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<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 1777654" data-attributes="member: 63">Thanks for all the suggestions and help.&nbsp; I've got about 4 options lined up now and I'm going to hope one works.&nbsp; *grin*At first I thought perhaps it was a bit of spyware, but my server checks how much data gets sent back and forth, and it keeps a running tally.&nbsp; Even when I had no internet traffic going on, the computer was still using up its memory.&nbsp; To triple check, I unplugged the ethernet cable, and it did not relent.&nbsp; So it's certainly a local problem, some sort of program that makes files (though I tried a few searches and couldn't find new files that I couldn't account for, and certainly nothing of 100+ MB).&nbsp; Maybe it's just using up Virtual Memory, as Truth Seeker suggested.As for XP working, I just use this frikkin' computer for MS Word, the occasional Photoshop project, and music.&nbsp; Oh, and did I mention it was originally an older model?&nbsp; The hard drive's only 6 GB.&nbsp; I just was worried because the computer had worked flawlessly for the 8 months since I updated to XP, and out of the blue, this problem appeared.I don't even get the blue screen of death.&nbsp; I'm not so lucky.&nbsp; *grin*</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 1777654, member: 63"] Thanks for all the suggestions and help. I've got about 4 options lined up now and I'm going to hope one works. *grin* At first I thought perhaps it was a bit of spyware, but my server checks how much data gets sent back and forth, and it keeps a running tally. Even when I had no internet traffic going on, the computer was still using up its memory. To triple check, I unplugged the ethernet cable, and it did not relent. So it's certainly a local problem, some sort of program that makes files (though I tried a few searches and couldn't find new files that I couldn't account for, and certainly nothing of 100+ MB). Maybe it's just using up Virtual Memory, as Truth Seeker suggested. As for XP working, I just use this frikkin' computer for MS Word, the occasional Photoshop project, and music. Oh, and did I mention it was originally an older model? The hard drive's only 6 GB. I just was worried because the computer had worked flawlessly for the 8 months since I updated to XP, and out of the blue, this problem appeared. I don't even get the blue screen of death. I'm not so lucky. *grin* [/QUOTE]

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