Err Msg: Not Enough Storage to Start Process

 Last reviewed: May 8, 1997
Article ID: Q103119
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

You may receive one of the following error messages when you try to start an application: 

   Not enough storage to start process.

   -or-

   Error #0008

CAUSE

These errors indicate you have run out of paging file space. The less RAM a system has, the more likely this is to happen.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, do one of the following:

  • Make more RAM available for the system, which allows for more paging file space (non-paged memory).

    -or-

  • Use Performance Monitor to discover which application(s) are using non-paged memory in larger amounts and run them more judiciously.

MORE INFORMATION

Non-paged memory is memory that cannot be swapped out to disk. Applications can tell Windows NT how much of themselves can be placed in the non-paged pool. There is a limit to the amount of objects a system can have in non-paged memory at any time.

Additional query words: prodnt non-paged pool
Keywords : kbother ntgeneral
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 8, 1997
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