Strange computer problem
#946428
03/24/14 11:24 PM
03/24/14 11:24 PM
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Pokey
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I turned on my XP computer to stream a movie to my TV. When the desktop came up, there was a dialogue box with this message..."Your system is low on virtual memory. Windows is increasing the size of your virtual memory paging file. During this process, memory requests for some applications may be denied. For more information, see Help."
I waited several minutes while the hard drive was busy. I finally could get rid of the box and clicked on a Netflix shortcut. Nothing happened for a while, so I tried bringing up Task Manager. That took several minutes. When it showed up, there were nearly 200 Firefox entries and more showing up. I had to do a hard shutdown. Then when restarted, it shut down very quickly. The hard drive was scanned with Kapersky, but nothing showed up.
Maybe it is a hardware problem. I don't understand why that message about virtual memory would display on the desktop. No programs were running yet. I know this is not much information, but if anyone has any idea of what might be going on, I would appreciate hearing from you.
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Re: Strange computer problem
[Re: Pokey]
#946430
03/25/14 12:25 AM
03/25/14 12:25 AM
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Your system is low on virtual memory. Windows is increasing the size of your virtual memory paging file. During this process, memory requests for some applications may be denied. For more information, see Help.
Pokey, I don't know that this will help you much but I put that entire quote in Duckduckgo's search engine and came up with a page from Microsoft that addresses that exact issue . Gil.
"Best not to think about it. I don't want to fall to bits 'cos of excess existential thought."
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Re: Strange computer problem
[Re: Pokey]
#946431
03/25/14 01:25 AM
03/25/14 01:25 AM
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I found that link too... do you have Office, Pokey?
Gardens put to bed for the winter. Time for some gaming!
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Re: Strange computer problem
[Re: Pokey]
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03/25/14 02:08 AM
03/25/14 02:08 AM
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Draclvr
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Pokey, if this is an older XP computer, you do know that Microsoft is ceasing to support it in just another week or so? It will no longer be wise to use it on the internet. I would hesitate to spend any money on it.
It sure does sound like you have some kind of imminent hardware failure. I would back up anything important right away if you don't do regular backups.
Gardens put to bed for the winter. Time for some gaming!
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Re: Strange computer problem
[Re: Pokey]
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03/25/14 11:01 AM
03/25/14 11:01 AM
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I waited several minutes while the hard drive was busy. I finally could get rid of the box and clicked on a Netflix shortcut. Nothing happened for a while, so I tried bringing up Task Manager. That took several minutes. When it showed up, there were nearly 200 Firefox entries and more showing up. I had to do a hard shutdown. Then when restarted, it shut down very quickly. The hard drive was scanned with Kapersky, but nothing showed up. In Task Manager you can sort the items in descending sequence by clicking the column headers - From VIEW, Select Columns and add Virtual Memory Size. Click the column header (Descending, from largest to smallest) and monitor the usage to find the largest consumers. How much physical memory do you have? You can see the amount in Control Panel, System... There are some tips ** Here ** for Firefox.
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Re: Strange computer problem
[Re: Pokey]
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03/25/14 05:57 PM
03/25/14 05:57 PM
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Draclvr
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Over the years, I've found it's best to sometime not try to figure out the "whys" of computers suddenly starting working again. Your brain might fry if you do! Hope it keeps working for you!
Gardens put to bed for the winter. Time for some gaming!
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