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Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 3
OS: XP
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Problem with memory?
Hello,
I am currently using a Sony laptop with Windows XP SP2. I normally use it for surfing the web and checking my emails. Lately, a small icon has been popping up saying that I am running out of memory and need to shut down some programs. The problem is I am not running any programs apart from a few open windows connected to the internet. What happens is that when I start to browse and surf, it will work fine and then the page get hanged and the cursor jerks (doesn't move smoothly). Then all the opened browsers/windows just shut down by itself. When I click on Window Explorer again to access the internet, it works fine until the same thing happens again. I did a check disk on MS-DOS and also on start-up and there were no errors. I also did disk clean-up often but problem still exist. Is there a possibility that the files did not get erased even with disk clean-up and that is the reason why it is affecting my memory or something? I don't have a lot of programs in my hard-disk and there's still plenty of space left. A final option is to reformat the harddisk but this will take time and I have to reinstall all my softwares again. Is there a way to fix this without having to do the final option? Please help. Thank you. |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Posts: 10,180
OS: Xp Sp3 with all updates + Vista™ Ultimate SP1.
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G'Day genchan, and Welcome to TSF!
Before you go taking drastic measures like reformatting, there are a few possible solutions that we can try, but we will need alittle more information... 1. Do have an anti-virus program installed? If so, what one is it? 2. When was the last time that you updated it, and ran a full system scan? Answer these two questions; then we can proceed.
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Let's make sure you are malware free.
http://www.techsupportforum.com/showthread.php?t=15968
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