AIM eating up memory?

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February 14, 2004 at 7:21 pm #4622

dantheman353
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Just something strange I noticed with AIM 5.5… it takes up about 26,000KB of memory (more than any Windows app I run) and when I move the IM windows around, they seem to move slowly and jagged (not smooth and fast). Anyone know why?

February 14, 2004 at 7:26 pm #49799

darkc0ne
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What kind of processor do you have…When your moving the windows thats what it stresses if its an old machine..

And as for your ram issue… Just buy more,you can get a 256 stick for like 30$.Ram is about as cheap as its going to get nowadays.

February 14, 2004 at 9:10 pm #49802

dantheman353
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Actually… I tried moving the AIM windows on another machine and it responds slow as well. Both machines have 512MB ram. I think it’s a bug in AIM 5.5. It only happens when I move the “IM conversation” window, but not any other windows. WEIRD. :confused:

February 14, 2004 at 9:28 pm #49798

darkc0ne
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What processors…. just answer me cause thats prolly it..

February 14, 2004 at 11:28 pm #49795

ShadowSlayer469
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This is exactly why I didnt download aim 5.5, a friend of mine has the same problem, and he as a nice Pentium 3, 2.3 gHZ prossessor. Also, does anyone know a version of aim that has basic features that normal people use and takes up as little RAM as possible?

February 15, 2004 at 12:37 am #49792

Sathallrin
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4.8 or 5.2
4.8 if you just want the simple program, that allows chat, buddy icons, file sending.
5.2 if you like some of the fancy things like AIM expressions.

February 15, 2004 at 8:40 am #49801

dantheman353
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Sorry, I got an Intel Chipset, Intel Pentium 4M processor.

February 15, 2004 at 6:04 pm #49797

darkc0ne
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Yep… 5.5 is a killer… you need like 3Ghz just to run it fast..Go back to 5.2 or 4.8 or something… they were the good versions..

February 15, 2004 at 6:49 pm #49794

David
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quote:Originally posted by darkc0ne

Yep… 5.5 is a killer… you need like 3Ghz just to run it fast..Go back to 5.2 or 4.8 or something… they were the good versions..

…It runs fine on a 1GHz. AIM isn’t CPU-intensive, you just need a stable OS and a good amount of RAM (256MB Min).

February 15, 2004 at 9:07 pm #49800

Alina
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Yeah i had 5.5 and i didnt even have it for an hour before i switched back to 5.2 its not worth it.

February 15, 2004 at 9:16 pm #49796

darkc0ne
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Well if 5.5 is giving everyone so much trouble why is everyone using it…I dont want to download it cause it sucks,could someone tell me why everyone has it?

February 15, 2004 at 9:24 pm #49793

David
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quote:Originally posted by darkc0ne

Well if 5.5 is giving everyone so much trouble why is everyone using it…I dont want to download it cause it sucks,could someone tell me why everyone has it?

Because for most users a dialog will appear when AIM loads saying that you should upgrade to the newest version.
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