Windows XP Tips - Change Virtual Memory Amount

Friday, July 17, 2009 ·

Computer maintenance should be perform, one of them is virtual memory management. Virtual Memory is temporary storage used by a computer to run programs that need more memory than it has. For example, programs could have access to 4GB of virtual memory on a computer's hard drive, even if the computer has only 32MBof RAM. The program data that does not currently fit in the computer's memory is saved into paging files. To change the size of the virtual memory paging file, you must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group.
  1. Open System in Control Panel.
  2. On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.
  3. On the Advanced tab, under Virtual memory, click Change.
  4. Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the paging file you want to change.
  5. Under Paging file size for selected drive, click Custom size, and type a new paging file size in megabytes in the Initial size (MB) or Maximum size (MB) box, and then click Set.
  6. If you decrease the size of either the initial or maximum page file settings, you must restart your computer to see the effects of those changes. Increases typically do not require a restart.

Notes
  • For best performance, do not set the initial size to less than the minimum recommended size under Total paging file size for all drives. The recommended size is equivalent to 1.5 times the amount of RAM on your system. Usually, you should leave the paging file at its recommended size, although you might increase its size if you routinely use programs that require a lot of memory.
  • To delete a paging file, set both initial size and maximum size to zero, or click No paging file. Microsoft strongly recommends that you do not disable or delete the paging file.

Virtual Memory Default Settings:
  • For 128 MB RAM: Minimum: 192 Maximum: 384
  • For 256 MB RAM: Minimum: 384 Maximum: 1152

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