diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
index c2bd1557a4..a907734479 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "archutils/Win32/GraphicsWindow.h"
 #else
 #include "archutils/Xbox/GraphicsWindow.h"
+#include "archutils/Xbox/VirtualMemory.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "ScreenDimensions.h"
@@ -1204,6 +1205,16 @@ unsigned RageDisplay_D3D::CreateTexture(
 	HRESULT hr;
 	IDirect3DTexture8* pTex;
 	hr = g_pd3dDevice->CreateTexture( img->w, img->h, 1, 0, D3DFORMATS[pixfmt], D3DPOOL_MANAGED, &pTex );
+
+#if defined(XBOX)
+	while(hr == E_OUTOFMEMORY)
+	{
+		if(!vmem_Manager.DecommitLRU())
+			break;
+		hr = g_pd3dDevice->CreateTexture( img->w, img->h, 1, 0, D3DFORMATS[pixfmt], D3DPOOL_MANAGED, &pTex );
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if( FAILED(hr) )
 		RageException::Throw( "CreateTexture(%i,%i,pixfmt=%i) failed: %s", 
 		img->w, img->h, pixfmt, GetErrorString(hr).c_str() );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
index 9d3b8e4745..44a876024b 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 #include "RageSoundReader_Resample.h"
 #include "RageSoundReader_FileReader.h"
 
+#if defined(XBOX)
+#include "archutils/Xbox/VirtualMemory.h"
+#endif
+
 const int channels = 2;
 const int framesize = 2 * channels; /* 16-bit */
 #define samplerate() Sample->GetSampleRate()
@@ -350,6 +354,11 @@ int RageSound::FillBuf( int frames )
  * that would be read. */
 int RageSound::GetData( char *buffer, int frames )
 {
+#if defined(XBOX)
+	// should prevent a page fault crash
+	vmem_Manager.Lock(buffer);
+#endif
+
 	if( m_Param.m_LengthSeconds != -1 )
 	{
 		/* We have a length; only read up to the end. */
@@ -378,6 +387,10 @@ int RageSound::GetData( char *buffer, int frames )
 			databuf.read( buffer, got*framesize );
 	}
 
+#if defined(XBOX)
+	vmem_Manager.Unlock(buffer);
+#endif
+
 	return got;
 }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSoundManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageSoundManager.cpp
index 9b1576ee5f..eddea2c1dd 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSoundManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSoundManager.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #include "arch/arch.h"
 #include "arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver.h"
 
+#if defined(XBOX)
+#include "archutils/Xbox/VirtualMemory.h"
+#endif
+
 /*
  * This mutex is locked before Update() deletes old sounds from owned_sounds.  Lock
  * this mutex if you want to ensure that sounds remain valid.  (Other threads may
@@ -217,6 +221,10 @@ RageSound *RageSoundManager::PlaySound( RageSound &snd, const RageSoundParams *p
 	else
 	{
 		sound_to_play = new RageSound(snd);
+#if defined(XBOX)
+		// keep the sound data committed to memory
+		vmem_Manager.Lock(sound_to_play);
+#endif
 
 		/* We're responsible for freeing it. */
 		g_SoundManMutex.Lock(); /* lock for access to owned_sounds */
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSurface_Load_PNG.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageSurface_Load_PNG.cpp
index 0216237ca7..ade5fc6e73 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSurface_Load_PNG.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSurface_Load_PNG.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #if defined(_XBOX)
 #  include <malloc.h>	// for alloca
+#  include "archutils/Xbox/VirtualMemory.h"
+#  define PNG_USER_MEM_SUPPORTED
 #elif !defined(WIN32)
 #  include <alloca.h>
 #endif
@@ -89,6 +91,17 @@ static RageSurface *RageSurface_Load_PNG( RageFile *f, const char *fn, char erro
 	error.fn = fn;
 
 	png_struct *png = png_create_read_struct( PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING, &error, PNG_Error, PNG_Warning );
+
+#if defined(XBOX)
+	while(png == NULL)
+	{
+		if(!vmem_Manager.DecommitLRU())
+			break;
+
+		png = png_create_read_struct( PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING, &error, PNG_Error, PNG_Warning );
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if( png == NULL )
 	{
 		sprintf( errorbuf, "creating png_create_read_struct failed");