Low memory on running Excel

[P S CHRISTIDES]

Hi

For the last few days when starting Excel 2000 on my Win 89 pc, I run low on memory ( 256 Mbytes) for some reason.
I cannot open an Excel file, run another application or indeed close down Excel. The only way to clear the fault is to manually press the reset button. Shutting down properly or pressing CTR+ALT+DEL does not work.
I have tested for viruses and spyware with Norton Antivirus and Webroot Spy Sweeper but all was in order. I tested the memory blocks and again they were found not faulty.
I did nor recently install any new software

Any ideas how to fault find what is highjacking the memory?

Thanks
Pavlos

 

[L Covey]

Hi

For the last few days when starting Excel 2000 on my Win 89 pc, I run
low on memory ( 256 Mbytes) for some reason.
I cannot open an Excel file, run another application or indeed close
down Excel. The only way to clear the fault is to manually press the
reset button. Shutting down properly or pressing CTR+ALT+DEL does not work.
I have tested for viruses and spyware with Norton Antivirus and Webroot
Spy Sweeper but all was in order. I tested the memory blocks and again
they were found not faulty.
I did nor recently install any new software

Any ideas how to fault find what is highjacking the memory?

Thanks
Pavlos

Don´t remember where to find it, but your "system resource" may be
really low.

Do you have a lot of "icons" in the task bar at the lower right? If
they are there, and not "major" ones such as the antivirus sftw,
printer, modem, etc. then right click on them to close them.

They will reappear the next time you turn on your computer. They, as I
understand it, are in your start menu. They draw energy from your
computer and should be closed out.

LC