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re: Question about 'Windows says it's ''Dangerously Low on System Resources''' Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at 10:20 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33507 messages posted) Here's a list to go by; it came from a Wiz on a forum :) The things that make the computer slow are the many unecessary items that automatically startup when Windows starts. Right-click on the icons in the tray area, open each, go through the options to turn off the "tray" or "run at startup" feature. For the others, go to Start>Run, type msconfig. Leave systray, scan registry, Load Power Profile, *StateMgr, your virus scanner and firewall if you have one. Go to Start>Run, type sysedit. Look over the autoexec.bat for unneccessary lines, click the win.ini and check for programs loading here: [windows] load= run= Open Explorer and navigate to c:\windows\temp and delete all files here. Empty the Recycle Bin. Open Internet Explorer, go to Tools>InternetOptions, click the Delete Files and Clear History buttons. Click the Settings button, then set a reasonable size for the temporary internet files cache. I'd suggest 40MB for a 56K connection, as little as 10MB for a cable or DSL connection. Right-click on the desktop, make sure Active Desktop is turned off, then click properties and click the Effects tab. turn off Animate windows, menus, and lists. Close all tray applications and hit Alt_Ctl_Del and end task on all items except for explorer and systray, disable your screensaver, then run scandisk, then defrag. If you're using Microsoft Office, look up this Knowledge Base article to kill the Find Fast Indexer. How to Disable the Find Fast Indexer Finally, don't use those so-called RAM boosters reghakr P.S. You might also check out one of those performance sites, such as Speedguide.net and Pureperformance.com. Good tips! On Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at 10:02 pm, Mike wrote: >About a week ago I started having a similar problem with low resources. I have narrowed >the problem down to only happening when I use MS Word 2000. I can not open any Word >files, any size. Unistalled and reinstalled MS Office 2000 suite and no change. > Warm and cold boot doesn't help. Resource meter says System 72% free, User 72% >free, and GDI 88% free. I have 512MB RAM running on a Dell 700Mhz. System monitor >does not give me any indications of a problem either. Anyone know of a solution? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows says it's ''Dangerously Low on System Resources''' Monday, July 1, 2002 at 9:13 am Posted by Cognivore (3 messages posted) I noticed a article in the MS Knowledge Base that said your problem could happen if the "normal" template was corrupted in Word. Sorry, I don't have the link, though. On Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at 10:02 pm, Mike wrote: >About a week ago I started having a similar problem with low resources. I have narrowed >the problem down to only happening when I use MS Word 2000. I can not open any Word >files, any size. Unistalled and reinstalled MS Office 2000 suite and no change. > Warm and cold boot doesn't help. Resource meter says System 72% free, User 72% >free, and GDI 88% free. I have 512MB RAM running on a Dell 700Mhz. System monitor >does not give me any indications of a problem either. Anyone know of a solution? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows says it's ''Dangerously Low on System Resources''' Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 8:40 pm Posted by CompTech (2 messages posted) The article that explains this issue is Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q307814. All you have to do is search/find the file Normal.dot and rename it to Normal.old. There is corruption in the template that stops Word from opening. On Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at 10:02 pm, Mike wrote: >About a week ago I started having a similar problem with low resources. I have narrowed >the problem down to only happening when I use MS Word 2000. I can not open any Word >files, any size. Unistalled and reinstalled MS Office 2000 suite and no change. > Warm and cold boot doesn't help. Resource meter says System 72% free, User 72% >free, and GDI 88% free. I have 512MB RAM running on a Dell 700Mhz. System monitor >does not give me any indications of a problem either. Anyone know of a solution? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows says it's ''Dangerously Low on System Resources''' Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 6:57 pm Posted by Paul (4 messages posted) THANK YOU! This solved a problem that I was really struggling to resolve. On Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 8:40 pm, CompTech wrote: >The article that explains this issue is Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q307814. > All you have to do is search/find the file Normal.dot and rename it to Normal.old. > There is corruption in the template that stops Word from opening. