DOCUMENT:Q76769 29-SEP-1999 [win3x] TITLE :README.TXT: What If You Run Out of Memory? PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product PROD/VER::1.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows with Multimedia Extensions, version 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= The following information is contained in the Windows with Multimedia Extensions version 1.0 README.TXT file. The Setup program copies this file to the Windows with Multimedia Extensions directory. This information does not apply to later versions of Windows. WHAT IF YOU RUN OUT OF MEMORY? ============================== As you're running applications in Windows or are trying to start an application, you might receive messages about being out of memory. You can find out how much memory is available and of what type by choosing the About command from the Help menu in either Program Manager or File Manager. A dialog box containing memory information appears. The following list describes each memory category and suggests how to increase available memory: Amount of memory free This number is the amount of conventional memory currently available for applications. When you run Windows in standard mode, this number includes extended memory. When you run Windows in 386 enhanced mode, this number includes virtual memory and could be much larger than the physical amount of memory in your computer. If you need more memory or if the amount of free memory is less than 30K, close some applications. Amount of EMS free When you run Windows in real mode with an expanded memory driver installed, this number shows the amount of expanded memory currently available. It is possible to have plenty of expanded memory available, but be out of conventional memory. You can close some applications to free up conventional memory. You will be unable to use the Multimedia extensions when running Windows in real mode. SMARTDrive Amount This number is the amount of expanded memory claimed by SMARTDrive. Windows 3.0 can allocate memory from SMARTDrive as needed. For more information on how to use SMARTDrive, see Chapter 4, "Optimizing Your System," in Introducing Windows with Multimedia. System Resources This number is the percentage of system resources available. This number never reaches 100% because the system itself takes up some system resources. If this number is too low (about 15%), you cannot run more applications regardless of how much free memory you have. Close some applications to free system resources. KBCategory: kbreadme kbmm KBSubcategory: win31 Additional query words: MMWIN kbmm 1.00 readme ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbWinMultiXSearch kbWinMultiX100 Version : :1.0 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.