Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Some people advocate giving a program three times the > memory it says it requires. So for example, if > Internet Explorer says that its preferred memory (in > the 'Get Info' box) is.... 9939k, then bump that up to > say 30,000. I have my IE5 usually set to around 25,000 > and it works fine most of the time.
Three times the memory; thanks, I'll use that as a rule of thumb. > One of the reasons > I hate Netscape is the fact that it requires something > like 50,000 which is mad. 50,000k? Yikes! For Netscape what version? This may be what is ailing my machine. > Other than that, I'd suspect a corrupt preference file > with some of these programs, or an extension conflict. > So try trashing the preference file of the program > giving you grief, and check any 'read me' files > related to that program to see if there are any > reports that tell you it doesn't get on well with a > certain other program you may have installed. I've got > a problem with Toast right now, cannot get it to work > at all, driving me slightly mad. I'll trash the preferences right now... But I have not installed any new apps so I don't think that the problem is from program incompatibilies. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
