Virtual memory allows the system to use
hard disk space to store information normally stored in RAM. Windows 7 and
Windows Vista manage virtual memory by using a paging file. You specify the
minimum and maximum size of this file. If the size is different from the
default in Windows Vista, applications may return errors. However, some
applications may require a non-default size for the paging file. Change the
size only if other applications aren't adversely affected.
To set the paging
file to the default size, follow these steps.
Note: You
must be logged on as an administrator to change the size of the paging file.
2.
Choose Start
> Control Panel.
3.
Click System
and Security (Windows 7), or System and Maintenance (Windows Vista), and then
click System.
4.
In the
Computer Name, Domain, and Workgroup Setting section, click Change Settings.
5.
Click the
Advanced tab, and then click Settings in the Performance area.
6.
Click the
Advanced tab, and then click Change in the Virtual Memory area.
7.
Deselect the Automatically
Manage Paging File Size for All Drives option.
8.
From the Drive
list, select a hard-disk partition that has free space equal to at least three
times the amount of the computer's installed RAM. To determine the amount of
space available on a hard-disk partition, click the drive letter; the amount of
space available appears in the Paging File Size For Selected Drive area.
9.
Click Custom
Size.
10.
In the Initial
Size box, enter a value equal to one and a half times the amount of the
computer's installed RAM.
11.
In the Maximum
Size box, enter a value equal to twice the amount of the Initial Size value.
12.
Click Set, and
then click OK to close the Virtual Memory dialog box.
13.
Click OK to
close the Performance Options dialog box, and then click OK to close the System
Properties dialog box.
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