Virtual Memory Low Too Easily

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Hi, RLR.

> go to the long self adjustment procedure. This renders even IE useless
> until

I never heard of this procedure. HOW are you managing your virtual memory?

Go to System Properties | Advanced | Performance Settings | Advanced. What
does it say under Virtual memory? Click Change. How are these options set?
Have you tried choosing System Managed Size?

For a discussion of what Virtual memory is and how to manage it, see MVP
Alex Nichols' article at:
Virtual Memory in Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php

RC
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Microsoft Windows MVP

"rlr" <rlr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Windows XP Home Edition contains primarily video files. But even when
> nothing except IE is open, a little surfing will cause the Virtual Memory
> to
> go to the long self adjustment procedure. This renders even IE useless
> until
> the adjustment is made. (Several to many minutes.) Problem seems to have
> intensified since networking to the WAN via ISDN, too. Ideas? Set a
> manual
> page file memory size?
>
>
> --
> RLR