Re: Page file size?

"Rob" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Terry Pinnell" <terrypin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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What do the experts here think about the optimum pagefile size and
location for my new XP Pro PC please. It has 4 GB RAM and two
(nominally)750 MB HDs, neither partitioned as yet. The default size
set is 2046 MB 'Total paging size for all drives' and is on C: (the OS
drive).

I've tried on many systems, and in general, a size of 1.5 to 2x
the installed RAM works nicely. If you can put it on a drive
other than the system one, even better.

HTH,

Ah, thanks Rob, that seems to crystallise my earlier view that I
should put it on I: (as I did on my old PC). However seems at odds
with Dean's point about a pagefile being needed on C:?

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK
.

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