program error thing question

[Skater93207]

what do i do when i have a program that says "program too big to fit in memory" and its an .exe program. i have windows xp just in case u needed to kno

[Flame]

Mind giving us some more information? Like your hard disk space, and such...

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[Skater93207]

well its not like my memory is low because i have like 20 gb left of space and its basic space is 34 gb so i dont think thats the problem.....also i dont really know what to do about virtual memory and stuff.and i have 256 ram and 1.30 ghz processor speed

[Zzyzx]

Virtual memory is hard disk space that Windows uses when physical RAM is over committed. This space is a hidden file called pagefile.sys and is maintained by Windows. When XP is installed, Windows computes the minimum and maximum size of the pagefile based on your physical memory( Min= 1.5 * RAM) (Max = 3 * RAM). Windows uses the pagefile to page programs and data in and out of RAM when need for actual execution.

You can increase your pagefile by going to ControlPanel-->Advanced-->Click on Settings in the Performance Area-->Advanced-->Change.

If you haven't run a defrag lately, now would be a good time.  You can also monitor MSCONFIG and see what programs are being started.

[Skater93207]

defrag didnt work...and what u were talkin about in control panels..."advanced" doesnt exist in their..

[Zzyzx]

Sorry for the mistake. It should read:

ControlPanel-->System-->Advanced-->In Performance Area click Settings-->Advanced

You can make the change by hitting Change in the Virtual Memory Area (bottom of screen).

Hope this helps.  

[merlin_2]

What is the exact message thats displayed on your screen?is the exe program ...downloaded from the net?

[Skater93207]

yea downloaded from ares...and the exact message is "program too big to fit memory"....i dk what it is because when ive downloaded exe files like this before on a different computer the same thing happened but i dk what i should do.....should i just delete it?