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    Dell XPS 1340 - IE7 Memory Drain???

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by brigont, Apr 24, 2009.

  1. brigont

    brigont Newbie

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    Guys,

    Been playing with my 1340 for a day and I have run into a real snag. No BSOD... something almost as bad.... a Memory Drain.

    While running IE7, the laptop begins to build up its memory usage as outlined in the performance tools/taske manager until IE is using well over a gig of physical memory and the computer warns me to shut down some applications to free up some memory.

    This is only happening with IE7... I have it running alongside outlook, excel, 2 access databases, and music. All the other apps are maxing out at 52-53k of mem use... ie is 900k+ after about 30 minutes of use.

    Any ideas on why this is happening and how to fix?

    HELP.

    Brian
    1340, 2.66mhz, 4gig, 275 SSD
     
    brigont, Apr 24, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I'll bet this is a problem with IE7 and with not the rest of your computer. Try updating or patching it. Failing that, maybe try using an IE8 beta or another browser? I don't know if it's actually possible to uninstall and re-install IE7, but alternatively you could try a clean install of the OS as well?
     
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  3. Stormeh

    Stormeh Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recommend reinstalling IE7, not IE8. IE8 still has compatibility issues with a lot of sites out there, and seems to have install certificates n plugins.
     
    Stormeh, Apr 24, 2009
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  4. Nikolic

    Nikolic Notebook Guru

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    As said before, this is a problem with IE and not your laptop. To be honest, I find both IE and Firefox do this for me over time.
     
    Nikolic, Apr 24, 2009
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  5. Magikhat

    Magikhat Notebook Consultant

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    Get IE8 and see if that clears up your issues
     
    Magikhat, Apr 24, 2009
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  6. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    opera and firefox...

    it depends on how many tabs you have opened too... in Opera, when i have >80 tabs open, memory reaches 1GB :D
     
    paper_wastage, Apr 24, 2009
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  7. brigont

    brigont Newbie

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    Figured it out.

    Had something to do with the IE Add ons. I disabled a bunch of the Microsoft Live stuff, facial recognition, and some helper toolbars.

    In the end, I believe the combo of Acrobat 9 Reader and Acrobat 8 Professional may have been the culprit.

    Anyway... Memory usage under heavy activity has gone from 1,200,000 kb to roughly 60,000 kb.

    BG
     
    brigont, Apr 25, 2009
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  8. L.Rawlins

    L.Rawlins Notebook Evangelist

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    Who in the hell can juggle 80 open tabs at any one time? It's just a browser, not the messiah! :rolleyes:

    I'd recommend using the built-in session saver, or mod the speed dial to give Opera a breather every once in a while you lunatic. :p
     
    L.Rawlins, Apr 25, 2009
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  9. Sephoroth

    Sephoroth Notebook Evangelist

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    I pissed off when I do then and end up accidentally shutting down my browser and/or it crashes XD.
     
    Sephoroth, Apr 25, 2009
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