I have been using this PC nearly 5 years (w/Windows 7 Pro OS 64 bit English version). All this time memory consumption (of OS and background programs) has gradually grown up being now far over 2 GB (as "clean"). This means that OMs have become more and more familiar while using FSX.
The system is good enough to run FSX smoothly and I haven't met any CTDs just OMs. The physical 16 GB memory on mother board and 64 bit OS should be enough for FSX to leave it the maximum 4 GB address space (32 bit program limit VAS). However in practice the OMs happens now almoust daily bases.
I downloaded 2 programs Game Booster (payware) and Clean mem (freeware). They helped for some time but not anymore. I cut off photo sceneries (I know to consume memory) but not much help either. OMs are here to stay. Clean mem shows the consumption in real time and when "the clock" ticks near 4.8 GB or like it (part of the 64 bit OS goes over the 4 GB barrier I think, that's why over 4 GB) OM strikes and there we are on the desktop again.
So I see only 2 solutions. To reinstall Windows 7 (and almost everything else I have installed during 5 years) which is a very tedious job I'd not like to do
or remove all not necessary background programs, services and processes. This is what I'd like to do, but don't know which are necessary and which aren't. Is there any program for this job to renew an old OS?
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