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To: Howard R. Hansen who wrote (11458)	11/9/2000 7:51:24 PM
From: Rick Faurot	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14778

<<Hence I conclude the best way to really tell if you are running low on memory is by checking to see if swapping is or is not occurring when you switch between programs loaded in memory. >> I understood the first part about how the OS could be classifying some RAM as reserved for future use. Could you explain what swapping is and how would I know if this is occurring? Also, separate question, can you tell me what is the benefit of defragging, what is defragging, and how often would you recommend defragging? Thanks, Howard. I appreciate the help! Rick