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10-21-2002, 09:00 PM
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Virtual Memory...
Hello,
just got a notice sign poped up saying... "Windows Virtual Memory Minimun Too Low" "Your system is low on virtual memory.Windows is increasimg the size of your virtual memory paging file.During this process,memory requests for some applications may be denied.For more info see HELP." what does this mean?second time this came up.... |
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10-21-2002, 09:13 PM
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I would say you need more ram...if that is the system in your signature.
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10-21-2002, 10:51 PM
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yeah it is...do they even still sells pc-66 ram?
also how do you check what version od DirectX you have? I downloade DirectX redist install,extracted it to "Temp" and nothing happened... |
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10-21-2002, 11:08 PM
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Yeah, Crucial still sells PC66, and for DirectX info go to system information and under tools select DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
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10-21-2002, 11:48 PM
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Is this memory upgrade needed...because numbers of members here have said it's stupid to upgrade this system and i should build a new one...
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10-21-2002, 11:57 PM
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I guess you could leave it as it is and let the virtual memory do its thing until you can buy/build a new system, unless you can find some memory real cheap. While 2K will run on 64Mb’s it is still a bit of a dog, but runs nice with 128 megs.
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10-22-2002, 09:58 AM
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What does virtual memory have to do with actual, on-board RAM?
"virtual memory" is the swapfile. Increase it's size, or "Let Windows Manage" it. If the hard drive is getting full, do some cleaning. |
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11-02-2002, 02:45 PM
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Where do I increase it and to what size?
It came on again yesterday and it's starting to tick me off... |
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11-02-2002, 02:50 PM
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also look how high the memory usage is...
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11-02-2002, 04:15 PM
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Control panel
System Advanced Performance Virtual Memory Change |
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11-02-2002, 11:23 PM
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Umm glc,
to what size do I change it to?minimal size=? maximum size=? right now they are...min=96 max=192 |
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11-02-2002, 11:27 PM
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ideally set it to 1.5 times the amunt of Ram you have. Use the same amount for max and min.
in your case that's where its at really, so set it to 512 and see if that helps. |
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11-03-2002, 12:24 AM
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Oh ok,and that's 512 max right?
I only have 64 mb RAM is it still okay? |
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11-03-2002, 01:08 AM
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With only a 6gig hard drive you will be using up alot of space for virtual memory. Try small increases to see what your system really needs. But like said above keep the max and min. the same size it makes it more stable. Try 256 first and run it for awhile or just set it to let system decide as discribed above if you do not want to hassle with it.
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11-03-2002, 02:11 PM
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so I should put 256mb for the min. and the max?
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11-03-2002, 09:28 PM
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Last edited by glc; 11-03-2002 at 09:30 PM. |
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11-03-2002, 09:35 PM
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11-03-2002, 10:09 PM
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Okay,it's set for 256 min and max,looks just like the pic but recommended size is 94mb...
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11-04-2002, 01:58 PM
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As long as you try to run Win2K with only 64mb of ram and try to multitask, you will constantly be having both physical and virtual memory issues. You can only experiment and see what works best. I don't recommend multitasking Win2k with less than 256mb physical ram, but you can do it with less as long as you are prepared to deal with slowdowns and occasional out of memory messages. My laptop is a 233 with 64mb ram, and I run 2K on it with no issues except it's SLOW, but I don't multitask it. This machine has 512mb ram which is why I have my VM set to 768.
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