my PC keeps telling me my "virtual memory" is running low, This a new computer and very slow, how can i fix th

Answer 1

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Answer 2

What's your computer's memory? It should say on the CPU. Standard computers come with about 256 MB of RAM (memory), which isn't very much unless you plan on only playing Solitaire all day.

Look for deals or low prices and invest in another RAM card. Most computers have 2 slots, for 1 GB each.

Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> System

It should tell you your RAM capacity if there's no sticker on your CPU. Anything less than 300 RAM will cause for a very, very slow computer, even new. I had this same problem with mine.

You can also do a Disk Cleanup (Start -> Programs - Accessories -> System Tools) to get excess on your C:// drive swept up. On top of that, under the System Tools is also a Disk Defrag, which can take a while to go through but it's well worth it.

Good luck.

Answer 3

You might try and clear out your system startup and non microsoft services as well. To do this: Click on start/run and type in msconfig and click ok. This will bring up the system configuration utility. Click on the startup tab and click the disable all button at the bottom Right. Then click on the services tab. At the bottom check the box that is by itself under the list that says Hide all Microsoft services. Then again, click disable all. Apply, close and restart when prompted. Upon reboot check the "dont show this message again" box at the bottom of the window that appears on startup.Try to restart again, and see if the problem is still present. If not you can go back into MSCONFIG first go back to the startup tab and check back the first 3 or so boxes then click ok and restart, again check the "dont show this message again" box at the bottom of the window that appears on restarting. Keep adding the checks back until you are able to narrow down which application is causing the issue. Leave this unchecked ,reinstall or update that program. Also increasing your systems page file size to 1.5 times the amount of RAM you have in your system should also help. To check how much RAM you have Right click on My Computer and select Properties. Here it should show you the amount of RAM in the system. If you have 512MB or 1.00GB the page file size should be either 768MB or 1500MB, for both the Min and Max settings (its best that they are both the same) To edit the Page file size, you should again Right click My Computer and select Properties, then click the Advanced tab at the top. Next Click the Settings button under Performance. Then click the Advanced tab on this menu. Next at the bottom of this menu click the Change button under the Virtual memory section. Click the dot for "Custom Size" Then enter the number for the amount of 1.5, to 2 times the memory that you have in the system. 1 GB will equal prox 1024MB. These boxes only take the numbers in MBs so you would need to use 1536 for 1 Gig and so on. Again the Inital size and Maximum size should be the same number. Then click Set, Ok, then Ok again and restart the system. This should make sure that your overall page file size is at its optimal setting, which should correct the errors. If not the last thing I would suggest would be to do a Windows XP system restore to a point before the problem started. To access system restore, go to Start|All Programs|Accessories|System Tools|System restore and tell it to restore to an earlier time. Then select a date from the calendar when it was last working correctly. Any programs you have installed since then will need to be reinstalled, but your data would remain intact. Also the system restore in reversable, if necessary. Hope this Helps!

Answer 4

Get more memory first, this is a simple upgrade. Then change your virtual memory settings to System managed size. You do that by Right Click My Computer, Click Properties, Click Advanced, Click Performance Settings, Click Advanced tab, Click Virtual memory Change, Select System managed Size. That should handle any problems you may have. If not ask another question about Advanced Virtual memory Settings.

Answer 5

Virtual memory is an area of the hard drive that is allocated to temporarily store data. In Windows XP the allocated size can be adjusted by right clicking on My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Performance, Settings, Advanced, Virtual Memory, Change. In my opinion you should add more physical memory and let Windows manage your virtual memory. Good Luck.

Answer 6

there are too many reasons
1. may be your memory capacity is too low.
2. you have lots of software or un wanted programmes in your PC
3. may be some kind of bad installing the OS
4. May be the problem of the processor
5. May be the problem of your graphics card
Solutions
1. Increase your memory capacity by adding more memory stick in your PC
2. Remove the unwanted programmes from your computer.
3. Try to reinstall your computer with authorised OS
4. Check your PC with a good hard ware Engineer.
5. Replace your graphic card and put new one then again check.

Answer 7

9 things you can do to improve your systems performance.

1: Clean Out Your System Tray

If you have a new PC, this is something to watch. If your PC is a few months (or even weeks) old, here’s a helpful tip: Eliminate every unnecessary application. These apps drain your processor’s cycles and memory. That means a gradual slowdown, until you’re crawling.

2: Update Your Drivers

It’s easy and fast, yet most PC users never bother. Keeping on top of video card and chipset drivers by visiting the manufacturer’s site frequently can deliver amazing performance benefits. We recommend a once-a-month checkup of drivers. You’ll be happy you did.

3: Enable DMA For Your System

First a definition of DMA: Short for direct memory access, a technique for transferring data from main memory to a device without passing it through the CPU. Computers that have DMA channels can transfer data to and from devices much more quickly than computers without a DMA channel can. This is useful for making quick backups and for real-time applications. So, here’s our recommendation: Go to the Device Manager of your PC and take a look at the Properties of your Primary IDE Channel. On the “Advanced Settings” tab, make sure that DMA, if available, is checked for both devices. Do the same thing with the “Secondary IDE Channel.”

