Clear virtual memory on shutdown.
http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2003/2003-02-27.htm
Windows does not normally clear or recreate the page file. On a heavily
used system this can be both a security threat and performance drop.
Enabling this setting will cause Windows to clear the page file
whenever the system is shutdown. This also means shutdown will be
slower.
Classic View
Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy >
Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options.
Category View
Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Administrative
Tools > Local Security Policy > Security Settings > Local Policies >
Security Options.
Scroll down to "Shutdown:
Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile". Right click and select properties then
click "Enabled".
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Windows XP has code built-in which will stripe the swap file across two
drives when you assign sizes to more than one partition. In order to
take advantage of this, you need to have two or more hard drives in
your system and place the swap file across the two separate drives, not
simply two separate partitions on the same drive.
Go to Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance / Settings. Hit
the Advanced tab and go down to the virtual memory section and hit
Change. Choose your first partition where you want the swap file, then
select Custom Size and enter the size you want. If you set the initial
size and max size to the same value, the swap will not be resized on
the fly and can lead to better performance. Then choose another
partition on a separate drive and do the same.
Windows will then split the swap file among the two drives.
Set mine to 359mb, used E & H drives.
Try to avoid having a paging file on the same drive as the system
files.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308417
