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    cornedbeef Posts: 152, Reputation: 4
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    Aug 6, 2007, 07:34 AM
    Low on virtual memory
    Hi all,
    I regularly get the message that the virtual memory is too low. What is virtual memory and is there anything I can do to prevent it happening in the first place?
    Thanks Richard.
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    Aug 6, 2007, 08:06 AM
    Virtual memory is a section of your hard drive that is used as an overflow pool for your RAM. This article should help you understand it better and maybe fix it:

    Howstuffworks "How Virtual Memory Works"
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