virtual memory?

Question

is low, what does this mean an how do i fix?

Answer 1

Clean up your harddrive. uninstall unused applications. Empty Temporary folders. Delete unused Files.

"Virtual Memory" is, in simple terms, part of the memory the Operating System saves on the harddrive in a "swap" file or partition, or "paging" file on XP. This can run into problems if the drive with the paging file is filling up. You can also change your Virtual Memory max size settings from the Control Panel. (Sorry, I can't give you a walkthrough... I'm on Linux right now. I remember it being pretty simple in Windows though.)

(Edit - the answerer just below me explains exactly how to get to the Virtual Memory settings. And generally... people often say to set your swap/paging file to exactly 2x your regular RAM.... so there is room to fully back it up, plus room to fully update it at once.)

Answer 2

Here is a good article on virtual memory and how to adjust it.

"Boost Windows XP Performance by Optimizing Memory Use" -- (http://winston-blog.blogspot.com/2006/09/boost-windows-xp-performance-by.html)

Windows XP uses 2 types of memory and they are the physical memory (i.e. RAM) and the virtual memory (i.e. paging file). Most people are familiar with the former but not the latter. Loading any program or file requires memory. Oftentimes, the amount of RAM is insufficient. Windows XP’s solution to the problem is to convert a portion of the hard drive (i.e. ROM) to act like RAM. This is the virtual memory (a.k.a. paging file). Now, this is very important, the physical memory works much faster than the virtual memory. So, the key to optimizing memory use is to use up all the RAM before resorting to using the virtual memory.

Below, I illustrate several ways to optimize memory use. Some ways are straightforward while others are not so straightforward. As always, create a system restore point before changing any of the settings. It will save you from a whole lot of grief if things go wrong...[read the entire article].

Answer 3

I'm no pro but virtual memory is a piece of your hard drive used like system ram.Free up some space on your hard drive.Also go in control panel, system, advanced, performance, advanced and chose "system managed file" in virtual memory "settings".Its better to let windows manage the size if you don't know how.

Answer 4

virtual memory is hard drive space designated for when your RAM isn't enough to handle the processes you are running. The solution: right click on My Computer click on the Advanced tab then under performance click on the Settings button. Now click on the Advanced tab and under virtual memory click the Change button. I'd recommend setting it to 2056 initial and 3084 max if you have the available hard drive space, once done click the Set button and then the OK button.

Answer 5

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