virtual and page memory.

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my pc was originally 256mb. My mother board has only two spots for ram so i
replaced the 256mb and added two 512mb making 1g. my page file size reads
288mb still is this norm. Will my pc automatically know i have more ram or is
there a setting to change? Does virtual memory have anything to do with the
ram or paging file size?
 
vetteman said:
my pc was originally 256mb. My mother board has only two spots for ram so i
replaced the 256mb and added two 512mb making 1g. my page file size reads
288mb still is this norm. Will my pc automatically know i have more ram or is
there a setting to change?
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Should adjust automatically. Tweak it only if you have performance
issues.


Does virtual memory have anything to do with the
ram or paging file size?
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Yes. There are several formulas to calculate optimum page file size
from physical memory size. (Depends on OS)

Again, don't mess with the defaults unless you have a good reason.

http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php
 
[email protected] said:
Yes. There are several formulas to calculate optimum page file size
from physical memory size. (Depends on OS)
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Insofar as Windows XP is concerned pretty much all of those formulas
and "rules of thumb" are pure hogwash.

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my pc was originally 256mb. My mother board has only two spots for ram so i
replaced the 256mb and added two 512mb making 1g. my page file size reads
288mb still is this norm. Will my pc automatically know i have more ram or is
there a setting to change? Does virtual memory have anything to do with the
ram or paging file size?
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Hi:

Answering those questions will just lead to more questions. See
the following page which explains these matters more clearly than any
other I've yet seen.

Virtual Memory Primer
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm


Happy trailz,
 
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