Re: virtual memory

The Unknown P wrote:

The general concensus after years of XP being on the market is that
it's best to have a combination of RAM and VM that equals 2Gig or
2048MB .


That may be *your* opinion, but it's far from a consensus.

For better advice, read this article by the late MVP Alex Nichol: Virtual
Memory in Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm/

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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So, lets say, you have 512MB of RAM, you would then set your
start point for the pagefile at 1536MB and the end point at 1536MB.
This allows the system to have a static pagefile and thus less chance
of any framentation taking place. This configuration will be
sufficient for any but the most avid gamer\graphics user. So
determine what your RAM is and then determine what you need for a
pagefile. To change the pagefile go>start>control
panel>system>Advanced Tab-Performance section-"Settings" button(click
it)>advanced tab-Virtual Memory Section(down the bottom) -"Change"
button(click it) and then set the start and end size to what you
want. This should eliminate any more warnings. Please note that I
also recommend a minimum of 512MB of RAM for XP but more preferably
1G for todays graphic intensive environment. TTFN.


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