pagefile size

I have not yet changed anything. So why is it set to custom on my computer?

I have 288meg ram. Please do not tell me to get more, I know it is small. My
Custom swap min is 432 meg which is less then "default" of 1.5 times ram.
Max is 814 meg. Still I keep looking at the pagefile and it never is
increased beyond the 432 meg. So That must be enough, even with only 288
ram.


"auser" <auser.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> The deafualt is system managed. What are the settings and how much ram do
> you
> have?
>
> "Paul Mars" wrote:
>
>> looking at http://www.petri.co.il/pagefile_optimization.htm
>> and
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q197379/#appliesto
>>
>> I thought maybe I would increase my pagefile size. However, I saw it was
>> set
>> to Custom and not System Managed. I never did this. Is not default System
>> Managed?
>>
>> paul
>>
>>
>>

"Paul Mars" <paul.marsREMOVE.DeleteThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>I have not yet changed anything. So why is it set to custom on my computer?

Windows is a screwup and does things like that. Correct it. System Managed
is okay. You can also custom set the Pagefile to double the amount of your
RAM.


> I have 288meg ram. Please do not tell me to get more, I know it is small.
> My Custom swap min is 432 meg which is less then "default" of 1.5 times
> ram. Max is 814 meg. Still I keep looking at the pagefile and it never is
> increased beyond the 432 meg. So That must be enough, even with only 288
> ram.
>
>
> "auser" <auser.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6D08E331-FF9F-4406-98B1-B8B4212DB1AA@microsoft.com...
>> The deafualt is system managed. What are the settings and how much ram do
>> you
>> have?
>>
>> "Paul Mars" wrote:
>>
>>> looking at http://www.petri.co.il/pagefile_optimization.htm
>>> and
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q197379/#appliesto
>>>
>>> I thought maybe I would increase my pagefile size. However, I saw it was
>>> set
>>> to Custom and not System Managed. I never did this. Is not default
>>> System
>>> Managed?
>>>
>>> paul
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

If your system was pre-installed by the vendor, there is a chance that it
could have been set that way from the very start.. I have seen this with the
computers of some of my clients..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Paul Mars" <paul.marsREMOVE.TakeThisOut@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:e9FX6CURGHA.5108@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>I have not yet changed anything. So why is it set to custom on my computer?
>
> I have 288meg ram. Please do not tell me to get more, I know it is small.
> My Custom swap min is 432 meg which is less then "default" of 1.5 times
> ram. Max is 814 meg. Still I keep looking at the pagefile and it never is
> increased beyond the 432 meg. So That must be enough, even with only 288
> ram.
>
>
> "auser" <auser.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6D08E331-FF9F-4406-98B1-B8B4212DB1AA@microsoft.com...
>> The deafualt is system managed. What are the settings and how much ram do
>> you
>> have?
>>
>> "Paul Mars" wrote:
>>
>>> looking at http://www.petri.co.il/pagefile_optimization.htm
>>> and
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q197379/#appliesto
>>>
>>> I thought maybe I would increase my pagefile size. However, I saw it was
>>> set
>>> to Custom and not System Managed. I never did this. Is not default
>>> System
>>> Managed?
>>>
>>> paul
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

I am diy. I do not know how it was set on my first or second install of xp.
In oct 2005 I wiped everything, repartitioned, reformatted and installed xp
and all updates.

Paul

"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mikehalll.TakeThisOut@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:Ozzp61dRGHA.5108@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> If your system was pre-installed by the vendor, there is a chance that it
> could have been set that way from the very start.. I have seen this with
> the computers of some of my clients..
>
> --
> Mike Hall
> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Paul Mars" <paul.marsREMOVE.TakeThisOut@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:e9FX6CURGHA.5108@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>I have not yet changed anything. So why is it set to custom on my
>>computer?
>>
>> I have 288meg ram. Please do not tell me to get more, I know it is small.
>> My Custom swap min is 432 meg which is less then "default" of 1.5 times
>> ram. Max is 814 meg. Still I keep looking at the pagefile and it never is
>> increased beyond the 432 meg. So That must be enough, even with only 288
>> ram.
>>
>>
>> "auser" <auser.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6D08E331-FF9F-4406-98B1-B8B4212DB1AA@microsoft.com...
>>> The deafualt is system managed. What are the settings and how much ram
>>> do you
>>> have?
>>>
>>> "Paul Mars" wrote:
>>>
>>>> looking at http://www.petri.co.il/pagefile_optimization.htm
>>>> and
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q197379/#appliesto
>>>>
>>>> I thought maybe I would increase my pagefile size. However, I saw it
>>>> was set
>>>> to Custom and not System Managed. I never did this. Is not default
>>>> System
>>>> Managed?
>>>>
>>>> paul
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
>