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50Cent
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Hi
Need some help from you computer buffs out there! Recently when i use my computer, my RAM runs out VERY quickly. I only need to run 3 or 4 programs at the same time before my computer gives the low virtual ram message, freezes, crashes and reboots. Its quite a nuisanc as i cant do much and i have to foverver keep an eye on my task manager to make sure the RAM availabl doesnt drop too low!
I have 512mb of actual Ram on my PC. and i could run far far more progams simultaneously before.
I have dont some googling and come across "speedupmypc" and programs like that, that claim to re-allocate your ram usage and get rid off and unnesccesaary allocation. Is there a way in which i could do this sort of thing for free?
Your help will be much appreciated
Thanks
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jagger2k
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am no expert but do you have any spy/ad ware on your pc? i have had simmiler problem like this in the past and its normally has somthing to do with adware. |
50Cent
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im pretty sure my computer is ad-aware free...
i mean i have got:
Norton 2006
Ad-adware pro
Spyware guard
spy bot search and destroy
and spyware blaster!!!
I'll run all of them, and see if theres any change 
Thanks
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50Cent
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hmm.. no success 
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aps
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is it one 512 card or 2 256's?
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50Cent
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On 2005-12-29 19:00:38, aps wrote:
is it one 512 card or 2 256's?
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2 256's
Rgds
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clank
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Did you modify your page-file settings?
Increasing the amount of virtual memory allocated to windows would be the first thing to do.......
Also in task manager keep an eye out for unfamiliar programs using considerable amount of ram.
You may have installed some programs recently which may be running every time you boot your pc so make sure you disable all unnecessary programs.
There are many free utilities available for ram defragmentation etc so if nothing else works then try those. |
fatreg
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might not just be ad ware doing it,
try running a session of your uninstaller 2006 and regisrty mechanic and see where that gets you.
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50Cent
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@Clank
Yes i did modify my page-file settings a while back. But i did not have the problem immediately after i had done so.
@Fatreg
Will run those two things now
Cheers for the Help
Thanks
50
EDIT:
LOL ok "Your unistaller 2006" didnt do squat 
But Reg Mechanic found 200+ problems lol... all fixed now so i'll see if it sorted out the RAM problem!! 
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50Cent
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hmmm... its still worryingly low
Im running 3 programs and its taken up 440,000k of ram 
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dude_se
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From: Evesham, UK
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maybe your ram is failing as i said in the pc help topic. you could try taking it out. giving them a god clean then putting them back in although now after reading this topic it might not be failing ram. worth a try though.
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50Cent
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I think ive found the problem...
It only happens when im running Azureus... which includes the "javaw.exe" process. That takes up like 120mb or Ram 
But still... ive had azureus for years and never had this problem. Do you think it could be a memory leak?
I recently installed Norton AntiVirus 2006, do you think that had an effect? (but i did have Norton AV 2004 previously).
I have no idea what it is... cos i had azureus running with nothing else, had about 200mb of ram left and my computer jus crashed again
Rgds
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Krubach
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On 2005-12-29 18:01:13, 50Cent wrote:
my computer gives the low virtual ram message
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Despite what others say, virtual RAM has nothing to do with the physical RAM installed on your PC.
Virtual RAM is stored on a file xxxxxxx.swp also called "swap file".
When physical RAM available gets down to a certain level, windows automatically moves currently unused data from the physical RAM to the virtual RAM file, freeing up that space.
As you said, java is eating up memory (128MB is not normal), don't know if it's an Azureus problem or your java installation problem.
Try updating both. 
As for virtual RAM, i always do the following:
- Suppose i have 1GB RAM.
- Create an empty partition of 2.5GB.
- Set the virtual RAM to use that whole partition. (typically you should set your virtual ram file to 2.5x your physical memory)
That way, the swap file doesn't get fragmented since it's the only file in that drive (don't use it for any other purpose, or else this work won't give you any benefit)
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