Virtual memory with 2 hard drives

[Guest]

I have Win XP SP2 Home with a 2.8 pentium. I have 512 mb ram and 2 160 hard
drives. The virtual memory on the main drive is set to windows managed (don't
know if that is the best option). Should I also use virtual memory on the
second hard drive? I use the second drive to store video files - all
applications run from the main drive.

 

[Ted Zieglar]

"System managed size" is the best option.

"How To Move the Paging File in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307886/

Don't expect a noticeable improvement in your computer's performance by
using this technique. It's more of a geek thing. Not that there's anything
wrong about being a geek, of course.

 

[Ron Martell]

I have Win XP SP2 Home with a 2.8 pentium. I have 512 mb ram and 2 160 hard
drives. The virtual memory on the main drive is set to windows managed (don't
know if that is the best option). Should I also use virtual memory on the
second hard drive? I use the second drive to store video files - all
applications run from the main drive.

The best option is to configure a paging file on both hard drives.
That way Windows will use whichever drive is the most efficient for
each specific paging file operation.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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