Keep memory usage to a minimum

By keeping memory usage to a minimum, you will ensure that your applications run as efficiently as possible.

Go into the administrative tools menu -> Performance tools and run Systems monitor. To check the memory usage of a specific application click on the add button and access process. From the list of counters choose working set. This will tell you just how much memory the application is using. By adding more memory the application will run much faster and responsiveness will be significantly improved.

Go into Start Menu -> Accessories -> Systems Tools you can see just how much or how little memory the application uses