2006-07-09 15:00:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Because computers have a limited amount of memory, Windows will use hard drive space to create "virtual memory". It will then move items you are not accessing at the moment out of real memory into that "virtual" memory (also called a swap file).
Your computer normally allocates a certain amount of space on the hard drive for the swap file. If you get a lot of program running, or open several large files, the amount of stuff needing to be "swapped out" may exceed the size of the swap file. That is one cause of the error.
You will also get these errors if your hard drive is very low on free space, and Windows does not have room to create a large enough swap file. As the error you are getting says "Disk Space is Low" and not "Memory is Low", I suspect this is the one causing your error.
You can reduce the number of "Virtual Disk Space" errors by increasing the amount of free space you have on your hard drive, so Windows can create a larger swap file. You should also consider increase the amount of "real" memory your PC has so that it does not have to swap out as often. (Freeing disk space is free, so try that first.)
2006-07-09 15:19:01 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're probably running a graphic intense program or you need more ram. You can actually change this setting on your computer - In the system properties of your computer, go to the advanced tab - select performance then select Advance on the performance options tab, and it will take you to the virtual memory settings. At the bottom is Virtual memory and a button to change this setting. If you've never changed these the factory setting will be set to 1.5 x's the actual memory available on the computer. It will also show you what the min and max available are. But more than likely you need more memory.
2006-07-09 15:09:00 · answer #2 · answered by tinydancer42001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as virtual disk space. There is virtual memory, which is memory date stored in a special file (swapfile) on the harddrive. XP will handle most any size of swapfile and defaults to dynamic allocation of diskspace for it. Still, it is not a good substitute for RAM. An XP system should have at least 512MB of RAM to function properly. With that and 1GB of diskspace for a swapfile, you should never have any problems.
Also, defrag your harddrive and make sure the swapfile is contiguous.
2006-07-09 15:11:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means your computer is playing virtual reality and its getting bored!
2006-07-09 15:03:46 · answer #4 · answered by ANyone but you 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means, your virtual disk space almost become full.
2006-07-17 04:38:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too many programs are running. I would clean your computer before it crashes!
2006-07-09 15:04:54 · answer #6 · answered by Computer Geek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're computer is running out of memory......i suggest getting a 512mb memory card
2006-07-21 09:45:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that means ur ram is low . u need to upgrade.
2006-07-23 00:38:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
U need a bigger ram
2006-07-09 15:03:19 · answer #9 · answered by Parker M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to know that too
2006-07-22 14:20:32 · answer #10 · answered by AL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