Re: Question on Virtual Memory and best settings

"Howard Kaikow" <kaikow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote...
> "Arawak" <fake.address@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote...
>> I have installed 2GB's of Corsair's DDR2 memory in my computer but
>> constantly get the error message that Virtual Memory is low and
>> Windows (XP Pro) will need to increase it. My computer crawls
>> intermittently.
>> 1st, how much memory would be ideal for me to set as Virtual Memory?
>> 2nd, Is there a 3rd party memory manager which will automatically
>> release memory being hogged by badly written programs?

With 2 GB RAM, I'd start with a fixed 512 MB pagefile.

If the programs aren't releasing the VM, you need to write to the vendors and
ask them to fix the programs.


> See http://www.standards.com/index.html?PageFileUsageMonitor
>
> The tool at the above URL will allow you to monitor how much space you
> really need.

Task Manager (Ctrl-Shift-Esc) will also show you dynamically what
programs/processes are using the VM. Just add the VM column to the Processes
tab. The Performance tab will show you the peak use.


> My system has the OS on the J drive.
> On the C drive, I have a fixed-size 64MB pagefile.
> On the G drive, I have a variable-size 128-1152MB page file.

May be needlessly complex, but if it works for you, that's fine.

In general, a fixed pagefile size will give better performance because there is
less overhead than with the dynamic resizing.


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