Windows 7 + FrameMaker 11 = BOOM!

[Davis, David]

Well, so look!  :) 

Open the Windows 7 Control Panel, and in the Search field at the top, get it to find you 'Resource Monitor'
Go the "Memory" tab and you have a wealth of info on what RAM is being used by which processes.

If you find something funny there, it is more likely to cut ice with the company's IT procurement folks. 

David


-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Quatro [mailto:rick at rickquatro.com] 
Sent: 13 August 2013 14:58
To: Davis, David; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Windows 7 + FrameMaker 11 = BOOM! 

You can disagree if you want, but those of us with heavy-duty FrameMaker experience know that, in general, more RAM means less FrameMaker crashes.
With the size (and number) of applications increasing, and the low cost of RAM, there is no reason not to run with at least 8 GB.

It may not be a low amount of RAM causing the crashes, but this should be one of the first places to look.

Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Davis, David
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 5:30 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Windows 7 + FrameMaker 11 = BOOM! 

Fred, one of the most basic functions of an operating system is to be able to manage memory (without crashing!)  :) Simply because applications might all want more memory on the go at one time than is physically available, should not mean that anything crashes! It gets
paged in and out.   Windows 7, indeed, has more robust sandboxing of memory
usage between apps than Windows XP. 
The idea that "you gotta have 8GB of RAM otherwise Frame will crash" is a bit sweeping!
David




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