Sounds like you need to change your virtual memory settings or buy more RAM.
Here is how to change the settings:
I am assuming you use WINXP
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Click Start , right-click My Computer , and then click Properties .
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Click the Advanced tab.
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In the Performance section, click Settings .
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Click the Advanced tab.
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In the Virtual memory section, click Change . Both the Initial and Maximum settings should be less than the reported Space available on the hard disk drive. The Initial size setting for the virtual memory settings should be about 200 MB, and should be higher than or equal to the recommended paging file size shown in the lower section of the dialog box. When you set the initial size, Windows reserves on the hard disk drive the amount of space you designated for virtual memory. The maximum amount allowable can be anything above the Initial size setting, but it should be at least twice the Initial size setting, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: The Windows XP Virtual Memory settings
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Based on the information above, make any necessary changes to the Initial size and Maximum size settings.
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Click Set , and then click OK .
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