message occurs periodically in my Windows XP stating that "Virtual Memory Minimum too low. System is low on virtual memory. Windows is increasing the siize of virtual memory paging file..." How do I know what my virtual memory size is supposed to be and how can I determine which programs are unneccesary/unwanted as the program names are not always expained? Basically, my computer has gotten soooo slow...annoying to say the least. I have lots of Ram and memory installed1 person needs an answerI do too

Hi Please visit below link to know about Virtual Memory.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2267427ThanksDineshPlease vote if my answer is helpful. Thanks

If you mean you are seeing an informative message like this:Virtual Memory Minimum Too Low: Your system is low on virtual memory. Windows is increasing the size of your virtual memory paging file.That means Windows XP is letting you know it is doing it's job. The message is not an error message - it is an informational message.If XP thinks the size of the paging file (usually c:\pagefile.sys) is too small to accommodate your current operations it will adjust it to make it larger and display that message.Most of the time it means somebody has been tampering with the paging file to try to solve some other problem that usually has nothing to do with their paging file.To see what your current settings are, right click My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Performance Settings, Advanced tab, Virtual Memory, Change button.Unless you know more about managing memory that Windows XP, you should let XP handle the size of your virtual memory paging file.The best setting for Paging file size is usually going to be:System managed sizeWindows XP will try to allocate a paging file approximately 1.5 times the total amount of the RAM installed in your system. Letting Windows XP handle the paging file size is adequate for most configurationsIf yours is not set to System managed size you need to determine how it got changed and why (usually some wrong reason), make a note of the current settings, change the setting to System managed size, click the Set button and Apply the changes (you will be asked to reboot). "Because somebody told me to" is not a good reason to make adjustments to the paging file size. You need to figure it out and fix it properly - not just try things. It may really need adjusting, but you should at least try to know what you are doing and why you need to do it at all.After making the adjustments, reboot, then check the paging file settings again to make sure they stick, then test your system again and see if you still get the messages.If you are still seeing the message, you should determine what applications you are running that are consuming so much of your virtual memory that Windows XP needs to adjust it. Some antivirus applications are notorious for consuming large amounts of virtual memory (like the Spybot Teatimer for example - do you have that installed?).Describe your current antivirus and anti malware situation: McAfee, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, MSE, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, Iolo, Authentium, etc.You can determine how applications are using your virtual memory using Task Manager.To do that:Right click the Taskbar, choose Task Manager and select the Processes tab.Click View, Select Columns, check the box that says: Virtual Memory Size. Expand the height and width of the Task Manager by dragging the corners and edges so you can see all the columns and processes in one window if possible.Double click a column heading in TM to sort by the column. For example, sort Task Manager by the CPU or Virtual Memory size column.What are the processes on top using the most Virtual Memory? You can also post a screenshot of your Task Manager if you need help figuring it out. Here is what my Task Manager looks like: http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6530/taskmanagerv.jpgIf you need another set of eyeballs on your settings, describe the top 5 applications you see in Task Manager that are using the most virtual memory and, do this:Click Start, Run and in the box enter:msinfo32Click OK, and when the System Summary info appears, click Edit, Select All, Copy and then paste the results back here.There will be some personal information (like System Name and User Name), and whatever appears to be private information to you, just delete the personal information from the pasted information.This will minimize back and forth Q&A and eliminate guesswork and assumptions.I need YOUR votes and points for helpful replies and Answers. I am saving up for a pony!