Posted by Stroller on 12/01/07 02:49

Gary wrote:
> ...
> I am having problems with Outlook express
> I have a 512meg computer running xp home sp2
>
> Recently Outlook express has been giving a out of memory error.
>
> The workaround is to shut down OE and open it up again. Memory manager
tells
> me I have 100=250 meg available but Outlook ex just can't see it. Any
help
> would be great. obviously not a life or death prob but Very annoying

Right-click My Computer & choose Properties > Advanced > Performace.
Make sure the swap file is big enough - I usually set it to "system
managed".

512meg seems to be a little tight for XP these days - 768meg or 1024meg
(1gig) can make a noticeable difference & you may be surprised how
cheaply you can get RAM for at the moment.

Stroller.

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