out of memory? why??

[monj]

please help me understand something here

my audio program crashs because its out of memory.
when i check how much my program uses through windows task manager, i see that it uses about 1.80gb. my system i use is q6600 on asus P5Q-E MB with 2x2gb corsair 800mhz memory.
i understand that windows xp SP3 doesnt support that much memory and only around 3.15-3.25gb of memory is used out of the 4gb.
why am i getting an error message that im out of memory at 1.8gb usage???
is there any reason to believe that simply i need to configure something in windows xp settings to enable the rest of the memory to be used or somewhat?
it feels like my system is strangled for some reason...

thanks for any help!

 

[CardboardSword]

It could be having a memory leak, where the program uses memory, but after it is done with it, does not remove itself from the ram, making it use a lot of memory very quickly. No casual program should consistently use 1.8Gb of ram. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to stop memory leak, a re-install of the program maybe? Maybe a new program entirely if that's an option.

 

[Zatharus]

It could be having a memory leak, where the program uses memory, but after it is done with it, does not remove itself from the ram, making it use a lot of memory very quickly. No casual program should consistently use 1.8Gb of ram. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to stop memory leak, a re-install of the program maybe? Maybe a new program entirely if that's an option.

I second the memory leak theory. However, the only way to fix a memory leak is with an update to the program. Memory leaks come from poor programming. This is a job for the developers of your software.

What program is it by the way?