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my pc currently runs xp but it seems slower than when 98 was on it.
I have 128 ram. Do ineed to increase this and if so to or by how much
 
Steve said:
my pc currently runs xp but it seems slower than when 98 was on it.
I have 128 ram. Do ineed to increase this and if so to or by how much
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If you only have 128MB of RAM, then I dread to think what the rest of the
system is like! Yes, you need to increase it - I suggest you find out how
much your board/system can take, and of what type/speed (www.crucial.com is
a good place to start) and then decide how much you want to add (I'd start
with adding another 384MB to begin with).
 
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Steve Healey said:
my pc currently runs xp but it seems slower than when 98 was on
it.
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That's not at all surprising if you have only 128MB.

I have 128 ram. Do ineed to increase this
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How much memory you need depends on what apps you run, but almost
everyone needs at least 256MB for decent performance. For some
people, for example those who edit large photographic images,
more than 256MB--even much more--can be required for good
performance.

If you are currently using the page file significantly, more
memory will decrease or eliminate that usage, and improve your
performance. If you are not using the page file significantly,
more memory will do nothing for you. With only 128MB, I'm sure
you're using the page file a lot.


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Go to http://billsway.com/notes_public/winxp_tweaks/ and
download WinXP-2K_Pagefile.zip and monitor your pagefile usage.
That should give you a good idea of how much more RAM you need.
 
Likely you are also seeing a lot of hard drive activity. This is what is
slowing you down. The more ram you have the less the computer has to rely
on the swap file for memory management. The swap file is used as auxillary
memory but it is 200 times slower than ram (probably more). I like to quote
Mark Minasi on how to tell when to add more memory; "If you turn on the
computer and the lights don't dim, add more ram." 256mb will make a
difference. 512mb should run XP very comfortably.
 
Hello,
I have a Dell 2400 computer with 512MB DDR SDRAM at 333MHz. I'm using MS XP
home edition. I've had this computer for seven months and two days ago a
popup came up saying that it's running low on Virtual Memory. Do I have to
get more memory put in ? Thanx

Colin Barnhorst said:
Likely you are also seeing a lot of hard drive activity. This is what is
slowing you down. The more ram you have the less the computer has to rely
on the swap file for memory management. The swap file is used as auxillary
memory but it is 200 times slower than ram (probably more). I like to quote
Mark Minasi on how to tell when to add more memory; "If you turn on the
computer and the lights don't dim, add more ram." 256mb will make a
difference. 512mb should run XP very comfortably.

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Steve Healey said:
my pc currently runs xp but it seems slower than when 98 was on it.
I have 128 ram. Do ineed to increase this and if so to or by how much
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The reference is not to the physical ram but virtual memory, which is a file
on the hard disk. This is one of the interesting articles available on the
subject:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314482

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Carlp said:
Hello,
I have a Dell 2400 computer with 512MB DDR SDRAM at 333MHz. I'm using MS
XP
home edition. I've had this computer for seven months and two days ago a
popup came up saying that it's running low on Virtual Memory. Do I have to
get more memory put in ? Thanx

Colin Barnhorst said:
Likely you are also seeing a lot of hard drive activity. This is what is
slowing you down. The more ram you have the less the computer has to
rely
on the swap file for memory management. The swap file is used as
auxillary
memory but it is 200 times slower than ram (probably more). I like to
quote
Mark Minasi on how to tell when to add more memory; "If you turn on the
computer and the lights don't dim, add more ram." 256mb will make a
difference. 512mb should run XP very comfortably.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
Steve Healey said:
my pc currently runs xp but it seems slower than when 98 was on it.
I have 128 ram. Do ineed to increase this and if so to or by how much
Click to expand...
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