Is it possible to delete stuff from your hard Disc ???

[Guest]

My PC is ever so slow especially on start up I did stop some stuff from the start up menu but keep getting the message low virtual memory even though I installed more I think I now have 512MB
Is there any stuff I could delete from the hard disc or is that a no no ???

[WendyPusey]

Are you using Vista or XP Val?

[Guest]

this is XP Wendy my Laptop is Vista

[WendyPusey]

Deleting stuff from the hard drive won't make any difference to virtual memory.

Dave says, Right click on "My computer" and click properties, and tell us what it says at the bottom under "Computer" heading.

[Guest]

do you mean this
AMD Athlon (ta XP 2600 +
213 FHZ 480 MB of RAM
thats under general not computer nothing under there

[WendyPusey]

Ok.

Can you go back to My Computer/properties and go to the Advanced tab. Click the settings button in the top most panel (Performance) then Advanced Tab and the click Change Button on Virtual Memory panel. Don't change anything, but tell Dave what you have it set as.

[Guest]

thanks so much for your help
C
144-288
C
space available 41813MB
Custom size MB 144
Maximum size MB 288
Total paging file size
Minimum allowed 2MB
Recommended 718 MB
currently allocated 144MB

[WendyPusey]

Dave recommends that you set it to "System managed" as this will make the PC sort it out for itself. Go back and do the same as you just did and change the setting to "System Managed" and don't forget to click the SET button.

Try it like that and see what happens Val.

[Guest]

have done that but what exactly does that do please as I like to know what I'm doing
Does this mean I have enough memory then ?

[WendyPusey]

Yes you should have enough memory. It just sets the PC do adjust the virtual memory to the amount it needs.

[Guest]

oh great thanks a lot to you and Dave

[WendyPusey]

Hope your PC speeds up a bit now.

[Guest]

I get paranoid about doing something wrong especially as my Laptop is away in isolation , I would hate to lose this one too.
Would mean staying indoors with Tom UGH