Page File with 256 meg ram?

This is a discussion about Page File with 256 meg ram? in the Windows Hardware category; What should the page file be set at with 256 megs of ram? What about the Virtual memory? Just curious, I upgraded from 128 to 256 today. . . . thanks BoDEAN.

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What should the page file be set at with 256 megs of ram? What about the Virtual memory?
 
Just curious, I upgraded from 128 to 256 today....thanks
 
 
 
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Do a search of forum.
Also just set the minimum to 512 or something and set the max to whatever the heck ya want.
 
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C:\Dos\Run
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Do a search of forum.
Also just set the minimum to 512 or something and set the max to whatever the heck ya want.
 
If you want a better way of wanting to know what size you should set your swap file size to. Get a swap file monitoring utility and monitor your swap file while using your computer.
 
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The usual is 2.5 * RAM...make the min and max the same so it doesn't get fragmented.