[birdcam]

I'm having an issue with WinXP SP2 where I get Virtual Memory low or gone errors; despite repeated attempts to resize and restart (including in Safe Mode) I still can't seem to eradicate the problem. I have 256Mb of RAM. I know I should get more and I plan to, but is there a way to fix this situation? TIA

 

[RAM-PAGE]

I'm having an issue with WinXP SP2 where I get Virtual Memory low or gone errors; despite repeated attempts to resize and restart (including in Safe Mode) I still can't seem to eradicate the problem. I have 256Mb of RAM. I know I should get more and I plan to, but is there a way to fix this situation? TIA

Check this thread out. http://forums.techguy.org/t318129.html

As a temporary measure try setting the Min & Max values for the VM to 1000Mb each, press Set, when you have done so, Apply, OK etc.

It works for me. But I then order up some more RAM.

http://forums.techguy.org/t315114.html

Apart from hardware, malware & virii problems, most performance problems can be solved by going up to 512Mb or more, depending on the max your computer can handle.

 

[WhitPhil]

No one should be getting VM errors on a 256 box. So, this shouldn't be the cause (given you have lots of free space on your system disk).

This error can be "induced" by SpyWare or a virus.

Start by running an online virus scan

Download and run SpyBot and allow it to remove what it finds.

Then, download, install and run HiJackThis and copy/paste the log that it creates, back here for review.

 

[RAM-PAGE]

Even after ridding systems of all SpyWare and virii I up the RAM to 512Mb or more, if the owner can afford to do so, depending on what programs the owner/operator is using at the time, or plans to use in the future; as it is common practice.