hi all can someone tell me why sometime i keep on seeing a message saying my virtual memory is low ,my total physical memory are 256mb .what must i do now.
thks answer
2006-10-07 20:23:37 · 5 answers · asked by QM 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
256 MB is too little for today's programs to run on XP - upgrade your RAM to at least 512 MB - to make sure you buy the correct RAM, visit http://www.crucial.com or http://www.kingston.com and use their configurator to ensure you get the correct RAM.
You can also read over these to learn more about virtual memory and what you should set it to and how to set it.:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php...
http://www.petri.co.il/pagefile_optimiza...
2006-10-07 20:37:12 · answer #1 · answered by lwcomputing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this
Right Click My Computer > Properties > Advanced Tab > Performance Settings > Advanced Tab > Virtual Memory Change
Choose a Drive Letter (Hard Disk) which you have the more free space
Customize size:
Initial Size : (minimum size for your virtual memory)
Maximum Size : ( Maximum size, do not exceed to the free space avilable, and also do not consume all of it because windows will prompt you to free more space)
Click Set > Ok
Notice that the Maximum Size that youve set is deducted to free space to thedrive letter that youve choose .. This is because it is use as your vitual memory.
2006-10-08 03:36:08 · answer #2 · answered by -= Big Bro =- 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha... That is little... Physical memory means the amount of RAM you have so I think you should go upgrade to 1 GB... The more things you are doing on your computer... The more RAM is being used up... So upgrade your RAM... It's quite cheap now... But bear in mind some computers only have 2 RAM slots so you gotta know how to buy the RAM sticks... The best is to buy a direct 1 GB stick... Good luck!
2006-10-08 03:34:17 · answer #3 · answered by Tse Chuen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u can provide extra information like, wht is ur operating system, wht kind of softwares u run, i cud be able to give a better answer...
in general that happens when enough memory is not available to run all the programs simultaneously..or if u run a program that requires a high amount or memory that message might appear...
some times it might be due to the limitations in paging file size too
2006-10-08 03:29:27 · answer #4 · answered by thadu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha..that sucks...that means you need more ram...too much things running on the computer...heres how to fix the problem...
press Ctrl+Alt+Del
click prossess
press user
and find everything that corresponds to your name or the name "user"
and end every prossess *EXCEPT EXPLORER AND TSKMGR*
2006-10-08 03:27:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