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows says it's ''Dangerously Low on System Resources''' Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 9:56 pm Posted by John Fowler (1 messages posted) I fought this problem all day, uninstalled and reinstalled MSWord, downloaded latest service pack. Scanned for a virus, checked system resources. I can't believe a template file was the problem. Thanks for your help.... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows says it's ''Dangerously Low on System Resources''' Friday, February 14, 2003 at 6:29 pm Posted by Amy (1 messages posted) *bows in awe and adoration* You are my new god. thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou On Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 8:40 pm, CompTech wrote: >The article that explains this issue is Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q307814. > All you have to do is search/find the file Normal.dot and rename it to Normal.old. > There is corruption in the template that stops Word from opening. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows says it's ''Dangerously Low on System Resources''' Friday, March 21, 2003 at 12:20 pm Posted by Jai (1 messages posted) Hi CompTech , I was suffering from this problem since last night. Thanks a lot you made my life easier. Thanks again. On Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 8:40 pm, CompTech wrote: >The article that explains this issue is Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q307814. > All you have to do is search/find the file Normal.dot and rename it to Normal.old. > There is corruption in the template that stops Word from opening. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows says it's ''Dangerously Low on System Resources''' Saturday, April 5, 2003 at 3:35 pm Posted by CompTech (2 messages posted) Glad I could be of help to everyone. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows says it's ''Dangerously Low on System Resources''' Friday, April 11, 2003 at 12:04 pm Posted by John Woodard (1 messages posted) Thanks So Much!!!!! That Solved my problem instantly....I do a lot of my work in Word and this has been a life Saver....Thanks again....EVERYBODY....TRY THIS METHOD 1st!!!!!! On Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 8:40 pm, CompTech wrote: >The article that explains this issue is Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q307814. > All you have to do is search/find the file Normal.dot and rename it to Normal.old. > There is corruption in the template that stops Word from opening. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows says it's ''Dangerously Low on System Resources''' Thursday, August 14, 2003 at 12:03 pm Posted by transit5 (1 messages posted) I got into the office this afternoon and couldn't open my Word files. Message says"Dangerously low...". I tried closing all open programs, no luck. I then Google searched "Dell dangerously low resource". Clicked onto this link on only the second try. I renamed Normal.dot to normal.old and "Voila!" the problem is solved. God bless you all and Google, too!!!! On Friday, April 11, 2003 at 12:04 pm, John Woodard wrote: >Thanks So Much!!!!! That Solved my problem instantly....I do a lot of my work in >Word and this has been a life Saver....Thanks again....EVERYBODY....TRY THIS METHOD >1st!!!!!! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows says it's ''Dangerously Low on System Resources''' Monday, August 25, 2003 at 7:16 am Posted by Carol (1 messages posted) I returned from some annual leave only to find either opening Word or a previously saved document completely impossible plus the PC freezing up. I followed the advice given and "Hey presto!" Word returned, thank goodness. Many, many grateful thanks. On Friday, April 11, 2003 at 12:04 pm, John Woodard wrote: >Thanks So Much!!!!! That Solved my problem instantly....I do a lot of my work in >Word and this has been a life Saver....Thanks again....EVERYBODY....TRY THIS METHOD >1st!!!!!! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows says it's ''Dangerously Low on System Resources''' Sunday, September 14, 2003 at 2:46 pm Posted by Ryan (1 messages posted) Thanks a million!!!!! On Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 8:40 pm, CompTech wrote: >The article that explains this issue is Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q307814. > All you have to do is search/find the file Normal.dot and rename it to Normal.old. > There is corruption in the template that stops Word from opening. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Windows says it's ''Dangerously Low on System Resources''' Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 9:25 am Posted by Deborah (1 messages posted) Thanks for solving my problem... I called the computer guy who works for my boss and he told me to re-install Office 2000- which was not available. I tried changing the normal. dot to normal.old and it worked like a charm. One thousand and one thanks!!!!!!! On Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 8:40 pm, CompTech wrote: >The article that explains this issue is Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q307814. > All you have to do is search/find the file Normal.dot and rename it to Normal.old. > There is corruption in the template that stops Word from opening. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum