memory allocation

[renatzu]

Whenever I try to run AOE III, about 20 minutes in it minimizes and I get a window saying "Unable to allocate memory size 320738, the application will now exit". The number isn't exact, but it's something in the 600 thousands. It might be a problem with the virtual memory, as right after I click OK and the program exits, I get a Windows popup saying it is increasing the size of the virtual memory.

I've searched around the internet, but all I get is lots of people asking and nobody responding with a good answer. It can't be cured by re-installing, and it's not a problem with DirectX.

I'm hoping somebody knows how to clear it up.

[Al]

Sounds like a bug. Is there a patch? If not, is it a fairly new game? If so, you should mail a bug report to them. Seems like there's something in the program that's far too big in memory.

[Minted]

Allow me to reuse an answer I used earlier:

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1013131#post1013131

Try that ...

[renatzu]

Sounds like a bug. Is there a patch? If not, is it a fairly new game? If so, you should mail a bug report to them. Seems like there's something in the program that's far too big in memory.
No, it's not a bug. I searched Google, and lots of people reported this happening, but all for different games. It's a Windows problem.

[Playbus]

Do you have a motherboard which supports dual-channel RAM?

If so, what's the exact configuration of your DIMMs ?