Even with a Gig of RAM installed, do you still need a pagefile?

[Jeff Ingram]

Hello,

I'm considering upgrading my RAM to a Gig. Even with a Gig of RAM
installed, do you still need a pagefile? Or is it OK to disable it?

Would performance improve or suffer without a pagefile and a Gig of RAM
installed?

System Specs:
2.8Ghz Dell Dimension 4500
768mb of RAM
36 Gig Western Digtial Raptor 10,000 RPM SATA drive
250gig Maxtor 7200 RPM drive w/16mb cache
Creative Lab Audigy 2 sound card
8x Sony DVD Burner
52x Lite-On CD-RW
256MB ATI Radeon 9600XT

Thanks,

Jeff

 

[Sunny]

Read this for guidance :
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308417#31

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

I'm considering upgrading my RAM to a Gig. Even with a Gig of RAM
installed, do you still need a pagefile? Or is it OK to disable it?

You still need one. See "How to Configure Paging Files for
Optimization and Recovery in Windows XP"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314482).

Would performance improve or suffer without a pagefile and a Gig of RAM
installed?

Suffer rather than improve. BTW: if you do not use RAM-intensive
software like games or picture editing programs you should have a need
to upgrade the RAM at all. If you are short on disk space, a larger
HDD is the better solution.

 

[Richard Urban]

Yes - but qualified!

It depends upon your usage. I have 1.5 gig and my pagefile is still utilized
heavily when using certain programs (especially Microsoft VirtualPC and
VMWare Work Station).

--
Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[BBUNNY]

Jeff Ingram wrote:
| Hello,
|
| I'm considering upgrading my RAM to a Gig. Even with a Gig of RAM
| installed, do you still need a pagefile? Or is it OK to disable it?
|
| Would performance improve or suffer without a pagefile and a Gig of
| RAM installed?
|
| System Specs:
| 2.8Ghz Dell Dimension 4500
| 768mb of RAM
| 36 Gig Western Digtial Raptor 10,000 RPM SATA drive
| 250gig Maxtor 7200 RPM drive w/16mb cache
| Creative Lab Audigy 2 sound card
| 8x Sony DVD Burner
| 52x Lite-On CD-RW
| 256MB ATI Radeon 9600XT
|
| Thanks,
|
| Jeff

http://www.blackviper.com/

Might be a worth your time read......

 

[HillBillyBuddhist]

| http://www.blackviper.com/
|
| Might be a worth your time read......
|

FYI that site has been down for some time.

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I was just trying to help.
Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or
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No warranty is expressed or implied.
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[WTC]

| http://www.blackviper.com/
|
| Might be a worth your time read......
|

FYI that site has been down for some time.

You can still get the web pages from archives.
http://web.archive.org/web/20041128094512/http://www.blackviper.com/
or
http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:d-eWnO6otzgJ:www.blackviper.com/+&hl=en&start=1

 

[Plato]

I'm considering upgrading my RAM to a Gig. Even with a Gig of RAM
installed, do you still need a pagefile? Or is it OK to disable it?

Yes you still need a pagefile and No it's NOT OK to disable it.

 

[Rock]

Hello,

I'm considering upgrading my RAM to a Gig. Even with a Gig of RAM
installed, do you still need a pagefile? Or is it OK to disable it?

Would performance improve or suffer without a pagefile and a Gig of RAM
installed?

System Specs:
2.8Ghz Dell Dimension 4500
768mb of RAM
36 Gig Western Digtial Raptor 10,000 RPM SATA drive
250gig Maxtor 7200 RPM drive w/16mb cache
Creative Lab Audigy 2 sound card
8x Sony DVD Burner
52x Lite-On CD-RW
256MB ATI Radeon 9600XT

Thanks,

Jeff

You still need it. Read this link about virtual memory in XP:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm