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by cassiedemolick May 20, 2003 last reply Aug 20, 2003

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After installing windows2000 my computer shuts on & off (loop) and messege says to increase virtual memory - I have 32 mb ram but have added memory card.

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by cassiedemolick May 20, 2003

p.s. I have installed 4 memory cards.

by jackofalltech May 20, 2003

The first thing you should do is put at least 256MB RAM in your PC. Until then, the message says "virtual" memory - that is the size of the swap (or paging) file is too small. Right-click on My Computer and select the Performance tab (I think, I'musing an NT4 box right now).

Ralph

by cassiedemolick May 20, 2003

I right-clicked My Computer and there is no Performance Tab. What else do I do? How do I increase to 256mb ram? Does win2000 professional support 32mb ram?

by dave.osborne May 20, 2003

Right click on my computer and choose properties. Click on the advanced tab and choose performance options. Click change virtual memory and put "512" in both the initial and maximum size setting boxes.

Another note, this is the MINIMUM systems specs for windows 2000 ...

Here are the minimum system requirements for running the Windows? 2000 Professional operating system.

Minimum Requirements
Computer/Processor 133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU.
Memory At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM; more memory generally improves responsiveness.
Hard Disk 2 GB with 650 MB free space.
CPU Support Windows 2000 Professional supports single and dual CPU systems.
Drive CD-ROM or DVD drive.
Display VGA or higher resolution monitor.
Keyboard Required.

Found at http://tinyurl.com/7obe
(Windows 2000 System Requirements)

From what you say ... that you have 4 RAM chips installed and only have 32 MB of RAM, I would take that you have a very old machine. You might want to look into upgrading. You can get a decent PII machine with the RAM and HD space you need for only $100-$200.

Hope this helps.

-Dave

by dave.osborne May 21, 2003

Enter 512 MB for VM assuming you have enough free space on your HD. If you don't, I would put at least 256 MB for VM.

by cassiedemolick Aug 20, 2003

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by ann777 May 21, 2003

Right-click on My Computer --> Properties. On the last line of the General Tab, you should see listed your total RAM that Windows sees and that is properly connected.

That number may be slightly higher than the amount of RAM you really have. You want the RAM to be divisible by 8... so if you see slightly over 130544 KB, then use 128 as your total RAM.

VM should be set to 1.5 - 2.5 times the amount of real memory. The second response is correct in how you set VM.... but I cannot tell from what either of you wrote, how much real memory you have in your computer.

So take the real memory, rounded down from the general tab, multiply it by 2.5 and fill in the two boxes with the results.

Make sure your hdd has contiguous space to create the size reservation you need (you may have to do a defrag before; depending on how large your hdd is and how much space you have for a VM swap file).