OK, I decided to turn off Virtual Memory. I notice the System and apps
are drawing more resources (particularly the System which has jumped
by almost 10MB with most of my apps open). <snip> What likely
candidate control panels and extensions can I turn-off in the System
to try to regain some RAM?
For example, if I'm no longer messing around with Appearance, General
Controls, keyboard, numbers, etc., etc. can I turn these off? As for
extensions, I've already turned off QuickDraw 3D, but what about MPEG
Extension, Musical Instruments, PowerPlug and VR in QuickTime 5.0.2,
etc.? Also, are installed Fonts actually using RAM, or only storage
space for apps like Word? And what about all the Microsoft extensions
(eek!)? I know the answer depends on what apps I actually use, but if
there are some obvious RAM hogs I can turn off that is what I'm after.
I wouldn't mess with Appearance, General Controls, or any other CP you
think you *MAY* want to access sooner or later. When trimming an OS
for size I always trash DialAssist, ColorSync, Keyboard, Launcher,
Location Manager, Map, Mouse, Numbers, Text, and a couple others I
can't remember at the moment.
As for extensions, I don't touch QuickDraw or QuickTime (except
possibly QT VR), but you can safely trash ColorSync, all graphics
accelerator extensions (such as ATI, etc), all Game Sprockets and Open
GL files, all modem scripts, all printer profiles and LaserWriter and
StyleWriter drivers (except for any you might actually use, of course),
Location Manager Modules, Multiprocessing folder, and a few others I
can't remember at the moment. If you can find alternatives to all
things Microsoft, do so and trash all those extensions. But if you use
Word and/or IE you could mess yourself up by doing so....
I second what Howard says about RAM Doubler -- a much better choice
than VM. Still, if I had a high speed CF boot drive I'd be tempted to
use VM mapped to that. I wouldn't worry about "using up" the CF card's
finite life span; I think we're talking years of steady use before
possible failure.
Gene Osburn
Common sense...isn't
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