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  #1  
Old July 11th 04, 12:24 PM
pirate
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Hi
I am in need of help.......my pc is showing a window that
says "unable to open program not enough FREE RAM available
shut down other running programs and try again"
Can some one please tell me how I increase the FREE RAM on
my machine please?
Thanks!
pirate
ps email me on the above address ta!
  #2  
Old July 11th 04, 01:33 PM
Ron Badour
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Right click your C: drive, properties and see how much free space is left on
your partition. Report back the amount back to this thread please.

Another possibility is that you are doing too much dual tasking or simply
have too many programs running in the background. I recommend the
following:

1. Spyware/scumware/adware are causing numerous system problems. I
recommend you download and use the following programs and consider removing
everything these programs identify. Be aware that there are frequent
updates to these programs and you need to check for them before every use.

AdAwa http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

CWShredder: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html (download
link near the bottom)

Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/

2. My personal rule of thumb is if a program is not used during every
computer session, I do not allow it to start at boot. To cut back on the
number of programs starting at boot, check the programs themselves for an
option not to load. You might have to double click an icon in the tray
(others might require a right click) and then look for preferences or
options. If you cannot find an option, look for the program in the
following start up points and remove the reference to it:

Start up folder on the start menu, the load= and run= lines in the win.ini
and these registry run keys (use regedit.exe):

1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run

2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run

3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce

4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce

5. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ RunServices

6. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\
RunServicesOnce

7. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\
RunOnce\Setup

If poking around in the registry is not for you, there is a freeware program
that makes this process a lot easier to manage: Startup Manager,
http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/toolbox/startupcpl/

You can use msconfig.exe, startup tab, to disable programs; however, by
doing so, you may lessen its value as a troubleshooting tool. There might
be some double entries in msconfig--leave those for your AntiVirus program
and load power profile alone as they are required. If you disable an entry
in msconfig or remove it from the start up point and the program loads again
after a reboot, that is an indication that you missed an option on the
program itself. If you don't know what an entry is, check he
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm



--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"pirate" wrote in message
...
Hi
I am in need of help.......my pc is showing a window that
says "unable to open program not enough FREE RAM available
shut down other running programs and try again"
Can some one please tell me how I increase the FREE RAM on
my machine please?
Thanks!
pirate
ps email me on the above address ta!



  #3  
Old July 14th 04, 07:36 PM
Pirate \(Pat\)
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Default FREE RAM


-----Original Message-----
Right click your C: drive, properties and see how much

free space is left on
your partition. Report back the amount back to this

thread please.

Another possibility is that you are doing too much dual

tasking or simply
have too many programs running in the background. I

recommend the
following:

1. Spyware/scumware/adware are causing numerous system

problems. I
recommend you download and use the following programs and

consider removing
everything these programs identify. Be aware that there

are frequent
updates to these programs and you need to check for them

before every use.

AdAwa http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

CWShredder:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
(download
link near the bottom)

Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/

2. My personal rule of thumb is if a program is not used

during every
computer session, I do not allow it to start at boot. To

cut back on the
number of programs starting at boot, check the programs

themselves for an
option not to load. You might have to double click an

icon in the tray
(others might require a right click) and then look for

preferences or
options. If you cannot find an option, look for the

program in the
following start up points and remove the reference to it:

Start up folder on the start menu, the load= and run=

lines in the win.ini
and these registry run keys (use regedit.exe):

1.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersio
n\Run

2.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion
\Run

3.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersio
n\RunOnce

4.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion
\RunOnce

5.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersio
n\ RunServices

6.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersio
n\
RunServicesOnce

7.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersio
n\
RunOnce\Setup

If poking around in the registry is not for you, there is

a freeware program
that makes this process a lot easier to manage: Startup

Manager,
http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/toolbox/startupcpl/

You can use msconfig.exe, startup tab, to disable

programs; however, by
doing so, you may lessen its value as a troubleshooting

tool. There might
be some double entries in msconfig--leave those for your

AntiVirus program
and load power profile alone as they are required. If

you disable an entry
in msconfig or remove it from the start up point and the

program loads again
after a reboot, that is an indication that you missed an

option on the
program itself. If you don't know what an entry is,

check he
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm



--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"pirate" wrote in message
...
Hi
I am in need of help.......my pc is showing a window

that
says "unable to open program not enough FREE RAM

available
shut down other running programs and try again"
Can some one please tell me how I increase the FREE RAM

on
my machine please?
Thanks!
pirate
ps email me on the above address ta!



.
Thanks for that Ron I have all the stuff already

downloaded and installed and have also reduced the kit on
boot up....the free space is 4.3gb
I am still running out of free ram any other suggestions?
Thanks!
Pirate
  #4  
Old July 14th 04, 08:29 PM
Ron Badour
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Have you reported verbatim the error message you are getting? Keep a copy
of Windows Explorer open and when you get the error message, click on Help
and About and see what the System Resources are. Also check on what the
resources are immediately after booting is completed.

I think the "free ram" statement is misleading as there should only be
limited situations where that could actually be correct. When there is
insufficient ram available, the system should use virtual ram in the form of
the swap file. If the swap file was on a partition which had no free space,
then I could see that message as being accurate.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

Thanks for that Ron I have all the stuff already

downloaded and installed and have also reduced the kit on
boot up....the free space is 4.3gb
I am still running out of free ram any other suggestions?
Thanks!
Pirate



  #5  
Old July 14th 04, 08:31 PM
Ron Badour
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Default FREE RAM More

Another thought, you have not set a maximum limit on the swap file, have
you?

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo


  #6  
Old July 15th 04, 03:40 PM
Pirate
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Default FREE RAM More

Where do I set the limits or find if I have put a limit on
swap files Ron? Also thanks for spending your time on
this !
Regards
Pat


-----Original Message-----
Another thought, you have not set a maximum limit on the

swap file, have
you?

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo


.

  #7  
Old July 15th 04, 05:43 PM
Ron Badour
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Default FREE RAM More

Control panel, system, performance tab, virtual memory button. Never set a
maximum on the swap file.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Pirate" wrote in message
...
Where do I set the limits or find if I have put a limit on
swap files Ron? Also thanks for spending your time on
this !
Regards
Pat


-----Original Message-----
Another thought, you have not set a maximum limit on the

swap file, have
you?

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo


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