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Title: virtual memory Post by: steeveg on July 26, 2008, 11:34:46 AM my laptop has started to run very slow the last few weeks,i got a crash and blue screen this week so have to sort it out,it also takes about 15 min to get online in the morning,i have tried disk clean up, adware and virus scans, start up applications to a min.dosent need a defrag,i have plenty of free space on my hard drive, i keep getting a message virtual memory to low ,i have deleted everything i dont need on laptop so dont know what else to do to help increase the memory, i have read online advice saying i should increase my virtual memory settings,at present the setting is 336-672, advice given is change to 4096,that seems a massive change, just wondering if it is safe to do this and will this help.
Title: Re: virtual memory Post by: Bongo on July 26, 2008, 01:18:47 PM Safe, probably help. What has changed that you now need more virtual memory?
Title: Re: virtual memory Post by: steeveg on July 26, 2008, 01:26:39 PM Safe, probably help. What has changed that you now need more virtual memory? i wish i knew bongo, i had problems months ago,i read the thread on here on start up applications which made a big difference to performance ,it just has gone worse over the last few weeks,could it still be programs running in backround even though i have set start up applications to a minTitle: Re: virtual memory Post by: Bongo on July 26, 2008, 02:46:14 PM start > run > taskmgr
click on the processes tab and then the mem usage heading... What's using all your mem? Title: Re: virtual memory Post by: steeveg on July 26, 2008, 04:05:47 PM firefox 69,918
vsmon 9,158 explorer 6.988 sychost 9,808 sods law its ok at the mo, i rarely use internet explorer Title: Re: virtual memory Post by: Bongo on July 26, 2008, 04:11:40 PM Looks fine from that...
I have loads with way more ram usage than that! Title: Re: virtual memory Post by: steeveg on July 26, 2008, 04:18:53 PM yeah, i have not played any poker today, have a problem on bluesquare some times, first time i have not loaded it today for a few weeks, just wonder if thats the problem.
Title: Re: virtual memory Post by: Raindogs on July 26, 2008, 08:05:42 PM Probably best to use a system managed Pagefile. If you are using XP you can set the Pagefile to a System Managed size which should automatically adjust the Pagefile to ensure your PC always has sufficient Virtual memory.
Goto Control Panel -> System -> Advanced and then hit the Settings button in the Performance frame. You will get a Performance Options popup. Select the Advanced tab and at the bottom you will see a Virtual Memory frame at the bottom. Click on the Change button and select System Managed Size, then click Set. You will then need to re-boot. XP should then set your Pagefile according to the amount of RAM you have installed and your memory usage. Title: Re: virtual memory Post by: steeveg on July 26, 2008, 08:48:05 PM thanks for help,ive upped the virtual memory , if it dosent improve performance. i will try the pagefile,
Title: Re: virtual memory Post by: ItsMrAlex2u on July 26, 2008, 10:20:12 PM Safe, probably help. What has changed that you now need more virtual memory? i wish i knew bongo, i had problems months ago,i read the thread on here on start up applications which made a big difference to performance ,it just has gone worse over the last few weeks,could it still be programs running in backround even though i have set start up applications to a minCould someone post the link to the start up applications thread please? ta Title: Re: virtual memory Post by: steeveg on July 26, 2008, 10:40:28 PM i think this is the link.
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