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  1. June 27th, 2002, 12:47 PM #1
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    Post What is your page file set at by default?

    I had 256 mb ram and a 40 gb hard drive when I installed XP Pro. I just added another 256 for 512 mb ram. I decided to check the Page file and noticed it had a custom setting of 384mb. I don't remember changing this. When I asked windows to set it it changed to 767. I am curious, is 767 right for this size ram and h ard drive? Did i or another program resize the page file? What is your page file by default?
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  2. June 27th, 2002, 01:08 PM #2
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    I'm running XPpro with 512mb of ram also and my virtual memory is set at 768. I checked the resource kit documentation and it doesn't give a default setting for XP, just says XP creates a larger page file than the default size in 2000.
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    I believe XP sets it to 1.5 times your physical ram by default.
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    2k does the same.. there are a few good threads on optimization of the paging file
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    </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Cobra Tha Funky Homo Sapien:
    <strong>I believe XP sets it to 1.5 times your physical ram by default.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">That would explain the 384 file created when I installed with 256 of ram. I wonder why it changed to a "Custom" setting because when I added the second 256mb it did not change the size. I will need to check on this the next time a install XP.
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    I just leave it as system managed, very little if any performance loss and you dont have to worry about running out of memory
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    Odd everyone elses seems to be about 1.5 to 1 ratio. Mine is at 192 and I have 256 installed.
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    Mine is set the same as Tacklebox, with the same amount of RAM.
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    </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Pyroate:
    <strong>Odd everyone elses seems to be about 1.5 to 1 ratio. Mine is at 192 and I have 256 installed.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">have you added ram since you installed xp? is it set to custom or system managed?
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