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"not enough resources"

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webuser

Flightless Bird
Hello All:

When I run the computer, after a while it runs out of resources. So
gradually I have to close the programs and eventually I need to restart
the computer. By run out of resources I mean I can’t copy and paste, or
open a new IE tab, or open a program and run it or print something.
Sometimes I get the message “not enough resources” . As I said it
becomes so bad that I need to restart the computer.

I have ran CCleaner and cleaned up the 958.2MB detritus in the system
and a few times ran cleaning the registry. Also ran CHKDSK command. Only
once after running CCleaner and again when once I ran the CHKDSK command
the computer went back to how it was before going slow. Now running the
CCleaner and CHKDAK command has no effect on this.

I have a Dell computer with 2.4 GHZ and 3.2GB RAM per CCleaner, even
though when I bought the system, I paid for 4GB RAM. Running Windows XP
professional with all the SPs installed. I have not changed my
antispayware and antivirus programs.

This problem started about two weeks or so ago. Is there anything can
be done to fix this problem short of the drastic step of formatting the
C drive and re-installing my XP and other programs?
Thanks a lot for your input,
Webuser
 
D

duke

Flightless Bird
On Jan 26, 11:31 am, webuser <webuser.45f...@no.email.invalid> wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> When I run the computer, after a while it runs out of resources. So
> gradually I have to close the programs and eventually I need to restart
> the computer. By run out of resources I mean I can’t copy and paste, or
> open a new IE tab, or open a program and run it or print something.
> Sometimes I get the message “not enough resources” . As I said it
> becomes so bad that I need to restart the computer.
>
> I have ran CCleaner and cleaned up the 958.2MB detritus in the system
> and a few times ran cleaning the registry. Also ran CHKDSK command. Only
> once after running CCleaner and again when once I ran the CHKDSK command
> the computer went back to how it was before going slow.  Now running the
> CCleaner and CHKDAK command has no effect on this.
>
> I have a Dell computer with 2.4 GHZ and 3.2GB RAM per CCleaner, even
> though when I bought the system, I paid for 4GB RAM. Running Windows XP
> professional with all the SPs installed. I have not changed my
> antispayware and antivirus programs.
>
> This problem started about two weeks or so ago. Is there anything can
> be done to fix this problem short of the drastic step of formatting the
> C drive and re-installing my XP and other programs?
> Thanks a lot for your input,
> Webuser


Click on MyComputer - C:Drive.....
How much free space is shown in the details pane on left ?

Alternatively Right Click on C: Drive - Properties.... Free space is
shown in pink

Duke
 
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duke

Flightless Bird
On Jan 26, 11:31 am, webuser <webuser.45f...@no.email.invalid> wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> I have a Dell computer with 2.4 GHZ and 3.2GB RAM per CCleaner, even
> though when I bought the system, I paid for 4GB RAM. Running Windows XP
> professional with all the SPs installed.


Windows XP is capable of only using 3.25 GB of RAM, unless you have
the 64Bit Version.

Duke
 
J

Jose

Flightless Bird
On Jan 26, 1:31 pm, webuser <webuser.45f...@no.email.invalid> wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> When I run the computer, after a while it runs out of resources. So
> gradually I have to close the programs and eventually I need to restart
> the computer. By run out of resources I mean I can’t copy and paste, or
> open a new IE tab, or open a program and run it or print something.
> Sometimes I get the message “not enough resources” . As I said it
> becomes so bad that I need to restart the computer.
>
> I have ran CCleaner and cleaned up the 958.2MB detritus in the system
> and a few times ran cleaning the registry. Also ran CHKDSK command. Only
> once after running CCleaner and again when once I ran the CHKDSK command
> the computer went back to how it was before going slow.  Now running the
> CCleaner and CHKDAK command has no effect on this.
>
> I have a Dell computer with 2.4 GHZ and 3.2GB RAM per CCleaner, even
> though when I bought the system, I paid for 4GB RAM. Running Windows XP
> professional with all the SPs installed. I have not changed my
> antispayware and antivirus programs.
>
> This problem started about two weeks or so ago. Is there anything can
> be done to fix this problem short of the drastic step of formatting the
> C drive and re-installing my XP and other programs?
> Thanks a lot for your input,
> Webuser


Does it really say "not enough resources" or does it say something
like "Insufficient System Resources...".

We need to know the exact and entire message, when you see it most
often and what you do to make it go away.

There is more than one kind of situation that leads to messages that
begin with these words. We need to know your situation.

