how/where do I check my computer's memory, so I can run files, then clean them?

Answer 1

Frankly, I don't understand your question as written, but if you want to clear your hard drive and free up some memory -- here are some homegrown remedies:

- Are you using a complex screensaver - it runs in the background and eats memory. I had fun with mine, then changed it to blank.
- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need.

1. From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k., and Restart
2. click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup
3. Temporarily close Quick Launch:
Right-click on the Taskbar, click Toolbars, deselect Quick Launch
4. Open My Computer
right-click on C:
click Properties
click Tools, select Error Check (check all and fix), when finished click defrag & run.
5. click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)
6. Restart. Right-click on Taskbar, click Toolbars, select Quick Launch to restore

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.

Answer 2

Right click on MY COMPUTER and select properties. It will display your computer's memory. If you mean that you would like to know how much memory is being utilized at a certain point,
hit the Alt, Ctl and Delete buttons at the same time, click performance and it will list the CPU usage as well as the physical memory, Kernel Memory and Page File Usage.

Answer 3

You can check your memory by going to RUN and typing in "dxdiag".

You can't clean your computer's RAM. You can, however, clean your hard-drive memory space. You do that by deleting things located on the hard-drive.