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Page file or virtual memory exist in all Windows system, its main purpose is to help the system run smoother when physical RAM is not enough. Sometimes a system might crash just because a system does not have enough virtual memory for it to use a temporary medium to increase the available RAM for memory intensive applications. A wrong configuration of the virtual memory might also cause Out of virtual memory error.
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The page file or virtual memory is stored in a file named pagefile.sys which can reside in one or more disk partition. Optimized settings for page file or virtual memory can be based on the basic condition as below,
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If the computer has 256 MB or less of RAM
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- Minimum - 384 MB
- Maximum - 1 GB (or less if disk space is in short supply)
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If the computer has more than 256 MB and less than 1 GB of RAM
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- Minimum - 256 MB
- Maximum - 1 GB (or less is disk space is in short supply)
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If the computer has more than 1 GB of RAM
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- Minimum - 1 GB to the amount of RAM installed
- Maximum - 1 GB to the amount of RAM installed
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You could access the Virtual Memory configuration by following the instruction below,
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| Windows 2000 |
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To create a user account in Windows 2000:
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- Open Control Panel, double-click System.
- Click on the Advanced tab and the click Performance options.
- Click Change under Virtual Memory.
- Select the drive showing the paging file (usually installed on the drive C).
- Set Initial Size (MB) and Maximum size based on the recommendation above.
- Click Set, and then click OK twice.
- Click Restart Now.
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| Windows XP |
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To create a user account in Windows XP:
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- Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
- Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then under Performance, click Settings.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then under Virtual memory, click Change.
- In the Drive [Volume Label] list, click the drive showing the paging file (usually installed on the drive C).
- Click Custom size, and then type the recommended value in the Initial size (MB) and also the Maximum size (MB) box as recommended above, and then click Set.
- The following message appears:
The changes you have made require you to restart your computer before they can take effect.
Click OK, click OK, click OK, and then click Yes when you are prompted to restart the computer.
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| Windows Vista |
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To create a user account in Windows Vista:
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- Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, and then click System.
- In the left pane, click Advanced system settings.
- On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.
- Click the Advanced tab and then click Change under Virtual memory.
- Clear the Automatically manage paging file size for all drives check box.
- Under Drive [Volume Label] , click the drive that contains the paging file you want to change.
- Click Custom size, type a new size in megabytes in the Initial size (MB) and Maximum size (MB) box, click Set, and then click OK.
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Note: Increases in size usually does not require a restart, but if you decrease the size, you'll need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. We recommend that you don't disable or delete the paging file.
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If you have any issues or technical difficulties pertaining to the above tips, you could always give us a call to any of our licensees.
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