Virtual memory low "Chas" <I ate Spam[ at ]ntlworld.com> 10/9/2008 7:22:16 PM I keep getting a balloon message saying that virtual memory is low. I have XP pro with 250gig HD and 1G of ram. How can I correct the problem? Thanks

Re: Virtual memory low "Jim" <j.n[ at ]invalid.invalid> 10/9/2008 8:50:17 PM "Chas" <I ate Spam[ at ]ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:uuMXnRkKJHA.5532[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] >I keep getting a balloon message saying that virtual memory is low. > I have XP pro with 250gig HD and 1G of ram. > How can I correct the problem? > Thanks > The message usually means that the pagefile is too small. Set it to "system managed size". Size of the HD only matters if the HD is very small (which 250GB is not). 1GB of ram will not remove the need for a reasonable size pagefile. Jim

Re: Virtual memory low "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> 10/9/2008 10:36:13 PM "Jim" <j.n[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:uIDRmClKJHA.5448[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > > "Chas" <I ate Spam[ at ]ntlworld.com> wrote in message > news:uuMXnRkKJHA.5532[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >I keep getting a balloon message saying that virtual memory is low. > > I have XP pro with 250gig HD and 1G of ram. > > How can I correct the problem? > > Thanks > > > The message usually means that the pagefile is too small. Set it to "system > managed size". > Size of the HD only matters if the HD is very small (which 250GB is not). > 1GB of ram will not remove the need for a reasonable size pagefile. > Jim > > That would be in the control panel system advanced

Re: Virtual memory low "W????n S." <BIGBROTHER[ at ]CIA.GOV> 10/11/2008 3:12:04 AM "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote in message news:Q4CdnRmREbmNGnPVnZ2dnUVZ_q7inZ2d[ at ]ntd.net... [Quoted Text] > > "Jim" <j.n[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message > news:uIDRmClKJHA.5448[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> >> "Chas" <I ate Spam[ at ]ntlworld.com> wrote in message >> news:uuMXnRkKJHA.5532[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >I keep getting a balloon message saying that virtual memory is low. >> > I have XP pro with 250gig HD and 1G of ram. >> > How can I correct the problem? >> > Thanks >> > >> The message usually means that the pagefile is too small. Set it to > "system >> managed size". >> Size of the HD only matters if the HD is very small (which 250GB is not). >> 1GB of ram will not remove the need for a reasonable size pagefile. >> Jim >> >> > > That would be in the control panel > system > advanced > > Gotta love the vague responses to a very important question. Just change all the numbers, its not their comp.

Re: Virtual memory low "Jim" <j.n[ at ]invalid.invalid> 10/11/2008 1:09:21 PM "W????n S." <BIGBROTHER[ at ]CIA.GOV> wrote in message news:gcp5gq$adr$1[ at ]registered.motzarella.org... [Quoted Text] > > "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote in message > news:Q4CdnRmREbmNGnPVnZ2dnUVZ_q7inZ2d[ at ]ntd.net... >> >> "Jim" <j.n[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message >> news:uIDRmClKJHA.5448[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> >>> "Chas" <I ate Spam[ at ]ntlworld.com> wrote in message >>> news:uuMXnRkKJHA.5532[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> >I keep getting a balloon message saying that virtual memory is low. >>> > I have XP pro with 250gig HD and 1G of ram. >>> > How can I correct the problem? >>> > Thanks >>> > >>> The message usually means that the pagefile is too small. Set it to >> "system >>> managed size". >>> Size of the HD only matters if the HD is very small (which 250GB is >>> not). >>> 1GB of ram will not remove the need for a reasonable size pagefile. >>> Jim >>> >>> >> >> That would be in the control panel >> system >> advanced >> >> > > Gotta love the vague responses to a very important question. > > Just change all the numbers, its not their comp. > > > "System managed size" is not a vague response. In fact, this setting is much more likely to result in appropriate pagefile size than such rather arbitrary settings as a maximum of 1.5 times RAM. Jim

Re: Virtual memory low "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> 10/11/2008 7:57:34 PM "Jim" <j.n[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:uUpHYK6KJHA.5060[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > > "W????n S." <BIGBROTHER[ at ]CIA.GOV> wrote in message > news:gcp5gq$adr$1[ at ]registered.motzarella.org... > > > > "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote in message > > news:Q4CdnRmREbmNGnPVnZ2dnUVZ_q7inZ2d[ at ]ntd.net... > >> > >> "Jim" <j.n[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message > >> news:uIDRmClKJHA.5448[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > >>> > >>> "Chas" <I ate Spam[ at ]ntlworld.com> wrote in message > >>> news:uuMXnRkKJHA.5532[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >>> >I keep getting a balloon message saying that virtual memory is low. > >>> > I have XP pro with 250gig HD and 1G of ram. > >>> > How can I correct the problem? > >>> > Thanks > >>> > > >>> The message usually means that the pagefile is too small. Set it to > >> "system > >>> managed size". > >>> Size of the HD only matters if the HD is very small (which 250GB is > >>> not). > >>> 1GB of ram will not remove the need for a reasonable size pagefile. > >>> Jim > >>> > >>> > >> > >> That would be in the control panel > >> system > >> advanced > >> > >> > > > > Gotta love the vague responses to a very important question. > > > > Just change all the numbers, its not their comp. > > > > > > > "System managed size" is not a vague response. In fact, this setting is > much more likely to result in appropriate pagefile size than such rather > arbitrary settings as a maximum of 1.5 times RAM. > Jim > > That's right... just let Windows manage it and forget it. Never seen simpler advice

Re: Virtual memory low "Chas" <I ate Spam[ at ]ntlworld.com> 10/12/2008 12:11:16 AM Now sorted thanks to your advice. Thank you "Chas" <I ate Spam[ at ]ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:uuMXnRkKJHA.5532[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] >I keep getting a balloon message saying that virtual memory is low. > I have XP pro with 250gig HD and 1G of ram. > How can I correct the problem? > Thanks >