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      20th Aug 2004
The problem is that every time i get out of a program it
tells me that my virtual memory is low and everything
goes slow. I know i have plenty of memory i think its a
little over 1000 and i also have another same exact
compter from the same company that doesnt have the problem

please help
 
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      20th Aug 2004
"mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>The problem is that every time i get out of a program it
>tells me that my virtual memory is low and everything
>goes slow. I know i have plenty of memory i think its a
>little over 1000 and i also have another same exact
>compter from the same company that doesnt have the problem
>
>please help


See MVP Alex Nichol's article on Virtual Memory in Windows XP at
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm especially the section dealing with
problems.

Good luck


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"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
 
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      20th Aug 2004

>-----Original Message-----
>The problem is that every time i get out of a program it
>tells me that my virtual memory is low and everything
>goes slow. I know i have plenty of memory i think its a
>little over 1000 and i also have another same exact
>compter from the same company that doesnt have the

problem
>
>please help
>.
>start--control panel--performance and maintenance,click

the system icon--click advance tab--under performance
click settings--click the advance tab on that--under
virtual memory click change--check circle next to system
managed size,after you highlighted the drive at top,if
you have more than one,do them all like this--click OK--
OK--OK--Click restart for changes to take effect button.
 
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      20th Aug 2004

>-----Original Message-----
>The problem is that every time i get out of a program it
>tells me that my virtual memory is low and everything
>goes slow. I know i have plenty of memory i think its a
>little over 1000 and i also have another same exact
>compter from the same company that doesnt have the

problem
>
>please help
>.
>Virtual memory is different than Ram memory,windows 98

had it default settings at system managed size,XP
don't,you need to change it to it by------------------
start--control panel--performance and maintenance,click
the system icon--click advance tab--under performance
click settings--click the advance tab on that--under
virtual memory click change--check circle next to system
managed size,after you highlighted the drive at top,if
you have more than one,do them all like this--click OK--
OK--OK--Click restart for changes to take effect button.
 
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      28th Aug 2004
Virtual memory not Ram memory,dumby.
>-----Original Message-----
>"mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>The problem is that every time i get out of a program

it
>>tells me that my virtual memory is low and everything
>>goes slow. I know i have plenty of memory i think its a
>>little over 1000 and i also have another same exact
>>compter from the same company that doesnt have the

problem
>>
>>please help

>
>See MVP Alex Nichol's article on Virtual Memory in

Windows XP at
>http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm especially the section

dealing with
>problems.
>
>Good luck
>
>
>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>--
>Microsoft MVP
>On-Line Help Computer Service
>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers

don't eat much."
>.
>

 
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