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hhumala
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12. September 2006 @ 04:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I wonder if anyone has experienced this kind of problem before.

I have 3 x 17" monitors running Win XP Pro 2002 (detailed system specs below).

I have 29 open windows running and I cannot open any more windows. 26 open windows come from one single program and remaining ones come from: exploder, excel and one other prog.

When I try to open extra window, I don't get any error message. The new window just doesnt open.

I can think of few possible reasons: memory or graphics card. (In previous systems I've had many many more windows open so I don't think its the OS)

I would really appreciate any ideas, solutions etc.

DELL OpTIPLEX GX 280
Pentium 4 3.00 GHz
512MB RAM
Radeon 7000 & Radeon x300

WINDOWS XP Pro 2002 (SP1) (...isn't SP2 latest?)
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12. September 2006 @ 08:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I can't say for sure, but my first guess would be RAM shortage.


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12. September 2006 @ 08:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i'm going to support the ram argument on this one.


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13. September 2006 @ 04:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Make that 3. If your going to have so many proccesses running at the one time ofcourse it going to say no. it like fitting too much food inyour mouth and not chewing it. Let your computer proccess the steps that are already running then close one and then start another.

Personlly i have that much ram and only have max up to 5 windows open and only max 2 to 3 programs runnig. remember windows itself takes up a big chunk of the RAM.

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13. September 2006 @ 08:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
why would you have open 29 windows?? if can max out installing more ram onto motherboard.
hhumala
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14. September 2006 @ 19:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I agree.. it does seem like ram is running out.
My friend has excatly similar com set up, but he can have up to 50 windows open.. I have few other progs running on back which he doesnt.

Will format and reinstall windows and consider getting more ram. thx

>why would you have open 29 windows??

do i need a reason?.. heh
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16. September 2006 @ 06:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
your videocard also takes some ram so..double trouble
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