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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: myming on June 18, 2009, 08:11:25 PM

Title: Virtual Memory and Processes
Post by: myming on June 18, 2009, 08:11:25 PM

Hello All,
Received a windows pop up stating that my vm was low and Windows was reproducing, etc.
I re-booted and the pop up was no longer visible.
Did a ctrl/alt/delete to Task Manager>processes tab>view>select column>clicked vm size box>clicked the top of the vm column and found 2 ScanningProcesses.exe.  One using 140,736K and the other using 140,732K - also a Zlclient.exe using 15,560K.
I thought maybe the three were combined, so i posted on the ZA forum.

This is my first experience with this situation and the first using the Task Manager.
Is it normal to be running two ScanningProcesses.exe ?  Alot of my processes are using 12-98,000K, is this normal ?

Thank you for any help offered.

Title: Re: Virtual Memory and Processes
Post by: Broni on June 18, 2009, 09:15:22 PM

It all depends how much RAM/VM you have.
Look at the bottom of Task Manager, and see what percentage of physical memory is used.

Title: Re: Virtual Memory and Processes
Post by: myming on June 19, 2009, 01:33:53 AM

dear broni,

thank you for the response.

went into task manager>Performance tab with these results:

Physical Memory
Total K = 3135564
Available K = 2687784
System Cache K = 539712

but the numbers in available k and system cache k are in constant motion.

Title: Re: Virtual Memory and Processes
Post by: Broni on June 19, 2009, 11:32:06 AM

What are the "Commit charge" number at the bottom of Task Manager?
How much RAM do you have?

Title: Re: Virtual Memory and Processes
Post by: myming on June 19, 2009, 04:10:07 PM

broni,

  Commit Charge

Total = 829144
Limit = 3745960
Peak = 949468
PF Usage = 792MB

2.79GHz, 2.99GB RAM
            PAE

Title: Re: Virtual Memory and Processes
Post by: Broni on June 19, 2009, 04:30:15 PM

Since you have 3GB of RAM, your VM (min and max) should be set to approx. 4.5GB

Title: Re: Virtual Memory and Processes
Post by: myming on June 20, 2009, 10:54:38 AM

broni,

the Windows - VM Minimum Too Low pop up just came back on  >:(

will you please tell me "how" to set the VM to the parameters that you suggested ?

i'll re-boot in the meantime - that will temporarily hold off the pop up.

thank you for taking the time to help me and all the other people with "problems" ! :-*

Title: Re: Virtual Memory and Processes
Post by: Broni on June 20, 2009, 12:08:48 PM

Here: http://www.theeldergeek.com/physically_setting_the_page_file_size.htm
Select "Custom size".
Set initial, and max number to 4500MB.
Click "Set" button, then OK.
Restart computer.

Title: Re: Virtual Memory and Processes
Post by: myming on June 23, 2009, 11:08:52 PM

dear broni,

thank you for your response and tip !

Title: Re: Virtual Memory and Processes
Post by: Broni on June 24, 2009, 09:41:20 AM

You're welcome :)
No more messages?

Title: Re: Virtual Memory and Processes
Post by: myming on June 24, 2009, 10:50:32 AM

dear broni,

not right now...

thank you for all your help ! :-*

Title: Re: Virtual Memory and Processes
Post by: Broni on June 24, 2009, 02:16:45 PM

Cool :)