Page file size

HashSlinging

Hi Folks,

I'm thinking the page file size should be total system memory plus 50% disk. spec is the following :

spec is win2k pc. 2.8ghz 512mb ram. 2000mb page file.

I've also got a dual screen monitor and my PC is crawling, any ideas, I think it might be the page file.

The recommended size for 512MB RAM is 768MB while the maximum is 1536MB. It will remain at 768 unless it needs more.

If your pagefile is 2GB your PC must be overloaded, too many apps running on bootup for example.

aFlabbyPanda

it should be 1.5 times the physical memory. and the min and max should be set the same

case_sensitive

Download msconfig (from XP, but works on 2k) from:
http://www.techadvice.cc/files/y44b1/win-xp/msconfig.exe

Fire it up click both Services and Startup tabs, they contain the programs that run on startup. Chances are you'll find some spyware or viruses in here too, I nearly always do when I put in on Win2k machines.

If you're not sure what something does, type the full filename into google, and read the summaries. I found something called hello21.exe on our Antivirus server, and I was convinced it was a virus, turns out it's part of our UPS monitoring software.

If you want to use it more than once, follow these kinda complicated instructions:
Save it in the root of c: (as in not in any folder, the bottom level, or root)
and add c: to your PATH: (right click on My Computer, properties, Advanced, Environment Variables, then find PATH, click 'Edit' and add c:; to the end of the Variable Value name.

aFlabbyPanda

just saved it to the system32 instead.