TSGL: XP Question

[Glen Bigelow]

Ray,

To follow-up on what Russ has recommended.  I've heard arguments for setting
the maximum size of the paging file to 3 times the amount of RAM that you
have. So in Russ's example...1536 for minimum and 3072 for maximum.  I
personally have mine set to 1536/3072, but I've never seen the system
actually use anything above the 1536.

While you are in the settings dialogue box, you can also select what
partition that you want the paging file to use.  So, if you don't want it to
use Drive C:, then set it use Drive D: or Drive E:.  I personally put it on
whatever drive has the most available space.

Glen B.
Sacramento, CA
 
-----Original Message-----
From: list-bounces at tsgserver.com [mailto:list-bounces at tsgserver.com] On
Behalf Of Russell W. Coover
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 11:34 AM
To: 'Tech Support Guy Mailing List'
Subject: Re: TSGL: XP Question

Hi Ray,

You can, and probably should control your paging file. Here is how you do it
...

Go to the Control Panel and open the "System" Icon.

Click on the "Advanced" tab and under "Performance", click on "Settings".

Again, you will find an "Advanced" tab. Click on it.

Under "Virtual Memory", click on "Change".
.
Click on "Custom Size" and now you will have a choice of what size you want
the file.
My preference is to create a file 1.5 times larger than the amount of RAM in
the machine. Since I have 1 GB (1024 MB) RAM, I like a Page file of 1536 MB.
There are other theories as to the proper size of the Page file. You may
wish to run a Google on "page file size". 

You will have to decide what "Initial Size" you want the file to be and the
"Maximum Size". I prefer the file to remain the same size, so I set both to
the same number, 1536.

My best to you.

Russ Coover 

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: list-bounces at tsgserver.com [mailto:list-bounces at tsgserver.com] On
Behalf Of rayo
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 10:57 AM
To: list at tsgserver.com
Subject: TSGL: XP Question

Hey all...
I have a "dumb" question..

Currently running XP Pro  1.5 G Ram 130 G HD Partitioned into 3 drives
When you Go "Window E " to see the contents and directories, I notice 
that my C drive which contains XP starts out at say for example 10 G 
free space... over the course of the next 7-10 days it slowly goes 
down to around 8.5 G Free (not adding any new programs or anything) 
and then suddenly the next day it shows approximately 10 G free 
again.   I am sure XP is holding a page memory or something and then 
later releasing it.
Is there any way that I can "force" XP not to do this or have the 
ability to do it if "I" feel I may need the taken space (for when my 
C drive is getting down to less than 30 % free)

Ray


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