I'm running Windows XP and keep getting a "Windows is low on Virtual Memory" error. Does anyone know why this is happening or what I can do about it?

Also, what is everybody using to block popups? I must get 3 to 4 different popups for each page I open up. I was using Ad-Aware but when I chose to block some of the popups it would kick me offline. Supposably because I chose to kill popups that contained the words "Microsoft Internet Explorer," so it also killed that app.

Thanks.

 

weird my friend is having the same issue with his PC...havent figured it out yet at all...checked the virtual mem settings and paging sys file dunno what the deal is at all.

maybe new virri

 

Make sure your page file is double the ram initial AND max...i.e., if you have 512 MB of Ram, your initial and max pagefile size should be 1024MB.

As for popups, Google Toolbar.

 

Curious...

How much physical memory do you have?

 

if it says low virtual memory your hard drive is probably getting full. might want to delete some of your gay porn. download/install the lates version of 'adaware' and turn off your messenger service if you have nt/xp/2000. Dont use adaware to block popups. Use/install the google toolbar. that should stop the pop ups. make sure you have antivirus software with current definitions/engine running also.

 

google toolbar ownz everybody

 

I have 60 GB internal and 200 GB external, so I don't think that's a problem.

What's the point of Ad-Aware if I don't use it to block pop-ups?

 

popupcop is god.

 

How do I do this?

 

Popup = google toolbar
The reason for the popups is due to spyware installed on the PC, download spybot (google it) and update that, run it and then enjoy fewer popups.

Virtual memory is best if controlled by the system, and if you barely meet the system requirements for WinXP it could be that you need more memory. It may also be related to the number of popups you get, or the items in your startup folder that dont need to exist. Maybe you have a memory leak in some program or a device driver. Update everything with windows update (tools -> windows update in IE).

 

thats disk space

go to start>>control panel>> system it says

"computer:" and tells you how much ram you have

 

he was answering my question. considering he has tons of hd space, his computer probably came with a decent amount of physical memory. I doubt that's the problem. and to answer his question, adaware is best at retroactively removing pop up add generating programs so you don't get locally generated popups. blocking popups are not its forte. google pop up blocker is much better.

 

download this utility and run it. it will tell you exactly what processes are running on your machine, their memory usage, and where the executable files are located on your hard drive. If you want, post the results here and we can take a look at them.

http://www.xmlsp.com/pview/prcview.htm

 

also, you can use start>run>msconfig.exe to look at what programs are starting when you boot your computer (non-services). again, post the results here if you want and well take a look at it.

 

Right click on My Computer and go to Properties, then choose the Advanced tab, then click Performance, then Click Advanced, then choose "Virtual Memory" and click "Change"....make your initial and max double your RAM. You can see how much RAM your system has by right clicking My Computer, going to Properties, and looking on the General Tab.

 

I just ran into a problem on a customers box (i consult in the evenings). And Microsoft Activesync was causing the problem. Got a PocketPC???

 

had the same problem at wor4k, everything wasw ok opn my part, but found out it was a virus.