Windows virtual memory settings help needed

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I have noticed that windowsXP does not change the amount of virtual memory,
when set to manual. I have a 40GB HDD and wish to use more than 382MB of
Page file. I JUST rebooted after manually setting to 2.5GB and my pagefile
is...382MB!!!When i set it to system managed I can get UP TO and INCLUDING
489MB!!! which is GB away from where I wish to be... any help greatly
appreciated, as I wish to game on my system, but I keep getting out of memory
errors that force my games to close!!! and Im outta Free Tech answers, so Im
screwed.

 

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Try clicking set 2X after youve adjusted it manually,if set properly,a restart
is required.

"Jester Doobiesmoker" wrote:

> I have noticed that windowsXP does not change the amount of virtual memory,
> when set to manual. I have a 40GB HDD and wish to use more than 382MB of
> Page file. I JUST rebooted after manually setting to 2.5GB and my pagefile
> is...382MB!!!When i set it to system managed I can get UP TO and INCLUDING
> 489MB!!! which is GB away from where I wish to be... any help greatly
> appreciated, as I wish to game on my system, but I keep getting out of memory
> errors that force my games to close!!! and Im outta Free Tech answers, so Im
> screwed.

 

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"Jester Doobiesmoker" <Jester Doobiesmoker@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>I have noticed that windowsXP does not change the amount of virtual memory,
>when set to manual. I have a 40GB HDD and wish to use more than 382MB of
>Page file. I JUST rebooted after manually setting to 2.5GB and my pagefile
>is...382MB!!!When i set it to system managed I can get UP TO and INCLUDING
>489MB!!! which is GB away from where I wish to be... any help greatly
>appreciated, as I wish to game on my system, but I keep getting out of memory
>errors that force my games to close!!! and Im outta Free Tech answers, so Im
>screwed.

See the article by the late Alex Nichol MVP on virtual memory in
Windows XP at http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm

 

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Wrong answer. In fact, bad answer.

--
Walter Clayton
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org


"Andrew E." <eckrichco@msn.com> wrote in message
newsC1FD060-BA8F-488C-A8F8-DDCFDA2FE4F3@microsoft.com...
> Try clicking set 2X after youve adjusted it manually,if set properly,a
> restart
> is required.
>
> "Jester Doobiesmoker" wrote:
>
>> I have noticed that windowsXP does not change the amount of virtual
>> memory,
>> when set to manual. I have a 40GB HDD and wish to use more than 382MB of
>> Page file. I JUST rebooted after manually setting to 2.5GB and my
>> pagefile
>> is...382MB!!!When i set it to system managed I can get UP TO and
>> INCLUDING
>> 489MB!!! which is GB away from where I wish to be... any help greatly
>> appreciated, as I wish to game on my system, but I keep getting out of
>> memory
>> errors that force my games to close!!! and Im outta Free Tech answers,
>> so Im
>> screwed.