Virtual Memory

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I am new to Windows XP pro and sometimes I get a message that says my virtual
memory is running low. How do I fix this?
 
Virtual memory is a mechanism Windows uses when programs need more memory
than you have installed. Basically, Windows uses space on your hard disk, in
something called the 'page file', and data is swapped back and forth between
RAM and the hard disk as needed.

The message means that, between your RAM and the page file, there is still
not enough memory to run all the programs you have open. Here are the most
likely causes (in no particular order):

1. Viruses and spyware.
2. Too many programs are open.
3. Insufficient RAM.
 
Thank you very much

Ted Zieglar said:
Virtual memory is a mechanism Windows uses when programs need more memory
than you have installed. Basically, Windows uses space on your hard disk, in
something called the 'page file', and data is swapped back and forth between
RAM and the hard disk as needed.

The message means that, between your RAM and the page file, there is still
not enough memory to run all the programs you have open. Here are the most
likely causes (in no particular order):

1. Viruses and spyware.
2. Too many programs are open.
3. Insufficient RAM.
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lenford071803 said:
I am new to Windows XP pro and sometimes I get a message that says my
virtual
memory is running low. How do I fix this?
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Since the paging file is a part of the free spaec on the HDD, also
check if your drive is running full. Check the disk fragmentation. If
you need to run the disk cleanup and defrag. Also have only necessary
programs running, u can remove everything except the most important
ones from ur startup list as well.
 
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