what do i do when i have a program that says "program too big to fit in memory" and its an .exe program. i have windows xp just in case u needed to knoMind giving us some more information? Like your hard disk space, and such...

[glb]Flame[/glb]well its not like my memory is low because i have like 20 gb left of space and its basic space is 34 gb so i dont THINK thats the PROBLEM.....also i dont really know what to do about virtual memory and stuff.and i have 256 ram and 1.30 ghz processor speedVirtual memory is hard disk space that Windows uses when physical RAM is over committed. This space is a hidden file called pagefile.sys and is maintained by Windows. When XP is installed, Windows computes the minimum and maximum SIZE of the pagefile based on your physical memory( Min= 1.5 * RAM) (Max = 3 * RAM). Windows uses the pagefile to page programs and data in and out of RAM when need for actual execution.

You can increase your pagefile by going to ControlPanel-->Advanced-->Click on Settings in the PERFORMANCE Area-->Advanced-->Change.

If you haven't run a defrag lately, now would be a good time.  You can also monitor MSCONFIG and see what programs are being started.

defrag didnt work...and what u were talkin about in control panels..."advanced" doesnt exist in their..Sorry for the MISTAKE. It should read:

ControlPanel-->System-->Advanced-->In Performance Area click Settings-->Advanced

You can make the change by hitting Change in the Virtual Memory Area (bottom of screen).

Hope this helps.  What is the exact message thats displayed on your screen?is the exe program ...downloaded from the net?yea downloaded from ares...and the exact message is "program too big to fit memory"....i dk what it is because when ive downloaded exe files like this before on a different computer the same thing happened but i dk what i should do.....should i just delete it?