It strikes me too that it is an IE problem more than hardware or OS. This is confirmed simply by using something else. IE especially these days has gotten pretty bloated with MS goodies and plug-ins. I give my Netscape 4 52000 k to cover all the add ons. So bump up IE's memory allocation and see if that helps. If you use VM (and to cover previous questions) you assign much more memory for VM in the Memory control panel. It defaults to one meg over actual RAM, but if you do use it then why not assign like twice as much. I had previously suggested turning it off if you CAN, by having enough actual RAM. This is especially true for Photoshop which really dislikes VM being on. There are other problems which can be associated with it like in games where the sound is out of synch with real time action. VM allows you to run more apps or perhaps even a big one but it's best in terms of speed if you can get away with not using it. Realize also you need HD space available for it so if you have a full HD you're going to have trouble and probably encounter errors. Physical RAM is the way to go and with all time low prices being here, is why you'll see many of us maxed out at 160 MBs which these days doesn't go very far. In fact, OS 9 itself uses quite a bit which is why in the past I've recommended going through the Extension Manager and turning off Control Panels and Extensions you don't need, you may pick up another 10 or 15 MBs. Also why some stick with OS 8.6. You may eventually have to reinstall IE...?
Telcontar wrote: > > Here comes the update. The exact message I get is "the program was unable > > to load the image due to low system memory." This message usually happens > > when I am using Internet Explorer and I have been doing web surfing. > > Ah, that is most interesting indeed... Internet Explorer is one of a number > of applications that uses temporary RAM to go beyond the constraints of the > fixed amount allocated to it by the OS (the amount you see and can set in > the Finder). I assume this RAM is being allocated from the System Heap, > which is presumably why you are having problems there. IE is trying, and > failing, it seems, to get the OS to store data away for it. > > It might help to allocate more RAM to IE if you wish to continue using it - > mine has a minimum size of 4096, but a preferred size of 22462. Goodness > knows how it got to be that big, but it works like that anyhow. > > I'm curious - what version of Mac OS do you have? With 68 Mb free above the > System Heap, it's hardly as though some app is stopping the heap area from > growing, so maybe it's a bug in Mac OS that might have been fixed in a later > version? > > - Daniel. > -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:starmax@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:starmax-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:starmax-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
