Windows correctly diagnosed a State of lack of virtual memory

I got this message three times now. I'm only running 3 programs and IE is not one of them.

Hello

Step 1:

If you receive warnings that virtual memory is low, you need to increase the minimum size of your pagefile. Windows sets the initial minimum size of the paging file to the RAM memory (RAM) installed on your computer plus 300 megabytes (MB) and maximum size of 3 times the amount of RAM installed on your computer. If you see warnings at these recommended levels, and then increase the minimum and maximum sizes.

1 open the system by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking system and Maintenance, and then click System.

2. in the left pane, click Advanced system settings. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

3. on the Advanced tab, under performance, click settings.

4. click the Advanced tab, and then under virtual memory, click on change.

5. clear handles it automatically the size of pagefile for all drives check box.

6. under drive [Volume name], click the drive that contains the paging file that you want to change.

7. click on custom size, enter a new size in megabytes in the initial size (MB) or maximum size (MB) box, click on set and then click OK.

Increases in size usually don't require a restart, but if you decrease the size, you will need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. We recommend that you do not disable or delete the paging file.

For more information, please see the link below:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/change-the-size-of-virtual-memory

Step 2:

Run a Virus scan using a live care online utility.
http://OneCare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm
http://www.Microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

Follow the steps mentioned in the link below
How to get rid of malware.
http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistasecurity/thread/ba80504b-61f1-4D71-960f-b561798b7b42

In addition, you can also perform disk cleanup and Disk Defragmenter to work around the problem. Here are the links.

Delete files using disk cleanup
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/delete-files-using-disk-cleanup

Improve performance by defragmenting your hard drive
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/improve-performance-by-defragmenting-your-hard-disk

It will be useful.

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