Your RAM sounds fine.

To eliminate questions and guessing, please provide additional
information about your system.

Click Start, Run and in the box enter:

msinfo32

Click OK, and when the System Summary info appears, click Edit, Select
All, Copy and then paste the information back here.

There will be some personal information (like System Name and User
Name), and whatever appears to be private information to you, just
delete it from the pasted information.

Perform some scans for malicious software, then fix any remaining
issues:

Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware
detection programs:

Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/
SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/

They can be uninstalled later if desired.

What other kind of malicious software (malware) tools do you have
installed - McAfee, Norton, AVG, etc...
 
H

HeyBub

Flightless Bird
webuser wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> When I run the computer, after a while it runs out of resources. So
> gradually I have to close the programs and eventually I need to
> restart the computer. By run out of resources I mean I can’t copy and
> paste, or open a new IE tab, or open a program and run it or print
> something. Sometimes I get the message “not enough resources” . As I
> said it becomes so bad that I need to restart the computer.
>
> I have ran CCleaner and cleaned up the 958.2MB detritus in the system
> and a few times ran cleaning the registry. Also ran CHKDSK command.
> Only once after running CCleaner and again when once I ran the CHKDSK
> command the computer went back to how it was before going slow. Now
> running the CCleaner and CHKDAK command has no effect on this.
>
> I have a Dell computer with 2.4 GHZ and 3.2GB RAM per CCleaner, even
> though when I bought the system, I paid for 4GB RAM. Running Windows
> XP professional with all the SPs installed. I have not changed my
> antispayware and antivirus programs.
>
> This problem started about two weeks or so ago. Is there anything can
> be done to fix this problem short of the drastic step of formatting
> the C drive and re-installing my XP and other programs?
> Thanks a lot for your input,
> Webuser


There exist poorly designed programs that do not release resources when they
exit. Most common is RAM.

If you normally run some off-the-wall, possibly ill-behaved, program, stop
doing so and see if the problem disappears.
 
T

Twayne

Flightless Bird
In news:6dd118f9-f6bf-49a2-9c1c-bef47daeb106@j14g2000yqm.googlegroups.com,
duke <nospama@3web.net> typed:
> On Jan 26, 11:31 am, webuser <webuser.45f...@no.email.invalid> wrote:
>> Hello All:
>>
>> I have a Dell computer with 2.4 GHZ and 3.2GB RAM per CCleaner, even
>> though when I bought the system, I paid for 4GB RAM. Running Windows
>> XP professional with all the SPs installed.

>
> Windows XP is capable of only using 3.25 GB of RAM, unless you have
> the 64Bit Version.


The exact number depends on the system requirements and how much address
space it requires. I've seen it range from 2.8 GB to 3.75 GB. On average
it's a little over 3 Gig, which is why they say adding more than that to a
machine does little for the machine.

>
> Duke
 
T

Twayne

Flightless Bird
In news:webuser.45fom6@no.email.invalid,
webuser <webuser.45fom6@no.email.invalid> typed:
> Hello All:
>
> When I run the computer, after a while it runs out of resources. So
> gradually I have to close the programs and eventually I need to
> restart the computer. By run out of resources I mean I can't copy and
> paste, or open a new IE tab, or open a program and run it or print
> something. Sometimes I get the message "not enough resources" . As I
> said it becomes so bad that I need to restart the computer.
>
> I have ran CCleaner and cleaned up the 958.2MB detritus in the system
> and a few times ran cleaning the registry. Also ran CHKDSK command.
> Only once after running CCleaner and again when once I ran the CHKDSK
> command the computer went back to how it was before going slow. Now
> running the CCleaner and CHKDAK command has no effect on this.
>
> I have a Dell computer with 2.4 GHZ and 3.2GB RAM per CCleaner, even
> though when I bought the system, I paid for 4GB RAM. Running Windows
> XP professional with all the SPs installed. I have not changed my
> antispayware and antivirus programs.
>
> This problem started about two weeks or so ago. Is there anything can
> be done to fix this problem short of the drastic step of formatting
> the C drive and re-installing my XP and other programs?
> Thanks a lot for your input,
> Webuser



Rule of thumb: Since this started about two weeks ago, what have you
installed, reset, added, changed or otherwise tweaked since that time?
Always the best place to start.

As HeyBub mentioned, a program may not be releasing RAM back to the system
when it's supposed to. So start eliminating one program at a time and see if
one stops that from happening. Microsoft stuff is very likely OK so start
with the other stuff you use.

