Re: st: ram memory: microsoft fix does not work

[Roberto Mura <roberto.mura@mbs.ac.uk>]

Dear all,
thank you very much for your all your comments.

Jeph: am I right to think that the alleged microsoft hotfix did not
work in your system either? Did you try restoring the system to
Service Pack#1 as the FAQ section suggests?

Michael: I tried compressing the dataset, disabling most redundant
programs at boot up and running the estimations in safe mode. No luck;

Rodrigo: at least as far as xtabond2 is concerned, one way around is
indeed to specify nomata; however that takes days to run. So I am
being forced to use PCGIVE in GIVEWIN which actually does handle it
in seconds. The memory problem however stands when I am using larger
datasets than the one I am currently working on;

Larry: I am currently exploring the possibility of switching to
Windows Prof 64 although this entails significant "transition" costs.
I was not aware of the free trial for 4 months. Thanx for the tip. I
am downloading it as I write to you.
Wishing you all a very nice day
Kind regards
R


At 01:30 07/11/2006, you wrote:
> WinXp is a miserable memory manager, and you should count
> yourself lucky to get 1.1gb. I have a 4gb machine with an
> Athlon64x2 and the best I have managed is the about same.
>
> Though it's not a satisfying solution, you might try booting
> up in Safe Mode, so Xp doesn't load all the background
> bloatware, and then running your model. But as the FAQ says,
> it's all luck of the draw.
>
> Good luck,
> Jeph
>
>
>
>
> Dr. Roberto Mura wrote:
> > Dear all,
> > the issue that I am experiencing is that, despite the 3,070 Mega of
> > Ram memory installed in my PC, the op.sys refuses to give me more
> > than 1.1Giga (set memory 1195m is the max it allows me).
> > This is a huge issue as I cannot run the xtabond2 estimations I need
> > to, since the system runs out of memory:
> >   xtabond2_mata():  3900  unable to allocate real <tmp>[35360,1049]
> >                   <istmt>:     -  function returned error
> > I have already checked the proposed solution in the web, namely:
> > www.stata.com/support/faqs/win/winmemory.html
> > and I already downloaded and installed the proposed Microsoft fix:
> > www.stata.com/support/faqs/win/WindowsXP-KB894472-x86-ENU.exe
> > This did not produce any effect. I tried with Stata Technical Support
> > but they were unable to solve this issue.
> > I also tried to contact Microsoft directly but with little luck.
> > Please note that I am running Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2
> > (build 2600)  on a Compaq Presario SR1639UK with an AMD Athlon 64
> > Processor 3700. I am using Stata/SE 9.2 for Windows, Born 06 Oct 2006.
> > Please let me know if there is any more detail I can provide.
> > Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
> > R
> >
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Dr. Roberto Mura
Lecturer in Finance
The Manchester Accounting & Finance Group
Manchester Business School
University of Manchester
Crawford House, Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
UK
Room M37
tel: +44 (0) 161 275 0120
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            roberto.mura@manchester.ac.uk
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