[Simply Computers] Re: Virtual memory

 

Your computer has a certain amount of physical memory (RAM), something like 256 or 512 MB, or maybe 1 GB or more.

When Windows runs out of memory to use, it sends some of the stuff you have stored in memory to the hard drive, in a special place it calls the "page file". This is virtual memory.

When the virtual memory (page file) starts to fill up, you get the low virtual memory errors.

You can either add more RAM (physical memory), or increase the page file size on the hard drive.

(You can also reboot your computer to clean out the physical memory)

In XP, to find the settings for page file, do this:

Open the START menu and Right-click on My Computer.

Click Properties, then the Advanced tab, then look under "Performance" and click the Settings button.

In the Performance window, click the Advanced tab.

Look for "Virtual Memory" and click Change.

You'll see a selection for "System managed", which means XP should manage it automatically, and for Custom.

If it's set to System managed, try setting it to Custom and set minimum to the same number as physical memory that you have, and maximum to twice that.

rogerX

--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "resawd" <resawd@...> wrote:
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> can anyone give me the 5 cent explanation od "virtual memory"? I get frequent messages saying that I'm getting low on it but I don't know what to do about it. I tried to Google the term but the explanations that I see are way over my head. I'm using a Gateway laptop with Windows XP Pro.
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