Low Virtual memory

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 07/27/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 07:33:33 -0700

>-----Original Message-----
>I know this comes up a lot, so apologies and feel free to
>roll your eyes.
>
>A few days ago my PC started running slow and giving me
low
>virtual memory messages. I'm only using screenwriting
>software - no games programmes. I've tried increasing the
>paging file size and also tried to do a system restore
but
>there wasn't a restore point older than 3 days. I've also
>disk cleaned and defragged.
>
>My PC has 512 mb RAM. The hard drive is almost empty.
I've
>never had any problems with it until now. I read this
>article: http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm and think maybe
>the page file has become corrupt as a result of a bad
>shutdown (my PC sometimes hangs at shutdown). His
proposed
>solution is this: "In the Virtual Memory setting, set to
>"No page file," then exit System Properties, shut down
the
>machine, and reboot. Delege PAGFILE.SYS, set the page
file
>up again and reboot to bring it into use."
>
>Could some kind soul please give me idiot-proof,
>step-by-step instructions as to how to do this and where
to
>go to carry out each step?
>
>Thanks
>
>Caz
>.
>Have you done this(when I increase page file after
awhile I will get a VM message)When I put together a box
for a friend,I'll set it to system managed size That way
it'll ALWAYS use as much as needed(as long as you have
hard drive space)Makes it easy when your working,the
system will always select the size.Windows 98,2000,ME all
came with system select as default,XP though has it as
1.5 X the ram size,so if it is 512MB,it should be set at
768MB(I have set it as high as 5000MB,and just tried to
copy and paste an address in the box and got the
warning).Do yourself a lot of good and set it to system
selected size.Also if you delete that .sys your system
may not work properly!change the page file and reboot.I
have mine set there and haven't seen the warning in over
a year!I put together over 50 computers for friends and
they never compain about a VM warning. ------------
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start--control panel--performance and maintenance,click
the system icon--click advance tab--under performance
click settings--click the advance tab on that--under
virtual memory click change--check circle next to system
managed size,after you highlighted the drive at top,if
you have more than one,do them all like this--click OK--
OK--OK--Click restart for changes to take effect button.