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Frozen laptop problem

May 14, 2015
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when I opened my laptop today, it's frozen with this message: Your computer is low on memory. I can't close it or use the computer. What's wrong?
 
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Hello

It seems that the system drive (mostly it is the C: drive) is running out of free space and because of this the system files are not being able to load properly.

You can resolve the issue by:

> Booting Windows in the Safe Mode (by pressing the F8 key repeatedly during the system startup).

> Going to the Control Panel. (Start > Control Panel).

> Uninstalling any unused/unwanted programs.

> Moving any unnecessary/unused/unwanted files from the desktop or Documents folder to somewhere other than C: drive. (Such as to D: or E:).

> Cleaning the Temp folder. (Go to Run and type %TEMP%, and delete all the files from the folder.)

Once all the above steps are completed, make sure that...
Hello

It seems that the system drive (mostly it is the C: drive) is running out of free space and because of this the system files are not being able to load properly.

You can resolve the issue by:

> Booting Windows in the Safe Mode (by pressing the F8 key repeatedly during the system startup).

> Going to the Control Panel. (Start > Control Panel).

> Uninstalling any unused/unwanted programs.

> Moving any unnecessary/unused/unwanted files from the desktop or Documents folder to somewhere other than C: drive. (Such as to D: or E:).

> Cleaning the Temp folder. (Go to Run and type %TEMP%, and delete all the files from the folder.)

Once all the above steps are completed, make sure that the C: drive has at least 2GB to 3GB free disk space before you start your Windows normally.

Let me know if this helps. :)
 
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