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Virtual Memory and RAM Explanation of

You will now and again get a message saying that :- You do not have enough virtual memory to complete the task

Well basically, virtual memory is non-physical memory Windows uses virtual memory when it doesn't have enough "regular" physical memory to perform a task. In practice Windows uses your hard drive to store information that normally would be put into your RAM memory. RAM is short for random access memory. Its main job is to process the information within your computer. RAM is what is used to load all of those programs that start up on your computer each day.

Windows will use the hard drive space to supplement your physical shortage meg of RAM which will be erased once Windows is done with it.

Why do we bother to add extra RAM to our computer if it can use hard drive space instead? Main reason: RAM is much faster.

To tell how much RAM your computer already has, click on Start, Control Panel and choose the System link. (XP users need to click on Performance and Maintenance to get to the System icon). Click on the General tab and the amount of RAM you have on your PC will be listed there in the form of megabytes (MB).

There are different types of memory. EDO, FPM, SRAM, SODIMM, RDRAM, DRAM and VRAM. There is a maximum memory amount that your computer can hold and there's also a standard amount, which is what your computer came with when you bought it. Your PC manual will explain what type of memory your computer can take and how much it can handle, so refer to that, since every computer is different.  