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More info?)
Hi, thanks for all your help, but still none of my desktop icons show, nor my
start bar is displayed. I have tried all your ideas but my problem still
remains.
My virtual memory was set to min - 724.
If you have any more ideas for me to try please tell me, they are greatly
received.
Thanks. Tom
"Leythos" wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:47:03 -0800, Urgently in need of your help. TOM
> wrote:
>
> > Sorry to keep bothering you but this really is urgent.
> >
> > I have restarted my computer in 'Safe Mode', uninstalled all the unwanted
> > items but the same thing is still happening.
> >
> > When my user name finally loads a message comes displaying 'Your computer is
> > low on virtual memory'. etc.
>
> Open the TASK MANAGER, you can get it by right clicking on the task bar
> (in an unused space) and selecting TASK MANAGER, then select processes and
> see what ones are using the most memory.
>
> VM is what's used when the computer needs more memory than the has RAM
> installed, it will swap blocks of memory out to the hard drive in order to
> make room.
>
> How much RAM does the computer have?
>
> I'm about done for the evening, but all I can suggest is that you've got
> something running in the background that's consuming it - it should show
> in the task manager.
>
> There could be one other option - there is a Virtual Memory setting for
> Windows, it has a range of X to Y and let windows manage.... It could be
> that it was improperly set by something on the computer or some other
> means. Set the Virtual Memory setting to a fixed amount of 500MB and 500MB
> and see if that makes any difference - but tell us what it was before you
> changed it.
>
>
>
> >
> > Please help me
> >
> > Thanks, Tom
> >
> > "Leythos" wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:43:08 -0800, Urgently in need of your help. TOM
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > LOL, could you please tell me what 'Safe Mode' is. Thanks
> >>
> >> Sure, when you reboot the computer keep pressing the F8 key until it asks
> >> you what mode you want to boot into - pick SAFE MODE (without any of the
> >> other glitz) and then you can fix the computer - this only loads the bare
> >> minimum needed to get the computer booted, so you should be able to
> >> uninstall the junk that was installed.
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >>
>
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