4: Visit windowsupdate.com Regularly

This is a big one. Also very fast and simple. The “patches” that are made available on a weekly basis not only provide protection for your PC, they are also designed to improve performance. We recommend at least twice per month.

5: Convert Your Drives To NTFS

If you want to get the most from your drives, you may want to convert them to NTFS. Here’s how: Open a command line and type:

Convert x: /fs:ntfs

…Except you will replace the “x” with your drive’s letter-name.
NOTE: Back up your important files before attempting this conversion.

6: Use Quick Launch

Common problem. Simple fix. Instead of cluttering your Desktop with shortcuts, just right-click the Taskbar, go to Toolbars, and make sure Quick Launch is checked. Then drag your favorite shortcuts to the Quick Launch bar for easy access, anytime.

7: Speed Up Your User Interface

Today’s PCs often come to you with many graphical bells and whistles, and while they’re cute, they rob your system of fundamental power. Faster is better. Here’s our recommendation: Go to the Display control panel, click the Appearance tab and hit the Effects button. Uncheck the first two options, as well as “Show shadows under menus.” Use minimal graphics and go faster.

8: Create One-Click Access To Device Manager

To open Device Manager in Windows XP without the hassle of going to System Properties, just create a shortcut to “devmgmt.msc”


9: Defrag. Defrag. Defrag.

A “must” for busy PC users, made simple. Here’s how: Regular defragmentation can improve your machine’s hard drive performance by massive amounts. To begin defragging, right-click your hard drive in My Computer, select Properties, go to the Tools tab, then click defrag. Do this religiously every month or so and you’ll enjoy smooth sailing.

Answer 8

Virtual memory is when you computer doesn't have enough physical memory (RAM), so it starts using your hard drive to store information it can't hold in memory and will retrieve that information when it needs it. Virtual memory is very slow compared to physical memory. Buy more memory. When you buy a new computer, it comes with only so much RAM, but you can expand that by buying more memory strips and installing them in the slots on your computer's motherboard.

Answer 9

Nearly all programs, by default, will install themselves on the primary master drive, or the C:\ drive. However, most programs also allow for a custom install to be performed. Here, you should be able to modify the path for the install. It's a simple change of the drive letter. For exmple, x program wanted to install to c:\program Files\xprogram. You should be able to change that to d:\program files\xprogram, or whatever the drive letter is in your computer that you want the program to install to other than a CD-ROM or CDRW drive.




Open Windows Explorer (Start\Programs\Accessories) and look in

c:\Documents and Settings\{UserNmame}\Local Settings\Temp

This is typically the location where programs will extract themselves before install and where a lot of programs put misc files in to work with. Anything in here can be tossed. Dump it all.

If you can't see the directory, the go to Tools, Folder Options and click on the View tab. In here, choose Show hidden files and folders, click the apply button then Ok. Now you should see it.

Also, another little thing is the size of the Internet Temporary Files for Internet Explorer. By default, it uses a certain percentage of your drive. The larger the drive, the larger amount of area it'll take. To reduce this go to Start\Settings\Control Panel and double click on Internet Properties. In here, click on the Settings Button near the middle of the General Tab. See the value? I just reinstalled 2K on this box. On a 80GB partition it's set to 2385MB. This is how much junk it'll accumulate before it start dumping. That's a HUGE area. Reduce it to something more manageable like 100 or so. Also, click on the Delete Files Button next to it, put a check mark in the Delete all offline content and click Ok. Depending on how much stuff is in here, you might want to go get a cup of coffee or watch a movie.


Make sure you use the Defrag tool after cleaning that all up

Answer 10

it means basically what you have installed on your pc is guff stuff and its clogging the ram to run the applications up try doing a spyware check and adware check to see if the pc speeds up its nothing to do with whats in your pc it means you have to much gumph downloaded on the machine and need to reduced the gumph to speed the pc's ram up to allow it to run applications faster sorry I assumed you may know how to do that the virtual memory is the pc's mainframe of the physical memory thats infront I think and its memory to send to the motherboard commands and your clogging that up with the applications your running reduced the memory by deleting applications by removing them from your control pannel settings and so forth its relatively easy that should free up physical memory and for the pc to run faster and also do the spyware check aswell and remove spyware and adware always do that when you get a new machine especially as the junk you download clogs the machine up a little...

Answer 11

right click my computer, select "properties" click the advanced tab,

-in the "Performance" group click "settings", click the "advanced" tab,

-in the "virtual memory" group, note the "total paging file size" then click the "change" button

On the new window, move the bullet to "System managed size"
and click "Ok" and then "OK" and the last window, then reboot.

IF the bullet is ALREADY on "System managed size" write back and let us know what the "total paging file size" is.