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You're confusing memory with storage. Your hard disc provides data storage capacity for files, programs, and documents, while your computer's RAM (random access memory, one or more modules of memory circuit boards) provides the working memory that your computer uses when it is running software. When you start a software program, your operating system reads the program executable file from your hard disc into RAM (working memory). The amount of working memory needed for the program may be more or less than the actual size of the program executable file (due to code overlays and external library references), but it sounds like what is happening to you is that there is not enough free memory resources available when you try to load the program.

The fix? Add more RAM memory modules (if your computer's motherboard isn't already at capacity), and / or increase the size of your paging file, which is used to "emulate" extra RAM. In windows, Start... Settings... Control Panel... System... Advanced... Performance... Settings...Advanced... Virtual Memory... Change. You will see the location and size of your paging file... make it larger and click "Set", "OK." If you make it much larger than twice the size of your actual physical RAM you may notice a performance degradation.

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