How to configure pagefile.sys?

[Guest]

Currently used space in my C:\ is 7.64 GB, free space is 2.11 GB and size of
pagefile.sys in C:\ is Min.512 MB & Max.1000MB. It is off in other
partitions. The RAM on my PC is 512 MB. It is generally recommended that size
of pagefile.sys should be 1.5 times that of RAM, but doing that would make
free space on C:\ very less. C:\temp is empty, Temporary Internet File is in
some other partition and disk cleanup has been done. I am having one physical
drive of 40 GB, with four partitions of 10 GB each, and having much free
space in other partitions. What should I do to the size of pagefile.sys?

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please try the following article:

"Virtual Memory in Windows XP"
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php

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[Jim]

Currently used space in my C:\ is 7.64 GB, free space is 2.11 GB and size
of
pagefile.sys in C:\ is Min.512 MB & Max.1000MB. It is off in other
partitions. The RAM on my PC is 512 MB. It is generally recommended that
size
of pagefile.sys should be 1.5 times that of RAM, but doing that would make
free space on C:\ very less. C:\temp is empty, Temporary Internet File is
in
some other partition and disk cleanup has been done. I am having one
physical
drive of 40 GB, with four partitions of 10 GB each, and having much free
space in other partitions. What should I do to the size of pagefile.sys?

Let the system manage the pagefile size.
Jim

 

[Plato]

Currently used space in my C:\ is 7.64 GB, free space is 2.11 GB and size of

Time to buy a larger hard disk drive.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Currently used space in my C:\ is 7.64 GB, free space is 2.11 GB and
size of pagefile.sys in C:\ is Min.512 MB & Max.1000MB. It is off in
other partitions. The RAM on my PC is 512 MB. It is generally
recommended that size of pagefile.sys should be 1.5 times that of
RAM, but doing that would make free space on C:\ very less. C:\temp
is empty, Temporary Internet File is in some other partition and disk
cleanup has been done. I am having one physical drive of 40 GB, with
four partitions of 10 GB each, and having much free space in other
partitions. What should I do to the size of pagefile.sys?

The 1.5X recommendation is a poor one. It's too small for those with little
RAM and too much for those with lots. I would lower the minimum to about
200MB and leave the maximum alone.

For more info, read here: http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php