Q175345: Age Of Empires Err Msg: Not Enough Memory or Swap File Space

Article: Q175345
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kberrmsg kbsetup kbusage aoe kbimu msgamekbfaq
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Age of Empires, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to start Age of Empires, you may receive the following error
message:

  Not enough memory or swap file space. Close other applications and/or free
  some disk space, and then restart Age of Empires

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if either of the following conditions are true:

- You have less than 16 megabytes (MB) of random access memory (RAM) available
  in your computer.

- You have less than 50 MB of available hard disk space in your computer.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, increase the amount of available memory or hard disk
space in your computer.

To increase the amount of available memory in your computer, restart the
computer, quit any programs that are running before you start Age of Empires, or
install additional memory in your computer.

To determine the amount of memory installed in your computer, follow these
steps:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click System.

3. On the General tab, note the amount of memory under Computer, and then click
  OK.

To increase the amount of available hard disk space in your computer, follow
these steps:

1. On the desktop, right-click Recycle Bin, click Empty Recycle Bin, and then
  click Yes.

2. Back up and then remove any files on the hard disk that you do not use
  frequently. For information about how to back up your files, click Start, and
  then click Help. On the Index tab, type "backing" (without the quotation
  marks), and then double-click the "Backing up files" or "Backing up files,
  folders" topic.

3. Delete any unnecessary files on the hard disk. For information about how to
  delete files, click Start, and then click Help. On the Index tab, type
  "deleting" (without the quotation marks), and then double-click the "Deleting
  files or folders" or "Deleting files, folders" topic.

Additional query words: 1.00 aoe empire ror ram error requires msgame kbfaq

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Keywords          : kbenv kberrmsg kbsetup kbusage aoe kbimu msgame kbfaq
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbAOE kbGamesSearch kbZNotKeyword kbAOESearch
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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