I keep getting a message that says "Window Virtual Memory
Minimum too low. Windows is increasing the size of your
virtual memory paging file. Some application requsts may
be denied during this process." I believe I have deleted
all cookies and temporary internet files, but still get
the message. I am hesitant to delete anything else,
because I am not computer savvy. I also had a virus that
keeps coming back because Norton won't install. Any
suggestions? Thanks.
Pat,
The obvious possibility would be that you need more physical memory, or you need
to increase your virtual memory. But I'm betting that you've already tried, or
at least considered each of these ideas.
How often do you reboot your system? Any long-running applications, that could
have memory leaks? Do you run Task Manager periodically, and examine the Mem
Usage and VM Size figures for suspicious applications?
For better analysis, including some nice graphing capabilities, 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.
If you previously had a virus problem, maybe a bit more virus / spyware analysis
would be a good idea.
Try these free online virus scans:
<
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php>
<
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm>
<
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.
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following
forums (and post it here):
<
http://forums.net-integration.net/>
<
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/>
<
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.
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.