[Virtualacorn-list] Virtual Acorn Setup Problem

[ATimbrell at aol.com]

In a message dated 06/11/2008 23:49:08 GMT Standard Time,  
groups at planet3.freeuk.co.uk writes:

>> I've found that a more optimal setting is to select "Custom"  pagefile size
>> settings, with the "Initial" and "Maximum" settings  the same. Given the
>> size of current hard discs, I tend to be fairly  generous with the pagefile
>> size - it's set at about twice the size  that Windows recommends.
>> 
>> If you go this route, it's  worthwhile doing it as soon as possible, before
>> Windows has a chance  to fragment the pagefile too badly.

>What I do on established systems  is to remove the (variable size) pagefile
>(and if available put a fixed  one on a different disc) and re-boot. This
>gets rid of the original  (fragmented) pagefile (and if there is no pagefile
>on an alternative  drive, a very slow machine. 

>I /then/ configure a large fixed size  pagefile, at least twice the memory
>size on the original disc.
 
That's quite resonable advice. However I would suggest that if you  have
2GB of RAM+ and are using XP then you can get rid of the paging
file completely.

Aaron