system failed to initialize the program - Error

Sometimes when working on computer,a message appears saying "system failed to initialize the program. Problem error 0x000142. Your system has low virtual memory. Click 'OK' to terminate the program"
After this, the desktop becomes blank for the next five to six seconds and later everything becomes normal like nothing ever happened.

This was the error I have seen as well. The above error was reported by a user.Please find the solution for this as given by Chip. But I had resolved the same even before chip gave the solution since I got this error way before :) Anyways read on as how to fix this...

The system is pausing because it is low in memory resources and you might be running heavy programs. Let Windows determine the optimal virtual memory size by erasing any custom settings and coniguring it to System managed size.



To do this, right click on ‘My Computer’ on the desktop and select ‘Properties’. From the ‘System Properties’, click on the ‘Advanced’ tab, and click the ‘Settings’ button in the ‘Performance’ section.
Select the ‘Advanced’ tab in the next open window and click the ‘Change’ button in the ‘Virtual memory’ section.

Select the ‘C’ drive and select ‘No paging file’. Click the ‘Set’ button. Then select ‘System managed size’ and click the ‘Set’ button again. Click on ‘OK’ and exit from the settings page.
The restart the computer as asked there but ensure that you have atleast 4GB free space in C Drive if that is where your OS resides.Ensure that Windows Update is enabled to automatically download updates and keep it running smoothly.