On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 18:17:25 -0600, Rod Falanga wrote: >I would guess that it is being swapped in and out of the page file a great >deal, when you have 46 instances of IE running. I didn't notice any hd-activity (by way of the hd-led flashing) when I started all those sessions. Nothing except a slight delay when I reached some 40-instances. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Sorin Srbu" <Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 13:42:25 +0200 >> Subject: [windows2000] Re: How many Internet Explorer windows? >> >> On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 07:17:55 -0400, Timothy Mangan wrote: >> >> >Offhand I would guess the limit you hit was VM. Iexplore is a pig, and >> 46 >> >instances adds up to a lot of memory on a desktop pc. 768 - 128 for the >> OS >> >would leave 640MB for the IEs. On a simple home page, XP-Pro IE seems to >> >take about 13-15MB. 15*46=690. >> >> According to the task manager I came up to (peaked at) approx 416M >> with plenty to spare left... >> >> What happens to the other 300M ram that are appeartely free and >> available? Can't windows use it?? It's weird... BW, Sorin # Sorin Srbu, Systems Engineer Web: http://www.farmfak.uu.se/organisk/ # Dept of Medicinal Chemistry, Phone: +46 (0)18-4714482 >> 5 signals >> GSM # Div of Org Pharm Chem, Mobile Phone: +46 (0)701-718023 # BMC, Box 574, Uppsala University Fax: +46 (0)18-4714474 # SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden Visit: BMC, Husargatan 3, D5:512b # # Public PGP key available on request. # # () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail # /\ ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm