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Set virtual memory

The concept of virtual memory that is relative to the physical memory, when the system's physical memory space to make ends meet, the operating system will open up a piece on your hard disk space as memory use, this part of the hard disk space is called virtual memory. Windows98 in form of the Win386.swp file, Windows2000/XP using page file pagefile.sys to manage virtual memory.
First, the size of
1. General conditions
In General, it is recommended that you allow Windows to automatically assigned the manage virtual memory, it can based on the actual memory usage, to dynamically adjust the size of virtual memory.
2. with regard to the minimum value
Windows recommended page file should be the minimum value for the current system physical memory size plus 12MB for physical memory size less than 256MB users, it is recommended that you set the page file, the minimum value set more bigger:
① use 128MB or less memory for the user, it is recommended that the current physical memory capacity of 1.75 times is set to the page file.
② memory size in 128MB to the user, between 256MB proposes the current physical memory capacity of 1.5 times is set to the page file.
3. with regard to the maximum value
In General, the pagefile maximum value, the larger the better, it is recommended that you set to the minimum value of 2 to 3 times.
4. for extreme conditions
If the hard disk space more nervousness, set the page file, you only need to ensure that it is not less than the physical memory of 3/4.

If the physical memory is large (greater than 512MB), you can set the virtual memory is disabled.
5. depending on the task environment settings
① to 3D game-based environment
3D games on the CPU, video card, and memory requirements are very high, if the physical memory is less than 256MB, recommended virtual memory presets so little, it improves the stability of the game and fluency.
② to play the video-basedenvironment
Video applications on hard disk space "appetite" is very big, but never like 3D gaming environment like the virtual memory set up very large, especially users of WindowsXP. Because WindowsXP will not automatically put unneeded space freed up, that is to say that the increasing Pagefiles.sys file. If you have virtual memory and WindowsXP is placed in the same partition, play RM, ASF and so video streaming file, the system always prompts you to set the virtual memory too low or insufficient disk space. To view a page file at this time, there are already enough 1GB size. It is recommended that often enjoy video file WindowsXP, initial values the user based small point, or virtual memory to the system disk other than the partition.
Second, the setting method
The following spoke in the transfer of virtual memory under WindowsXP is letter, for example about virtual memory settings: enter "open → Control Panel → System", select "Advanced" tab, click on "performance" bar "setting" button, select "Advanced" tab, click on the "virtual memory" and "change in column" button to enter the "virtual memory" window; in the drive list, select the system drive letter, and then tick the "no paging file" option, and then click the "settings" button; then click on another partition, select the "custom size" option in the "initial size" and "maximum value" in the set of values, and then click the "settings" button, and finally click "OK" button to exit.