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On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:02:25 +0000 Julian Hall <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Windows reboots are needed to unblock memory nadged by Windows not > closing programs properly leading to slower and slower performance over > time. A friend of mine manages to sometimes squeeze two days uptime out > of his Windows box before it is so slow it is virtually inoperable. I > can't remember which file it is but there is one that contains details > of open programs (or file handles or something). In Win95/98 it was icons. This was when even MS admitted that a default Windows install, left untouched, would either spontaneously reboot or just crash after (IIRC) 42.mumble days. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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