Memory Full Problem - Help Needed

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When I open more than a couple additional windows on my pc, the memory runs
out on my computer.

I have a Dell Dimension 4550 PC with 111GB on my hard disc of which I am
using 8.37 GB and I have 103 GB free space. I have 512 MB of RAM. I use
Internet Explorer 6 with Windows XP Home Edition SP 2.

I tried these which did not help:

IE > Tools > Internet Options > Programs Tab and selected "Reset Web Options"
IE > Tools > Internet Options > Advanced Tab and selected "Restore Defaults"

Here are the problems when my memory runs out:

When I try to right click nothing happens. If I can open an additional
window, I get a window that is blank. When I click on a link on a website,
and it opens up a popup box, it is blank, and I try to close it at the red x
in the upper right corner, I get an error message that says:

"Microsoft Internet Explorer - The window is busy. Closing it may cause some
problems. Do you want to close it anyway? OK CANCEL"

When I click OK, the window does not close. The only solution is to close
all the windows on my desktop, delete the temporary internet files, compress
the old files, and start all over again. I use "Disc Cleanup" to get more
space by compressing old files and deleting temporary files. I cannot even
run this utility when the windows are open, and I cannot close windows
sometimes, so I have to shut down Internet Explorer and restart my computer.

Sometimes I get an error message that says CHATCI - Runtime Error 7: Out of
Memory.

Can anyone help with this problem?
 
gayboylaca said:
When I open more than a couple additional windows on my pc, the memory runs
out on my computer.

I have a Dell Dimension 4550 PC with 111GB on my hard disc of which I am
using 8.37 GB and I have 103 GB free space. I have 512 MB of RAM. I use
Internet Explorer 6 with Windows XP Home Edition SP 2.

I tried these which did not help:

IE > Tools > Internet Options > Programs Tab and selected "Reset Web Options"
IE > Tools > Internet Options > Advanced Tab and selected "Restore Defaults"

Here are the problems when my memory runs out:

When I try to right click nothing happens. If I can open an additional
window, I get a window that is blank. When I click on a link on a website,
and it opens up a popup box, it is blank, and I try to close it at the red x
in the upper right corner, I get an error message that says:

"Microsoft Internet Explorer - The window is busy. Closing it may cause some
problems. Do you want to close it anyway? OK CANCEL"

When I click OK, the window does not close. The only solution is to close
all the windows on my desktop, delete the temporary internet files, compress
the old files, and start all over again. I use "Disc Cleanup" to get more
space by compressing old files and deleting temporary files. I cannot even
run this utility when the windows are open, and I cannot close windows
sometimes, so I have to shut down Internet Explorer and restart my computer.

Sometimes I get an error message that says CHATCI - Runtime Error 7: Out of
Memory.

Can anyone help with this problem?
Click to expand...

Asked and answered in New user Discussion.
 
You need more than 512Mb of RAM - XP will work much better with 1Gb of RAM.

Also, is the 512Mb on one stick or two 256's? I ask because if you have an
Intel cpu and it supports hyperthreading you need to install memory in
matched pairs.

Today, memory up to 1GB sticks is pretty cheap. Check Best Buy.
 
Windows XP will work just fine with 512mb of RAM.
The OP seems to have used the word "memory" instead of hard drive space.


| You need more than 512Mb of RAM - XP will work much better with 1Gb of
RAM.
|
| Also, is the 512Mb on one stick or two 256's? I ask because if you have an
| Intel cpu and it supports hyperthreading you need to install memory in
| matched pairs.
|
| Today, memory up to 1GB sticks is pretty cheap. Check Best Buy.
|
| | > When I open more than a couple additional windows on my pc, the memory
| > runs
| > out on my computer.
| >
| > I have a Dell Dimension 4550 PC with 111GB on my hard disc of which I
am
| > using 8.37 GB and I have 103 GB free space. I have 512 MB of RAM. I use
| > Internet Explorer 6 with Windows XP Home Edition SP 2.
| >
| > I tried these which did not help:
| >
| > IE > Tools > Internet Options > Programs Tab and selected "Reset Web
| > Options"
| > IE > Tools > Internet Options > Advanced Tab and selected "Restore
| > Defaults"
| >
| > Here are the problems when my memory runs out:
| >
| > When I try to right click nothing happens. If I can open an additional
| > window, I get a window that is blank. When I click on a link on a
| > website,
| > and it opens up a popup box, it is blank, and I try to close it at the
| > red x
| > in the upper right corner, I get an error message that says:
| >
| > "Microsoft Internet Explorer - The window is busy. Closing it may cause
| > some
| > problems. Do you want to close it anyway? OK CANCEL"
| >
| > When I click OK, the window does not close. The only solution is to
close
| > all the windows on my desktop, delete the temporary internet files,
| > compress
| > the old files, and start all over again. I use "Disc Cleanup" to get
more
| > space by compressing old files and deleting temporary files. I cannot
even
| > run this utility when the windows are open, and I cannot close windows
| > sometimes, so I have to shut down Internet Explorer and restart my
| > computer.
| >
| > Sometimes I get an error message that says CHATCI - Runtime Error 7: Out
| > of
| > Memory.
| >
| > Can anyone help with this problem?
| >
|
|
 
