Why vthe message that the virtually memory is low " keeps appearin

[Guest]

My pc (B) spec's 1gb ram. dual core 3.0 processor with xp prof and is
remotely connected to the small network with the other pc (A). Pc (A) is
the main pc were all the programs (such as acounting) and docs are
installed/kept. Because of the frequently message saying that virtually
memory is low, my hard disk was reformatted. However, after all these I still
get a message saying the at the Virtually memory is low. Can someone explain
why is that?

 

[Guest]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826513

there is some fyi at the above link.

sometime using the custom size option
might be better for some configuration
whereas the

initial size/min = 2 and

max = (2.5 times the size of your physical ram)


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[Jim]

My pc (B) spec's 1gb ram. dual core 3.0 processor with xp prof and is
remotely connected to the small network with the other pc (A). Pc (A) is
the main pc were all the programs (such as acounting) and docs are
installed/kept. Because of the frequently message saying that virtually
memory is low, my hard disk was reformatted. However, after all these I
still
get a message saying the at the Virtually memory is low. Can someone
explain
why is that?

The message means that the pagefile is too small. Reformatting will not fix
such a problem.
Consult Help & Support for instructions on controlling te size of the
pagefile. Select "system managed".
Jim

 

[John]

My pc (B) spec's 1gb ram. dual core 3.0 processor with xp prof and is
remotely connected to the small network with the other pc (A). Pc (A) is
the main pc were all the programs (such as acounting) and docs are
installed/kept. Because of the frequently message saying that virtually
memory is low, my hard disk was reformatted. However, after all these I
still
get a message saying the at the Virtually memory is low. Can someone
explain
why is that?

Do you have XP configured to let Windows manage virtual memory?
If not, set it that way.
Do you have at least 2 GB of free space on your hard disk for the pagefile?
The pagefile will be 1.5 times the RAM that is in the PC.

 

[Guest]

Set to let windows managed the virtually memory but 8upon reboot, it wwill
have a definitely define limits. There are plentlky of space available.

 

[Gerry]

Apart from making more Virtual Memory available the other issue to be
resolved is why is the demand for memory so much more than the system
been set up fto provide?

Is the machine left on 24/7?

What programmes are you using when the message appears?

Are you using Adobe Acrobat Reader? If yes, which precise version?

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

How large is your hard disk and how much free space. Right click on
your C drive in Windows and select Properties to get this information.

What is your CPU processor speed? How much RAM memory? Right click on
your My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties to get
this information.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Jim]

Set to let windows managed the virtually memory but 8upon reboot, it
wwill
have a definitely define limits. There are plentlky of space available.

Letting the system manage the size of the pagefile means that, as more space
is needed, the OS adds it. XP never reduces the size
of the pagefile.
Jim

 

[Guest]

No, the machine is on about 8 hours a day. No specific programmes are been
used when the message appears. Is it because there are many programes been
"open' such as accounting programes, ms outlook, excel file etc? All these
programes are installed in pc A through which pc B access

Adobe Acrobat Reader v.7.0 indatlled in the pc
As for the Commit Charge - dont have the details now but how do we make use
of this information or what must we do to have that reduce/increase etc?

CPU processor is Pentium 4 2.8ghz, 512 mb of ram, hdd size 80gb with 86%
free space (very sorry OP tech spec is for pc A), windowsupdated.Thanks

 

[Guest]

I set windows to manage the VM thus I suppose whatever figure is there when I
next open it to see, the figures are set by windows thenm thanks

 

[Gerry]

Having a lot of programmes open could be the problem. Can you provide a
list of those usually open?

My question about Commit Charge is directed towards comparing memory
demand to RAM to be able see what level of pagefile usage is being
generated. You could more directly measure usage with pagefilemon. It
could also help toward assessing to what extent the machine might
benefit from extra RAM.

You may find it helpful to know exactly how much of your pagefile is
being used. Use page file monitor to observe what is the peak usage.
Start it to run immediately after start-up and look at the log at the
end of the session.The log is Pagefile log.txt. If you right click on
the file in Windows Explorer and select Send to, Desktop (Create
Shortcut). The same applies to XP_PageFileMon.exe.

A small utility to monitor pagefile usage:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_pagefilemon.htm

Note programs using undo features particularly those associated with
graphics and photo editing require large amounts of memory so if you
use this type of programme check these first observing how the page
usage increases when they start and whether the usage decreases when
you close the programme.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Gerry]

Having a lot of programmes open could be the problem. Can you provide a
list of those usually open?

My question about Commit Charge is directed towards comparing memory
demand to RAM to be able see what level of pagefile usage is being
generated. You could more directly measure usage with pagefilemon. It
could also help toward assessing to what extent the machine might
benefit from extra RAM.

You may find it helpful to know exactly how much of your pagefile is
being used. Use page file monitor to observe what is the peak usage.
Start it to run immediately after start-up and look at the log at the
end of the session.The log is Pagefile log.txt. If you right click on
the file in Windows Explorer and select Send to, Desktop (Create
Shortcut). The same applies to XP_PageFileMon.exe.

A small utility to monitor pagefile usage:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_pagefilemon.htm

Note programs using undo features particularly those associated with
graphics and photo editing require large amounts of memory so if you
use this type of programme check these first observing how the page
usage increases when they start and whether the usage decreases when
you close the programme.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Guest]

The prog that are usually open are UPS, an accounting software, Excel and
Word.