I have 49% free on hard drive Kathy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "davisunit" <davist@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 2:12 PM Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: Virtual Memory Basically, when physical (fast) ram that is installed on the motherboard = is being consumed by programs, and the computer needs more, it will=20 resort to converting a portion of the hard drive to virtual (slow) ram. = Possible reasons for errors could be: You are pushing the limits of=20 your physical ram, and your hard drive free space is running low (so can = no longer rely on required virtual ram), or Windows itself or a program=20 is not functioning properly, or the Virtual memory settings are not what = they should be, or a corrupted swap file, etc. Easiest start is to confirm you have enough free space on the hard = drive. Terry Kathy wrote: >How do I fix the virtual memory on my computer. I had a message to say = I was out of virtual memory and my computer wouldn't shut down or load = anything. I had to switch off from the mains. When I switched on I did a = System Restore and got it working again. What else should I do = please???? >Kathy C > -- -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/