At last I no longer have to tiptoe through Windows. I have got Windows to run as its should _ no thanks to Microsoft.
Windows for Workgroups is worse that Windows but both programs have a habit of frequently bombing out with General Protection Errors or Application Errors. Inevitably it would erase some critical data _ the 1990s equivalent of Coleridge being interrupted by a visitor after composing the first verse of Kubla Khan and never being able to get the words right again. Two new programs have done the trick: MagnaRam and RamGate.
MagnaRam compresses code as it goes in and out of memory. It makes Windows work faster and use less memory. For example I now have Word 6, Excel, Lotus Organizer, FaxWorks and a special Canberra Times program open and I still have 31 per cent of computer resources available. I also have Plug-In running. Among other things this warns you if resources are running low.
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