how do i empty windows virtual memory?

Question

can not seem to load game,due to low virtual memory.

Answer 1

Under XP, virtual memory is typically managed automatically by the OS. However, you can manage it this way:

1) Open your Control Panel and double-click on System.

2) Click on the Advanced tab, then the Performance button.

3) Under the Advanced tab, click Change in the Virtual Memory section.

4) Change the virtual momory settings on each drive, click Set, and OK to close the Windows.

Try to put your virtual memory files on the fastest drives, if you have multiple ones.

Remember that you're limited to 4 Gb total memory (RAM + virtual memory) on XP 32-bit. To go over that, you need the 64-bit version or look at the link below.

Answer 2

Virtual Memory is not memory at all. It's a designated space on the hard drive to swap out the information in RAM so that other information can be stored there.

Here's how you can change the size of your virtual memory (Assuming a Windows-XP operating system)
1. Click "Start"
2. Click "Control Panel"
3. Click "System"
4. Click the "Advanced" tag at the top.
5. On the next screen, click the "Advanced" tag at the top.
6. Click the "Change" button near the bottom.
7. If not already selected, select "Custom Size".
8. increase the values of the "Initial Size" and "Maximum Size"
9. Click "Set"
10. Click the "OK" button until you have closed all the opened windows.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Virtual memory is non-physical memory. Windows uses virtual memory when it doesn't have enough "regular"
physical memory to preform a task. When it does this, Windows uses your hard drive to store information that normally would be put into your RAM memory.

Let's say you have 32 megs of RAM available. Now, you load a program that takes up 20 megs, and another that takes up 22 megs. You need a total of 42 megs,but you only have 32 megs of actual RAM memory. However, both programs still run.

Windows is using 10 megs of hard drive space to supplement your physical 32 megs of Ram. This 10 megs will be erased once windows is done using it.

Whenever you're using virtual memory, you're slowing your computer way down. It is not meant to be taxed in this way.

What you need to do is to upgrade your system, by buying more physical memory and increasing the size of your hard drive. To temporarily fix the problem you have and load the game you wish to use, you will have to uninstall some games that are on your system that you are currently not using at the moment.

To remove the unwanted games that are on your system you have to access the control panel. Go to start, control panel, add or remove programs, click on it, a list of installed programs will be generated, once that list appears highlight some games you no longer use and hit the remove button. Remember by doing this these installed games will be removed from your system completely, and you will no longer be able to place them back on your computer unless you are the original owner of these games and have the disk to re-install them.

This should solve your problem until you upgrade, hope this has helped.

Answer 4

You can increase your virtual memory but you cannot empty it.
Windows needs virtual memory to run huge or multiple applications that's require memory more than RAM memory.

Anyway, restart Windows, Virtual Memory will be deleted. Try and clean files that Windows keeps on the background when it executes the file and it fails to completely clean it (it oftens happen).

Hope this helps. PS. You can also increase your RAM.

Answer 5

Virtual memory is the use of hard disk space to supplement RAM when you do not have enough RAM to do the job. You can adjust the hard disk space reserved for virtual memory in system properties, advanced tab, performance. You really need more ram to have the game work properly.

Answer 6

Virtual memory is like RAM. The computer uses part of the hard drive as RAM to store temporary data. It is not something that you can empty. Try rebooting the computer instead.

Answer 7

Wait 60 years for the onset of Virtual Alzheimer's

Answer 8

You don't. It's like temporary RAM. Here today, gone tomorrow. You have to expand your virtual memory.

Answer 9

Your game may run poorly with too much in virtual ram. Buying more RAM is the ultimate solution.

Answer 10

go to control panel, select systems, advanced tab, you can up or down it from here :)