Hey does anyone knows about computers. When my notebook is saying that my Virtual memory is low and 1 of my?
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You do not have enough RAM if this message comes up. \n\nWhen windows runs out of RAM to use, it uses virtual memory. This is when windows uses your Disk Drive's memory to 'simulate' RAM. This keeps your programs running, but degredates performance of your notebook (if you haven't noticed already). Your message indicates that the preset amount of virtual memory assigned (in your case its probably 1.5GB) is being used up and needs more. OR your disk space left is very small. \n\nIf you need to increase your virtual memory, follow these steps outlined in the link below:
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Mostly, u have 2 check the type of ram supported by both computers. Most recent compiters support DDRII RAM Technology which supports DDR one RAMs. But if the old memory is SDRAM, it might not be suppoted by the newer laptop. A DDR one RAM will mostly be supported by new ACERs and DELLs.\n\nNext time, if u need help through such an open community, where no one knows any thing bout ur laptop, better specify the laptop model number, or mention the main features such as the RAM type and size.
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The first thing you should look at is how much RAM you have in your computer.  You can do that by right clicking on the My Computer icon and then click on properties on the menu that shows up.  If you have 256 Mb or less, you should probably get more RAM.  You should probably upgrade to at least 512 Mb, but thankfully, memory is cheap now, so it's not that pricey.  \nJust so you know, virtual memory is a section of your hard drive that is constantly being written to that adds a bit to the RAM on your computer to make it run at a decent speed when your computer is doing a lot of stuff and your RAM is being used a lot.  If it's running low all the time, that means that your computer doesn't have enough RAM to do everything that you're trying to do on the computer.  So buying more RAM is probably your best bet.
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What is going on in your system is that all the programs your running take up a certain ammount of RAM and the system alots a certain amount of RAM for each program. Virtual Memory is not "actual" RAM instead it is swap space created by the system to switch out processes that need to use the actual system memory. Now what is happening is that the processes that your are running are taking up so much memory that the ram nor the v-memory can handle it so your system will start to slow down and this will also cause damage to your HDD. There are 2 ways to fix this 1. get more memory, clean out the dust in your case, & defag your HDD or 2. encress the size of v-memory but i warn against this because over time i can thrash your HDD up and may eventually crash it.
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http://spywareterminator.com  free virus remover. and yes a virus could cause this as can not enough memory-disk fragmented have you ran defragmenter & disk cleaner latley? need to every week or two. and this free program will help a lot and will clean virtual memory & free up ram memory.  http://www.iobit.com
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Maybe you need to install more RAM or increase the Virtual Memory. Read this about RAM Booster. http://forums.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?t=14202
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You can do what the above person said. You can also increase your page file. A page file is empty space on your hard drive that your system will use as extra memory. You can try to increase this by RIGHT-clicking on the My Computer icon, go to properties. Click on Advanced. Click Settings under performance.\nAgain, click the advanced Tab.\nNear the bottom, it should say Virtual memory. Click the Change button.\n\nMost systems will have system managed as default. If your "Currently Allocated" is near the recommended. I suggest entering a custom value. Depending on your system, 512-1024 is very sufficient. However...if your system starts to lag, you might want to play with it a lil. Hope this helps.
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You might have a lot of programs running and have little RAM memory left. Or maybe you might have a virus. I recomend that you check for viruses and for your memory.
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Restart your pc. You might be running low on memory.
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you may have a virus on it or you could just need more RAM, take a look at the properties on 'my computer' and it will tell you the ram on the first tab that opens (you want a min of 512mb)
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well all computers have memory mine has 1 gig u mite hav run out of memory
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what is it?   When all the RAM is being used (for example if there are many programs open at the same time) the computer will swap data to the hard drive and back to give the impression that there is slightly more memory.\n\nThe best thing to do is to buy more memory, not the most cost effective, but the best.\n\nIf you are running XP, you can also goto start->run-> "msconfig".  Click on the startup tab and there should be a bunch of junk such as OEM software, just look and play around.  make sure you don't turn off spyware, virus, or firewalls.
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Virtual Memory is space allocated on your hard drive for those times that your physical memory (RAM) is not enough.  \n\nTo increase the amount of virtual memory go to Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance > Settings > Advanced > Virtual Memory "Change" > Custom Size > adjust as needed. 1.5 times your physical RAM  is a good minimum and 3 times your physical memory in MB is good for your maximum.
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if it happpens as soon as u on ur notebook , then Alias is right it happens many a time cuz of virus. u must check your machine for virus or stealth softwares. \nBut if it hapens after using notebook for sometime, and u close everything, then it means ur C drive has less space , u must remove few things from ur primary C drive, increase ur virtual memory.
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There may be some valuble information on this page, especially at the bottom of the page.  Good reading for your situation. But check the seating of your ram too.\nhttp://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php\nOther thoughts...  Is your computer a server whether peer to peer or dedicated?\nOr, could you have a defective ram chip? In other words, you may detect the memory, but it is not being accessed.  this could be a mother board thing or the memory. Make sure it is COMPLETELY seated in the slot, and see if you continue to have problems.  \n\nAgain, if you work with photo software, where you are opening several photos ( I mean several ) then that could be tying up your memory.  But I am leaning towards a bad chip or a mis-seated chip.  Just another option to check.\n\n\nYou may have a virus, actually.  If you see your resources slowly being used up over time, then you probably do.\nOF course, this is a possible long answer.  But you could try a system restore (reversible),  or scan for viruses, either online or with your current installed one.\nOr, check your virtual memory settings.  Maybe you need to raise them.  And make sure your memory is allocated to programs instead of "background services".\nAlso it is possible that Windows is "reserving" memory for the programs you open, hence tying up memory for the possible resources needed to run the specific program.  If you use memory intensive programs, this is an issue, even with 3gigs, although it should not happen too much, unless you are working with HUGE files.
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is there show any error message... other wise it is memory overflow try to restart you PC
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Naah...not the fan...First of all..why did U reinstall XP?\nFor a CPU like that...256ram is kinda low...get atleast a gig for a good speed!\nU might have some harware issues...look at all the drivers installed...Then check the IRQs...there might be some conflict which is taking up resources!\nHope this helps!