Installing Extra RAM

[Hudster]

Hi,

If I install extra RAM into my PC, am I required to change any settings
under XP or will the system automatically adjust anyway?

Cheers.

Alan

 

[Leonard Grey]

The computer will do everything for you. No settings for you to adjust.
Just be certain that the RAM you are purchasing is designed to work with
your computer. The major RAM vendors (e.g., Crucial, Kingston, Corsair)
have RAM selectors on their web sites that make it easy to find the
right memory for your computer.

This next part is just my opinion: You are better off to purchase RAM
from the better RAM vendors, instead of whatever is on sale this week at
Staples or Best Buy etc.

 

[David B.]

Go to Control Panel > System > Performance Settings > Advanced tab, at the
bottom under virtual memory click the "Change" button, select "System
Managed", then click "Set", this will properly set your swapfile for the
memory increase. XP defaults to a fixed value during installation.

 

[Gerry]

Alan

No manual adjustments required. If the system recognises the new RAM it
is automatic.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[David B.]

Except for the swapfile, it will be set for the pre upgrade amount of RAM as
I said in my post.

 

[Leonard Grey]

The correct setting for the page file is almost always 'system managed
size' and that's where you should have it.

If you set the size of the page file too low you will interfere with
your computer's performance.

If you set the size of the page file too high your performance will not
be affected, since Windows only uses the amount of virtual memory it
needs regardless of how much you give it to work with, but you will be
wasting disk space.

 

[Hudster]

Leonard,

Purchased it from Crucial and it seems to be working OK, thanks for the help.

Alan

 

[Hudster]

David,

Thanks mate, have changed as you have suggested.

Alan

 

[Hudster]

Gerry,

Have checked and it has recognised, cheers.

Alan

 

[David B.]

Umm, that's what I said, XP by default is set to a fixed size.

 

[Leonard Grey]

Yes. Semantics, probably. XP by default is set to system managed size.
So, for example, when you add that top-shelf Crucial RAM the operating
system will take care of adjusting the size of the page file.

 

[David B.]

No it is not, XP by default is set to a fixed size, determined by the amount
of RAM you have installed during installation. I do 3 to 5 XP installations
a week, trust me on this.

 

[Leonard Grey]

Evidentally you didn't do mine. ;-)

Truce?

 

[David B.]

Evidently you don't remember changing the setting after you did yours, it is
not set to system managed by default.

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Every windows XP computer in our company and at my home is set to system
managed by default.

Several of these computers have had memory upgrades and are still at system
managed by default.

All work just fine.


: Evidently you don't remember changing the setting after you did yours, it
is
: not set to system managed by default.
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[Leonard Grey]

Look...what's the difference? You got your RAM, your computer works
great, what else matters? I don't want to argue, I have to catch up with
I Love New York 2. Makes my family look normal.

 

[Daave]

XP by default is set to system managed size.

Not according to Microsoft.

David B. is correct and a simple Google search will confirm this.

 

[Gerry]

David

The answer to the question is as I said. Changing the size of the
pagefile is optional and not absolutely necessary. Arguably if you
substantially increase RAM then less pagefile is needed.

See the Section headed How large should the pagefile be?
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm


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Gerry
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[David B.]

Do a fresh default install on one of them and see what it's set to when your
done.

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[David B.]

It matters that your posting incorrect information.

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