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  • 11-09-2006 1:17am
    #1
    gaz15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 275 ✭✭


    I have a laptop and basically only bought it to play poker with, it is now constantly coming up that I am low on virtual memory and I am not sure how to go about clearing the memory. Any help appreciated.


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  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    How much RAM have you got in the laptop? Virtual memory basically makes the computer act like it has more RAM than it actually has.


  • #3
    gaz15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 275 ✭✭gaz15


    Ruu wrote:
    How much RAM have you got in the laptop? Virtual memory basically makes the computer act like it has more RAM than it actually has.


    Seriuosly I am computer illiterate, Sso I don't really know but I did try a thng called "disk defragmenter" and it's saying I only have 7% memory and that I need at least 15% for it to work.


  • #4
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    7% memory would be your hard drive space, right click on My Computer, select Properties and then in the General tab it will tell you there along with the manufacturer how much RAM you have. Have a look here for some solutions. You probably should free up some hard drive space.


  • #5
    gaz15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 275 ✭✭gaz15


    Handiest way to frree up hard drive sapce would be?????? Erm my Ram space is 240MB of Ram.

    Cheers for help btw.


  • #6
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Eh, remove unwanted programs, try Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Disk Cleanup also. That's a pretty low amount of RAM. What is the make/model of the laptop?


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  • #7
    gaz15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 275 ✭✭gaz15


    It's an Acer Travelmate 2355LC.


  • #8
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    I would advise killing any memory intensive applications that you might have running (Norton anti-virus maybe?) and putting in another stick of 256mb of RAM in there at least. Your laptop will be able to handle 2gb it looks like. Windows will eat that 240mb you already have on there fairly fast. Do you not find Windows terribly slow?


  • #9
    gaz15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 275 ✭✭gaz15


    Yes it is extremely slow when loading up pages on the net and sometimes it can take forever. It is also very slow when strarting up. Cheers I will try and get some more RAM and see if it solves the problem.


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