static Page File Size not working

I am running a computer with one 1024 MB of PC333 Memory. I have
always been told and been in the habit of setting up the page file
size as twice what the memory is for the Initial and the Maximum
settings. I statically setup the Initial and the Maximum to 2048 and
clicked set. The computer notifies me that it will need to reboot in
order to make the setting change stay. I reboot the computer and it
makes absolutely no difference. The Microsoft Recommended Page File
Size is 1533 and it somehow allocates 1534 every time no matter what
you set in the Initial and Maximum sizes. I have set the size smaller
than 1534 and bigger than 1534 and it always defaults to that size.
The XP default limit is like 4092 unless you over-ride that setting.
There is over 18GB of free space on that partition so I know that is
not the problem. This computer was freshly setup about a month or two
ago so it is not scar tissue from a corrupted operating system. The
machine is also a dual-boot of XP Professional and Vista Ultimate for
testing purposes. There are three partitions on the hard drive, one
for each operating system and one for backup ghost images of the
setups. I am wondering what to think of this situation now.

Did you remember to click Apply, Ok ,after Setting the page file.
<corymk DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I am running a computer with one 1024 MB of PC333 Memory. I have
> always been told and been in the habit of setting up the page file
> size as twice what the memory is for the Initial and the Maximum
> settings. I statically setup the Initial and the Maximum to 2048 and
> clicked set. The computer notifies me that it will need to reboot in
> order to make the setting change stay. I reboot the computer and it
> makes absolutely no difference. The Microsoft Recommended Page File
> Size is 1533 and it somehow allocates 1534 every time no matter what
> you set in the Initial and Maximum sizes. I have set the size smaller
> than 1534 and bigger than 1534 and it always defaults to that size.
> The XP default limit is like 4092 unless you over-ride that setting.
> There is over 18GB of free space on that partition so I know that is
> not the problem. This computer was freshly setup about a month or two
> ago so it is not scar tissue from a corrupted operating system. The
> machine is also a dual-boot of XP Professional and Vista Ultimate for
> testing purposes. There are three partitions on the hard drive, one
> for each operating system and one for backup ghost images of the
> setups. I am wondering what to think of this situation now.
>