Merge pull request #345 from TimothyShimmin/patch-1

[docs] Explicitly linked to an implied location
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## VirtualAlloc failed
If you set up the user rights properly (see above), and your system has 4-8GB of RAM (50%+ use), there is a significant chance that there simply won't be a large enough chunk of contiguous memory because Windows is fairly bad at mitigating memory fragmentation.
If you set up the user rights properly ([see above](https://github.com/fireice-uk/xmr-stak/blob/master/doc/FAQ.md#selockmemoryprivilege-failed)), and your system has 4-8GB of RAM (50%+ use), there is a significant chance that there simply won't be a large enough chunk of contiguous memory because Windows is fairly bad at mitigating memory fragmentation.
If that happens, disable all auto-staring applications and run the miner after a reboot.