I repeatedly get a message on screen "Virtual memory is low"
What can I do to increase the memory1 person needs an answerI do too
November 21st, 2010 12:17pm

here is some info from microsoft's library:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-the-size-of-virtual-memoryhowever, if your vm is already set to auto, then switch it / make it to a custom size instead.set the initial size to 2 and the max to 1152hth.db`...>-)))> `...>-)))> share the nirvana mann
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November 21st, 2010 1:03pm

Please provide additional information about your system:What is your system make and model?What is your XP Version and Service Pack?Describe your current antivirus and anti malware situation: McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, MSE, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc.You have told us nothing at all about your system, so here are some thoughts regarding what I think you are seeing: If you mean you are seeing an informative message like this:Virtual Memory Minimum Too Low: Your system is low on virtual memory. Windows is increasing the size of your virtual memory paging file.That means Windows XP is letting you know it is doing it's job. The message is not an error message - it is an informational message.If XP thinks the size of the paging file (usually c:\pagefile.sys) is too small to accommodate your current operations it will adjust it to make it larger and display that message.Most of the time it means somebody has been tampering with the paging file to try to solve some other problem that usually has nothing to do with their paging file.To see what your current settings are, right click My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Performance Settings, Advanced tab, Virtual Memory, Change button.Unless you know more about managing memory that Windows XP, you should let XP handle the size of your virtual memory paging file.The best setting for Paging file size is usually going to be:System managed sizeWindows XP will try to allocate a paging file approximately 1.5 times the total amount of the RAM installed in your system. Letting Windows XP handle the paging file size is adequate for most configurations.If yours is not set to System managed size you need to determine how it got changed and why (usually some wrong reason), make a note of the current settings, change the setting to System managed size, click the Set button and Apply the changes (you will be asked to reboot). "Because somebody told me to" is not a good reason to just start making adjustments to the paging file size. You need to figure it out and fix it properly - not just try things. It may really need adjusting, but you should at least try to know what you are doing and why you need to do it not just making a bunch of system adjustments and not knowing why. Things could actually get worse or you could have more problems.After making the adjustments, reboot, then check the paging file settings again to make sure they stick, then test your system again and see if you still get the messages. If you are still seeing the message, you should determine what applications you are running that are consuming so much of your virtual memory that Windows XP keeps needing to adjust it. Some antivirus applications are notorious for consuming large amounts of virtual memory (like the Spybot Teatimer - do you have that installed?).You can determine how applications are using your virtual memory using Task Manager.To do that:Right click the Taskbar, choose Task Manager and select the Processes tab.Click View, Select Columns, check the box that says: Virtual Memory Size. Expand the height and width of the Task Manager by dragging the corners and edges so you can see all the columns and processes in one window if possible.Double click a column heading in TM to sort by the column. For example, sort Task Manager by the CPU or Virtual Memory size column.Here is an example of what my poor Task Manager looks like:http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6530/taskmanagerv.jpgOn your system, what are the processes on top using the most Virtual Memory? You can also make a screen shot of your Task Manager and we can provide ideas and advice that does not involve trying things.If you need another set of eyeballs on your settings, describe the top 5 consumers of Virtual memory you see in Task Manager (or post a screen shot of your Task Manager) and then do this:Click Start, Run and in the box enter:msinfo32Click OK, and when the System Summary info appears, click Edit, Select All, Copy and then paste the results back here.There will be some personal information (like System Name and User Name), and whatever appears to be private information to you, just delete the personal information from the pasted information.This will minimize back and forth Q&A and eliminate guesswork and assumptions. Do, or do not. There is no try.I need YOUR votes and points for helpful replies and Propose as Answers. I am saving up for a pony!
November 21st, 2010 3:13pm

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