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How do I find out how much RAM is being used?
[/al_question]I’d grab a copy of SysInternal’s Process Explorer, and you’ll be able to see what each process is using. “Working Set” is perhaps the most interesting snapshot of current memory usage per process. If you View, System Information it’ll show an overview.
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just how do I determibe how much of my ram is being used at the present compared to how much ram is in my comuter
Both process explorer, mentioned in the article, and Task Manager (normally pops up on ctrl+alt+delete in Windows XP) show summary information that includes this.
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