Here's our Windows NT Tip for.. February 12, 2002
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Use it, But Don't Lose it
When you run large applications, you can free up some memory by simply minimizing the applications you're not currently using. To test this, open several large appslications. Now right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager. Click the Process tab, then click Mem Usage to sort by size so you can easily see how much memory your applications are using. Now minimize the applications and check the memory usage again. You'll find that the usage drops significantly when you minimize them. For example, we found that Word for Windows uses 1210 Kb as an active window and only 228 Kb when minimized.