virtual memory

mainmanscott · Dec 18, 2006

Hi everyone. My wife wants to buy a new laptop because our current one runs slow. I think the problem can be fixed. I run various spyware programs frequently. I just learned about virtual memory today and ran ErrorExpert version 1.3 today. My question is, what do I do with all the errors? Should I automaticly delete them or not neccessarily? Bye the way, there were 707 errors. My laptop is a Dell, about 3 years old, 256meg/RAM, 2.4 gig CPU, don't remember the hard drive size. Any advise would be appreciated. TIA.

Scott

TimW · Dec 18, 2006

Have no knowledge of that program ...would recommend CCleaner:

CCleaner:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/CCleaner_d4191.html

Run the cleaner part ...then the issues (do the backup when prompted)

Are you running xp?

mainmanscott · Dec 18, 2006

I am running XP

TimW · Dec 18, 2006

256 mgs of ram will not make for a speedy xp ...it will slow with huge temp files and old reg. files ....did you run the ccleaner?

Or at least tell me where you got the other program and what are the "errors" that it found?

Man ...this don't look like a good program at all!!!

mainmanscott · Dec 18, 2006

I didn't run the ccleaner yet. There were 707 errors, too many to list. I just did a google search for "virtual memory" and it was one of the websites that came up.

Tater · Dec 18, 2006

Is it possible to add more ram? That might be a cheap speed-up fix to go along with Tim W's good tips.

TimW · Dec 18, 2006

I ggogled the program and got all kinds of warez hits ...I really would not trust that program!!!

After running the ccleaner, run this:

http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

TimW · Dec 18, 2006

Your vitual memory (swap page file) is where your system dumps stuff while ram is busy with something else ...it is normally about 1 and 1/2 times the size of your ram. The setting is in my computer properties..advanced ...system performance.

mainmanscott · Dec 18, 2006

I ran CCleaner and it came up with and repaired about 14 infected objects. I then ran Bitdefender. That came up with 0 viruses. I then re-ran ErrorExport and got 684 infected objects. What is a warez hit and why is that program not good? My virtual memory file size is 414mb.

mainmanscott · Dec 19, 2006

I just ran the "issues" portion of CCleaner (I missed that part the first time I read the post) and it came up with 773 issues. I had the program repair them all, backing up the files, of course. I'll see how the computer runs now. If I still have trouble, I'll invest in more RAM. Thanks everyone, especially Tim, for all the help.

Scott

bigbazza · Dec 19, 2006

Agree with tater and TimW, max out your laptop with as much RAM as it will take, and you can afford.

Remember, laptops only have 2 slots for RAM.

Check out my reply in
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=111334
to set Virtual memory sizes (both Max and Min to the same).

Bazza

Adrynalyne · Dec 19, 2006

The program is a registry cleaner/fixer. The thing to understand there is that it is merely listing things it believes to be errors. I wouldn't trust it for a second.

My OS is pristine. I don't have any errors in any of my event logs. I don't get crashes, I don't get slowdowns.

The program lists me to have 246 errors lol.

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