how to increase RAM in win 7

How to free up more ram  in windows 7?

You can add more memory IF the System can use it. Another way to help is to use a fast USB
drive and ReadyBoost which is not as fast as RAM yet faster than Virtual Memory on the Hard-
drive. RAM can be added up to 4 GIG if 32 Bit and up to System max if 64 bit however you can
also use up to 256 GIG of ReadyBoost regardless of the RAM on system.

Close all programs : (wait a few minutes if you just booted up so the startup can settle down)

CTRL + SHIFT + ESC or Right Click TaskBar - Task Manager - Performance tab - on left side
check Physical Memory - Total - Cached and Free. Also Processes tab - check the memory
use of the programs listed (click the Memory column header so those using a lot of memory
are shown - click twice). (Tell us the answers there and the type system and Windows version
32 or 64 bit and we can let you know if something is unusual.

Vista and Windows 7 use memory differently than previous Windows versions by caching ahead.
Both will free up memory to applications as needed. Close all applications and check the Peformance
tab - lower left - Physical Memory - check total and cached. The caching allows free memory to
be used for system performance which is much better than it sitting idle doing nothing.

Also some of your memory might be used for memory mapping for Video and other system needs.

Start - type in Search box -> System Information find at top and double click on it and check
the information there.

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If you want to troubleshoot to see if something is wasting or using too much memory :

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

How to troubleshoot performance issues in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950685

Optimizing Microsoft Windows Vista Performance
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959062

To see all that is loading bootup - wait a few minutes without doing anything - then Right Click
TaskBar - Task Manager - take a look at Appplications - Processes - Services - this is a quick
reference (if you have a little box on Lower Left - Show for All Users then check that).

How to Check and Change the Startup Programs in Vista
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/79612-startup-programs-enable-disable.html

A quick check to see which are loading is Method 2 there - using MSCONFIG then post a list of those here.
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Tools that should help :

Process Explorer - Free - Find out what files, registry keys and other objects processes have open,
which DLLs they have loaded, and more. This uniquely powerful utility will even show you who owns
each process.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

Autoruns - Free - See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots
and you login. Autoruns also shows you the full list of Registry and file locations where applications can
configure auto-start settings.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Process Monitor - Free - Monitor file system, Registry, process, thread and DLL activity in real-time.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

There are many excellent free tools at Sysinternals
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx

WhatsInStartUP - Free - This utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically
when Windows starts up. For each application, the following information is displayed: Startup Type
(Registry/Startup Folder), Command -Line String, Product Name, File Version, Company Name,
Location in the Registry or file system, and more. It allows you to easily disable or delete unwanted
programs that runs in your Windows startup.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/what_run_in_startup.html

There are many excellent free tools at NirSoft
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/index.html

Window Watcher - Free - Do you know what's running on your computer? Maybe not. The Window
Watcher tells all, reporting every window created by every running program, whether the window
is visible or not.
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptwinwatch.asp

Many excellent free tools and an excellent newsletter at Karenware
http://www.karenware.com/

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Here is some information on ReadyBoost that should help :

Readyboost
http://www.vista4beginners.com/ReadyBoost

What is ReadyBoost
http://www.winvistatips.com/readyboost-t25.html

Explore the features: Windows ReadyBoost
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/readyboost

DO NOT GO OUT AND JUST BUY A DRIVE THAT CLAIMS IT IS READYBOOST READY -
many lie or at least stretch the truth. Look at the drive ratings below and buy
one that you know is FAST.

Remember the max readyboost cache is 4 gig Vista & 256 Gig Windows 7. If your device
is over that you can use it for storage. And you need a fast drive.

ReadyBoost - Flash Memory Speed List
http://www.techcrater.com/2007/04/05/readyboost-flash-memory-speed-list/

How to Find ReadyBoost Speed Rating
http://www.techcrater.com/2007/04/06/how-to-find-readyboost-speed-rating/

USB Flash Drive Speed Tests - Any Drive Size - link to USBDeview Utility
http://usbspeed.nirsoft.net/

Publish a speed test of your USB flash drive - also link to the USBDeview utility
http://usbspeed.nirsoft.net/publish_usb_flash_drive_speed.html

http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/misc/readyboost/?make=SanDisk

http://www.techcrater.com/2007/04/05/readyboost-flash-memory-speed-list/

Keep tabs on ReadyBoost with Windows 7's Performance Monitor
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-on-windows/?p=2257

Monitoring ReadyBoost on Windows 7
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/saveenr/archive/2009/05/02/monitoring-readyboost-on-windows-7.aspx

Hope this helps.

Hope these help.

                               Enjoy…………………………….