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Thread ID: 115124 2011-01-03 04:59:00 Multiple Open Tabs Or Multiple Open Pages? SurferJoe46 (51) Press F1
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1166585 2011-01-03 04:59:00 Which is less RAM-consumptive?

When one has them minimized or behind each other, are the equal, or do those pages cost the same if they are opened yet hidden?
SurferJoe46 (51)
1166586 2011-01-03 07:28:00 Might be able to deduce from elimination at the performance tab in windows task manager (alt-control-delete); e.g. the available physical memory, or kernel memory (for XP). Their are also performance counters, under admin tools, that chart dozens of parameters that may help.

Microsoft has tools that dig deep into threads/processes/dll/ram consumption, etc at sysinternals (technet.microsoft.com) (process explorer may help here).
kahawai chaser (3545)
1166587 2011-01-03 21:32:00 I'll try it. Thanks. SurferJoe46 (51)
1166588 2011-01-03 22:52:00 I'll try it. Thanks.
Let us know of the result, Joe.
Renmoo (66)
1166589 2011-01-03 23:43:00 Let me get a short nap and be back in a bit. Youse guys are just waking up - right? SurferJoe46 (51)
1166590 2011-01-03 23:51:00 Multiple tabs will (almost) always be more efficient. Cato (6936)
1166591 2011-01-04 04:24:00 Care to explain that a bit more? Renmoo (66)
1166592 2011-01-04 08:48:00 When you have a new window you have a new instance of the browser where as a new tab is just that. mikebartnz (21)
1166593 2011-01-04 19:24:00 Browsers have been designed to run multiple tabs efficiently - Mozilla for example is always trying to reduce Firefox's relative memory consumption with multiple open tabs. darthcarnate (14113)
1166594 2011-01-05 03:05:00 Well I blew it for doing this test today.

I hadda go rescue a buddy who ran off the road on the black ice and went down a 40-foot embankment. I rescued his mini truck and him before the CHP got there and called a rescue-recovery tow truck for mucho-money.

But now my buddy owes me a new winch cable.

I'll try to run this test tomorrow - Wednesday.
SurferJoe46 (51)
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