my computer has this thing popping up...?

Question

saying ''low on virtual memory''. what does that mean and what can i do about it????

Answer 1

"Virtual memory" is a small part of your hard drive used as a replacement for RAM when you run out of RAM space. So you could get more RAM. But you could also try closing some programs. Sometimes a lot of programs set themselves to load when Windows starts, and you might not need some of these. Close them and take them off the autostart list if you don't use them. You could also adjust your virtual memory settings so your hard drive uses a larger chunk of space. I'll go check how to do that...

Okay, found it. Right click on 'My Computer'. Choose 'Properties'. Click on the 'Advanced' tab. Click on the 'Performance' settings button. Click on the 'Advanced' tab. Click on the 'Change' button under virtual memory. If the radio button for 'custom' size is already chosen, try changing it to 'System managed size'. That way the pc will automatically take the space it needs. If that is already checked, choose 'custom' and increase the amount. Try this a few times until the warning goes away.

By the way, just cleaning junk off your hard drive probably won't change anything, despite what other people say. The problem isn't a crowded hard drive, it's crowded memory.

Answer 2

If you don't want to buy a new RAM,you can delete some registry keys.Why?the reason is that there are some regsitry errors in your PC to cause "Computer error".You need to clean you PC.
Every time you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the registry.You need to scan and clean your PC with registry cleaner.Good Regisry Cleaner will fix(NOT hide) almost all computer errors (contains yours),improve your PC and Internet performance dramatically.It even can speed up your PC by 300% or more!
There are some comparison and review of TOP 5 registry cleaners.

http://www.Registry-Cleaners.info

You can download and scan your PC for free.

Answer 3

Virtual memory is actually hard drive space used to store data when your computer's RAM (Random Access memory) is full.


Check this link

Answer 4

Delete a load of crap that you dont need anymore. Anything large like music and video files that you don't use.

Then download crapcleaner from here:

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

And run that to give your comp a good clean.

Answer 5

perform a disk cleanup to get rid of all the junk on your drive....

Answer 6

buy more ram ...