virtual memory

[Guest Steffo]

Hello!

 

Where can I find the setting to adjust the virtual memory?

I'm getting a warning message telling me the virtual memory is too low: it's

been happening for a week now, 3-4 times a day.

Also, what is the right setting for that?

 

Thanks for your help,

 

Steffo

[Guest Daave]

Re: virtual memory

 

Steffo wrote:

> Hello!

>

> Where can I find the setting to adjust the virtual memory?

> I'm getting a warning message telling me the virtual memory is too

> low: it's been happening for a week now, 3-4 times a day.

> Also, what is the right setting for that?

 

Here are the instructions you need, taken from

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837869 :

 

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

 

2. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.

 

3. On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.

 

4. On the Advanced tab, under Virtual memory, click Change.

 

5. Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the paging

file that you want to change.

 

6. Under Paging file size for selected drive, click to select the System

managed size check box, and then click Set.

 

7. Click OK three times.

 

When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

 

-------------------------------------------------------------

 

Out of curiosity, how much RAM are you running with?

[Guest JS]

Re: virtual memory

 

Click Start, and then select/click the Control Panel option.

Next click on the 'System' icon..

In the 'System Properties' windows click on the 'Advanced tab'.

Locate the box titled 'Performance' and click on the 'Settings' button

In the 'Performance Options' select the 'Advanced' tab.

Near the bottom you will see a box labeled 'Virtual Memory', click on the

'Change' button.

In the 'Under Drive [Volume Label]' column, select the drive that contains

the paging

file that you want to change the size or to create a page file.

In the 'Paging file size for selected drive' box , click to select the

'System managed size' check box (this is the recommended default), and then

click Set.

If you decide to choose the 'Custom size' option,

then make certain that the 'Initial size' and 'Maximum size' values are at

least 1.5 times the actual

amount of ram memory in your PC as a starting point.

Click the OK button 3 times to exit.

 

You will need to 'Restart' the computer for the changes to take effect.

 

JS

 

"Steffo" <steffo@nospam.com> wrote in message

news:47d6d0c5$1_3@news.bluewin.ch...

> Hello!

>

> Where can I find the setting to adjust the virtual memory?

> I'm getting a warning message telling me the virtual memory is too low:

> it's

> been happening for a week now, 3-4 times a day.

> Also, what is the right setting for that?

>

> Thanks for your help,

>

> Steffo

>

>

>

[Guest Steffo]

Re: virtual memory

 

Daave wrote:

> Steffo wrote:

>> Hello!

>>

>> Where can I find the setting to adjust the virtual memory?

>> I'm getting a warning message telling me the virtual memory is too

>> low: it's been happening for a week now, 3-4 times a day.

>> Also, what is the right setting for that?

>

> Here are the instructions you need, taken from

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837869 :

>

> 1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

>

> 2. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.

>

> 3. On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.

>

> 4. On the Advanced tab, under Virtual memory, click Change.

>

> 5. Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the

> paging file that you want to change.

>

> 6. Under Paging file size for selected drive, click to select the

> System managed size check box, and then click Set.

>

> 7. Click OK three times.

>

> When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

>

> -------------------------------------------------------------

>

> Out of curiosity, how much RAM are you running with?

 

 

Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB

Available Physical Memory 213.27 MB

Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB

Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB

Page File Space 838.66 MB

Page File C:\pagefile.sys

[Guest DL]

Re: virtual memory

 

And how much free space do you have?

 

"Steffo" <steffo@nospam.com> wrote in message

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> Daave wrote:

>> Steffo wrote:

>>> Hello!

>>>

>>> Where can I find the setting to adjust the virtual memory?

>>> I'm getting a warning message telling me the virtual memory is too

>>> low: it's been happening for a week now, 3-4 times a day.

>>> Also, what is the right setting for that?

>>

>> Here are the instructions you need, taken from

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837869 :

>>

>> 1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

>>

>> 2. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.

>>

>> 3. On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.

