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Jul 24 2008 5:56 PM GMT
by Dargus
Without knowing more about the situation, the first think I can suggest is upgrading your RAM. Virtual memory often refers to your page file; space on your hard drive that Windows uses like RAM. To change this follow these steps:
Start>(right click) My Computer>Properties>Advanced>(under performance) Settings>Advanced>Change>Custom Size>enter a range from about half of your current RAM to about double>click Set Size and then exit, you will need to restart.
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Keep in mind that using a page file is MUCH slower than using RAM, so increasing the amount of RAM available to your computer will improve performance.
Windows by default uses 1.5x your RAM as a page file. Since this is not enough for your uses, it is highly recommended that you add RAM to your computer.
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I think you should roll back SP3 and check the behavior, most probably if the system was working fine before SP3 installation and has started misbehaving after installation of SP3, it is because of improper installation of SP3