Why doesn't mem-usage equal commit-charge in Task Manager?

(system)
win-XP-Pro (SP2)
1-gig Ram
1024-4096mb Vitrual Paging File (on dedicated IDE-HDD)
Pentium-4(HT) 3.0ish ghz


After boot my system is running approx 34 processes (including two security
suites). With a TaskManager Commit-Charge close to 400mb. Normal operation
puts the Commit between 400-600mb

This is ALOT to me! The systems been up a few days so just before reboot I
decided to prove something to myself:


With 33 Processes and a commit-charge of 494mb I added up the Mem-Usage
column in my TaskManager:

GRAND-TOTAL: 185mb accounted for!
WHERE IS THE OTHER 60% OF MY MEMORY GOING???

I am not clear about the way you are expressing your figures!

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

Not shutting down your computer after use means you will be on the
receiving end of any programmes having memory leaks.

You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the boxes
before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the figures
for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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AreWeThereYet wrote:
> (system)
> win-XP-Pro (SP2)
> 1-gig Ram
> 1024-4096mb Vitrual Paging File (on dedicated IDE-HDD)
> Pentium-4(HT) 3.0ish ghz
>
>
> After boot my system is running approx 34 processes (including two
> security suites). With a TaskManager Commit-Charge close to 400mb.
> Normal operation puts the Commit between 400-600mb
>
> This is ALOT to me! The systems been up a few days so just before
> reboot I decided to prove something to myself:
>
>
> With 33 Processes and a commit-charge of 494mb I added up the
> Mem-Usage column in my TaskManager:
>
> GRAND-TOTAL: 185mb accounted for!
> WHERE IS THE OTHER 60% OF MY MEMORY GOING???