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12/06/2006

How to: Clear Win XP's Memory with Just One Click

"Swhb" shows us how to clear the idle processes in Win XP's memory with just one click. If you've tried this, please let us know if it helps performance. Video after the jump.

This entry was posted on 12/06/2006 03:42am and is filed under Computers, Video .
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Thanks for the tip! Just tried it out and Windows XP is definitely faster :) Keep em coming Techeblog :)
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Well said Primo! I just tried this out myself and it definitely sped up my computer
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Very useful yet simple enough for a newbie like me to utilize. Thanks
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Most definitely it works
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..im too afraid :(
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I thought Windows XP managed that by itself?
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for those of u who doesnt understnad what he s talking about just creat a shortcut and save to this target: %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dl.ProcessIdleTasks (i think that s the right target)
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PPL that don't want to watch the video Right click desktop > new >Shortcut Now type this or past it in the box With out quotes "%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks" the put a name for it w/e you want click finish and put the shortcut on your desktop were ever you want. Your Welcome
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It works, It was scary, just need short cuts for clear hdd and remove user. The computer will be very fast after that.
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I found the video a little blurry, so just to confirm for those who found the same, the shortcut created points to (without the quotes): "%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks"
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could someone please post the exact name of the process he types out because the video quality is poor and i am having trouble hearing what he spells out
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This one is awesome, it really speeded up my computer. How did you find out this thing? Anyway, thanks alot.!!
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can someone retype exactly what he's typing, i can't work out on my screen cos its too small! i just get an error message saying that it can't be found
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it works very well! cause i had a little prob to read this here is the line "%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks" without quotes greetz
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I tried it; I have no idea whether it worked, nor whether I got the command exactly right. How does one measure the results? I didn't see any particular change in Task Manager. The string I think he typed in is: %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks If this does, in fact, work. Does it make sense to rig this up to a windows macro to run itself once an hour or so? If so, how does on do this?
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Just tried this. I noticed that windows programs like MSN minimized and maximized faster, thats about it :/ How do I know when that this shortcut worked?
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I didn't believe it at first, but wow! Really useful if you're pc has a huge uptime without rebooting.
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it def works. yeee, this will be perfect right before running a game. like supreme commander.
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what exactly does this shortcut erase from the computer ?
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I tried it, i had like 8 widgets showing system stats open when i tried it, here's what i saw: I opened the file, the CPU spiked to about 50-60% for a few seconds, no noticeable difference in ram or anything. However, i did notice that the computer for some strange reason DID behave faster after i ran this, im gonna try some more extensive testing but for now it looks like it works, even if it doesn't do anything noticeable to the RAM or cache.
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It looks from the Windows Task Manager that it executes a Defragmentation service (dfrgntfs.exe) which is already known to speed up your system if it hasn't been defragmented for a long while. But you can do this from: Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Defragmenter
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if this earases "memory" is this just temporary files its erasing? does it shutdown unused processes ?
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[...] Limpia la memoria de Windows XP para aquellos momentos en los que piensas que Windows XP está trabajando para otro. Fuente: TechEBlog » How to: Clear Win XP’s Memory with Just One Click [...]
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The file placement optimization, which is done no more often than once every three days, is an example of a task that is carried out when the system is deemed to be idle. System Restore and other features of Windows XP also attempt to defer some work until the system is deemed to be idle. There are also some done-once-after-setup work items that also operate under the Idle Task Scheduling mechanisms. All of these "idle tasks" are controllable by a system API in advapi32.dll, ProcessIdleTasks. The API s sole purpose is to allow benchmarks a simple way to force any pending idle tasks to be executed immediately, without having to wait a lengthy period of time. The API ProcessIdleTasks can be called in one of two ways, from the command line or synchronously from a program. To call ProcessIdleTasks from the command line, use this syntax: Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks When called from the command line, the ProcessIdleTasks work is done in the background asynchronously. It can take 10 to 15 minutes for idle tasks to complete. Task Manager will report processes running, and the disk will likely be active during this time. The ProcessIdleTasks API takes no arguments and returns a standard Win32 error code. The definition is: DWORD ProcessIdleTasks() The API itself is synchronous, so it won t return until the idle tasks have completed.
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Could be me seeing what i WANT to see, but looks like things sped up a bit. If it actually does something (other than act like a placebo) bravo! And Thank you!
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