Low Virtual Memory Warning - Quick Fix
Are you being constantly nagged by Windows about your dangerously low virtual memory? You know, that little pop-up bubble in the lower right hand corner of the screen (that’s near the System Tray for those of you who know).
Why are you getting this message? When you don’t have enough Computer Memory
in your computer to handle the tasks that you are asking it to perform, your computer will use virtual memory. Virtual memory is an portion of your hard drive that the computer will use to simulate the function that RAM (Random Access Memory) performs.
The correct way to resolve this problem and eliminate that annoying pop-up window is to upgrade your computer’s memory. If you just want the quick fix, follow the steps below:
1. Go to your System Properties (Right click My Computer and choose Properties or locate System in your Control Panel).
2. Choose the tab titled Advanced.
3. In the Performance section, click on the Settings Button.
4. In the Performance Settings window, choose the Advanced Tab .
5. The Bottom section is the where you can set your Virtual Memory or Paging File size.
6. You can change the Maximum Size to a larger number than is already there. Many times it will read 512mb as default. This can be changed to 1gb (1024mb) or 2gb (2048mb).
This will eliminate the warning message and give your computer more room on the hard drive to use as virtual memory. A word of caution, by increasing this space, you are essentially removing some of your free space on your hard drive. Make sure that you have plenty of free space available (more than 15% free is a good amount).
Also, please re-read the title of this post. This is a Quick Fix! The only good way to eliminate this warning is to increase the amount of RAM in your computer!