Re: Pagefile question for XP sp2
- From: "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 14:59:10 -0000
The outdated understanding of the default settings you
mention most likely originate from this Article
How to set performance options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308417/en-us
Even though reviewed in November 2005 it no longer
represents the best advice available on virtual memory.
Some is still true but some is no longer considered best
practice.
The Article by Alex Nichol updated over time is a much
better statement.
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm
You may check on pagefile (virtual memory) usage with
Page File Monitor for XP:
http://www.dougknox.com/
If you get anything much more than 50 mb virtual memory
usage for most users ( not if video and photo editing etc
done ) this means you need to add RAM memory. The
system uses virtual memory for a limited number of tasks
rather than RAM memory.
Make sure you study the readme.txt file carefully to ensure
you get the utility to work as it should.
--
Hope this helps.
Gerry
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"needlove" <crunch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> There seems to be a rule-of-thumb for manually setting page file size.
> That is an initial size of 1.5 times the amount of installed RAM and a
> maximum size of three times the amount of RAM.
>
> I have 1,536MB's of RAM and given the rule-of-thumb that makes for a very
> large page file with an initial size of 2304MB's and a maximum of 4095
> MB's (to actually amout to 3 x installed RAM it would need to be 4608 MB's
> but windows only allows a maximum of less than 4096 MB's.
>
> Do I need a page file that big for fairly intensive 3-D applications?
> My VGA has 256 MB's of its own RAM.
>
> The next question has to do with another rule-of-thumb,
>
> quote:
> If you do put the file elsewhere, you should leave a small amount on C: -
> an initial size of 2MB with a Maximum of 50 is suitable - so it can be
> used in emergency. Without this, the system is inclined to ignore the
> settings and either have no page file at all (and complain) or make a very
> large one indeed on the C: drive.
> end quote
>
> When I try to do this Windows does not recognize a page file on C:\.
>
> I'm playing with different pagefile sizes now. System managed size is not
> an option I'm comfortable with.
>
> Are these rule-of-thumbs outdated for the on-going increases in physical
> memory sizes and changes to Windows, ie (DEP, SP2, Dx9.0c etc..)
>
>
.
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