What does my computer mean when it says my virtual memory is too low?

[LostInAnomie]

What's the deal?

[Liberal Veteran]

1. Means you are running out of hard drive space.

Most likely.

[Deja Q]

2. It wouldn't know.

Seriously.

In Windows, 99.999999999999999999999999999999998% of memory warning messages are red herrings.

But, chances are, you've got a memory leak. Look up active processes in Task Manager, find the one that's using a disproportionate amount of RAM and CPU time, and nix it. (look up the process name on the internet before ending it if you don't know what to look for...)

[leftyandproud]

3. you need more ram

or, right click my computer, properties, performance, advanced, virtual memory, and increase the number to 1000min/1000max

[ladjf]

4. It means you are running out of available RAM. Go to Best Buy

and buy additional memory and install it onto your mother board. It's cheap. Or, shut down lots of programs that you are running simultaneously. Or, reboot. You might have one erroneous application
that is gobbling up your RAM.

The hard drive could be involved with virtual memory in the "paging " process. But,if you have plenty of RAM, it shouldn't be a problem.

[Mika]

5. It means - get a Mac

Someone had to start it. }(

[ikojo]

9. Thanks for making me laugh!!!

You are being so baad!

[Lex]

6. If you don't reboot your computer often

it means that you've got a lot of stuff still taking up RAM space.

Just reboot and you'll probably be okay.

[shraby]

7. Click on

start/settings/taskbar

Check which programs start up when you start your computer. You may be able to take some out of the start-up. Or right click on the ones you don't need in the taskbar at the bottom of your screen and close them. That will free up some ram memory.

[Shopaholic]

8. Get more RAM and when you do, then install

a program like Startup Inspector. So many programs that you don't need load up and this will keep them from loading everytime you sign on.

[Orsino]

10. It's insulting you...

...in the most vicious terms its OS allows. It *hates* you, and wishes you would die. It may soon start to freeze up in apoplectic fury, and will probably refuse to be seen with you in public forums. If you have a DSL "always on" connection to the Internet, it is almost certainly slandering you behind your back.




"If you have a sound card, it swears at you." --Dilbert

[alittlelark]

11. as a non-geek I think it means

that you are virtually screwed!