System Resources Lost After Quitting Internet Explorer

Last reviewed: September 8, 1997
Article ID: Q159488

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 2.0, 2.01, 2.1, 3.0, 3.01, 3.02a for Windows 3.1

SYMPTOMS

After you quit Internet Explorer, the amount of available system resources may be less than the amount available before you started Internet Explorer.

RESOLUTION

To recover the system resources lost while using Internet Explorer, quit and restart Windows.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

To help prevent the loss of system resources, avoid starting and quitting Internet Explorer multiple times during a single Windows session.

For addition information about system resources in Windows, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q90762
   TITLE     : Information on System Resources in Windows

KBCategory: kbenv kbprb
KBSubcategory: msiew31
Additional reference words: 2.00 2.01 2.10 3.00
Keywords : msiew31 kbenv kbprb
Version : 2.0 2.01 2.10 3.0 3.01 3.02a
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: September 8, 1997
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