Windows XP: number of opened windows

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Check your virtual memory settings.

Can you open other programs when you can't open Find?
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"Ting" <txing@optorun.co.jp> wrote in message news:ejj1KCrgFHA.2472@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> Opening multiple windows causes problem in XP.
>
> When about 20 (less than) windows are opened (of which
> most are IE, Explorer), I can not use CTL-F in my Visual Basic 6.
> Only when I close one of the windows, can the search dialog box
> be poped up (by using CTL-F).
>
> Why?
>
> I never encountered such harassment with W2K. XP seems
> problematic with its user interface.
>
> I am using
> Dell600,
> OS = Windows XP SP2,
> RAM = 512,
> CPU = Intel Pentium M 1300MHz
> and my desktop is configured to be performance priviledged.
>
> Any hints?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Ting Xing
>
>