low on virtual memory

When I restart the laptop ( on xp) it comes up with a message that says "system low on virtual memory" any one know how I can sort it or what it means.
Thanks

 

thanks for that but cant find that, all i find is "programs and system cashe "

 

Start~Help & Support, search for pagefile and you should find a good explanation of what the error means and how to fix it.

 

thanks for that too, but when I press help nothing happens.

 

Hello Paddy,

Read this thread on the page (virtual memory) file http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19036

Regards - Charles

 

And if your "help & support" feature isn't working, some possible causes/fixes are shown in these previous XP threads:

Windows XP HELP feature doesn't work

Windows Start Menu Help and Support

 

Thanks Charles, done that and still dont work. I am not too bothered it's only when I shut down it comes on.
And also thanks Newt, got that help file working.....are you really as old as the picture...a Silver surfer, like me dad used to be.
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I heard that picture was 15-20 years old! Lol!

Mike

 

Hello Paddy,

Have you looked at the services and background software thats running at shutdown?

Here is what I would try: shutdown from safe mode, if the same happens, its windows itself, or one of the services.

If not: shut down a program one at a time, perhaps one of them is causing the symptom.

The one and only time I got this message was when I installed a program using Inctl5 in safe mode. Talk about spinning wheels, I could see the Ram being used, went down to zero.

Regards - Charles

 

paddyslammer - I am a couple of years older than when that was taken. Pushing 60 real hard. I'm unusual though. I remember the 60s and lots of guys went thru it but were having so much fun with various substances they have only a memory of 10 years of fog.

But as long as mflynn is posting here, I feel like a youngster.