How do I increase the size of my(can't think of right word here) Temporary? memory. My desktop is always telling me it is short of memory when I have 60gig storage left.
That message is not referring to your hard drive size, it's referring to your RAM. If you have 1gig or less of RAM, you will probably get that message.
You may be referring to virtual memory. It should be set to 1.5 times actual memory. You can check it or set it in XP at Start->Right Click My Computer->select Properties->Advanced->Performance Options->Advanced->Virtual memory block. It does not do a lot of good to increase it past 1.5 times actual memory, but you can at least check to see if it is correct.
Best to try The Task Manager (Right click the task bar and select task manager) and in the process tab sort by Memory usage and see if there any programs that are real memory hogs.
Xhi The Computer Whisperer Never start vast projects with half-vast ideas
Is that old virtual memory = 1.5 x RAM still valid in today's world of 2, 4, 6 or even 12GB of RAM? That's the rule we used back in the 90s when physical RAM was only maybe 8 or 16MB. But if I buy a new PC with 6GB of RAM do I really need 9GB of virtual memory? Or is that formula no longer valid?
Yeah I could be a little long in the tooth. According to a Microsoft article pertaining to Vista, Change the size of virtual memory.
quote:If you receive warnings that your virtual memory is low, you'll need to increase the minimum size of your paging file. Windows sets the initial minimum size of the paging file at the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on your computer plus 300 megabytes (MB), and the maximum size at 3 times the amount of RAM installed on your computer. If you see warnings at these recommended levels, then increase the minimum and maximum sizes.
Xhi The Computer Whisperer Never start vast projects with half-vast ideas
Memory
Posted - 10/30/2009 : 02:13:25
