virtual memory

[Guest]

Have had an ongoing problem with my paging file for some time now. Have tried
numerous attempts at setting all different sizes and still get error message
"paging file too small or none at all". Read an article that you can delete
the pagefile because a new one is created everytime you reboot. Went into
command prompts to delete but it says it cannot find the pagefile.sys on the
c drive. I have 27 free gigs of hard drive space.
Is is possible that something is stopping windows from creating a new page
file at restart?
Any help would be appreciated.

 

[The Undertaker]

Try to increase the paging file of your system drive to see if it solves the
problem.
The Undertaker

 

[Guest]

Set the Page File (Virtual Memory) to 1 1/2 times your RAM.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring Task Manager and select the Process Tab.
What is the Commit Charge? Two figures divided by backslash.

Have you ever downloaded any memory boosters or the like? Some web sites
can offer these and it can be easy to accept the offer when they are
best declined!

Has the hard disk been partitioned?

Try Start, Run, type regedit and hit OK. Then find the following in the
Registry.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Memory
Management

What is the data shown for the "Pagingfiles" key? Do NOT try changing
anything in the Registry!

How is your hard disk formatted? FAT32 or NTFS?

Do you have the Intel Application Accelerator installed? If yes what
version? Select Start, Control Panel, Add/ Remove
Programs. There were problems associated with early versions.

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Hope this helps.

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[Ken Blake]

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Set the Page File (Virtual Memory) to 1 1/2 times your RAM.

Although commonly recommended, this is *not* good advice. Read
Alex Nichol's article "Virtual Memory in Windows XP"
here: http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your help, this is the first real info i've gotten in a while. The
commit charge is 169808k/2401.
the pagefile info under regedit is name: paging file with an ab in a box.
the type is reg_multi_sz. the data is c: pagfile.sys 384 768.
I do not have an intel a.a., unless it is under a different name in the "add
or remove programs"
Also never have downloaded memory boosters.

 

[Stan Brown]

Set the Page File (Virtual Memory) to 1 1/2 times your RAM.

With respect, that's very bad advice.

http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm