Re: Brand new to this stuff. Will my system cope? 2 drives or 3?

Thanks, Scubajam for the great post and especially for the info on the
paging file. I've not changed any settings on the paging file.

I read somewhere else about paging file limitations, i.e. in XP there
was a limit to the amount of the paging file that can actually be used.
I think the post said that you can set it for a bigger number, but the
most you will actually get is 4GB... (I think in my situation, with
only 1 GB actual 'natural' memory - 4 would be plenty)... I've also
read that you should generally set the page file to be 150-200% of your
actual ram. Not true? What might be the down side to setting a page
file number too large? (everything has its tradeoffs, no?)

Lastly, I've heard that you should make two page files... a big one on
another drive, and a small one on your c drive... I think the reason
was that Windows likes have a little paging file on the OS drive...

Any info appreciated.

.

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