Or: If you know how to keep track of avaiable memory with TaskManager, take
each of your installed programs and use it for its intended purpose; open,
edit, save or whatever. Watch memory to see if after a few times the memory
changes substantially. Then close the program and see if the memory returns
to the same as before you started it.

Beyond that, run updated AV and at least 3 updated spyware detectors. It
could easily be a problem with malware.

HTH,

Twayne
 
T

Twayne

Flightless Bird
To the OP: Responding to Jose's post is probably the best thing you could do
for yourself.





In news:62938270-622f-4486-bd0e-03278c91b5a9@y12g2000yqh.googlegroups.com,
Jose <jose_ease@yahoo.com> typed:
> On Jan 26, 1:31 pm, webuser <webuser.45f...@no.email.invalid> wrote:
>> Hello All:
>>
>> When I run the computer, after a while it runs out of resources. So
>> gradually I have to close the programs and eventually I need to
>> restart the computer. By run out of resources I mean I can’t copy
>> and paste, or open a new IE tab, or open a program and run it or
>> print something. Sometimes I get the message “not enough resources”
>> . As I said it becomes so bad that I need to restart the computer.
>>
>> I have ran CCleaner and cleaned up the 958.2MB detritus in the system
>> and a few times ran cleaning the registry. Also ran CHKDSK command.
>> Only once after running CCleaner and again when once I ran the
>> CHKDSK command the computer went back to how it was before going
>> slow. Now running the CCleaner and CHKDAK command has no effect on
>> this.
>>
>> I have a Dell computer with 2.4 GHZ and 3.2GB RAM per CCleaner, even
>> though when I bought the system, I paid for 4GB RAM. Running Windows
>> XP professional with all the SPs installed. I have not changed my
>> antispayware and antivirus programs.
>>
>> This problem started about two weeks or so ago. Is there anything can
>> be done to fix this problem short of the drastic step of formatting
>> the C drive and re-installing my XP and other programs?
>> Thanks a lot for your input,
>> Webuser

>
> Does it really say "not enough resources" or does it say something
> like "Insufficient System Resources...".
>
> We need to know the exact and entire message, when you see it most
> often and what you do to make it go away.
>
> There is more than one kind of situation that leads to messages that
> begin with these words. We need to know your situation.
>
> Your RAM sounds fine.
>
> To eliminate questions and guessing, please provide additional
> information about your system.
>
> Click Start, Run and in the box enter:
>
> msinfo32
>
> Click OK, and when the System Summary info appears, click Edit, Select
> All, Copy and then paste the information back here.
>
> There will be some personal information (like System Name and User
> Name), and whatever appears to be private information to you, just
> delete it from the pasted information.
>
> Perform some scans for malicious software, then fix any remaining
> issues:
>
> Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware
> detection programs:
>
> Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/
> SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/
>
> They can be uninstalled later if desired.
>
> What other kind of malicious software (malware) tools do you have
> installed - McAfee, Norton, AVG, etc...
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

Flightless Bird
On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:31:56 -0600, webuser
<webuser.45fom6@no.email.invalid> wrote:


> I have a Dell computer with 2.4 GHZ and 3.2GB RAM per CCleaner, even
> though when I bought the system, I paid for 4GB RAM.



All 32-bit client versions of Windows (not just Vista/XP/7) have a 4GB
address space (64-bit versions can use much more). That's the
theoretical upper limit beyond which you can not go.

But you can't use the entire 4GB of address space. Even though you
have a 4GB address space, you can only use *around* 3.1GB of RAM.
That's because some of that space is used by hardware and is not
available to the operating system and applications. The amount you can
use varies, depending on what hardware you have installed, but can
range from as little as 2GB to as much as 3.5GB. It's usually around
3.1GB.

Note that the hardware is using the address *space*, not the actual
RAM itself. If you have a greater amount of RAM, the rest of the RAM
goes unused because there is no address space to map it to.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
 
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webuser

Flightless Bird
Thanks to all who took the time to respond.
I followed Jose's advice and installed and ran the Supenantispyware. i
had ran malwarebytes and found nothing. But the Superantispyware
detected a lot of stuff in all drives which I deleted and rebooted.
Since then I ahve not had any problems. I leave open a lots of programs
and IE tabs and still can work without any "not enough resources"
message. No need to reboot in the middle of the day.
Thanks again to all of you.
Webuser
 
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