Virtual memory warning

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I'm wondering about something that just seems to fix it's self. Every once in
a while a boxes comes up with a caution sign virtual memory low, hold on
while windows.......... some programs may not respond properly....... I have
always just closed the window and continued on with no problems. Am I doing
the right thing? Is there more I need to do to prevent that from happening?
Why is it happening? My pc is pretty new and full of memory.
Where is a good place to get answer for silly questions?

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I am running Windows xp.
Cable internet broadband connection .
I have no networked computers.
I am using mcafee virus protection.
Mc Afee and WindowsXP firewall.
I have a 256mb 128 hard drive.
 
Sweetleaf, rt click on MyComputer>select
Properties>Advanced>Performance-Settings>Advanced>Virtual
Memory-Change>Click on Customize>In each Box type: 700 Click on Set, Ok.
 
Go to System Properties->Advanced Tab->Performance section Settings
button->Advanced Tab->Virtual Memory section Change button. Under Maximum
size select "System Managed" then click the Set button. Click Apply and OK
out. Reboot.

If you system has an Intel chipset then visit www.intel.com and see if your
chipset is listed to use the intel accelerator. If so download and install
it. Some intel board require this add-on.
 
Sorry dude. That advice flat out stinks.

If you wish to kill your machine, that's your prerogative. Don't kill other
people's machines.

Do your self an extremely large favor and put the pagefile size back under
control of the OS.
 
Recommended as a minimum initial size, and that mainly to catch any ram
dumps on system failure.

Simply put: If a user is not an advanced user that understands the
implications of adjusting the pagefile size (minimum or otherwise), they
should leave it to the system-managed default settings. There are no
performance enhancements achieved by forcing smaller or larger sizes, they
only gain or eat disk space. Forcing a smaller size may preclude one from
getting memory dumps to help analyze a system failure. Forcing a maximum
size may invoke "out of memory" errors when a program is loaded that needs
the additional pages. It is best just left to the way it is designed for
normal usage.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
I have done just that. Will this stop the warning from coming up?
Thank you
Monique
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i have windows xp with a cable internet connection. I have no networked
computers. I am using mcafee virus protection. I have a 256mb 128 hard drive.


Harry Ohrn said:
Go to System Properties->Advanced Tab->Performance section Settings
button->Advanced Tab->Virtual Memory section Change button. Under Maximum
size select "System Managed" then click the Set button. Click Apply and OK
out. Reboot.

If you system has an Intel chipset then visit www.intel.com and see if your
chipset is listed to use the intel accelerator. If so download and install
it. Some intel board require this add-on.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


sweetleaf said:
I'm wondering about something that just seems to fix it's self. Every once
in
a while a boxes comes up with a caution sign virtual memory low, hold on
while windows.......... some programs may not respond properly....... I
have
always just closed the window and continued on with no problems. Am I
doing
the right thing? Is there more I need to do to prevent that from
happening?
Why is it happening? My pc is pretty new and full of memory.
Where is a good place to get answer for silly questions?

--
I am running Windows xp.
Cable internet broadband connection .
I have no networked computers.
I am using mcafee virus protection.
Mc Afee and WindowsXP firewall.
I have a 256mb 128 hard drive.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
If your hard drive is not far off of full, you will get the message..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User






sweetleaf said:
I have done just that. Will this stop the warning from coming up?
Thank you
Monique
--
i have windows xp with a cable internet connection. I have no networked
computers. I am using mcafee virus protection. I have a 256mb 128 hard
drive.


Harry Ohrn said:
Go to System Properties->Advanced Tab->Performance section Settings
button->Advanced Tab->Virtual Memory section Change button. Under Maximum
size select "System Managed" then click the Set button. Click Apply and
OK
out. Reboot.

If you system has an Intel chipset then visit www.intel.com and see if
your
chipset is listed to use the intel accelerator. If so download and
install
it. Some intel board require this add-on.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


sweetleaf said:
I'm wondering about something that just seems to fix it's self. Every
once
in
a while a boxes comes up with a caution sign virtual memory low, hold
on
while windows.......... some programs may not respond properly....... I
have
always just closed the window and continued on with no problems. Am I
doing
the right thing? Is there more I need to do to prevent that from
happening?
Why is it happening? My pc is pretty new and full of memory.
Where is a good place to get answer for silly questions?

--
I am running Windows xp.
Cable internet broadband connection .
I have no networked computers.
I am using mcafee virus protection.
Mc Afee and WindowsXP firewall.
I have a 256mb 128 hard drive.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Any advantage of select the same size for both Min and Max and then
placing it on it's own partition. I read about
doing it that way to prevent possible fragmentation.
 
