On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:40:27 +0100, Level 13 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have 512 MB in the machine, and the swap file settings are set to
> default, dynamic 768-1536 MB. How can I avoid this, would adding extra
> RAM improve the situation (I'm guessing not, since Windows will only
> make larger swap then)?

Yes, adding extra RAM would help avoid the badly named "Virtual Memory
Minimum Too Low" message.  With more physical memory, Windows should
require a *smaller* swap space.  It only creates more swap space when
it runs out of physical memory and the swap space it has.  In fact,
that's what the message means.  More RAM would help for Freenet as
well as everything else you run.

What all are you running when you get this message?  How much of your
memory is being used by Freenet?  You could also kill everything else
you can.  System tray applications eat memory.  Services eat memory.

A good guide to services is here:
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

Another possibility, if you have enough disk space, is to change
virtual memory from its defaults.  The default will allow you up to
1536 MB of swap.  You could put it there to begin with, and then
Windows doesn't need to dynamically change it, and you don't get the
problems noted in the message, i.e. "During this process, memory
requests
for some applications may be denied."  Not to mention that changing
swap size uses memory itself.

-todd
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