Re: messenger and memory usage.

Hi,

Absolutely. Messenger itself is essentially just a gazillion images with some text laid on
top. Interface elements, backgrounds, emoticons, display pictures, etc. of your own and all
your contacts are loaded up into memory.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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"Rage Skywolfe" <> wrote in message
news:538C7999-EDAD-4D40-8413-...
> so this is a normal occurance for all versions of messenger then? I am
> currently on 2008
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Hey Rage,
>>
>> That's actually pretty timid. For me on a typical day, Messenger ends up using 50 to
>> 100MB
>> of memory (that's roughly 15MB you have there).
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
>> --
>>
>> "Rage Skywolfe" <> wrote in message
>> news:6CC2B6E1-B97E-4CDD-9D00-...
>> > hi, I am having strange occurances with messenger reading at 15,204 k memory
>> > usage in the processes tab in task manager. is this a normal thing?
>>
>>
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