I cant download Spy Bot because my computer says its out of memory?

Question

What can be done besides buying more RAM??

Could i change my virtual memory capacity? and if so what number should it be set too?

Thank You!

Answer 1

you could run advanced windows care 2 personal this can be found on download.com

or try deleting unused music and picture this will help and also video  

Answer 2

To change the size of the virtual memory paging file

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might also prevent you from completing this procedure.

Open System in Control Panel.

On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.

On the Advanced tab, under Virtual memory, click Change.

Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the paging file you want to change.

Under Paging file size for selected drive, click Custom size, and type a new paging file size in megabytes in the Initial size (MB) or Maximum size (MB) box, and then click Set.

If you decrease the size of either the initial or maximum page file settings, you must restart your computer to see the effects of those changes. Increases typically do not require a restart.

Notes

To open System, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.

To have Windows choose the best paging file size, click System managed size.

For best performance, do not set the initial size to less than the minimum recommended size under Total paging file size for all drives. The recommended size is equivalent to 1.5 times the amount of RAM on your system. Usually, you should leave the paging file at its recommended size, although you might increase its size if you routinely use programs that require a lot of memory.

To delete a paging file, set both initial size and maximum size to zero, or click No paging file. Microsoft strongly recommends that you do not disable or delete the paging file.

Answer 3

Howdy; First determine if the PCs correct when it tells you its low on memory.  To do this, go to the START button, click on My Computer.  Now, right click on the drive (like C:, or D:) that is your primary storage and select Properties from the drop down menu that appears.  A window will open telling you the size, how much space is left, and how much has been used.  If you are running low, there is a button that says Disk Cleanup right below where it shows how much space you have left.  Run that and you should get some space back.

You may also want to download a good disk space recovery program while your at it.  CCleaner is a good one, and its free.  Hope this helps!  Cheers!

Answer 4

I'm assuming you have XP:

http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm

Right-click "My Computer", "Properties", "Advanced" tab. Under

Performance section, click the "Settings" button, "Advanced" tab,

under the Virtual memory section, click the "Change" button, and

check the option, "System managed size". Click the "Set" button,

click "OK", "Apply", and "OK" your way out.

Not sure about Vista.