Virtual Memory is too low

Keep getting pop up from systray 'Virtual Memory is too low'.

Doing a control alt del and looking at how much memory each application is
using, I see SVCHOST has 8 entries at the moment. Is this right? How do I
deal with the error message?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826513

you can try an custom/initial size of 2 and
max of 1.5 times the physical size
of your ram.

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"Trevor" <trevor@weather.4dinternet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Keep getting pop up from systray 'Virtual Memory is too low'.
>
> Doing a control alt del and looking at how much memory each
> application is using, I see SVCHOST has 8 entries at the moment. Is
> this right? How do I deal with the error message?
>

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> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826513
>
> you can try an custom/initial size of 2 and
> max of 1.5 times the physical size
> of your ram.
>


Can you explain an initial size of 2?

and should there be 8 copies of svchost running?

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>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826513
>>
>> you can try an custom/initial size of 2 and
>> max of 1.5 times the physical size
>> of your ram.
>>
>
>
> Can you explain an initial size of 2?
>
Both of the values are rooted in distant memory. My explanation for both is
that they came from CBS (aka Clear Blue Sky).
System managed is the usual recommendation.
Jim

"Trevor" <trevor@weather.4dinternet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> and should there be 8 copies of svchost running?
>
You have 8 different processes doing 8 different tasks using svchost. So,
if your system needs these 8 different processes, the answer is yes.

To investigate, find out what task each one is doing.

Jim

I assume that 2 is 200 mb?

yeh, it is not unusual to
see that number of
svchost processes running.

however, for some people it would
look like a rogue process
gone wild.

here is some fyi from a real professional
on svchost.exe but you can google or
search microsoft.com for it as well.:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/svchost.htm

incidentally, svchost.exe is one of those
windows file that can be manually deleted
by the user and windows will then simply
recreate it.


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"Trevor" <trevor@weather.4dinternet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> and should there be 8 copies of svchost running?
>

Trevor wrote:
> Keep getting pop up from systray 'Virtual Memory is too low'.

What is the *exact*, *complete* message?

How is your pagefile currently configured? To find out, right-click on
the My Computer icon and select Properties. Then click on the Advanced
tab. Under Performance, click on the Settings button. Then click on the
Advanced tab. Under Virtual Memory, what does it say? Also, click on
the Change button and jot down everything in that window and include
that information in your next post.

Usually, "System Managed size" is the way to go.

the initial size is the minimum windows
permits. if you look at the configuration
dialog for the virtual memory, it indicates
the minimum allowed. but you can also
input a 0 or a 1 and you will get a simple
message about it.


you don't have to use 2 and can test your system with
higher sizes, that is if you have the time and
patience. something to realize however, is that windows
will not use more virtual memory than
is necessary. if i'm not mistake the limit is 1.5 times
the size of your physical ram.

so if you max out your page file with
a high amount say like 5 times the ram size, you
will only be wasting that additional space that
has been reserved for vm but "will not" be used by windows.

although automatic resizing is a convenience
for users, it is not always the best option for
some systems, especially the older ones. Thus
windows nags about the low virtual.

my systems are optimized with custom sizes
and i never get that nag. however, other systems may
use the automatic resizing just fine and never get the
nag as well.

here is a link with more fyi on vm:

http://search.microsoft.com/results....virtual+memory


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"Trevor" <trevor@weather.4dinternet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> " db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ."
> <databaseben.public.newsgroup.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:u80SUCC4HHA.5984@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826513
>>
>> you can try an custom/initial size of 2 and
>> max of 1.5 times the physical size
>> of your ram.
>>
>
>
> Can you explain an initial size of 2?
>