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SolutionWhat is Virtual Memory?Virtual memory allows the operating system to look at RAM for areas that have not been used recently and copy them onto the hard disk. This then frees up space in RAM to load a new application. Virtual memory is also known as "swap space" because of the page file extension on a Windows operating system is聽.swp. Because memory swapping occurs behind the scenes, often you won't even realize that it is happening. Can Virtual Memory Help with Shortage of Memory Issues?In some situations, yes. When you try to initialize an extremely large array in LabVIEW, you might receive a聽Memory is full聽error. This can occur because LabVIEW cannot locate a large block of continuous memory in RAM. Setting your virtual memory correctly may allow you to initialize the array by enabling LabVIEW to access the continuous block in virtual memory. How Can I Configure Virtual Memory?Configuring Virtual Memory is a little different in each Windows operating system
Win 98 -聽From the Windows Control Panel, double-click the聽System聽icon. Navigate to the聽Performance聽tab and click the聽Virtual Memory聽button. Select聽Let me specify my own virtual memory settings聽and specify the minimum and maximum amount of space you want to dedicate to virtual memory. Restart the PC to update the settings.Win 2000 -聽From the Windows Control Panel, double-click the聽System聽icon. Navigate to the聽Advanced聽tab and click the聽Performance Options聽button. Click the聽Change聽button. Set the聽Initial聽size and the聽Maximum聽size by modifying the numbers and clicking the聽Set聽button. Restart the PC to update the settings.Win XP -聽From the Windows Control Panel, double-click the聽System聽icon. Navigate to the聽Advanced聽tab and click the聽Settings聽button in the聽Performance聽section. Navigate to the聽Advanced聽tab and click the聽Change聽button in the聽Virtual Memory聽section. Set the聽Initial聽size and the聽Maximum聽size by modifying the numbers and clicking the聽Set聽button. Restart the PC to update the settings.Windows Vista聽- From the Control Panel, select聽System and Maintenance禄System.聽In the left pane, click聽Advanced system settings. In the聽Advanced聽tab, under聽Performance, click聽Settings. Click the聽Advanced聽tab, and under聽Virtual memory聽click聽Change. Restart the PC to update the settings.聽Windows 7聽- Click聽Start, then right-click聽My Computer聽and select聽Properties.聽In the left pane, click聽Advanced system settings. In the聽Advanced聽tab, under聽Performance, click聽Settings. Click the聽Advanced聽tab, and under聽Virtual memory聽click聽Change. Restart the PC to update the settings.
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