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Darmok
Hi,
I'm running XP Pro on an (older) Dell Inspiron 7500 laptop.
(Cel. 466mhz with 320mb Ram)
With 320mb of ram, I feel that I don't need too large a pagefile,
so I've been trying to set it to a "custom" value.
I tried setting it to min. 256mb/max. 256mb ... and when I rebooted,
even though the parameters where you set the pagefile remained
what I'd set them to, the pagefile was set to the "recommended"
478mb.
So, I set the pagefile to 0 (none), and rebooted. The pagefile
did get deleted, as I expected.
Next, I set the pagefile parameters to min.128mb/max. 256mb.
When I rebooted, the pagefile again went back to 478mb, even
though the values I put in remained as 128/256. ???????
It appears that I cannot use the "custom" set feature. I have 3
other computers running XP Pro (2 desktops & 1 laptop), and
DO NOT have this problem. I can set the Pagefile to anything I
want on those 3 computers.
I did a "Google Groups" search to see if there was any
relevant info to be had, but none seems to match my problem.
I'm completely stumped, and I consider myself a *very*
experienced computer user (over 25 years experience).
I've even looked through the registry to see if there was
something there I could tweak. My current settings are
correctly stated in the registry (C: pagefile.sys 128 256)
but I still get the 478mb pagefile.
"Temba, his arms wide .... XP Pro Pagefile"
"Mirab, with sails unfurled ...."
I'm running XP Pro on an (older) Dell Inspiron 7500 laptop.
(Cel. 466mhz with 320mb Ram)
With 320mb of ram, I feel that I don't need too large a pagefile,
so I've been trying to set it to a "custom" value.
I tried setting it to min. 256mb/max. 256mb ... and when I rebooted,
even though the parameters where you set the pagefile remained
what I'd set them to, the pagefile was set to the "recommended"
478mb.
So, I set the pagefile to 0 (none), and rebooted. The pagefile
did get deleted, as I expected.
Next, I set the pagefile parameters to min.128mb/max. 256mb.
When I rebooted, the pagefile again went back to 478mb, even
though the values I put in remained as 128/256. ???????
It appears that I cannot use the "custom" set feature. I have 3
other computers running XP Pro (2 desktops & 1 laptop), and
DO NOT have this problem. I can set the Pagefile to anything I
want on those 3 computers.
I did a "Google Groups" search to see if there was any
relevant info to be had, but none seems to match my problem.
I'm completely stumped, and I consider myself a *very*
experienced computer user (over 25 years experience).
I've even looked through the registry to see if there was
something there I could tweak. My current settings are
correctly stated in the registry (C: pagefile.sys 128 256)
but I still get the 478mb pagefile.
"Temba, his arms wide .... XP Pro Pagefile"
"Mirab, with sails unfurled ...."