Re: Virtual memory

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LOL ken,

that makes sense. thank you.

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"Ken Blake" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: In news:%23imBYYPdFHA.2128@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
: Dr. Indera <dr.indera.bugoff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
:
: > i was wondering if there is a rule of thumb for setting this
: > option
: > for maximum efficiency?
: > i have a 60 gb hard drive and a gig of ram.
:
:
: No. Rules of thumb, when you can find them, are usually wrong
: anyway.
:
: There's no number that's right for everybody. Even two people
: with the same amount of RAM will run different apps, have a
: different workload, and therefore need different amounts of page
: file.
:
: See http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm by the late MVP Alex Nichol.
: There's excellent information on the page file there.
:
: --
: Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
: Please reply to the newsgroup
:
:
:
:
: > my current settings are 1536 mb initial size and 3062 mb max
: >
: > thank you.
:
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