>>

>> 4. On the Advanced tab, under Virtual memory, click Change.

>>

>> 5. Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the

>> paging file that you want to change.

>>

>> 6. Under Paging file size for selected drive, click to select the

>> System managed size check box, and then click Set.

>>

>> 7. Click OK three times.

>>

>> When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

>>

>> -------------------------------------------------------------

>>

>> Out of curiosity, how much RAM are you running with?

>

>

> Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB

> Available Physical Memory 213.27 MB

> Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB

> Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB

> Page File Space 838.66 MB

> Page File C:\pagefile.sys

>

>

[Guest Steffo]

Re: virtual memory

 

Right now it's:

 

Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB

Available Physical Memory 295.33 MB

Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB

Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB

Page File Space 1.83 GB

 

(see bottom to compare to a few minutes ago)

 

 

DL wrote:

> And how much free space do you have?

>

> "Steffo" <steffo@nospam.com> wrote in message

> news:47d6e1af$1_1@news.bluewin.ch...

>> Daave wrote:

>>> Steffo wrote:

>>>> Hello!

>>>>

>>>> Where can I find the setting to adjust the virtual memory?

>>>> I'm getting a warning message telling me the virtual memory is too

>>>> low: it's been happening for a week now, 3-4 times a day.

>>>> Also, what is the right setting for that?

>>>

>>> Here are the instructions you need, taken from

>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837869 :

>>>

>>> 1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

>>>

>>> 2. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.

>>>

>>> 3. On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.

>>>

>>> 4. On the Advanced tab, under Virtual memory, click Change.

>>>

>>> 5. Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the

>>> paging file that you want to change.

>>>

>>> 6. Under Paging file size for selected drive, click to select the

>>> System managed size check box, and then click Set.

>>>

>>> 7. Click OK three times.

>>>

>>> When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

>>>

>>> -------------------------------------------------------------

>>>

>>> Out of curiosity, how much RAM are you running with?

>>

>>

>> Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB

>> Available Physical Memory 213.27 MB

>> Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB

>> Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB

>> Page File Space 838.66 MB

>> Page File C:\pagefile.sys

[Guest Mike Hall - MVP]

Re: virtual memory

 

"Steffo" <steffo@nospam.com> wrote in message

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> Right now it's:

>

> Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB

> Available Physical Memory 295.33 MB

> Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB

> Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB

> Page File Space 1.83 GB

>

> (see bottom to compare to a few minutes ago)

>

>

> DL wrote:

>> And how much free space do you have?

>>

>> "Steffo" <steffo@nospam.com> wrote in message

>> news:47d6e1af$1_1@news.bluewin.ch...

>>> Daave wrote:

>>>> Steffo wrote:

>>>>> Hello!

>>>>>

>>>>> Where can I find the setting to adjust the virtual memory?

>>>>> I'm getting a warning message telling me the virtual memory is too

>>>>> low: it's been happening for a week now, 3-4 times a day.

>>>>> Also, what is the right setting for that?

>>>>

>>>> Here are the instructions you need, taken from

>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837869 :

>>>>

>>>> 1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

>>>>

>>>> 2. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.

>>>>

>>>> 3. On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.

>>>>

>>>> 4. On the Advanced tab, under Virtual memory, click Change.

>>>>

>>>> 5. Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the

>>>> paging file that you want to change.

>>>>

>>>> 6. Under Paging file size for selected drive, click to select the

>>>> System managed size check box, and then click Set.

>>>>

>>>> 7. Click OK three times.

>>>>

>>>> When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

>>>>

>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>

>>>> Out of curiosity, how much RAM are you running with?

>>>

>>>

>>> Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB

>>> Available Physical Memory 213.27 MB

>>> Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB

>>> Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB

>>> Page File Space 838.66 MB

>>> Page File C:\pagefile.sys

>

>

 

 

Free space on your hard drive?

 

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[Guest Steffo]

Re: virtual memory

 

The free space on my hard drive is 8 GB (out of 40 GB).

