Low Virtual Memory in Windows

@rajeshkumarkm-JkfM7A • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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clear my doubt

:sshhh: please tell me how to avoid the problem of low virtual memory shown by windows while working with heavy softwares...............

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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Aug 7, 2006

(starting a new thread)

rajeshkumar.km
:sshhh: please tell me how to avoid the problem of low virtual memory shown by windows while working with heavy softwares...............
I think this could be a new thread. Moving the post to start a new thread 😁

-The Big K-
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Mayank

@mayank-MV7Gjv • Aug 7, 2006

Hi,

For WinXp I can tell u the way to increase ur virtual memory.

1.Right Click on My Computers.
2.Properties.
3.Advanced.
4.Performance Section -> Settings.
5.Advanced.
6.Last Section is related to Virtual Memory.
7.Increase that.

But use this intelligently because incresing it to a very huge size mat also hinder the performance.

Hope this andwers ur query.

Thanks and Regards,
Mayank Shukla.
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Aug 7, 2006

That was amazing, Mayank! You're the fastest techie over here

-The Big K-
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Mayank

@mayank-MV7Gjv • Aug 7, 2006

Hi BigK,

U called me fastest Techie here..........Thanks a lot for the appreciation Man. Neways....there are very BIG PPL here too, I know that...one of them is none other than **@Pradypop@**, So plz keep me at least after him.

Thanks and Regards,
Mayank Shukla
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Aug 22, 2006

Mayank
Hi BigK,

U called me fastest Techie here..........Thanks a lot for the appreciation Man. Neways....there are very BIG PPL here too, I know that...one of them is none other than **@Pradypop@**, So plz keep me at least after him.

Thanks and Regards,
Mayank Shukla
Pradypop sure does a great job on CE ! We feel good that he is a part of our community.

But I really like the quick replies that you come up with for the techie questions 😉

Great job!
-The Big K-
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adi

@adi-mHlmGs • Sep 25, 2006

same problem in window 2000 (NT). what can i do.
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Mayank

@mayank-MV7Gjv • Sep 25, 2006

Virtual Memory Manager

Just check this......

1. Control Panel / System.
2. Locate the Virtual Memorysettings:
Windows NT - Performance / Change
Windows 2000 - Advanced / Performance / Change
3. Set the Initial Size and Maximum Size accordingly.

I think this should help you.

Buddy, the problem is that I dont actually have a Windows NT/2000 system with me, else could have explained you better.
Neways, you know there is another way of increasing it through making changes in the "boot.ini" file. I would suggest not to go for it, coz it hav few contrainst on it. Here it goes:

snippet from boot.ini file.

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="????" /3GB

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The above link will be a fruitful one for you.

Thanks and Regards,
Mayank Shukla.

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adi

@adi-mHlmGs • Sep 26, 2006

thanx yar😁

<The Big K> Adi, avoid slangs & language other than English.
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Rahul Jamgade

@rahul-yHGH3D • Sep 28, 2006

Gyus a suggestion.

Though the suggestion is good but generally it is hust a workaround for the problem.

At times you may find the performance degrades with the increase in virtual memory.

Reason is as gollows :

Gyus a suggestion.

Though the suggestion is good but generally it is hust a workaround for the problem.

At times you may find the performance degrades with the increase in virtual memory.

RAM: 3000 MB/s
Hard Disk:10 - 40 MB/s

As can be seen the RAM is X times faster than hard disk.

The mircrosoft recommenndation is ,
Virtual memory = 2 X Physical RAM.

If the pagefile usage is more than 25 % as can be seen using 'perfmon' utility in windows , it means you really need to updgrade the Physical memory i.e. RAM.
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arun.aj

@arunaj-OPUrll • Oct 4, 2009

can we use the space allocated for virtual memory??😕
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Manish Goyal

@manish-r2Hoep • Oct 4, 2009

Guys can you please explain me
What is the fun of increasing virtual memory??
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MASTERFANG

@masterfang-xeSbqo • Oct 6, 2009

Mayank
Hi,

For WinXp I can tell u the way to increase ur virtual memory.

1.Right Click on My Computers.
2.Properties.
3.Advanced.
4.Performance Section -> Settings.
5.Advanced.
6.Last Section is related to Virtual Memory.
7.Increase that.

But use this intelligently because incresing it to a very huge size mat also hinder the performance.

Hope this andwers ur query.

Thanks and Regards,
Mayank Shukla.
Yup worked for me.. i increased to 2000..but it occupies the disk space..
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arun.aj

@arunaj-OPUrll • Oct 7, 2009

after setting the virtual memory to some specific value
can we use it for some other purpose(storing normal data) or
is it set aside only for paging activity n stuff??😕
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