you could also look at this: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/faqs/linux_faq_AEN2097 the question about the free memory is very popular. I remember the first time I saw so little memory wanted to cry. I tought that I had done something wrong installing linux. The I got used to it. If you use windows task manager, you can also see what is being cached by the memory. Interesting enough, windows does not cache so much(?), or maybe it's my computer. Rigo __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com