RAM usage goes from low to critical

Hello friends: I haven't written recently because all seemed well. Bu
something is troubling me, and I am not a techy

I have a Vista Premium AMD Turion x2 laptop, dual core, 250gb hd, 3
Ram.
Since purchase in Oct 08 until a couple of days ago, upon boot th
memory meter always started at around 35% or less and never went pas
mid 40s for any time. For some reason, for the past few days, when
turn it on it is around 35%, but it increases gradually (40, 50, 60
70%) in only a few hours of use. Even with no open programs/apps. Jus
a while ago, it got to a point where the memory meter was at 82% and th
bar turned from green to red. I have done nothing different from th
past. My Outlook is usually opened so that I know when emails arrive;
work with Firefox; and am your basic Word/PPt 07 user.

Every time I re-start, the issue starts all over again

I have checked processes in the Task manager and nothing seems out o
the ordinary. I've scanned for viruses and malware, and nothing

It's driving me nuts.:mad
Can you help
Thanks
Hira

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Therev

Therev wrote:

>
> Hello friends: I haven't written recently because all seemed well. But
> something is troubling me, and I am not a techy.
>
> I have a Vista Premium AMD Turion x2 laptop, dual core, 250gb hd, 3g
> Ram.
> Since purchase in Oct 08 until a couple of days ago, upon boot the
> memory meter always started at around 35% or less and never went past
> mid 40s for any time. For some reason, for the past few days, when I
> turn it on it is around 35%, but it increases gradually (40, 50, 60,
> 70%) in only a few hours of use. Even with no open programs/apps. Just
> a while ago, it got to a point where the memory meter was at 82% and the
> bar turned from green to red. I have done nothing different from the
> past. My Outlook is usually opened so that I know when emails arrive; I
> work with Firefox; and am your basic Word/PPt 07 user.
>
> Every time I re-start, the issue starts all over again.
>
> I have checked processes in the Task manager and nothing seems out of
> the ordinary. I've scanned for viruses and malware, and nothing.

Start by thoroughly checking for viruses/malware. Don't skip the preparatory
work.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

If the machine is clean, then answer The First Question Of Troubleshooting:
If the problem is new, what changed between the time things worked and the
time they didn't?

And check your Startup Matrix using Autoruns:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...s/default.mspx

Malke
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MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Thanks Elephantboy

I've received your suggestions, downloaded autoruns, and performin
some basic, non-techy tests. Will get back to you

Thanks again
Hira

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Therev