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From: glennm@rover.enet.dec.com (Glenn Meyer)
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Subject: Re: A question about Windows
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In article <1991Jun9.020012.19291@beaver.cs.washington.edu>,
kailun@cs.washington.edu writes:
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> Subject: A question about Windows
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> Hi,
> 
> I am running Windows 3.0 on my 386.  After opening several windows, I 
> found that my hard drive would run for a few seconds every time when I
> selected the Program Manager.  Is it the so-called 'swapping' process?
> Will it help if I add more RAM on my PC? I received my computer just
> two days ago, so I know little about Windows.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> kailun@wolf.cs.washington.edu
> 

If you're running with 1 Mb of RAM, you should definitely upgrade to 2Mb, and
consider upgrading to 4 Mb (you should be able to find RAM for $60-70 per Mb).
It also helps to run in 386-enhanced mode.

By the way, you should post questions about MS Windows to comp.windows.ms.

Glenn Meyer
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