Server virtual memory running too low

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G.H.

Good morning.

This is the description about what I have:

Case Description: User getting error message on server.
Error message:" Server virtual memory running too low"
Application: Operating System Windows 2000
O/S: Windows 2000
Network: YES
Network Details: There are 6 computers connected to the
network but only 3
are turned on
Hardware description: Server is an IBM computer Netvista

Would be a hardware issue?

Thank you for your help.
 
How much hard drive space is left on the C: Drive? This error usually means
your drive is getting full. It can also be caused by a Virus or the lack of
rights for the User that is currently logged on.
 
Thank you for your email, therefore, I have space on C and
for sure I do not have virus.... I did double check to be
sure about this.... you know, "just in case".... I
restarted the server and sounds good for now.... but what
else would be the cause of this problem?....
 
What Virus? I have a similar situation in Win 98. Below is my detail..Thanks in advance for any ideas.. I hope I posted this corectly.

I am running WIN98SE, an upgrade from WIN98. I have 2 512 k Ram chips on a ECS Motherboard running an AMD Athlon XP 2000 CPU. I have “Smart drive†enabled on the bios

I have a file on my hard drive in the Windows/TEMP directory called: ZLT0364f.TMP I cannot erase or rename the file. This file also changes names but it always begins with a ZL. From Properties, It says it is a 256k file and says 32,768 Bytes used. It always says created on the time when I boot up, such as now Saturday, January 24, 2004 8:36:22 PM. It says modified: Saturday, January 24, 2004 8:36:24 PM and accessed January 24, 2004

I noticed it when I was trying to modify my swap file. I wanted to make it 1.5Gigs to match my RAM. I did this by clicking on Control panel/System/Performance/Virtual Memory.. and found I cannot modify my swap file on my hard disk. If I try it goes negative and the system won’t reboot. If I let Windows manage it, it says: C:\-4862MB Free. And I have 0 for Min and Max. This seems to result in really poor performance in such things as waiting 2-5min for a page to load when on the web. I am running a cable modem that is testing out above 3MB when tested on www.DSLReports.com web site.

I ran CA eTrust anti virus on it and it did not indicate a virus needed to be cured.

Also when I try to click on the MSDOS Icon to go to Dos I get an error that says “There is not enough memory to run this program, close one or more programs.. (None are running) So I only can reboot in DOS mode, to run DOS. I fixed this problem by taking out 1 512MB RAM Module as per the paragraph below. Is this problem related to the ones above?

I read an article on the MS site, http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;253912, Titled: Out of Memory" Error Messages with Large Amounts of RAM Installed. The article states that there is a 512k memory limitation “Vcache is limited internally to a maximum cache size of 800 MB.†So I took out 1 512k Chip and now I can access MS DOS. However in Dos I cannot del the File WINDOWS/TEMP/ZL???.TMP and set my swap file to 800k

1) How do I set my Swap file to 800k to improve internet performance
2) It would be nice to use the other 512k memory module, boosting my RAM to 1Gig. Assuming Windows98SE performance can be improved with 1Gig vs 512MB of Ram?

Any Ideas

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Stuck in the slow lane.


----- G. H. wrote: ----

Thank you for your email, therefore, I have space on C and
for sure I do not have virus.... I did double check to be
sure about this.... you know, "just in case".... I
restarted the server and sounds good for now.... but what
else would be the cause of this problem?...
 
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