paging file size in win2k?

[S.D.Willie]

just curious what is the optimal setting for this. currently at its default for me which is 384m for applications.
i use this o/s for pretty much everything. gaming, burning, surfing, etc.
pardon my ignorance but is this similar to a 9x swap file? thanx for any ideas.

SD

[lynchmob]

Depending on your physical ram,you should be fine.

[NDC]

Look here (http://pub51.ezboard.com/fxtreme89487frm15.showMessage?topicID=45.topic)


Setting the Virtual Memory file size at least double the amount of Physical Memory you have in the system is what most sites recommend. For example, if you have 128MB Physical Memory in the system, make the minimum and maximum setting to 256. Wouldn't you think that the Page File should be smaller if you have more physical memory? The reason they tell you to set the size at least double the size of physical memory on the system is because when the OS or application causes an error, Windows will do a kernel memory dump... Something that the OS does creating a dump file in the Dr. Watson Folder and there's nothing you can do with it but to delete it... I find that to be a waste of disk space. The best way to determine how large you should set the Page File size depends on how you use your system! The best way to determine the size would be to run the system slightly heavier than you normally would (Perhaps open more programs than you normally would) and open up the "Task Manager" to see how much the Page File is actually being hit. This will help you determine the optimal size for the Page File...




[This message has been edited by NDC (edited 06-24-2001).]