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| Thread ID: 29427 | 2003-01-19 21:02:00 | PC-WinME-384MB Ram: out of memory errors | braindead (1685) | Press F1 |
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| 115320 | 2003-01-19 21:02:00 | I have plenty of free RAM available according to FreeMemPro, but I often get "Out of memory" error dialogs, inviting me to close one or more programs. This happens even with low-memory-intensive progs running. A reboot fixes it but I'd rather not. Can anyone help with this one please? Very appreciated! John |
braindead (1685) | ||
| 115321 | 2003-01-19 21:11:00 | Microsoft is really informative when it comes to error messages. the "Out of Memory" Message isn't actually a result of not having enough RAM. Rather running out of "resources" in Win9x you have a limited amount of resources no matter how big your system is (for backwards compatability reasons). If these get used up then your system will crash. Usually a bad written programme will chew up these resources, and then maybe not release them when you close the programme. Have a look in our FAQ section for the RAM clutter faq, doesn't tell you how to get more resources, but explains how to clear out unwanted progs, which will result in more resources and more free RAM. |
roofus (483) | ||
| 115322 | 2003-01-19 21:13:00 | Also "freeing Memory" Programmes are a load of crap, and infact is using up your "resources" and not doing a lot else. Disable this piece of useless software. | roofus (483) | ||
| 115323 | 2003-01-19 21:25:00 | Thanks for the advice roofus. Looks like I got sucked in by FreeMem then. Best :: John |
braindead (1685) | ||
| 115324 | 2003-01-19 21:30:00 | What speed processor do you have? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 115325 | 2003-01-19 21:34:00 | Also check that you have not disabled Virtual Memory, and have it set hih enough. Even though you have an average amount of system RAM to run PROGRAMS, windows still uses Virtual Memory. | Dragonslayer (512) | ||
| 115326 | 2003-01-19 21:35:00 | Ok thanks DS | braindead (1685) | ||
| 115327 | 2003-01-19 21:36:00 | 1200MHz Duron | braindead (1685) | ||
| 115328 | 2003-01-19 21:53:00 | I think DragonSlayer may be onto it here.... Also, AFAIK have System Restore enabled can slow down your PC a fair whack, so try disabling that for a while and see how ya go :-) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 115329 | 2003-01-19 22:14:00 | Thanks CS - I never use the system restore hog | braindead (1685) | ||
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