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Cause 2:
The computer has used all of its memory with other
programs.
Solution:
Quit the programs that you have open and then open the
program you want to use, or restart your computer.
Problem:
When you try to start a program, you see a message that not enough memory
is available.
Cause 1:
The program needs more memory.
Solution:
To find out about the application’s memory
requirements, select the application icon and choose
Get Info from the file menu. Use the program’s Info
window to give it more memory. For instructions, see
the “Memory” topic in the Macintosh Guide.
Cause 2:
The computer has used all of its memory with other
programs.
Solution:
Quit the programs that you have open and then open the
program you want to use, or restart your computer.
Cause 3:
The application is designed specifically for the Power
Macintosh and needs to use Virtual Memory, but
Virtual Memory is turned off.
Solution:
Turn on Virtual Memory in the Memory control panel.
For instructions, see the “Memory” topic of Macintosh
Guide.
Problem:
You see a message that an application can’t be found.
Cause 1:
You tried to open a document that came from another
computer, created with an application that you do not
have installed.
Solution:
Make sure that the Macintosh Easy Open control panel
is enabled and that you have specified the alternative
applications you want to use to open your documents.
To enable Macintosh Easy Open, choose Control Panels
from the Apple menu and double-click the Macintosh
Easy Open icon. In the Macintosh Easy Open control
panel, click “On”. For information on using this
control panel to open your documents, see the
Macintosh Guide available in the Guide menu.
Solution:
Some documents can be opened by more than one
application. Start a program that may be able to open
the document (like SimpleText for a letter or Adobe