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| | From:  JTazzy57 (Original Message) | Sent: 7/8/2007 5:45 AM |
To change the size of the virtual memory paging file in Windows XP:
1. Click the Start button, then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Performance and Maintenance icon, then click the System icon.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
4. Under Performance, click the Settings button.
5. Click the Advanced tab.
6. Under Virtual Memory, click the Change button.
5. In the Drive [Volume Label] list, click the drive that contains the paging file you want to change (for example, C:).
6. Select Custom Size: and type a new paging file size in megabytes in the Initial size (MB) and/or Maximum size (MB) box, then click the Set button.
7. Click the OK button.
I did not include the pics (figures) as it would have taken up tons of space on the post. Figured you would get it anyway. -
Double-click on the System icon in the Control Panel. The System Properties dialog box appears. -
Click once on the Advanced page tab at the top of the System Properties dialog box. Figure 1 shows this specific page of the dialog box. Figure 1 Configuring your Windows XP system for higher performance using the Advanced tab of the System Properties dialog box. -
In the Performance segment of the Advanced page (the first entry on the top of the page), click once on Settings. The Performance Options dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 2: Using the Performance Options dialog box, you can define the virtual memory paging file size. -
Click once on the Advanced tab of the Performance Options dialog box. Figure 3 shows the contents of the Advanced tab: Processor scheduling, Memory usage, and Virtual memory. Figure 3 The Advanced page of the Performance Options dialog box gives you control over setting virtual memory sizing -
Notice that at the bottom of the page there is an entry for defining the virtual paging size for your Windows XP system. Click once on the Change button. The Virtual Memory dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 4. Figure 4 Using the options in the Virtual Memory dialog box to define paging file size. -
The purpose of this dialog box is to define the size of the paging file your system will use. You can, for example, toggle Windows XP Professional to not provide any paging file by selecting the No paging file option (although it will save on disk space, it will inhibit your system's overall performance). The best selection in this area is to select System managed size because Windows XP will calculate the size of the virtual paging file for you. After you select the option you want for this specific option, click once on Set in the Paging file size for selected drive section. -
Click once on OK to close the Virtual Memory dialog box; then, select OK in the two other dialog boxes until the main desktop is again shown. -
Reboot your system, and PAGEFILE.SYS will be created. You'll notice that the file appears in the partition as defined in the Virtual Memory dialog box. Your system should now run more efficiently, especially when several concurrent applications are in use at the same time |
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