Page file problems!

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Aug 6 2005, 6:30 pm


I've tried to let XP manage the page file size and I've tried to manage it manually.

It still keeps coming up... Help!

Any ideas?

Thanks,

~Kujila
Aug 6 2005, 6:41 pm
How much of your hard drive space is free? Also, try setting an exact amount of virtual memory.
Aug 6 2005, 6:53 pm
In response to SSJ2GohanDBGT
SSJ2GohanDBGT wrote:
How much of your hard drive space is free?

21 giggers on the C: and 21 giggers on the D:

Also, try setting an exact amount of virtual memory.

I did but I also got this message >_>

I blame Second Life =P

I only get this error after playing that...

~Kujila
Aug 6 2005, 6:54 pm
In response to Kujila
Heh, I'm not sure. Do you meet the RAM specifications for the game? If that's not it, it might be a problem with the game itself and looking through their forums or whatnot might help.
Aug 6 2005, 6:55 pm
In response to SSJ2GohanDBGT
Yupp yupp. I think it asked for 256 MB of RAM and I have 1 GB.

~Kujila
Aug 6 2005, 7:32 pm
Try restarting your computer. Data is only stored in RAM until your computer is turned off.

Hiead
Aug 6 2005, 10:47 pm
In response to Kujila
Setting virtual memory manually is almost always a better option (assuming you know what you're doing) in terms of performance. I've heard that a good rule of thumb is 1.5x-2x of the amount of RAM you have (mind you, this was back in the days when 512MB was more common than 1GB, so I don't know if it still applies).

Why? Because resizing the pagefile is slow.

If you haven't tried restarting yet, do so first. Restarting fixes many things. =)
Aug 6 2005, 10:51 pm
In response to Crispy
Crispy wrote:
If you haven't tried restarting yet, do so first. Restarting fixes many things. =)

Heh, I said that, hours ago. If I remember correctly, all RAM is freed up when the computer is turned off, so that should do the trick.

Hiead
Aug 6 2005, 10:59 pm
In response to Hiead
Yeah, I know, I did read your post. But I thought it worth repeating. =)

And indeed, RAM does lose all information once the power goes off.
Aug 9 2005, 5:00 pm
This has never happened before!

Now whatever I set my page file to it gets filled up and then everything starts crashing! Dreamseeker crashed then Winamp then photoshop CS... I check my task manager and low and behold my 4 GB page file is maxed out!

I thought it was supposed to flush itself once and a while! I mean, I've played games for years now on this PC and left my PC on for days even weeks and months and this has never been a problem.

Any ideas?

~Kujila
Aug 9 2005, 5:07 pm
In response to Kujila
Virus?
Aug 9 2005, 5:09 pm
In response to Kujila
If this doesnt work, dont blame me, blaim 5starsupport.

-Click on the Start button
-Go to the Control Panel
-Administrative Tools
-Local Security Policy
-Local Policies
-Click on Security Options
-Right hand menu - right click on "Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile"
-Select "Enable"
-Reboot
Aug 11 2005, 9:58 am
My PC was freezing up once again so I stopped for a moment and thought what could be causing the problems. Before the problem started to occur I had installed two applications: "Second Life" and "JT Tray Minimizer"

"Well," I though, "I haven't played SecondLife since my PC has been restarted, sooo..."

I removed JT Tray Minimizer.

BAM!

Page file drops to approximately 500 MB usage from 4 GB usage and everything starts working smoothly again!

BEWARE OF JT TRAY MINIMIZER!

http://jts-group.com/traymin.htm

(Dead link at the time of posting!)

~Kujila