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Windows 7 memory shortage
Cholas
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I have a Win 7 desktop with 8GB of ram a 256GB SSD C drive and a 1.5TB data drive. In the last couple of weeks I have every day received error messages as follow:
"Close programs to prevent information loss. Windows. Your computer is low on memory. Save your files and close these programs: Microsoft Outlook." or:
"Your computer is low on memory. To restore enough memory for programs to work correctly save your files and then close or restart all open programs". Apart from Outlook no other files were open in both of these cases (I tend not to open many programs together at one time). I should also add that I also run exactly the same Outlook on my laptop which has only 1GB ram and it works without problems.
Any suggestions for helping me resolve these error messages will be gratefully appreciated.
"Close programs to prevent information loss. Windows. Your computer is low on memory. Save your files and close these programs: Microsoft Outlook." or:
"Your computer is low on memory. To restore enough memory for programs to work correctly save your files and then close or restart all open programs". Apart from Outlook no other files were open in both of these cases (I tend not to open many programs together at one time). I should also add that I also run exactly the same Outlook on my laptop which has only 1GB ram and it works without problems.
Any suggestions for helping me resolve these error messages will be gratefully appreciated.
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Have you check Task Manager and/or Resource Monitor to see if any particular application or service is hogging the memory?
Also, of course you have other things running. Software will have sneaked in all sorts of junk. Try and install Anvir (its free) and you will find you can stop at least 50 processes running all the time (checking for updates and the like).
Anvir does loads of things if you want, but the thing for you is to use it as a startup manager.
What? Whose post are you answering?
Upgrade to windows 8, it has better memory handling and does not suffer the Aero issue as it no longer has aero
Explain further