Microsoft KB Archive/185832

= System Resources Decrease After Starting and Quitting a Program =

Article ID: 185832

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q185832



SYMPTOMS
If you monitor your computer's free system resources (or memory), you may note that the resources have decreased even though no programs are currently running.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you start a program and then quit it before it has completely started. When you do so, memory is leaked, and your free system resources decrease.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, do not quit a program before it has completely started. To verify that all of your system resources have been freed, restart your computer.



MORE INFORMATION
A program that "leaks memory" is a program that does not release your computer's system resources (or memory) correctly. This can lead to your computer's system resources becoming so low that your computer may become unstable. If you restart your computer, all of your system resources should be available.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB185832

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