Ram memory problems on Win7 Desktop

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  1. Posts : 83
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #1

    Ram memory problems on Win7 Desktop


    Greetings,

    I keep running into low memory problems (as noted by performance and by task manager). I have:

    Windows 7 Home Premium
    Solid State Drive
    Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz 2.83 GHz
    Ram: 8.00 GB
    System Type: 64-bit Operating System
    An example would be that yesterday on my desktop I wanted to move a 7 mb video file into a folder and it took forever and the ram being used was 89%. That was the only application that was running.


    This happened after I restored via EaseUS ToDo to an earlier version of my operating system.


    Are there any diagnostics I could run to determine what is going on here? Any thing else I should do?


    Thanks for any input.


    Smorton
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  2. Posts : 71,978
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Smorton,

    Did you turn off your page file, or set it's size to low?

    Virtual Memory Paging File - Change

    Hope this may help for now, :)
    Shawn
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  3. Posts : 2,497
    Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
       #3

    Post a screenshot of Task Manager - Performance tab.
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  4. Posts : 4,566
    Windows 10 Pro
       #4

    If you want to see if your ram is failing, run a ram test.

    Memory Diagnostics Tool

    Also 7mb video file? You sure you do not mean GB?
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  5. Posts : 83
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Right now it isn't too bad. It does not use all the ram all of the time. It is at 43% with three applications open. I will make a screenshot when it loses the memory.

    Thanks
    SM
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 83
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #6

    I ran a memory diagnostic test and that was fine. However my paging file may be the problem. It is set at 8,190 mb at this time. The recommended is 12285 MB. The minimum is 16 MB.

    I think I will try to increase the size to 12285 mb. I wonder if it would be good to move it to a different drive (now on C Drive).

    Input appreciated.

    Smorton
      My Computer


  7. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #7

    Your system specs would be helpful.

    By Brink:
    System Info - See Your System Specs
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  8. Posts : 83
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #8

    That isn't this:
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    Solid State Drive
    Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz 2.83 GHz
    Ram: 8.00 GB
    System Type: 64-bit Operating System

    SM
      My Computer


  9. Posts : 83
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #9

    I ran the memory diagnostics test and that indicated no problems. I then changed the pagefile setting and increased them to a recommended amount. I left the pagefile on the C drive but kind of wish I would have put it on the D drive. The only setting I had problems with was the initial setting. I have 8GB of ram so I changed the initial size to 12285 mb and the maximum size to 12285 mb also.I only have one application running which is the Firefox browser and my physical memory is running at 22% or 1.86 GB at present.

    It will be interesting to see if this will help.

    If I have set the initial setting on the pagefile incorrectly it would be great if someone would let me know.

    Thanks

    Smorton
      My Computer


  10. Posts : 71,978
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #10

    Smorton,

    Usually setting the page file to be managed by the system should be good.

    Firefox is using quite a bit of resources there. How many tabs do you have open, and do you have any toolbars or add-ons installed that may be hogging the resources?

    For me Firefox opened with one tab and nothing else running in it uses about 82 MB.
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