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Virtual memory/Paging file

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by sleyba

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What would cause my paging file to go out of control? With no programs running that I am aware of I can open task manager and just watch the paging file performance grow until it tops out. At that point I get a virtual memory too low error and a constant beep from the notebook. User says this just started happening and he has not added any new hardware or software. Any suggestions.

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by thechas

You either have a mal-ware worm infection, or a severe memory leak.

Download and run one of the mal-ware checkers such as AdAware or SpyBot Search and destroy.

If they don't find anything, you can get some short term relief from one of the many memory manager programs that are out there..

So far, the only reliable fix I have found for memory leaks is a clean installation of Windows.

Chas

by sleyba

Thanks for the info. It turned out to be a trojan.worm.

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