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    • WrCombsW
      WrCombs @jmoore
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      @jmoore said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

      @WrCombs First thoughts are either a memory leak or some applications are just using more memory now. Look at your performance monitor to see what is using the memory would be my first step.

      Yeah, wow. 99% is being used

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      • jmooreJ
        jmoore @WrCombs
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        @WrCombs Now look to see what processes are using it. Its probably just one thing that is using most of it

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        • WrCombsW
          WrCombs @jmoore
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          @jmoore said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

          @WrCombs Now look to see what processes are using it. Its probably just one thing that is using most of it

          there are almost 50 instances of javaw.exe running all at once -
          Looking now I also see sqlservr.exerunning

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          • jmooreJ
            jmoore @WrCombs
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            @WrCombs I could be wrong but seems strange that sqlserver would even be installed on a win7 32 bit workstation but thats just a guess. Is it supposed to be there?

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            • WrCombsW
              WrCombs
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              So looking at it more - sqlservr.exe is running MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
              Which is running our New Aloha Manager software for creating changes.

              Found this here for reference

              @jmoore said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

              @WrCombs I could be wrong but seems strange that sqlserver would even be installed on a win7 32 bit workstation but thats just a guess. Is it supposed to be there?

              Yep ! it's running the software for the Point of sale system .
              according to the above link - It should reallocate ram as needed.

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              • WrCombsW
                WrCombs
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                The only issue I see now is javaw.exe is running with almost 50 instances.

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                • jmooreJ
                  jmoore @WrCombs
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                  @WrCombs Ok got it. Just wanted to make sure lol. When you start seeing things that arent supposed to be there its bad.

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                  • jmooreJ
                    jmoore @WrCombs
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                    @WrCombs When was last time the machine was updated and restarted?

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                    • WrCombsW
                      WrCombs @jmoore
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                      @jmoore said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

                      @WrCombs When was last time the machine was updated and restarted?

                      Restarting right now again - I found a JavaUpdater in the start up through msconfig and disabled it.
                      We dont use Java from my knowledge and My boss even said just to disable it.

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                      • WrCombsW
                        WrCombs @jmoore
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                        @jmoore said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

                        @WrCombs When was last time the machine was updated and restarted?

                        as for updating I'm not exactly sure on that - I'm guessing it got the last security update that came out.

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                        • jmooreJ
                          jmoore @WrCombs
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                          @WrCombs Ok cool. Yeah watch the startup stuff occasionally. Many times when you update or install any particular app it will add itself back to the startup items.

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                          • WrCombsW
                            WrCombs @jmoore
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                            @jmoore said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

                            @WrCombs Ok cool. Yeah watch the startup stuff occasionally. Many times when you update or install any particular app it will add itself back to the startup items.

                            I gotcha.

                            Thanks -

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                            • ObsolesceO
                              Obsolesce
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                              The first problem is that it's 32 bit Windows 7. That means your maximum memory is going to be for gigs switch looking at your screenshot showing about 3 Gigs available for use. 3 gigs of memory to use in 2019 is absolute garbage. If SQL Server is running, you need to put a limit on the amount of memory that can be used. Otherwise it will use up every single kilobytes it possibly can.

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                              • donaldlandruD
                                donaldlandru @WrCombs
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                                @WrCombs said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

                                So looking at it more - sqlservr.exe is running MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
                                Which is running our New Aloha Manager software for creating changes.

                                Found this here for reference

                                @jmoore said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

                                @WrCombs I could be wrong but seems strange that sqlserver would even be installed on a win7 32 bit workstation but thats just a guess. Is it supposed to be there?

                                Yep ! it's running the software for the Point of sale system .
                                according to the above link - It should reallocate ram as needed.

                                Which POS application? Are you sure it is not java based? Before you just all out kill java 😉

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                                • WrCombsW
                                  WrCombs @donaldlandru
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                                  @donaldlandru said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

                                  @WrCombs said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

                                  So looking at it more - sqlservr.exe is running MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
                                  Which is running our New Aloha Manager software for creating changes.

                                  Found this here for reference

                                  @jmoore said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

                                  @WrCombs I could be wrong but seems strange that sqlserver would even be installed on a win7 32 bit workstation but thats just a guess. Is it supposed to be there?

                                  Yep ! it's running the software for the Point of sale system .
                                  according to the above link - It should reallocate ram as needed.

                                  Which POS application? Are you sure it is not java based? Before you just all out kill java 😉

                                  haha - Very true.
                                  I havent seen anything about "Java Based"

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                                  • donaldlandruD
                                    donaldlandru @WrCombs
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                                    @WrCombs ahh OK.. The company I work for specializes in the old Oracle Retail (ORPOS) and Oracle Xstore (previously Micros Xstore, previously Store21, previously Datavantage) and those are all on Java. They also all have MSSQL on every register, so.. thought I would throw my thoughts in.

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                                    • WrCombsW
                                      WrCombs @donaldlandru
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                                      @donaldlandru said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

                                      @WrCombs ahh OK.. The company I work for specializes in the old Oracle Retail (ORPOS) and Oracle Xstore (previously Micros Xstore, previously Store21, previously Datavantage) and those are all on Java. They also all have MSSQL on every register, so.. thought I would throw my thoughts in.

                                      I appreciate it !

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @jmoore
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                                        @jmoore said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

                                        @WrCombs I could be wrong but seems strange that sqlserver would even be installed on a win7 32 bit workstation but thats just a guess. Is it supposed to be there?

                                        Not wrong, totally crazy, lol. Three crazy things...

                                        • Windows 7 is ancient.
                                        • 32bit is nuts, what decade is this?
                                        • Not a server?
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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @WrCombs
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                                          @WrCombs said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

                                          So looking at it more - sqlservr.exe is running MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
                                          Which is running our New Aloha Manager software for creating changes.

                                          Legally that isn't licensed. To run that in that way, Windows 7 would qualify as pirated. Using any MS machine as a server requires server licensing. Windows 7 can be licensed as a dev machine for learning or developing, but not for actual use.

                                          32bit would be completely crazy in any situation. Even a 14 year old workstation being used for SQL Server should be 64bit. You need RAM access.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @WrCombs
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                                            @WrCombs said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

                                            @jmoore said in Windows 7 Pro 32 bit - Low on Memory... Ideas?:

                                            @WrCombs When was last time the machine was updated and restarted?

                                            Restarting right now again - I found a JavaUpdater in the start up through msconfig and disabled it.
                                            We dont use Java from my knowledge and My boss even said just to disable it.

                                            Yeah, if that isn't needed, you definitely don't want it.

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