Total paging file size ?

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TranZ

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Version: 5.00.2195 Service Pack 4
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Still trying to learn.
Not urgent, but would like some advice on this:

While exploring my pc I did this:
My Computer > System Properties > Performance Options
Optimize performance for > applications
Virtual Memory
Total paging file size for all drives
is 364MB

What does this mean ?

I have 261.664MB RAM
 
If you have 256 MB of RAM, and your computer needs 350 MB of memory to keep
your applications open or whatever else, it uses a section of the hard drive
as "virtual" memory. It's like an overflow or a reserve, depending on how
you look at it. Reading and writing from a stick of memory is lightyears
faster than read/writing a hard drive, so this is why when you start dipping
into your pagefile, you'll see things act slowly and hear your computer
churning away like it's brewing coffee.

Ray at home
 
Actually, Ray, if TranZ is non-american, he/she wasn't
right the first time. =) I *think* most other countries
swap the comma and period.
-----Original Message-----
I think you were right the first time. :]

Ray at home

TranZ said:
Sorry
That should read
I have 261.664KB RAM
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Ah, yes. I was thinking only of the KB vs. MB and not even thinking about
the digit grouping separator. My bad. :]

Ray at home

Actually, Ray, if TranZ is non-american, he/she wasn't
right the first time. =) I *think* most other countries
swap the comma and period.
-----Original Message-----
I think you were right the first time. :]

Ray at home

TranZ said:
Sorry
That should read
I have 261.664KB RAM
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"Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane 34 . komm> wrote in message
| Ah, yes. I was thinking only of the KB vs. MB and not even thinking about
| the digit grouping separator. My bad. :]
 
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