Virtual Memory Settings

[pks1414]

This has most likely been asked a thousand times before. What should be my optimum virtual memory settings. My system has 1gb of RAM and out of a 40gig HD I have got about 9gig left.


P4 2.8 ghz
geForce ti4400
1024 Ran
40g Hard Drive
XP pro SP1

any guidence would be appreciated

[TrueRollers]

This is something you may want to play around with yourself... Windows Default is 1.5x the amount of ram you have, you you have 1.5GB of virtual memory. You can track how much is actualy used with MMC, set it to about 100mb higher than your usual usage. I have 1GB of ram and just removed my virtual memory settings and works fine, but its not recommended for most users.


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Ex eMachine T4150
P4 1.5Ghz
1GB Ram
Radeon 7500

[TrueRollers]

Actually here is a lot better advice... http://www.theeldergeek.com/sizing_the_page_file.htm

[ESALADUANE]

From the Elder Geek, again:

"The temptation is always great when you have a RAM packed machine to totally eliminate the page file. Don't do it. By design, some components in Windows XP require the presence of a page file, even if they never use it for its intended purpose. You'll likely receive out of memory type errors if you eliminate all page files. Feel free to set the page file to the required minimum (2MB) if you have sufficient RAM, secure in the knowledge that XP won't access the page file unless it's absolutely needed, but again - don't eliminate it totally."