gayboylaca said:
When I open more than a couple additional windows on my pc, the memory
runs
out on my computer.
Click to expand...

You're confusing memory, RAM, with hard disk space. They are completely
different things.
I have a Dell Dimension 4550 PC with 111GB on my hard disc of which I am
using 8.37 GB and I have 103 GB free space. I have 512 MB of RAM. I use
Internet Explorer 6 with Windows XP Home Edition SP 2.

I tried these which did not help:

IE > Tools > Internet Options > Programs Tab and selected "Reset Web
Options"
IE > Tools > Internet Options > Advanced Tab and selected "Restore
Defaults"

Here are the problems when my memory runs out:

When I try to right click nothing happens. If I can open an additional
window, I get a window that is blank. When I click on a link on a
website,
and it opens up a popup box, it is blank, and I try to close it at the
red x
in the upper right corner, I get an error message that says:

"Microsoft Internet Explorer - The window is busy. Closing it may cause
some
problems. Do you want to close it anyway? OK CANCEL"

When I click OK, the window does not close. The only solution is to close
all the windows on my desktop, delete the temporary internet files,
compress
the old files, and start all over again. I use "Disc Cleanup" to get more
space by compressing old files and deleting temporary files. I cannot even
run this utility when the windows are open, and I cannot close windows
sometimes, so I have to shut down Internet Explorer and restart my
computer.

Sometimes I get an error message that says CHATCI - Runtime Error 7: Out
of
Memory.
Click to expand...

What exactly is that error message? What exactly is running? What do you
have installed called "CHATCI"?

I can't find any reference to "chatci" on Google, at least not in English,
so it's possible that you have some malware that is bogging the system down.
Can anyone help with this problem?
Click to expand...

Your system problems are not related to disk space, and clearing space won't
help. They likely also aren't really related to RAM faults, but instead
some software is taking over the system and crashing. It's possibly
malware of some type.

Get and install Process Explorer, and learn to identify what is using CPU
cycles.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.mspx

Also, restart the system from power-off, and go directly to this web site:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com

and let it scan your system.

HTH
-pk
 
In Task Manager click the Performance Tab. Under Commit Charge what is
the Total, the Limit and the Peak.

When you repost please do not start a new thread. Keep your replies in
the same thread (conversation) as the original.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
Hello Gerry:

In the Task Manager on the Performance Tab:

When I just have 3 windows open:

Commit Charge (K)

Total 305,632
Limit 1,278,300
Peak 344,256

When I have 13 windows open it changed to:

Commit Charge (K)

Total 443,380
Limit 1,278,300
Peak 450,196

Please let me know what you had in mind.
 
I have been reading though your dialogue in Techguys. You do have a lot
of programmes starting when you boot even after the changes made
recently. How many processes are currently listed on the Processes tab
in Task Manager?

Msconfig is a Diagnostic Utility and not intended to be used to turn off
unwanted start up programmes. You do this from within each programme or
using a programme like Autoruns. Leave msconfig alone and try Autoruns:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx

You rely heavily on Norton products. Norton is a "resource" hog and many
users have dumped Norton options for freeware alternatives having a
smaller footprints. You have Norton System Works. Which version is this?

I have seen references to Norton Unerase in your HijackThis logs. This
is a programme which has not been provided by Symantec for some (perhaps
5 years). Few still use Norton Unerase judging by recent references to
the programme in Google. When it was more commonly used it was blamed
for memory problems. In the last 7 days, for another user, I have tried
to research how it works but could not get precise information. There
may or may not be some linkage with Norton Protected Storage (Norton
Protected Recycle Bin). Norton Protected Storage creates hidden files,
which users frequently have no idea that they exist. They can grow to an
enormous size. You need to find out if Norton Protected Storage exists
on your computer and how much disk space it is using.
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...85256ee50056c867?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...85256ee500552346?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam

I am wondering whether it is Norton that is generating your "memory
full" messages?

What do you use Adobe Reader for? Is it it restricted to reading and
printing off documents or do you also edit PDF documents?

Do you leave your computer on 24/7?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
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