"Program is too big to fit in memory" HELP!

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Dimitri Marshall

Hi there,
Just wondering if anyone knows what's wrong with my computer and how to fix
it. I keep getting the error

Program is too big to fit in memory

for almost all the programs on my computer. I do not have the boot disc as I
have misplaced it somewhere.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Dimitri Marshall
 
Dimitri said:
Hi there,
Just wondering if anyone knows what's wrong with my computer and how to
fix it. I keep getting the error

Program is too big to fit in memory

for almost all the programs on my computer. I do not have the boot disc as
I have misplaced it somewhere.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
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It would also help if you gave more than this blurb about the machine ran
out of memory like what kind of machine and the O/S being used etc etc.

Duane :)
 
Sorry, I'm running windows XP on a p4 256 mb ram computer. The programs that
brang up the error include morpheus and winzip aswell as others.

Thanks in advance,
Dimitri Marshall
 
from the wonderful person said:
Sorry, I'm running windows XP on a p4 256 mb ram computer. The programs that
brang up the error include morpheus and winzip aswell as others.
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So open task manager (ctrl-alt-delete) assuming that will work, and look
at the 'performance' tab and see what memory the machine thinks you have
and what it is being used by (applications and processes tabs). Use
start, run msconfig to see what is being loaded at startup. See what
happens if you boot into safe mode . same problem(s)?
 
Dimitri Marshall said:
Hi there,
Just wondering if anyone knows what's wrong with my computer and how to fix
it. I keep getting the error

Program is too big to fit in memory

for almost all the programs on my computer. I do not have the boot disc as I
have misplaced it somewhere.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Dimitri Marshall
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Three things come to mind.
Not enough free space on your HDD.
Virtual Memory is turned off.
Virus infection.

Free Online Virus Scanners
Try at least two of them,
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http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/activescan.asp
http://commandondemand.com/eval/index.cfm
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php
http://www.pcpitstop.com/antivirus/default.asp
http://scan.sygatetech.com/prestealthscan.html
 
256mb is plenty for winzip, the problem lies elsewhere

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Sure. But who knows how much is taken up by other things, such as OS and
whatever else is loaded at startup. As you say, its likely that the
problem is elsewhere, but nothing is absolute based on a simple post. :o)
 
Dimitri Marshall said:
Hi there,
Just wondering if anyone knows what's wrong with my computer and how to fix
it. I keep getting the error

Program is too big to fit in memory

for almost all the programs on my computer. I do not have the boot disc as I
have misplaced it somewhere.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
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The above message is caused by the misreporting of thye memory required to run
the program, when loading it. It has nothing to do with shortage of physical
RAM or virtual memory, as some suggested.

The problem could be caused by a corrupted header of the faulty programs (the
header is where the parameters how to load the program are written), or the
presence of a corrupted / infected system file.

It would help if you described what you have done just before the problem
started manifesting itself, like online or off-line virus scan. It could
provide a clue. I am not saying that this is what happened to your files, but
header corruption is rather typical to an unsuccessful attempt to disinfect,
when conducted in the wrong conditions.

Since your PC runs under XP, then try this:

Download McAfee's Stinger on a friend's virus-free PC and save it to floppy
(Stinger is a self contained virus cleaner that fits on a floppy, that handles
about 40 of the most common and recent malware).

Restart your PC in safe mode WITH COMMAND PROMPT, by tapping the F8 key, then
run A:\STINGER.EXE from the command line and of the floppy. Watch if Stinger
reports any findings and note them down.

When done with Stinger, then run *from the command line* some of the programs
that reported "too big to fit" in Windows normal mode. Ask for assistance from
an experienced user if you don't know how to run a program from command line.

If the error repeats, or all programs fail to load under safe with command line
mode, then these programs are corrupted and cannot be recovered. You may also
discover that some of your XP applications have the same problem. In which case
the reinstallation of Windows and the ruined applications may be required.

Regards, Zvi
 
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