rorogohigo2,

You can see how much virtual memory you have by going to: Start->R-click My Computer-> Properties, here your will see how much memory you have.  Make sure it has the correct amount when you first brought the computer.

From here click Advanced->Performance Settings->Advanced->Virtual Memory Change.  You should see a list of your hard drives and the amount of paging files (virtual memory) allocated.  You can set to custom size or system managed size.  If you set your memory to custom size, rule of thumb, Min = 1.5 X Amt of Ram;  Max = 3.0 X Amt of Ram.

Hope that helps.  Virtual Memory is called Paging File.

read this post http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=sw_winxp&message.id=112964

Advanced Process Termination ( we don't recommend APT,PRC for novice user)
http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=apt

PrcView is a process viewer utility that displays detailed information about processes running under Windows. For each process it displays memory, threads and module usage. For each DLL  it shows full path and version information. PrcView comes with a command line version that allows you to write scripts to check if a process is running, kill it, etc
http://www.xmlsp.com/pview/prcview.htm

 

nevermind i found it thank for the help i haven't got any messages of low memory in a while so looks like it worrked.

john i can't find wat ur talkin about i want to give it a try but i click it than advanced but i can't find performance sttings anywhere and 9o also can't see how much i have anywhere either

rorogohigo2,

Have you looked at your startups?  I always have to disable startups after applications are installed.  I am down to two applications that startup when computer boots.  These things can eat a lot of memory that is needed.

Good luck,