We just upgraded our sons computer and bought an asus motherboard (M3N78-VM) and 1G of memory. Now games he played on his old computer which only had 512mg wont play some games right or it comes up with a message saying need at least 3mg of virtual memory, what does this mean, we have something better than we had before, can anyone help thanks

The virtual memeory or page file settings are too low. r.clk My computer > select properties > select advanced tab > under performance..select settings button > select advance tab > under virtual memory select change button....the standard is one and a half times the amount of ram in your case it should be set for three gigs. Obama's Spread the Wealth I gave my waitress' tip to a homeless person. She has a better understanding!

Odds are the message you are seeing isn't relevant. Programs will do a "grab bag" concerning errors when they don't know what is going on. You say a new motherboard. Did you reinstall XP fresh? Is the mainboard x64? Did you install xp x64? It is advised you set paging to system managed. It works best for 95% of users. Example of Oxymoron: Person who is pro life and anti sex education. Education is key to prevention. Prevent conception you prevent abortion. Abstinence training clearly isn't working.

Thanks for the information. We did reformat the computer but I'm not sure what xp 64 is. Thanks

XP x64 is a 64bit version of xp. You can run 32 bit and 64 bit versions of xp on a 64bit board. Following Lurkswithin's path to the pagefile what was it set at? I would suspect system managed unless someone altered it because that is what it goes to at install defaults. Have you scanned for spyware/malware/virus's? They are a common source for the pagefile error. Example of Oxymoron: Person who is pro life and anti sex education. Education is key to prevention. Prevent conception you prevent abortion. Abstinence training clearly isn't working.

Thanks, I think it's a 64 bit but my hubby isn't here to ask forsure. but I followed what they mentioned in the other post and the custom size is checked, within that is says initial size mb- 1344 max size-2688 then under that in total page it says min 2 mb recommended 1342 mb and current 1344mb. thanks

"We just upgraded our sons computer and bought an asus motherboard (M3N78-VM) and 1G of memory" What games does he play? Did you install a video card or are you using the onboard video? If you're using the onboard, that *may* be the problem. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ... "I think it's a 64 bit but my hubby isn't here to ask forsure" Right click on My Computer, then click Properties...what does it say under System? "If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions" - Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction