diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/Interfaces/IOSHttpResponse.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/Interfaces/IOSHttpResponse.cs
index d26b68a7fb..aba15b019c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/Interfaces/IOSHttpResponse.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/Interfaces/IOSHttpResponse.cs
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
         /// </summary>
         string StatusDescription { get; set; }
 
-//        bool ReuseContext { get; set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Add a header field and content to the response.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/ServerBase.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/ServerBase.cs
index 3c2dce81c8..ff3c80d970 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/ServerBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/ServerBase.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -508,7 +509,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
         private void HandleForceGc(string module, string[] args)
         {
             Notice("Manually invoking runtime garbage collection");
+            GCSettings.LargeObjectHeapCompactionMode = GCLargeObjectHeapCompactionMode.CompactOnce;
             GC.Collect();
+            GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
+            GC.Collect();
+            GCSettings.LargeObjectHeapCompactionMode = GCLargeObjectHeapCompactionMode.Default;
         }
 
         public virtual void HandleShow(string module, string[] cmd)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
index bd178c07bc..516c1e51cc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Timers;
@@ -635,9 +636,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
 
             if(m_scene.GetNumberOfClients() == 0)
             {
+                GCSettings.LargeObjectHeapCompactionMode = GCLargeObjectHeapCompactionMode.CompactOnce;
                 GC.Collect();
                 GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
                 GC.Collect();
+                GCSettings.LargeObjectHeapCompactionMode = GCLargeObjectHeapCompactionMode.Default;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequest.cs
index 11c53d75d0..fe74cf1a88 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveWriteRequest.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.IO.Compression;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Xml;
@@ -216,6 +217,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
                 CloseArchive(e.Message);
                 throw;
             }
+
+            GCSettings.LargeObjectHeapCompactionMode = GCLargeObjectHeapCompactionMode.CompactOnce;
+            GC.Collect();
+            GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
+            GC.Collect();
+            GCSettings.LargeObjectHeapCompactionMode = GCLargeObjectHeapCompactionMode.Default;
         }
 
         private void ArchiveOneRegion(Scene scene, string regionDir, Dictionary<UUID, sbyte> assetUuids,
@@ -282,6 +289,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
 
                 assetGatherer.GatherAll();
 
+                GC.Collect();
                 int errors = assetGatherer.FailedUUIDs.Count;
                 m_log.DebugFormat(
                     "[ARCHIVER]: {0} region scene objects to save reference {1} possible assets",
@@ -313,6 +321,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
                 assetUuids[regionSettings.TerrainTexture4] = (sbyte)AssetType.Texture;
 
             Save(scene, sceneObjects, regionDir);
+            GC.Collect();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/AssetsRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/AssetsRequest.cs
index 91f4dc354f..6e810253c0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/AssetsRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/AssetsRequest.cs
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
             m_timeOutTimer .AutoReset = false;
             m_timeOutTimer.Elapsed += OnTimeout;
             m_timeout = false;
+            int gccontrol = 0;
 
             foreach (KeyValuePair<UUID, sbyte> kvp in m_uuids)
             {
@@ -161,6 +162,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
 
                     m_foundAssetUuids.Add(asset.FullID);
                     m_assetsArchiver.WriteAsset(PostProcess(asset));
+                    if(++gccontrol > 5000)
+                    {
+                        gccontrol = 0;
+                        GC.Collect();
+                    }
                 }
 
                 catch (Exception e)
@@ -180,6 +186,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
                 m_log.DebugFormat("[ARCHIVER]: Successfully added {0} assets ({1} of total possible assets requested were not found, were damaged or were not assets)",
                             m_foundAssetUuids.Count, totalerrors);
 
+            GC.Collect();
             PerformAssetsRequestCallback(m_timeout);
         }
   
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Warp3DMap/Warp3DImageModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Warp3DMap/Warp3DImageModule.cs
index 82cc12cf65..975184ac75 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Warp3DMap/Warp3DImageModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Warp3DMap/Warp3DImageModule.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ using System.Drawing;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime;
 
 using CSJ2K;
 using Nini.Config;
@@ -261,8 +262,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Warp3DMap
 
             m_colors.Clear();
             m_warpTextures.Clear();
+            GCSettings.LargeObjectHeapCompactionMode = GCLargeObjectHeapCompactionMode.CompactOnce;
             GC.Collect();
-//            m_log.Debug("[WARP 3D IMAGE MODULE]: GC.Collect()");
+            GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
+            GC.Collect();
+            GCSettings.LargeObjectHeapCompactionMode = GCLargeObjectHeapCompactionMode.Default;
 
             return bitmap;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/RegionReadyModule/RegionReadyModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/RegionReadyModule/RegionReadyModule.cs
index a1dd711814..732735e6e9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/RegionReadyModule/RegionReadyModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/RegionReadyModule/RegionReadyModule.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime;
 using System.Net;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text;
@@ -214,9 +215,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Scripting.RegionReady
             m_scene.EventManager.OnEmptyScriptCompileQueue -= OnEmptyScriptCompileQueue;
             m_scene.LoginLock = false;
 
+            GCSettings.LargeObjectHeapCompactionMode = GCLargeObjectHeapCompactionMode.CompactOnce;
             GC.Collect();
             GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
             GC.Collect();
+            GCSettings.LargeObjectHeapCompactionMode = GCLargeObjectHeapCompactionMode.Default;
 
             if (!m_scene.StartDisabled)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Base/ServerUtils.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Base/ServerUtils.cs
index d0043ba7d9..b020215f0f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Base/ServerUtils.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Base/ServerUtils.cs
@@ -204,8 +204,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Base
                 xw.Flush();
 
                 ms.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
-                byte[] ret = ms.GetBuffer();
-                Array.Resize(ref ret, (int)ms.Length);
+                byte[] ret = ms.ToArray();
 
                 return ret;
             }
@@ -579,9 +578,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Base
             // Try to read it
             try
             {
-                XmlReader r = XmlReader.Create(url);
-                IConfigSource cs = new XmlConfigSource(r);
-                source.Merge(cs);
+                IConfigSource cs;
+                using( XmlReader r = XmlReader.Create(url))
+                {
+                    cs = new XmlConfigSource(r);
+                    source.Merge(cs);
+                }
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {