Here's a situation that I've encountered numerous times. I'm called to fix someone's computer and when I touch the computer's case/tower, I can feel an alternating current probably in the range of 50 to 60 volts. When I go to check the computer's power cord, I see that they broke off the ground prong to make it fit into an extension cord. Let's analyze what this does: 1.) The computer's power supply no longer has a ground thus creating a 'floating ground' in the PC's case and grounding through… Continue

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Read it here: http://www.dashes.com/anil/2006/08/the-windows-app.html

Here's a useful tip to create a shortcut that you can use in Windows XP to clear memory. I haven't tested this yet on Vista, but I assume that it should work on Vista. 1. Right click on an empty spot on your desktop and select New - Shortcut. 2. Type %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks in the box. 3. Click Next. 4. Give your shortcut a nice name like “Clear Memory”. 5. Click Finish and you’re done.

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