Re: How to reduce memory consumption?

On Mar 21, 2:53 pm, hpuxrac <johnbhur..._at_sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On Mar 21, 1:37 pm, gnewsgroup <gnewsgr..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I am new to Oracle.
>
> > I just installed Oracle11g enterprise edition on my Windows XP Sp2
> > system. My computer is a Pentium 4, 2.20GHz with 1G memory.
>
> > If the Oracle service is running, it consumes around 400M memory, and
> > as a result, my computer becomes barely usable.
>
> > I only need to practice / play with Oracle 11g, so I am wondering if
> > it is possible to greatly reduce its memory consumption and yet still
> > let me play with it happily.
>
> > Thank you.
>
> Memory is relatively cheap I would consider upgrading to 2 gig.
>
> You can also stop the 11g services when you are not using oracle and
> then start them when you do not to practice.

Thank you. I will consider upgrading if there is a good deal. Yes, like you said, I have made the oracle service manual (instead of automatic) and only start it when I need it. Received on Fri Mar 21 2008 - 14:02:29 CDT