My computer is about two months old and I don't have many huge files. ie.
movies etc. The man who put my pc together has a local disk C: and a new
volume E: does that have anything to do with why this virtual memory warning
is coming up?
Thanks
Monique
--
I am running Windows xp.
Cable internet broadband connection .
I have no networked computers.
I am using mcafee virus protection.
Mc Afee and WindowsXP firewall.
I have a 256mb 128 hard drive.


Mike Hall (MS-MVP) said:
If your hard drive is not far off of full, you will get the message..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User






sweetleaf said:
I have done just that. Will this stop the warning from coming up?
Thank you
Monique
--
i have windows xp with a cable internet connection. I have no networked
computers. I am using mcafee virus protection. I have a 256mb 128 hard
drive.


Harry Ohrn said:
Go to System Properties->Advanced Tab->Performance section Settings
button->Advanced Tab->Virtual Memory section Change button. Under Maximum
size select "System Managed" then click the Set button. Click Apply and
OK
out. Reboot.

If you system has an Intel chipset then visit www.intel.com and see if
your
chipset is listed to use the intel accelerator. If so download and
install
it. Some intel board require this add-on.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


I'm wondering about something that just seems to fix it's self. Every
once
in
a while a boxes comes up with a caution sign virtual memory low, hold
on
while windows.......... some programs may not respond properly....... I
have
always just closed the window and continued on with no problems. Am I
doing
the right thing? Is there more I need to do to prevent that from
happening?
Why is it happening? My pc is pretty new and full of memory.
Where is a good place to get answer for silly questions?

--
I am running Windows xp.
Cable internet broadband connection .
I have no networked computers.
I am using mcafee virus protection.
Mc Afee and WindowsXP firewall.
I have a 256mb 128 hard drive.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
sweetleaf said:
I'm wondering about something that just seems to fix it's self. Every once
in
a while a boxes comes up with a caution sign virtual memory low, hold on
while windows.......... some programs may not respond properly....... I
have
always just closed the window and continued on with no problems. Am I
doing
the right thing? Is there more I need to do to prevent that from
happening?
Why is it happening? My pc is pretty new and full of memory.
Where is a good place to get answer for silly questions?

--
I am running Windows xp.
Cable internet broadband connection .
I have no networked computers.
I am using mcafee virus protection.
Mc Afee and WindowsXP firewall.
I have a 256mb 128 hard drive.
Click to expand...


I would advise disabling the pagefile completely if you have sufficient RAM.
256mb is probably the least amount you would need to do so and remain
viable. I would reccomend 512mb or more.

Virtual memory too the hard disk is a stumbling block for systems in general
and it should be avoided. Pagefile to RAM is ideal.

Don't let Windows rule your life, take control and beat it with a big stick!
 
My computer is about two months old and I don't have many huge files. ie.
movies etc. The man who put my pc together has a local disk C: and a new
volume E:
Click to expand...
Did you get any CD's with PC? (Windows OS, Sytem driver and application
discs etc.,) or did the man put them on to the volume E, if so, this
would reduce the ammount of available disc space.
MH
 
I have the microsoft XP dics. On the E: drive there 53GB free and has one
folder called 'Indentities' and an application that is 45KB, called wab. Do I
delete them? Are they important to me now or anytime soon?
Thanks for your help :)
Monique
 
Which means what in the current context?

BTW: you control pagefile 'fragmentation' by setting the low value
sufficiently large. You control when the machines hits the brick performance
wall by setting the high value too low. Which is what everyone that suggests
setting an upper limit does. ;-)

Do yourself a favor. Think 'system managed' and then make it so. Any one
that thinks otherwise outside of specialized environments is doing
themselves a disfavor.

Wake up! Smell the coffee. This is not circa late 60's Unix style platform,
which is from where 99% of the absurd recommendations come from. Technology
has changed rather significantly over the last 40 years. Time to deal with
it.
 
d00d!

If you wish to shoot yourself in the foot, then do so in private. Leave
other people's machines alone.

Do yourself a large favor and let the system manage your pagefile and quit
dispensing such drivel. You've been reading those sites that also tell you
that memory defragmenting and management by a 3rd party app is not only
necessary but possible. The same pages are associated with Elvis being
alive, Big Foot exists, etc.

PS: Can you devine how I'm running 4 crapware infected VMs on 2G of physical
RAM with 6G of allocated pagefiles? And cans still crank 20 FPS on Halo
timedemo? Think about that.
 
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