Virtual memory

[Guest elenbe]

If I change the initial and maximum settings and I choose the wrong amounts

will anything bad happen? I won't freeze up my computer or anything?

[Guest Jim]

Re: Virtual memory

 

 

"elenbe" <elenbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> If I change the initial and maximum settings and I choose the wrong

> amounts

> will anything bad happen? I won't freeze up my computer or anything?

The answer to both questions is maybe. Instead, don't try to overcontrol

this problem. Set the virtual memory to "system managed".

 

Jim

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Virtual memory

 

Why are you trying to control the page file? In XP just let the system

manage it.

 

"elenbe" <elenbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> If I change the initial and maximum settings and I choose the wrong

> amounts

> will anything bad happen? I won't freeze up my computer or anything?

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Virtual memory

 

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:47:01 -0800, elenbe

<elenbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> If I change the initial and maximum settings and I choose the wrong amounts

> will anything bad happen? I won't freeze up my computer or anything?

 

 

 

There is very little need to change from the Windows defaults to a

custom setting. Back in the old days of expensive hard drives, it was

possible to save some disk space by controlling this yourself, but

today the value of what you can save is insignificant. And despite

what some people think, there is *no* performance advantage to be

gained. Almost everyone should just accept the default values and not

mess with changing them.

 

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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[Guest db ´¯`·.. >]

Re: Virtual memory

 

if you oversize the vm

or undersize it, it will

have a detrimental affect

on the performance of

the o.s.

 

however, it is not fatal,

because the vm can be

reset in windows or you

can boot to safemode

and reset it.

 

on the other hand

fine tuning the virtual

memory size can provide

improved performance.

 

my suggestion is to set

the initial = 2 and the

max = (1.5 x the size of your ram)

 

if you review the vm control

panel there is a "recommended"

size posted by windows.

 

so don't set the max size lower

than the "recommended" and no

higher than "1.5 times" the size of

your ram.

 

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there are a couple of helpful

freewares that I use involving

the vm. let me know if you

are interested in them.

 

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"elenbe" <elenbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> If I change the initial and maximum settings and I choose the wrong amounts

> will anything bad happen? I won't freeze up my computer or anything?

[Guest Uncle Grumpy]

Re: Virtual memory

 

elenbe <elenbe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>If I change the initial and maximum settings and I choose the wrong amounts

>will anything bad happen? I won't freeze up my computer or anything?

 

Set it to as large as you want on either end and let Windows use your

system resources to take care of other matters.