XP - Saving Memory By Unloading DLLs Automatically
Written by Administrator
Sunday, 05 April 2009 01:18
Purpose: Most Windows programs load dll libraries into your PC’s memory when they load. The more applications you have running, the more memory is being used up in this manner. Unfortunately, when you close your applications, these dll files stay loaded in your memory by default in Windows. This is done in case you decide to reopen the application again. What is even more unfortunate is the fact that most people don’t reopen the applications they close very often and end up wasting their PC’s memory resources for nothing. This guide will help you tweak Windows registry settings that will unload these dll’s as soon as you close an application, thus saving your valuable resources and speeding up your PC. Requirements: Administrator access to your PC 1. Click and then click Run. 2. This will take you to the Run window. Here, type in regedit in the text box and click OK. 3. This will open up the Registry Editor window. Here you will need to navigate the following levels in order to reach the correct registry key. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE ? SOFTWARE ? Microsoft ? Windows ? CurrentVersion ? Explorer 4. Once you see the correct key highlighted in the bottom of the window, right-click anywhere in the white area. 5. Click New 6. Click DWORD Value 7. A new item will be created. Change the name to AlwaysUnloadDLL and then double-click the new value to edit it. 8. You will see Edit DWORD Value window open up. Here type 1 into the Value data text box and click OK
