OFF: Windows Resources Are Not Restored After Quitting Program

ID: Q126256

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

After you quit Word or Microsoft Excel, Windows system resources do not return to the previous amount. Available system resources are 6 to 8 percent less than the original amount. To determine the percentage of system resources available, in Program Manager, on the Help menu, click About Program Manager. System resources will be shown on the last line.

CAUSE

Word and Excel will load shared system components, such as the OLE2 dlls, if they are not already in memory, and may not release them from memory when you quit. This behavior is by design and is intended to increase performance and to comply with established standards concerning a program's use of shared Windows components.

Additional query words: 6.0 winword 5.0 xlwin word6


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Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0,6.0a,6.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS 
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Last Reviewed: June 18, 1999