OK....with XP it makes no difference in Pagefile size since it will only use it when no actual memory is available...thus it neither adds nor detracts from your overall system performance. A setting of one and half your memory size is the usual accepted size. Unless your hard drive is thrashing about all the time then you're fine....

If you set it too low and you run out memory and then run out of Virtual Memory...your puter is done.

BTW: 512 is not a lot of memory in an XP machine......



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Install 'DriveScan' in SDC, run the app and it will tell you what's where.

Yrag..I have my old laptop on 128 with XP home...Man is it Sloooooow, but it gets the job done...(kinda)

Even the one Im on now only has 256...no problems there.

Well, if im not mistaken, (could easily be) most Harddrives capacity is lower than what the label says, regardless of which OS you are running/if you run one at all.

My HD shows only 37.2gb for total size and 31.9gb for free space
Thanks Yrag, i will try it

Ya, 40GB is what the label says, but you only get 37.2.

Whoops... ^^DUH!^^

EventHorizon needs the editpost function....NOW!

hey Yrag can you give me the a link to that because I couldnt find it

hehe

Tom: XP will run on 128+. It really depends entirely on how many processes you have running in the background that eats up memory....mine runs at approx 550 MB on a re- boot and then slowly builds as time goes on and more gets loaded to memory. As long as you get a handle on the processes even that Lap will run fine

Billy: I show it in SDC....you don't?

I see it now thanks yrag

BTW: 512 is not a lot of memory in an XP machine......

I disagree. If you are running a new P4 with that hyperthreading technolgy and PC 3200 DDR 512 is more than enough....

Kona...yes....I'm 'fine' with 2 sticks of 512meg 3200 DDR 400fsb in parallel for an 800fsb MoBo.....and highly unlikely to need any more for a 'little while'...

yeah but you have 2 sticks of 512? 1 gig?

overkill.

I was saying that 512 by itself is enough. I only have 192 and i zip along fine on my P3 733 mhz setup.

Kona...it's a four slot board....so eventyally I may add 2 more 1 gig sticks, bringing the total up to 3 gig.....if and when 'bloat-ware' REALLY becomes 'bloat-ware'....