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Hi

I am just wondering what might be causing this issue, as I recently
formatted my computer as I was having the same error messages pertaining to
"virtual memory is low" Does this error have anything to do with IE7 at
all??? As a rule, I normally open lots of browser windows, instead of having
to go back to the original all the time, so I thought it would be great being
able to open new tabs and keep the new windows for different searches, as
such.....I have NEVER EVER had a problem with lots of windows open, however
now my computer is shouting at me about my virtual memory being low and as a
result I am often unable to get pop up menus, or can't open some programs,
but it does not give me any errors, saying the program cannot be opened. It
basically seems like the computer is not responding.....close down all my IE
windows and the computer seems fine....even if I don't reboot....

Causes, solutions.....advice would be greatly appreciated.
 
Shaz said:
Hi

I am just wondering what might be causing this issue, as I recently
formatted my computer as I was having the same error messages pertaining
to
"virtual memory is low" Does this error have anything to do with IE7 at
all??? As a rule, I normally open lots of browser windows, instead of
having
to go back to the original all the time, so I thought it would be great
being
able to open new tabs and keep the new windows for different searches, as
such.....I have NEVER EVER had a problem with lots of windows open,
however
now my computer is shouting at me about my virtual memory being low and as
a
result I am often unable to get pop up menus, or can't open some programs,
but it does not give me any errors, saying the program cannot be opened.
It
basically seems like the computer is not responding.....close down all my
IE
windows and the computer seems fine....even if I don't reboot....

Causes, solutions.....advice would be greatly appreciated.
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And what is your Virtual memory set at?
 
You formatted your computer needlessly.

When 'virtual memory is low' your software is asking for more memory
than your computer has to give. The solution is 1) close memory
intensive programs, or 2) buy more RAM. You need to be careful because
sometimes that program which is using so much memory is a virus or some
other type of malware.

The above presumes that your virtual memory is set correctly, i.e., at
the 'system managed size'.
 
Yeah, I assumed I did format needlessly after getting the same result
virtually soon afterwards!

How can you see what programs are memory guzzlers? I know that if you press
ctrl+alt+del you get a list of running programs, some of which I have no clue
what they are! What memory usage is considered high on average, I suppose it
really depends on what RAM you have.

I have not fiddled with the virtual memory, so therefore it is still set at
the "system managed size"

I am still convinced IE7 has something to do with the problem though, as I
still have some IE windows open, from previous searches, but I could not
reply to this message in IE7, yet have had no problem with firefox!

I also assume the antivirus plays a big role in guzzling memory? What are
the crucial aspects of an antivirus program that should be turned on??
 
Here are some computer specs....

Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.40GHz
480MB of RAM (maybe I should check inside my PC, as that seems really low!)

Virtual memory
Total paging file size for all drives: 902MB

Oh.....I see that it has been set to custom size for some odd reason
Initial size = 720MB
Maximum size = 1440MB

Changed it to system managed size.......do you think it will make a
difference though??
 
I assume you have 512 MB of RAM and 32 MB of it is being used for
onboard graphics.

For someone whose system is free of malware and who is not multitasking
and not running memory-intensive apps such as video editors (i.e., just
ordinary PC usage), the amount of memory you have is usually adequate.

In order to determine how much you are relying on your pagefile, open
Task Manager (ctrl+alt+del). Select Performance tab. Under Commit
Charge, what are the values for Total, Limit, and Peak? By the way,
Total represents your total virtual memory (that is, RAM plus pagefile)
being used currently. Limit is the total virtual memory available. And
Peak is the most you have used since your last reboot.

If you change to System managed size (as others have suggested), then
the "virtual memory is low" should stop.

Finally, click on the Processes tab while in Task Manager. Click on the
Mem Usage heading twice. Now you can see the biggest memory users at the
top. Do you see any particular memory hogs?
 
Open Task Manager, select the Processes tab and display the processes in
decreasing order of memory use. To find out what a process is all about,
just look up the process name on the web.

Task Manager stays open and on top of all other windows as you work.
Park it in the corner of your monitor and when you get the virtual
memory warning, make a note of what processes are using the most memory.
 
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