows 2K, without rebooting?!

[Fallenjedi]

Greetings,

I'm running a webcam on my home computer - the program (after running for nine hours) filled up my virtual memory in Windows 2000. I'm wondering if there is a way or a program that will clear the virutal memory out without rebooting computer ... or any other ideas?

Thanks in advance,

Dravin

 

[Alex]

id also like to know...

bump!

 

[Nothinman]

Restart the app, if it's not freeing the memory it should it needs to be fixed anyway.

 

[Fallenjedi]

Thanks franguinho...


Nothinman, but what if, say I'm not at home with the computer? Is there a tweak or little file that'll do something tricky like that while I'm away?

Thanks 🙂

 

[popeye44]

Interested myself. i have the script for 98 that does this.. haven't a clue about 2000 as the memory is accessed differently.

 

[Nothinman]

Nothinman, but what if, say I'm not at home with the computer? Is there a tweak or little file that'll do something tricky like that while I'm away?

The OS can't decide to throw away memory the app says it's still using, the app has to tell the OS it's done with it. If your app is just accumulating memory (either by bad design, or memory leaks) it needs fixed and there's not much you can do besides kill and restart it.

 

[Fallenjedi]

<< The OS can't decide to throw away memory the app says it's still using, the app has to tell the OS it's done with it. If your app is just accumulating memory (either by bad design, or memory leaks) it needs fixed and there's not much you can do besides kill and restart it. >>



Nothinman, indeed I should never have doubted ya 😉 I got some live help with the program (doi?) and yes CoffeeCup WebCam does have a memory leak in Windows 2000, that won't be fixed till their next version release. Off to find another program.


Thanks everyone.

FallenJedi