Runing too much ram???
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It all depends on what applications you intend to run on it. Games and heavy duty graphics programs may run better with more RAM.
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You need to ensure you have plenty of AVAILABLE memory.  Check memory levels using Task Manager.  You also need to have you virtual memory settings correct - they are usually a minimum of 1.5x your RAM to a maximum of 3x your RAM.  If you're running XP you should have at least 512Mb for big games.  Server 2003 or Windows 2000/Server should have a gig.
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You may not run any applications but there are a lot of things running all the time in the background to keep Windows going. If you have Norton Anti-Virus, it does gobble a lot of memory. And Norton Security even more.\n\nI would also suggest that you increase your RAM to 512.\n\nBesides that, Spyware is the biggest culprit in slowing down computers. Download Spybot and run it. That will take care of any spyware and protect you from future ones.
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do you have enough system Memory to go around?\n\nAs in, what Operaing system do you have, and what amount of RAM do you have\n\nIf you have Windows XP, and only have 256 MB of system RAM, yeah youre going to lag\n\nHave you tried a disk cleanup?\nStart --> Programs -- Acessories --> System Tools --> Disk Cleanup\n\nThat will delete your temp files, maybe you just have too much of that.  Perhpas you have too many programs running at once or loading on startup.\n\nBut let us know what O.S. you have and how much system RAM you have
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You've got too much stuff going on and it can't handle everything -- you probably run out of memory.  Try limiting the number of open windows and programs you have running; it should help.
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Check your ram, you may have to get a bigger motherboard, because it may not have enough memory to handle the application.
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well ram is not always everything, the CPU clock seed matters the most.  If it is low, then more ram is not going to do anyhtring,  ram is more for making more resources for you computer so you can run multiple programs.  I suggest buying a new CPU chip.
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What is going on in your system is that all the programs your running take up a certain ammount of RAM and the system alots a certain amount of RAM for each program. Virtual Memory is not "actual" RAM instead it is swap space created by the system to switch out processes that need to use the actual system memory. Now what is happening is that the processes that your are running are taking up so much memory that the ram nor the v-memory can handle it so your system will start to slow down and this will also cause damage to your HDD. There are 2 ways to fix this 1. get more memory, clean out the dust in your case, & defag your HDD or 2. encress the size of v-memory but i warn against this because over time i can thrash your HDD up and may eventually crash it.
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yah it shoudl run without any issues make msure you have more than 512 MB RAM.\n\nkshounish
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Based on my own experience, I don't believe RAM usage is the problem.\n\nIf your computer is actually spontaneously powering off, the problem is most likely that your computer's power supply cannot meet your hardware's power requirements.  I would suggest you have a professional replace your power supply with one that supplies at least 430W.\n\nTo answer the question you asked, however, what you can do to minimize RAM usage is use the System Configuration Utility to disable Startup Items from loading.\n\nTo do this, click Start -> Run, type:\nmsconfig\nand click OK.  Click Selective Startup, uncheck the Load Startup Items box, and click OK.  Let it restart your computer when it asks to do so.\n\nOn restart, it will remind you that you used the System Configuration Utility to change your startup.  Just click OK.  Then start your game.\n\nNote that it is not unusual for a game to max out your system resources -- the more RAM it has the better it will typically perform.\n\nAlso note that using this method *may* prevent your antivirus from loading.  If this is the case, you need to make sure that all you do, while your system is configured this way, is play your game.\n\nTo return your system back to its normal configuration, follow the instructions above to get back into the System Configuration Utility, click Normal Startup and then click OK.  Let it restart the system when it prompts you to do so.
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your probably running to many programs all at once try closeing some running process....this may work and You need to get more memory go out spend some cash on some memory all you need is a cool 1 gig stick or 2 512mb and u should have no problems.... another thing u can try is to format your drive and start all over again with a fresh system but save your drivers this will save u a lot of time....
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You need to leave more information.  What computer do you have, what motherboard....\n\nHow many slots in total do you have?\n\nIf you have 4 slots, then the chances are you need to insert 2 RAM modules at the same time.  Not a definite, as will need more info on your computer,  but thats probably likely. You could buy 2 sticks on 1GB, and insert them into the currently filled slots, and put the 2 512Mb in the other slots (if you have 4 slots)  That way you will have 3Gb RAM, should run quite will with that!!!
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to many programs running ? not enuff ram ? to many pages open ?? try defrag and disk clean up.
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Start-> Run -> type "msconfig" -> "Startup" tab -> UN ckeck the unwanted programs.. I think the most important are the applications of the antivirus and firewall programs you use...\nYes the startup programs consume RAM..
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You probably need more ram.
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Is it a old computer?  How much RAM are you running?  Could be that you have spyware and malicious programs running in the background that you are not aware of.
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Whoa! Before you go the expense of more ram memory, keep in mind the following. ALL computers will begin to run slower and slower as time progresses because of a number of reasons! Viruses, spy-ware, fragmented files, accumulated programs that start up everytime you boot (you might not even know they are there), maxed out storage space, etc. The key to keeping a computer running like it did when it was new is “housekeeping”!\n\nFirst, do everything you can to clean-up your machine:\n\n1.Remove everything that is just “junk” on your machine.\n2.Make sure you are not running unnecessary programs or processes. You can double check this by running a start-up manager program. A free one is available at:\n\nhttp://www.windowsstartup.com/\n\n3.Run your anti-virus program.\n4.Run your spy-bot program.\n5.Run your ad-aware program.\n6.Defragment your hard drive. This is a really critical thing.\n\nWhen your machine is “lean and mean” like it was when it was new you may be back up to speed.\n\nIt’s kind of like a pick-up truck! You can only put just so much in the bed before it is full (or overloaded) and it will just barely move!