August 02, 2017
Out of Memory Errors
Out of memory error messages can be caused by a
variety of problems, including memory glitches (that will be solved by
rebooting), insufficient memory, poor memory management, not enough hard disk
space, faulty memory and software problems.
The user may be running too many programs at once, and could try closing
some of the open programs. If this
doesn’t work, the next step to try is to reboot the computer and see if that
fixes the problem. If it does not, the
following approaches could be considered:
1.
Create more space
on the hard drive by deleting unnecessary files and then defragmenting.
2.
Investigate any
recently added software. Does the
computer system have enough RAM to run this software? Are there any updates or patches for this
software available on the Internet?
3.
Is some memory
management software running? If so,
disable it and see if performance improves.
There
may be a physical problem with the memory or its connection to the motherboard. Try reseating (removing and replacing) the
RAM and if that does not work swapping the RAMwith the RAM from a working computer.
