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Very low virtual memory

Hi all
could anyone please tell me how to sort out very low virtual memory which keeps displaying in a yellow triangle in the taskbar as my computer keeps crashing with firefox.
I have xp home witth avast 4.8 home and zonealarm security suite
Thankyou
pompeylady

Comments

    1. Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
    2. Click the Advanced tab, and then under Performance click Settings.
    3. Click the Advanced tab, and then under Virtual memory click Change.
    4. Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the paging file that you want to change.
    5. Under Paging file size for selected drive, click System managed size and then click Set.
    6. Click OK to close the dialog box and apply changes.
    Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308417
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