windows memory?

@superanubistype wrote:

@Ow£n Ka$h wrote:

Hi Ellen,
try this…
>Start
>Control Panel
>System
>Advanced
Under ‘Performance’
> Settings
Here in ‘Visual Settings’ you can adjust the performance of your pc.
I have mine set to ‘Adjust for best performance’ but you might prefer to
use ‘Let Windows choose what’s best for my computer’.
If you Click ‘Advanced’ you can change your Virtual Memory settings.
It should tell you the minimum size and the recommended size for your
paging file.
The minimum size for my system is 2MB
The recommended size is 382MB
I have it set to 512MB
I hope this helps. :wink:

LMAO a 512mb paging file??? wtf?

I think this is seriously bad advise as your just hiding the problem and causing massive HDD usage :? (This is why Microsoft recommend a 382mb paging file). And while your adjudsting the perforamance settings of Ellens XP, why did’nt you tell Ellen to instal Windows 98, you might just of well of done.

Ellen if your running 256mb of RAM, sure the comps going to be slow but you should’nt be getting paging file errors. I can’t tell you the reasons your getting VM errors but there is something that’s using alot of RAM on your comp and it definatley needs investigating. I’m sure there’s many users on here that use 256mb with XP and have no VM probs.

Until we know the size of Ellens’ paging file BEFORE she adjusted it,
you’re talking out your ass! :roll:

@Ow£n Ka$h wrote:

@superanubistype wrote:

@Ow£n Ka$h wrote:

Hi Ellen,
try this…
>Start
>Control Panel
>System
>Advanced
Under ‘Performance’
> Settings
Here in ‘Visual Settings’ you can adjust the performance of your pc.
I have mine set to ‘Adjust for best performance’ but you might prefer to
use ‘Let Windows choose what’s best for my computer’.
If you Click ‘Advanced’ you can change your Virtual Memory settings.
It should tell you the minimum size and the recommended size for your
paging file.
The minimum size for my system is 2MB
The recommended size is 382MB
I have it set to 512MB
I hope this helps. :wink:

LMAO a 512mb paging file??? wtf?

I think this is seriously bad advise as your just hiding the problem and causing massive HDD usage :? (This is why Microsoft recommend a 382mb paging file). And while your adjudsting the perforamance settings of Ellens XP, why did’nt you tell Ellen to instal Windows 98, you might just of well of done.

Ellen if your running 256mb of RAM, sure the comps going to be slow but you should’nt be getting paging file errors. I can’t tell you the reasons your getting VM errors but there is something that’s using alot of RAM on your comp and it definatley needs investigating. I’m sure there’s many users on here that use 256mb with XP and have no VM probs.

Until we know the size of Ellens’ paging file BEFORE she adjusted it,
you’re talking out your ass! :roll:

Owen i take it as you did’nt know that XP makes the default setting of the paging file is 1 and 1/2 times the physical RAM installed on the comp and this would make the default paging file exactly 376 mb on Ellens machine with 256mb of physical RAM instaled.

If you dont believe me Google it like you normally do.

So now Ellen has a combined RAM of 906 mb, 256 mb of physical RAM, and a 650 mb of (VM) and heavy usage of HDD not to mention changing the settings and performance to Windows 98, and the problems still there LMAO.

Thanks Owen for proving you really dont know a thing.

Ellen there is something causing this RAM drainage and you need to investigate the possibility of spyware, trojans, viruses and malware. Something on your system is fúcking with your RAM, and it’s not Bullguard.

@morticia wrote:

Sorry to butt in…………………as this is on topic…………

My PC at work today [Windows XP, 256MB Ram :roll: sheesh !]…..anyhoo, was busy [as normal] and my RAM dropped down to 1MB . Windows then came up with a warning and said it had changed my paging file size.

errr not being that techie [give me a question on Excel or Word or PSP and I can answer !] I’m assuming this is okay ??? It kinda ran like cr@p for the rest of the day but again, it may have been a network problem………..

Now that is strange Morty, considering the paging file has a minimum size of 2mb for a system with 256 mb instaled but you had only a 1mb paging file???? up the paging file to the recommended size for your system. If you have 256 mb times this by 1.5 and make this your paging file size it should be 376 mb or there roundabouts.

Morty have you been playing around with your RAM settings? If you have’nt something has set your paging file to a diffrent size. Your comp will adjust the volume of the paging file but will not decrease its volume, unless you do it manually (although i may be wrong im 95% sure im correct). I’d definatley want to know what set the paging file to a smaller size.

Sorry Morty ignore the post above. I thought you said your paging file was only 1mb.

The reason your paging file was increased in volume was because all those applications running are too much for a comp with 256 mb of RAM to handle so the paging file increased its volume to handle these applications and to stop itself from crashing.

If it ran slow Morty, try rebooting and dont run so many applications at once.

@morticia wrote:

I didn’t play around with anything honest guv !!! I’m a firm believer of “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” unless “you know someone who can make it better !”

I had a brief look at the paging size today [but was reaaallly busy :roll: ] and it was still around 390’ish so I assume it only increased it slightly ???

Like I said, I had a couple of applications open and my Excel spreadsheet had a lot of photo’s and images in it which I was editing and then I sent the files to my colour printer – this is when it started slowing down and came up with the error.

I did speak to one of the IT guys but the man doesn’t even string a sentence together and I asked him it was okay that XP did this and he just grumbled and walked off………….. :roll: So I took that as a yes ??

Thanks for you input SuperA [as ever ! :wink: ]

Morty 390 mb paging file is fine im just trying to say setting it to 650 or 512 is a killer on your HDD. It seems to of made the paging file 20+ mb bigger but this is ok. If you get paging errors every time you start your computer up this is when alarm bells should be ringing.