2006-07-12 08:26:27 · 4 answers · asked by fourlines9 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
It depends on how much memory you have.
Normally I would just let the system allocate it for me. There is an option to let your system allocate it for you.
You go to Start Menu.
Control Panel.
System.
And then click on the Advanced Tab.
Under Performance there is a settings tab.
You can increase your virtual memory there, but I wouldnt touch it because it usually allocates it the best way possible so that your computer and your graphics card gets the most from your memory.
2006-07-12 08:32:54 · answer #1 · answered by Sean I.T ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I don't recommend using much virtual memory if you can help it. There is no real maximum size for virtual memory, because all it does is use your hard drive as a temporary storage space for whatever it's thinking about -- kind of like jotting down stuff to get back to when it's done working on something else -- so the only limit is the free space you have on your hard drive. But this basically means that all your RAM is occupied AND it's running your hard drive continuously, until you close down something and make room in RAM for the programs in virtual memory to be loaded back into real memory. In my experience, this slows down your computer's performance by whole factors of ten. If you want to run a whole lot of stuff at the same time, get more RAM (and really, do you multitask so much that you're doing more than two or three things at once? Finish one thing, close it down and then open the next one, rather than leave programs open that you're not using.
2006-07-12 08:35:53 · answer #2 · answered by theyuks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will depend on your RAM size. If its less than 512 MB RAM, then keep both at 512 MB. If its less then keep minimum as size of your RAM and maximum 512 MB.
2006-07-12 08:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by maximus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
672 initial ... max is 1344 for windows xp
2006-07-12 08:31:41 · answer #4 · answered by iammicasa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