Virtual Memory

punkybunge · 05-22-2007, 03:18 AM

I have a Dell Computer with 2.39 GHz 502 MB Ram with 88.7 GB of free space on my hard drive. I am not sure what or where virtual memory is, but on some things that I try to open, I get a message that I do not have enough virtual memory. One of the games that I get the message on, is a game that I have had before and it worked fine. Is there a way that I can fix this problem? The game is only 8 MB, so it isn't very big, I don't know if that would matter or not. Thank you very much!

**MunkyPhil** · 05-22-2007, 03:37 AM

Virtual memory is an area of your hard drive that is used as RAM. It is recommended that is is set to 2.5 times the total physical memory (RAM) you have (1250Mb for your system). It is depleted usually by the hard drive filling up so the space usually used for virtual memory is being used permanently by user data. I would look into backing up/deleting some data if your drive is getting full and then use the disk defragmenter utility to clean it all up.

punkybunge · 05-22-2007, 02:04 PM

Thank you for the information. I have looked and cannot find how to close this thread so I don't waste someones time. So I am just letting anyone know. Thank you.

**speedster123** · 05-22-2007, 02:31 PM

Come back again

05-22-2007, 03:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
punkybunge Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7 OS: Win XP Home Edition	Virtual Memory I have a Dell Computer with 2.39 GHz 502 MB Ram with 88.7 GB of free space on my hard drive. I am not sure what or where virtual memory is, but on some things that I try to open, I get a message that I do not have enough virtual memory. One of the games that I get the message on, is a game that I have had before and it worked fine. Is there a way that I can fix this problem? The game is only 8 MB, so it isn't very big, I don't know if that would matter or not. Thank you very much!

05-22-2007, 03:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
MunkyPhil TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Liverpool, England Posts: 1,140 OS: Win XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: Virtual Memory Virtual memory is an area of your hard drive that is used as RAM. It is recommended that is is set to 2.5 times the total physical memory (RAM) you have (1250Mb for your system). It is depleted usually by the hard drive filling up so the space usually used for virtual memory is being used permanently by user data. I would look into backing up/deleting some data if your drive is getting full and then use the disk defragmenter utility to clean it all up. __________________ "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds." - J. Robert Oppenheimer, July 16th 1945. CPU-z -- Memtest -- Speedfan -- Prime95 -- SandraLite Important Power Supply Info -- Applying Thermal Paste -- Posting System Specs

05-22-2007, 02:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
punkybunge Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7 OS: Win XP Home Edition	Re: Virtual Memory Thank you for the information. I have looked and cannot find how to close this thread so I don't waste someones time. So I am just letting anyone know. Thank you.

05-22-2007, 02:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,228 OS: xp pro SP3	Re: Virtual Memory Come back again __________________