out of memory

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Bob H

A freind of mine who has winxp home edition on a machine with 256Mb of
ram. When he tries to use Canon Scangear program it gets so far into
scanning, say 70/80%, then stops with a message box saying the is not
enough memory. I have increasd the size of the paging file to 400mb min
and 1000mb max, but it has not mad any difference. Also rebootingdid not
change anything either.
Any ideas please?
Thanks
 
A ram upgrade costs about $20... well worth it for an additional
512megs.
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I know but its not me that is gonna pay for it, and its a different
price here in UK....dearer
 
Bob H said:
A freind of mine who has winxp home edition on a machine with 256Mb of
ram. When he tries to use Canon Scangear program it gets so far into
scanning, say 70/80%, then stops with a message box saying the is not
enough memory. I have increasd the size of the paging file to 400mb min
and 1000mb max, but it has not mad any difference. Also rebootingdid not
change anything either.
Any ideas please?
Thanks
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Change the paging file to "Windows managed" or increase the maximum to
4,000 mb.

What size document is he scanning and what resolution and color depth
is he scanning at?

An 8 x 10 photo scanned at 1,000 dpi in 32 bit color will create a raw
image file of over 300 mb.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
 
Bob

How large is the hard drive and how much free space?

To investigate how you are using hard disk space you need to
make sure that you can see all files. Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder
Options, View, Advanced Settings and verify that the box before "Show
hidden files and folders" is checked and "Hide protected operating
system files " is unchecked. You may need to scroll down to see the
second item. You should also make certain that the box before "Hide
extensions for known file types" is not checked. Next in Windows
Explorer make sure View, Details is selected and then select View,
Choose Details and check before Name, Type, Total Size, and Free Space.

Download Dirsize.dll plug-in and place the file in Windows\System32
folder. Select Start, Run and type "regsvr32 dirsize.dll" without the
quotes and hit ENTER. Next in Windows Explorer open a folder and set it
to Detail view. From the View menu, click Choose Details. Put a
checkmark near Folder Size, and click OK. Use CTRL and + key (Numeric
Keypad) combination to resize the column width, so that the Folder Size
column is displayed correctly. To apply this setting for all the
folders, click Tools, Folder Options. In the View tab and click Apply to
all folders. You can download Dirsize from:
http://markd.mvps.org/

You can most likely create extra free space by a number of measures.

You can limit the disk space used by System Restore. Right click on the
My Computer icon on your Desktop and select, Properties, System Restore,
Settings. This will give you the amount of Disk Space allocated to
System Restore in terms of % of size of Drive and megabytes or
gigabytes. The default maximum is 12%, which is often excessive. You can
move the slider to the left to reduce the size of the allocation to ?%.
Once the allocated space is fully taken the oldest restore point is
removed
when a new restore point is created ( or it should be ). If you tell me
the size of the hard disk I can suggest a size to allocate.

Try Start, All Programmes, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to
Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Delete all
but the most recent Restore Point ( Start, Programs, Accessories, System
Tools, Disk Cleanup, More options). Run Disk Defragmenter by selecting
Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.

Try the Canon Scangear program again,

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Gerry said:
Bob

How large is the hard drive and how much free space?

To investigate how you are using hard disk space you need to
make sure that you can see all files. Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder
Options, View, Advanced Settings and verify that the box before "Show
hidden files and folders" is checked and "Hide protected operating
system files " is unchecked. You may need to scroll down to see the
second item. You should also make certain that the box before "Hide
extensions for known file types" is not checked. Next in Windows
Explorer make sure View, Details is selected and then select View,
Choose Details and check before Name, Type, Total Size, and Free Space.

Download Dirsize.dll plug-in and place the file in Windows\System32
folder. Select Start, Run and type "regsvr32 dirsize.dll" without the
quotes and hit ENTER. Next in Windows Explorer open a folder and set it
to Detail view. From the View menu, click Choose Details. Put a
checkmark near Folder Size, and click OK. Use CTRL and + key (Numeric
Keypad) combination to resize the column width, so that the Folder Size
column is displayed correctly. To apply this setting for all the
folders, click Tools, Folder Options. In the View tab and click Apply to
all folders. You can download Dirsize from:
http://markd.mvps.org/

You can most likely create extra free space by a number of measures.

You can limit the disk space used by System Restore. Right click on the
My Computer icon on your Desktop and select, Properties, System Restore,
Settings. This will give you the amount of Disk Space allocated to
System Restore in terms of % of size of Drive and megabytes or
gigabytes. The default maximum is 12%, which is often excessive. You can
move the slider to the left to reduce the size of the allocation to ?%.
Once the allocated space is fully taken the oldest restore point is removed
when a new restore point is created ( or it should be ). If you tell me
the size of the hard disk I can suggest a size to allocate.

Try Start, All Programmes, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to
Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Delete all
but the most recent Restore Point ( Start, Programs, Accessories, System
Tools, Disk Cleanup, More options). Run Disk Defragmenter by selecting
Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.

Try the Canon Scangear program again,
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Hi Gerry,

thanks for the above, I will send it to my friend and tell hime to do as
you suggest.
 

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