Hi,

I have a problem on my x64 Vista that I've had ever since I started
using it. I was never able to find a solution for it even after googling
the problem for months. First I will list my specs as I suspect that the
problem might be hardware related.

EVGA 680i T1
C2Q Q6600 OC to 2.8 Ghz
4GB DDR2-6400 (with modified timings & speed obviously)
GeForce 8800 GTS (320MB)
~1.3 TB total storage

Anyway, the scenario is, whenever I install anything big (such as a
recent game or a software suite), my available memory slowly decreases
until I have about 20 MB left (96-98% utilization) out of my 4GB!!!.
This results in my computer freezing up during any install that is
larger than a 1 CD install. And when it does, I can't do anything on
the computer...it took me 5 or so minutes to force close firefox with 3
tabs open just now because I was installing a game.

Needless to say it has been nothing buy annoying. Sure it's not
critical, but it would be nice if I could get rid of this problem. I
never had this problem on 32-bit Vista (with 2GB or RAM). Just a quick
note that this problem also occurred when I installed XP x64 (that's why
I think it could be incompatible hardware of some sort). I have also
reverted to factory clock settings on CPU and RAM, but no luck, plus my
OC is stable...my computer never crashes, not even when the memory was
maxed out.

So, if anyone have an insight to this problem, or have seen it
somewhere, or has a possible solution to this problem, I would greatly
appreciate it.

Thanks,

Tony


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anthoj

Have you installed all VISTA updates, even recommended ones?

Drivers are up to date?

Create a new folder on your pc and see if you can copy all files from
installation dvd to it--if you can, run install from there (could be a
faulty dvd drive). Does the problem persist?

What version of Vista (any RC service packs?)



"anthoj" wrote in message
...

Hi,

I have a problem on my x64 Vista that I've had ever since I started
using it. I was never able to find a solution for it even after googling
the problem for months. First I will list my specs as I suspect that the
problem might be hardware related.

EVGA 680i T1
C2Q Q6600 OC to 2.8 Ghz
4GB DDR2-6400 (with modified timings & speed obviously)
GeForce 8800 GTS (320MB)
~1.3 TB total storage

Anyway, the scenario is, whenever I install anything big (such as a
recent game or a software suite), my available memory slowly decreases
until I have about 20 MB left (96-98% utilization) out of my 4GB!!!.
This results in my computer freezing up during any install that is
larger than a 1 CD install. And when it does, I can't do anything on
the computer...it took me 5 or so minutes to force close firefox with 3
tabs open just now because I was installing a game.

Needless to say it has been nothing buy annoying. Sure it's not
critical, but it would be nice if I could get rid of this problem. I
never had this problem on 32-bit Vista (with 2GB or RAM). Just a quick
note that this problem also occurred when I installed XP x64 (that's why
I think it could be incompatible hardware of some sort). I have also
reverted to factory clock settings on CPU and RAM, but no luck, plus my
OC is stable...my computer never crashes, not even when the memory was
maxed out.

So, if anyone have an insight to this problem, or have seen it
somewhere, or has a possible solution to this problem, I would greatly
appreciate it.

Thanks,

Tony


--
anthoj

Hey Anthoj,

are you trying to copy to any other drive other than C: ? are you certain
that it is NTFS format and not FAT32? i have come across similar issues in
the 32bit version before i noticed i hadn't converted my second drive
--
Gamer extraordiaire


"anthoj" wrote:


Hi,

I have a problem on my x64 Vista that I've had ever since I started
using it. I was never able to find a solution for it even after googling
the problem for months. First I will list my specs as I suspect that the
problem might be hardware related.

EVGA 680i T1
C2Q Q6600 OC to 2.8 Ghz
4GB DDR2-6400 (with modified timings & speed obviously)
GeForce 8800 GTS (320MB)
~1.3 TB total storage

Anyway, the scenario is, whenever I install anything big (such as a
recent game or a software suite), my available memory slowly decreases
until I have about 20 MB left (96-98% utilization) out of my 4GB!!!.
This results in my computer freezing up during any install that is
larger than a 1 CD install. And when it does, I can't do anything on
the computer...it took me 5 or so minutes to force close firefox with 3
tabs open just now because I was installing a game.

Needless to say it has been nothing buy annoying. Sure it's not
critical, but it would be nice if I could get rid of this problem. I
never had this problem on 32-bit Vista (with 2GB or RAM). Just a quick
note that this problem also occurred when I installed XP x64 (that's why
I think it could be incompatible hardware of some sort). I have also
reverted to factory clock settings on CPU and RAM, but no luck, plus my
OC is stable...my computer never crashes, not even when the memory was
maxed out.

So, if anyone have an insight to this problem, or have seen it
somewhere, or has a possible solution to this problem, I would greatly
appreciate it.

Thanks,

Tony


--
anthoj

"Kaindog" wrote in message
...
Hey Anthoj,

are you trying to copy to any other drive other than C: ? are you certain
that it is NTFS format and not FAT32? i have come across similar issues in
the 32bit version before i noticed i hadn't converted my second drive
--
Gamer extraordiaire


"anthoj" wrote:


Hi,

I have a problem on my x64 Vista that I've had ever since I started
using it. I was never able to find a solution for it even after googling
the problem for months. First I will list my specs as I suspect that the
problem might be hardware related.

EVGA 680i T1
C2Q Q6600 OC to 2.8 Ghz
4GB DDR2-6400 (with modified timings & speed obviously)
GeForce 8800 GTS (320MB)
~1.3 TB total storage

Anyway, the scenario is, whenever I install anything big (such as a
recent game or a software suite), my available memory slowly decreases
until I have about 20 MB left (96-98% utilization) out of my 4GB!!!.
This results in my computer freezing up during any install that is
larger than a 1 CD install. And when it does, I can't do anything on
the computer...it took me 5 or so minutes to force close firefox with 3
tabs open just now because I was installing a game.

Needless to say it has been nothing buy annoying. Sure it's not
critical, but it would be nice if I could get rid of this problem. I
never had this problem on 32-bit Vista (with 2GB or RAM). Just a quick
note that this problem also occurred when I installed XP x64 (that's why
I think it could be incompatible hardware of some sort). I have also
reverted to factory clock settings on CPU and RAM, but no luck, plus my
OC is stable...my computer never crashes, not even when the memory was
maxed out.

So, if anyone have an insight to this problem, or have seen it
somewhere, or has a possible solution to this problem, I would greatly
appreciate it.

Thanks,

Tony


--
anthoj



Not sure if I could dig it out here, but did you mention how big your C: and
D: partitions are? Looks like your C: may need to be larger.

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BobF.

Thanks for the help guys. I figured out what the problem is, or at least
the main problem. I'm still having leaks I think, coz at the end of the
day, my memory doesn't go back down to 30%, which is what it should be
at on idle. (I'm currently at 50% with the following open: Firefox, Live
Messenger, WinRAR, a couple of explorer windows.

Anyway, the problem was PowerISO virtual drive emulator. I use a lot of
iso images to install my files instead of discs. Using Daemon tools
instead solved the main issue, tho I still suspect there's still
something else going on.

And to answer the questions, I have 3 physical hard drives, no
partitions, C: is at 320 GB, D: at 250, and E: at 750 and they are all
NTFS drives. I don't use FAT32 formats other than if it's a thumb drive
(can't do NTFS on those).

Anyway, thanks again. I guess for the most of it this issue was
resolved

anthoj


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anthoj