OFF97: Office Programs Require Virtual MemoryLast reviewed: November 21, 1997Article ID: Q156452 |
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SYMPTOMSWhen you start any of the Microsoft Office 97 programs, for example, Microsoft Excel 97, you receive an error message similar to the following:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\EXCEL.EXE There is not enough free memory to run this program. Quit one or more programs, and then try again.If you click OK, you receive the following error message:
Error Starting Program There is not enough memory to start EXCEL.EXE. Quit some programs, and then try again. CAUSEThis behavior occurs when you disable virtual memory on a computer running Microsoft Windows 95 and you start any of the programs included in Microsoft Office 97. You may also receive these error messages when you start a Microsoft Office 97 program on a computer running Microsoft Windows NT if the paging file is too small.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this behavior, turn on virtual memory (under Windows 95), or increase the size of the paging file (under Windows NT).
Windows 95Microsoft Office 97 programs require that virtual memory be turned on when you run them under Windows 95. To turn on virtual memory, use the following steps:
Windows NTIn Windows NT 4.0, you cannot turn off virtual memory; however, you can increase the size of the paging file (the file that provides virtual memory). To do this, use the following steps:
MORE INFORMATIONIn Windows 95 and Windows NT, virtual memory allows the computer to use hard disk space as random access memory (RAM). The computer uses virtual memory to augment the normal RAM that is installed on the computer. If, for some reason, you turned off virtual memory in Windows 95, or if you reduced the size of the paging file in Windows NT, Microsoft Office 97 programs may not start correctly, or at all. This behavior may occur even if the computer has a very large amount of installed RAM (32 megabytes or more). NOTE: By default, virtual memory is turned on in both Windows 95 and Windows NT. For more information about virtual memory in Windows 95, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q128327 TITLE : How Windows 95 Manages Virtual Memory |
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