Virtual Memory - System Managed?

gls858 wrote:
> adironco.DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote:
> > After getting a "Low Virtual Memory" warning for a few weeks when
> > signing on to the internet, I changed the VM setting to "System
> > Managed." I continue to get the warning, and the paging file size is
> > now 287MB. I'm running Windows XP with 256MB of memory. Would
> > appreciate any advice on using custom settings to avoid this.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> Other's have already addressed your question. I would add that
> RAM is cheap these days and if at all possible an addition of
> at least another 256 meg would really help.
>
> gls858

All the timely answers are very much appreciated. I remain a little
confused about whether to set the new minimum and maximum VM values to
the same size - and have seen conflicting advice about this in the last
few days.

Thanks all.

Bob
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In addition to what others have mentioned, you should consider adding
more RAM to the computer. Running Windows XP on 256 MB RAM is marginal
at best. At the price of RAM nowadays you should upgrade that to at
least 512 MB or more.

John

adironco.DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote:
> After getting a "Low Virtual Memory" warning for a few weeks when
> signing on to the internet, I changed the VM setting to "System
> Managed." I continue to get the warning, and the paging file size is
> now 287MB. I'm running Windows XP with 256MB of memory. Would
> appreciate any advice on using custom settings to avoid this.
>
> Bob
>
 >> Stay informed about: Virtual Memory - System Managed? 

<adironco.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> After getting a "Low Virtual Memory" warning for a few weeks when
> signing on to the internet, I changed the VM setting to "System
> Managed." I continue to get the warning, and the paging file size is
> now 287MB. I'm running Windows XP with 256MB of memory. Would
> appreciate any advice on using custom settings to avoid this.
>
> Bob
>
Perhaps the reason you are still getting this message is that the pagefile
cannot be expanded because there isn't enough free space on the disk. For
such a small amount of RAM, a reasonable setting might be 384MB, but the
required amount really depends on the amount of physical RAM and the system
workload.

Jim
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adironco RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
> gls858 wrote:
>> adironco RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
>>> After getting a "Low Virtual Memory" warning for a few weeks when
>>> signing on to the internet, I changed the VM setting to "System
>>> Managed." I continue to get the warning, and the paging file size is
>>> now 287MB. I'm running Windows XP with 256MB of memory. Would
>>> appreciate any advice on using custom settings to avoid this.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>> Other's have already addressed your question. I would add that
>> RAM is cheap these days and if at all possible an addition of
>> at least another 256 meg would really help.
>>
>> gls858
>
> All the timely answers are very much appreciated. I remain a little
> confused about whether to set the new minimum and maximum VM values to
> the same size - and have seen conflicting advice about this in the last
> few days.
>
> Thanks all.
>
> Bob
>
In most cases it's best to let the system manage the pagefile. That way it
can grow or shrink as needed. If your drive is so full that you can't allow
this then you should address that issue first.

gls858
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