How do i increase my computers physical memory when I have over 2 GB of virtual memory available?
You can adjust your virtual memory settings by looking in the properties of My Computer, assuming you’re using Windows, but it should generally try to do the best thing. Virtual memory is much slower than physical memory because it relies on the hard drive, so if your computer is using it heavily, performance will be poor. It’s fairly normal for most of your physical memory to be used up at all times even if you don’t have any programs open – the operating system will reserve it for buffers. The only way to increase physical memory is by buying more! 512 MB really isn’t very much – it’s pretty much the practical minimum with Windows XP, and a waste of time with Vista and Windows 7. Depending on how old your computer is, another 1 or 2GB should be pretty cheap.
