virtual memory??

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dan

Hi I have just had a popup saying I am low on Virtual
Memory. Does anyone know how I can boost this up? The
system has been particularly slow of late.
Thanks in advance.
Dan
PS this is on XP
 
Hi, Dan.

Virtual Memory is another name for the page file or swap file, as it is
often called. That's where Windows stores some things on the hard drive
when it needs to put something else in RAM and doesn't have room at the
moment. In WinXP, we can manage this by going to System Properties |
Advanced | Performance Settings | Advanced, and checking Change under
Virtual Memory.

For a good explanation of this topic, see MVP Alex Nichol's page at:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php

RC
 
Hi I have just had a popup saying I am low on Virtual
Memory. Does anyone know how I can boost this up? The
system has been particularly slow of late.
Thanks in advance.
Dan
PS this is on XP
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Dan,

One approach to your problem, which the other posters are providing, is to
increase your virtual memory. You also might want to consider what has used up
what you have.

How often do you restart the system? Memory leaks are a common cause of
constant memory drain, and some leaks only clear when you restart.

If you want to know more about the many processes running on your computer, get
Process Explorer (free) from
<http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml>. Provides way more
information than Task Manager. You can look at any process and see what modules
it contains, and who wrote or distributed each module. And graph its memory and
CPU usage.

How current is your virus protection? Try these free online virus scans:
<http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php>
<http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm>
<http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/>
<http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp>
<http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp>

Now check for, and learn to defend against, additional carriers of infection.
Have you downloaded these programs before? Download them again, as many are
revised frequently, to keep up with the current level of malware being attempted
constantly - get the absolutely most current version of each product listed.
They're all free - and most pretty small, so they download quickly enough.

First, download LSP-Fix and WinsockXPFIx from <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>,
and CWShredder from <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>. All are
free.

Next, close all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, then run CWShredder.
Have it fix all variants.

Now check for, and remove, spyware. Get HijackThis
<http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155> and Spybot S&D
<http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download>. Both free.
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a
scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all recommended deletions.
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log. <http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227>
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following
forums (and post it, or a link to your forum post, here):
<http://forums.net-integration.net/>
<http://forums.spywareinfo.com/>
<http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
<http://www.wilderssecurity.com/>

If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (some
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage your
network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.

And Dan, please don't contribute to the spread and success of email address
mining viruses. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a
bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - never post your address unmunged.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
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