"W????n S." <BIGBROTHER@CIA.GOV> wrote in message
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> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>> "Jim" <j.n@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>>> "Chas" <I ate Spam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>>> >I keep getting a balloon message saying that virtual memory is low.
>>> > I have XP pro with 250gig HD and 1G of ram.
>>> > How can I correct the problem?
>>> > Thanks
>>> >
>>> The message usually means that the pagefile is too small. Set it to
>> "system
>>> managed size".
>>> Size of the HD only matters if the HD is very small (which 250GB is
>>> not).
>>> 1GB of ram will not remove the need for a reasonable size pagefile.
>>> Jim
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>> That would be in the control panel
>> system
>> advanced
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> Gotta love the vague responses to a very important question.
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> Just change all the numbers, its not their comp.
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"System managed size" is not a vague response. In fact, this setting is
much more likely to result in appropriate pagefile size than such rather
arbitrary settings as a maximum of 1.5 times RAM.
Jim
Linear Mode
