Insufficient Memory

[imabooger]

I reformatted my nieces pc. she has xp and 1 gig of memory. she is always getting a " insufficient memory error". she was getting it before I reformatted. Her pc was a total mess and needed it. she also has a printer she uses to print large photos. I don't know if that has anything to do with it. But if anyone can help me with this I'll be forever grateful

[shanenin]

did you format the computer before reloading it?

I would check the process tab in the task manager. If you click on memory usage, it will resort the process by memory used. It should show you what process it using all the memory. It sounds like a defective program.

[sultan_emerr]

Virtual Memory and Pagefile in Windows XP = http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php

http://www.nmav.com/support/AvidTechnology...ngsforWindowsXP

System Managed Size. = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_memory

http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/getstarted/pcproblems.mspx

How to set performance options in Windows XP = http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308417

Virtual Memory in Windows XP = http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php = Pagefile in Windows XP = http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documen...e.mspx?mfr=true

http://www.infopackets.com/channels/en/win...memory_leak.htm

http://www.samspublishing.com/articles/art...=25448&rl=1

Also see = MS Support Knowledge Base (KB) = http://support.microsoft.com/search/defaul...p;x=18&y=13

How to configure paging files for optimization and recovery in Windows XP = http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;314482

+ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308417 = How to set performance options in Windows XP

+ To change it: computer/propertes/advanced/performance/advanced/at the bottom change it.

Memory = shsc.info/WindowsMemoryManagement = http://shsc.info/WindowsMemoryManagement

Also it is possible that you could use more ram. How much ram do you have?

Test your ram with these: = Memtest86+ here: http://www.memtest.org

Go to and put in your system specs at = http://www.crucial.com/support/install.asp = "Memory Advisorâ„¢ tool will show you exactly the right upgrade for your computer." + http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner

For a good price see: = http://www.newegg.com and/or

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Home.jsp - http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Home.jsp

http://malaysia.search.yahoo.com/search?p=...s-ans&x=wrt

To manage your startup programs, use

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/starter.html = CodeStuff Starter

or

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

http://www.pcreview.co.uk/startup

Windows Powertools (exe) = http://software.techrepublic.com.com/downl...amp;tag=nl.e138

also see = Autoruns = http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Autoruns.html