I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 and it says that my virtual memory is low. How can I make my computer run faster?

Question

I basically use my computer to surf the net, write papers and download music. The majority of the files on my computer are papers, pictures and music. I constantly go through and remove programs that I don't use but my computer takes forever to open Word and run other programs in general. Any suggestions of what I should do?

Answer 1

I would suggest adding more RAM. You probably have 512MB to 1GB right now.

If u have 512MB, upgrade to 1GB, if you currently have 1gb, upgrade to 2GB.


You can purchase Dell certified RAM from the Dell website, installation is very easy, just remove the old ones, and add new ones.

Answer 2

If a computer running Windows requires more memory/RAM then there is installed in the system to run a program, etc, it uses a small section of the hard drive for this purpose. This is called “Virtual” memory, or “Swap Filling”. If the “Swap” file is to small, then you will get a warning that the system can’t perform the operation that you have requested because sufficient “Virtual” memory isn’t available.

You need to enlarge the size of your “virtual memory/swap file”. So, do the following.

Right click “My Computer” and choose “Properties”.
In the “System Properties” window, click the “Advanced” tab.
Under “Performance”, click “Settings”.
In the “Performance Options” window, click “Advanced”.
Under “Virtual memory”, click “Change”.

Increase the size of the “Paging file” so that it is at least twice the size of your RAM. You can increase the size to “Maximum”, it won’t hurt your system at all.


Best cure.

If you really want to eliminate this problem, all you need do is to install more “Memory/RAM”.

Answer 3

Dell computers usually come with several preinstalled programs called "bloatware", due to the fact that they take resources from the operating system. The company does this as a previous arrangement with the software developers, but you may uninstall them provided the fact that they are not necessary for your PC ti function normally. For example, don't uninstall the soundcard driver, but you may take away trial versions if you don't need them. Once you get the garbage out, your computer will perform better. Please also check if you have resident programs in your Task Bar, as you may not need them now but they take space & RAM all the same.

Answer 4

Using a registry cleaner can clean up your computer and then make your computer faster,Why?the reason is that there may be some regsitry errors and remnant,corrupt files and temp files in your computer to cause "computer slow".
Everytime you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the computer registry.over time, the registry can grow to enormous proportions, especially if the various programs you've installed do not do a good job of deleting and/or updating it's Registry entries.You need to scan and clean your computer with registry cleaner to make it fast.Good Regisry Cleaner will improve your computer and Internet performance dramatically!It even can speed up your computer by 300% or more!
There are some comparison and review of TOP 5 registry cleaners.
http://www.speeduppc.info/
You can download and scan your computer for free.

Answer 5

There are a few things that you can do to speed up your machine, try this link:
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/tree?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&treeid=03E7465500CBD5E8E0401E0A55172993&journalid=40FF82322E6DF79BE040A68F5A281635&Query=c2xvdw==&SystemID=INS_PNT_6000&ServiceTag=&contenttype=-1&os=-1&component=-1&lang=-1&doclang=en&toggle=true

The title of that link is "Dell Computer has Slow Performance". It will walk you through a bunch of different possiblities that might be causing your system to perform in a sluggish or slow manner, and ways to solve the issue. Give it a try, can't hurt.

If you choose to purchase more RAM for your system, here is a link to what is best for your particular machine, and remember, Dell memory has a LIFETIME warranty:
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/category.aspx?c=us&category_id=6436&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&mfgpid=167133&chassisid=8427

I hope something here helps... good luck!

Answer 6

delete temporary internet files and cookies and any other irrelevant browsing history. compress. surfing the net an downloading music hog memory bigtime

Answer 7

Check http://www.pc-optimizer-pro.com
With pc optimizer pro you can safely clean, repair and optimize your computer.
It will help improve your system performance.
Good luck!