Virtual Memory

From: S aint (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/18/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 01:19:22 -0800

3GB - WHY?????????

just let windows manage it. with 1 gig of memory u dont
need a page file that size.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello All,
>
>I have WinXP Pro SP1 installed w/ 1GB of ram, I want to
change my virtual
>memory to 3GB I go to System Properties-Advance-
Performance Options-Virtual
>Memeory Change set Initial Size and Maximum Size to 3000
select set and
>restart system.
>Then when I open Task Manager it says I only have 2521024
as my limit it
>should say 4000 and when I go back to Virtual Memory
window it still says
>3000-3000 but in the Total paging file size for all
drives says min. 2MB,
>Recommended: 1534, Currently Allocated : 1535, should'nt
it say 3000??
>
>Does anyone know way this is not taking affect??
>
>Thanks alot in advance!!
>
>Dennis
>
>
>.
>

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