I can get rid of some music and pics if needed: please advise.

 

Mike Hall - MVP wrote:

> "Steffo" <steffo@nospam.com> wrote in message

> news:47d6e611$1_7@news.bluewin.ch...

>> Right now it's:

>>

>> Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB

>> Available Physical Memory 295.33 MB

>> Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB

>> Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB

>> Page File Space 1.83 GB

>>

>> (see bottom to compare to a few minutes ago)

>>

>>

>> DL wrote:

>>> And how much free space do you have?

>>>

>>> "Steffo" <steffo@nospam.com> wrote in message

>>> news:47d6e1af$1_1@news.bluewin.ch...

>>>> Daave wrote:

>>>>> Steffo wrote:

>>>>>> Hello!

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Where can I find the setting to adjust the virtual memory?

>>>>>> I'm getting a warning message telling me the virtual memory is

>>>>>> too low: it's been happening for a week now, 3-4 times a day.

>>>>>> Also, what is the right setting for that?

>>>>>

>>>>> Here are the instructions you need, taken from

>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837869 :

>>>>>

>>>>> 1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

>>>>>

>>>>> 2. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.

>>>>>

>>>>> 3. On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.

>>>>>

>>>>> 4. On the Advanced tab, under Virtual memory, click Change.

>>>>>

>>>>> 5. Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the

>>>>> paging file that you want to change.

>>>>>

>>>>> 6. Under Paging file size for selected drive, click to select the

>>>>> System managed size check box, and then click Set.

>>>>>

>>>>> 7. Click OK three times.

>>>>>

>>>>> When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

>>>>>

>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>>

>>>>> Out of curiosity, how much RAM are you running with?

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB

>>>> Available Physical Memory 213.27 MB

>>>> Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB

>>>> Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB

>>>> Page File Space 838.66 MB

>>>> Page File C:\pagefile.sys

>>

>>

>

>

> Free space on your hard drive?

[Guest Jim]

Re: virtual memory

 

 

"Steffo" <steffo@nospam.com> wrote in message

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> The free space on my hard drive is 8 GB (out of 40 GB).

> I can get rid of some music and pics if needed: please advise.

>

> Mike Hall - MVP wrote:

>> "Steffo" <steffo@nospam.com> wrote in message

>> news:47d6e611$1_7@news.bluewin.ch...

>>> Right now it's:

>>>

>>> Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB

>>> Available Physical Memory 295.33 MB

>>> Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB

>>> Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB

>>> Page File Space 1.83 GB

>>>

>>> (see bottom to compare to a few minutes ago)

>>>

>>>

>>> DL wrote:

>>>> And how much free space do you have?

>>>>

>>>> "Steffo" <steffo@nospam.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:47d6e1af$1_1@news.bluewin.ch...

>>>>> Daave wrote:

>>>>>> Steffo wrote:

>>>>>>> Hello!

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Where can I find the setting to adjust the virtual memory?

>>>>>>> I'm getting a warning message telling me the virtual memory is

>>>>>>> too low: it's been happening for a week now, 3-4 times a day.

>>>>>>> Also, what is the right setting for that?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Here are the instructions you need, taken from

>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837869 :

>>>>>>

>>>>>> 1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> 2. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> 3. On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> 4. On the Advanced tab, under Virtual memory, click Change.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> 5. Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the

>>>>>> paging file that you want to change.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> 6. Under Paging file size for selected drive, click to select the

>>>>>> System managed size check box, and then click Set.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> 7. Click OK three times.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Out of curiosity, how much RAM are you running with?

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB

>>>>> Available Physical Memory 213.27 MB

>>>>> Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB

>>>>> Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB

>>>>> Page File Space 838.66 MB

>>>>> Page File C:\pagefile.sys

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>> Free space on your hard drive?

>

>

8 GB free will be enough for the time being. You really ought to consider

replacing that 40 GB drive.

After you enable "system managed size" for the pagefile, see how much XP

needed to add.

Jim