Suggestions for memory usage settings....

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Stewart

I am working on a computer that has 192MB RAM and is
running a fresh install of XP HE. The primary use is web
browsing with some scanning using HP Photo and Imaging
software.

The system seems to be using the pagefile quite a bit and
while 192MB is not my preference, I would think it should
be able to handle basic browsing and scanning without a
large amount of swapping. The pagefile is currently set
to start at 192MB with a cap at 384MB. I changed these
settings after the default XP setting of 96MB continually
returned virtual memory warnings.

I would appreciate some feedback on pagefile usage in
general and recommendations on configuring the system's
memory usage to be optimized for programs or system cache.

Thanks.
 
Virtual Memory in Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm

[Courtesy of Alex Nichol, MS-MVP]


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Nicholas

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| I am working on a computer that has 192MB RAM and is
| running a fresh install of XP HE. The primary use is web
| browsing with some scanning using HP Photo and Imaging
| software.
|
| The system seems to be using the pagefile quite a bit and
| while 192MB is not my preference, I would think it should
| be able to handle basic browsing and scanning without a
| large amount of swapping. The pagefile is currently set
| to start at 192MB with a cap at 384MB. I changed these
| settings after the default XP setting of 96MB continually
| returned virtual memory warnings.
|
| I would appreciate some feedback on pagefile usage in
| general and recommendations on configuring the system's
| memory usage to be optimized for programs or system cache.
|
| Thanks.
 
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