Off Topic A place for you CBR junkies to boldly go off topic. Almost anything goes.

Virtual Memory?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 01-19-2009, 01:41 PM
DDCavi's Avatar
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Poor in Maine
Posts: 1,038
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Virtual Memory?

So I ambyfar not a computer guy at all. Recently Ive been having a pop up saying my virtual memory is low. Its causing everything to slow down horribly. How do I fix this? Itsa Compaq Presario lap top.
 
  #2  
Old 01-19-2009, 02:18 PM
shawnyc01f4i's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location:
Posts: 300
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: Virtual Memory?

Are you connected to the internet when you get this? Try disconnecting from the internet and see if this still occurs.
 
  #3  
Old 01-19-2009, 02:18 PM
D2VW14_20's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Scottsburg,In/DaytonaBch,Fl
Posts: 5,248
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: Virtual Memory?

You sure its not a spam pop up.
 
  #4  
Old 01-19-2009, 02:27 PM
shawnyc01f4i's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location:
Posts: 300
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: Virtual Memory?

ORIGINAL: D2VW14_20

You sure its not a spam pop up.
LOL thats what I was getting at, it sounds like it but its tought to tell without seeing it
 
  #5  
Old 01-19-2009, 02:31 PM
Nauree's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 3,099
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: Virtual Memory?

Retards. It means you have too much crap on your hard-drive. Either delete stuff or get more physical memory
 
  #6  
Old 01-19-2009, 02:35 PM
shawnyc01f4i's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location:
Posts: 300
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: Virtual Memory?

ORIGINAL: Nauree

Retards. It means you have too much crap on your hard-drive. Either delete stuff or get more physical memory
I came close to filling my hard drive many times and it never said "Virtual Memory" it says "Hard Disk" or "C Drive".
 
  #7  
Old 01-19-2009, 02:41 PM
travsstuff's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location:
Posts: 201
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: Virtual Memory?

virtual memory = RAM........

when was the last time you turned your computer off?....try doing that. Programmers are notorious for having memory bugs in programs, they allocate memory and then dont give it back to the OS when they are done with it....this causes your RAM to slowly fill up....just turn off your computer and let your RAM refresh for a few seconds and you should be good to go again.....get some more RAM too
 
  #8  
Old 01-19-2009, 04:17 PM
Nauree's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 3,099
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: Virtual Memory?

ORIGINAL: travsstuff

virtual memory = RAM........

when was the last time you turned your computer off?....try doing that. Programmers are notorious for having memory bugs in programs, they allocate memory and then dont give it back to the OS when they are done with it....this causes your RAM to slowly fill up....just turn off your computer and let your RAM refresh for a few seconds and you should be good to go again.....get some more RAM too
Dude

virtual memory != RAM.

When your physical memory is fully used, your computer uses your hard drive as a memory storage device. Your computer allocates space on your hard drive to use it as virtual memory. When you have too much crap on your hard drive and not enough physical memory then you get that message.


 
  #9  
Old 01-19-2009, 04:18 PM
Nauree's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 3,099
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: Virtual Memory?

ORIGINAL: shawnyc01f4i

ORIGINAL: Nauree

Retards. It means you have too much crap on your hard-drive. Either delete stuff or get more physical memory
I came close to filling my hard drive many times and it never said "Virtual Memory" it says "Hard Disk" or "C Drive".
You probably also had plenty of physical memory or wasn't running any memory intensive programs.
 
  #10  
Old 01-19-2009, 05:21 PM
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location:
Posts: 158
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts


Quick Reply: Virtual Memory?



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:31 PM.