XP Maximized: Optimize The Paging File And Alter Settings

When the programs you are running have occupied all available RAM, Windows XP has to use a section of your hard drive as virtual memory. This is know as paging file and Windows can change its size as and when required.

You can configure virtual memory settings manually: right-click My Computer, select Properties and go to the Advanced tab. Click Settings, go to the Advanced tab and click Change. Select the Custom Size option and set the Initial Size and Maximum Size to twice the amount of RAM you have installed. Click Set, then OK.

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